Tag: Education

Scots teens opt for less skilled jobs than English youngsters

Business

Deadline News Journalist - September 2, 2016

SCOTS teens are “setting their sights low” and opting for worse paid and less skilled jobs than youngsters south of the border. According to newly-published...

One in four college students now drop out

Community

Deadline News Journalist - August 12, 2016

A QUARTER of students at Scottish colleges drop out of their courses, a new study has revealed. The report by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC)...

Benedetti plans Jamie Oliver-style campaign for music in schools

Community

Deadline News Journalist - July 14, 2016

NICOLA Benedetti has revealed she is ready to launch a Jamie Oliver-style campaign for music in schools. The violinist from West Kilbride, North Ayrshire, hinted...

Catholic school boss wants pupils to “become friends with Jesus”

News

Deadline News Journalist - June 3, 2016

CATHOLIC schools in Scotland should be a place "for children to become friends with Jesus", according to the church's new head of religious education. Barbara...

Teachers to be trained to help Scots CHILDREN in fight against gambling addiction

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 11, 2016

TEACHERS are getting training to help teenage gambling addicts in their classrooms. Research in Glasgow and North Lanarkshire found that 9% of 11 to 16-year-olds...

‘No more packed lunches’ – Academics urge Scots kids to ditch homemade lunches for canteen food

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 11, 2016

SCOTS parents should ditch packed lunches and let their kids eat in school canteens, a group of academics have claimed. For some parents any mention...

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