Pupils will be taught Scots to see if it can help improve attainment. Children at Banff Academy in Aberdeenshire have teamed up with the University of Aberdeen for the study. It will examine whether ...

A “significant jump” in the number of school pupils studying the Scots language has been recorded. Figures show that 418 pupils achieved the Scots Language Award (SCQF) in 2020 compared to 100 in 2019 ...

Scots pupils may face a part-time return to school in “week-at-a-time blocks” under a radical overhaul of the education system being considered by the Scottish Government in the battle against ...

SCHOOLS must remain open to avoid any further impact on pupils’ learning and mental health, global experts warned. The World Health Organisation and United Nations’ kids’ agency Unicef insisted ...

PEOPLE with learning disabilities will this week challenge politicians and change makers to step up and make meaningful changes to ensure an end to discrimination. A group of Rapporteurs with lived ...

For 17-year-old student Laila Armsden, from Mansfield, studying agriculture at school has opened her eyes to the possibilities of a career in primary industry. Laila is one of the first students to ...

Skipper John Barclay says Scotland are learning from their agonising defeats and are better equipped at closing out tight Tests after toppling the Wallabies in a famous victory in Australia. The Scots ...

Call them the other Irish — the invisible Irish, the Scots-Irish. They’re more associated with corn, coal, and moonshine than green beer. They’re the offspring of Scots whom King James transplanted to ...

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