Tag: school

School scraps homework – and doesn’t tell parents

News

Deadline News Journalist - September 30, 2016

A SCOTS primary school has controversially banned homework - without even telling parents. King's Road Primary in Rosyth, Fife, scrapped homework at the start of...

Teachers ditching old-fashioned reports and parents’ evenings

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Deadline News Journalist - September 29, 2016

SCHOOL report cards and parents’ evenings are being ditched by Scottish teachers desperate to cut down on paperwork. A third of Scottish councils have axed...

Determined 5-year-old defies odds by walking to school on first day after being hit by rare virus

In Brief

Kirsty Stewart - August 25, 2016

A BRAVE five-year-old has defied the odds to start his schooldays - just three years after he was paralysed from the neck down. Frankie Haddow...

First parkour and circus school unveiled

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Deadline News Journalist - August 12, 2016

PLANS to create Scotland's first centre for parkour and circus skills have been unveiled this week. The Room to Move Centre for Parkour and Circus...

Top teacher hits out at colleagues for “That’s no ma job” attitude

Community

Deadline News Journalist - July 1, 2016

A TOP Scots headmaster has hit out at teachers for their ‘That’s no ma job’ attitude. Iain White, principal of a vocational college set up...

Cancel proms and do community work says report

Community

Deadline News Journalist - June 10, 2016

SCHOOLS should cancel competitive “American-style” proms to avoid stigmatising poorer pupils, a new report has claimed. School leavers’ events have become big business in recent...

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