Inland skiff club prepping for launch
Loch Tay volunteers are putting the finishing touches to the first inland ‘coastal rowing’ skiff in Perthshire.
John Swinney
Wild camping damage at Loch Tummel being monitored
Wild campers making a mess on the banks of a loch in Highland Perthshire are being watched by local residents.
Pupils at 35 schools in Tayside and Fife learning in ‘unsatisfactory’ buildings
Dozens of schools in Tayside and Fife are in “unsatisfactory condition”, official figures show.
Teaching union tells Swinney: improve pay deal or risk strikes
The Scottish Government has just one week to improve its pay offer to teachers or union members will vote on strike action, the EIS has warned.
Teaching union sets date for potential strike action
Scotland’s largest teaching union has announced the date of potential strike action.
Work to constantly improve education system is my mantra: John Swinney
John Swinney has said he has a “relentless focus” on improving the education system in Scotland, despite concerns being raised over standardised assessments.
‘Reconsider this retrograde decision’ – Deputy First Minister hits out at Perth & Kinross Council frozen school meals plan
Scotland's Education Secretary has told a Tayside council to rethink its cost-cutting plans for frozen school dinners.
Council credited for progress on narrowing attainment gap in schools
Education Secretary John Swinney has congratulated Renfrewshire Council on its progress in narrowing the attainment gap in its schools.
Youth employment boost in Perthshire thanks to £80,000 digital skills grant
Disadvantaged young people across Perth and Kinross will be helped into work by a new digital skills centre, thanks to an £80,000 grant.
Schools using test data for unethical purposes, MSPs warned
An education professor has told MSPs some Scottish schools are using assessments in ways which are “not ethical”, such as the use of nursery data to stream primary one pupils.