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SNP administration follows through on promise to kill 'superschool' project

The Arbroath ''superschool'' application received its death blow on Thursday as the new nationalist Angus Council scrapped a judicial review. (...)


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Survey shows worrying decline in pupils' maths performance with switch to secondary school

Almost a third of S2 pupils in Scotland have not got to grips with numbers, a major study has found. (...)


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Curriculum for Excellence plans passed in Dundee after tough examination

Dundee secondary schools are to press ahead with new exams as planned. (...)


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EIS shows support for councils wanting to delay Curriculum for Excellence exams

Scotland's biggest teaching union is challenging would-be councillors to support any school that wants to delay the introduction of new exams. (...)


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Dundee education chief confident Curriculum for Excellence will raise standards in city schools

Dundee's education director reckons exam results will improve thanks to the new school curriculum. (...)


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Dundee City Council making changes to city campus arrangements

A scheme to teach Advanced Higher courses to Dundee pupils is to be overhauled. (...)


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Education chief says 'truth will out' in Angus superschool court battle

Angus Council's education department has nothing to fear from the Arbroath superschool court battle, it has been claimed. (...)


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Education Secretary pledges national audit to check readiness for Curriculum for Excellence

Every council in Scotland will be ''audited'' within the next month to ensure they are ready for the introduction of controversial new exams. (...)


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Arbroath 'superschool' fight will reach court on voting day

Angus Council will attempt to save its rejected 'superschool' application in court, the same day the local elections take place. (...)


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Final decision on future of Madras College delayed until after council elections

A decision on where the replacement for Madras College should be sited will not be taken before May's council elections. (...)


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Developers' bids for former Eastern Primary School fail to meet the mark

Dundee City Council wants more money for the old Eastern Primary school building in Broughty Ferry. (...)


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EIS calls for regulation of social networks to protect teachers

Scotland's largest teaching union has called on the UK government to regulate social networking sites to protect teachers from malicious smears posted online by pupils. (...)


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'Be responsible cyber citizens' — city council says pupils and staff regularly reminded of social media pitfalls

Dundee City Council says it wants pupils to be ''responsible cyber citizens''. (...)


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Teachers demand police investigate Menzieshill High School pupils' abusive Facebook page

Pupils at a Dundee school have made abusive and sexual comments about their teachers on a Facebook page, even calling one a paedophile. (...)


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Parent group argues Fife Council's Madras College plan contradicts previous school decision

A partial or full decant of pupils while work on Madras College's replacement is carried out will have a significant detrimental impact on the youngsters, campaigners have claimed. (...)


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Locked out — parents barred as Angus Council votes to raise 'superschool' case at Court of Session

Town campaigners were shut out of a debate that determined Angus Council will pursue a Court of Session appeal in its bid to create a £8 million Arbroath "superschool". (...)


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'Why do they want a secret meeting?' — councillors urged to open up debate on future of Arbroath schools

Angus parents have called for a council vote on the future of the Arbroath ''superschool'' proposal to be held in public. (...)


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Braeview Academy pupil reported to Youth Justice Assessor for alleged assault on teacher

A pupil of Braeview Academy in Dundee has been reported after allegedly assaulting the school's deputy head teacher. (...)


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Angus Council planning to discuss Arbroath schools saga behind closed doors

The next turn in the Arbroath superschool saga looks likely to be taken behind closed doors. (...)


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Scottish Government halted Arbroath 'superschool' project because of council failings

The Scottish Government says inaccuracies and inconsistencies led to the refusal of the Arbroath ''superschool'' project. (...)


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