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Highland school excludes 14 kids in 12 months over drug abuse

A SECONDARY school in the Scottish Highlands has excluded pupils 14 times in 12 months due to drug use. Culloden Academy near Inverness accounted for...

Scottish country dancing lessons causing children to be bullied and could be scrapped

THE teaching of Scottish country dancing in PE is causing children to be bullied and may even have to be scrapped, according to experts. Generations...

Teachers furious after SQA “cheating” claim on exam coursework

EXAM chiefs have "grossly insulted" Scotland's teachers by suggesting they give students too much help with coursework. A senior official at the Scottish Qualifications Authority...

Anger as teen caught with knife at school fight gets community service

SCOTLAND'S knife crackdown has been branded a sham after a teenager caught with a blade at a school fight received just 100 hours' community...

Private school wants parents to volunteer for lollipop man

WEALTHY parents at one of Scotland's leading private schools have been asked to volunteer - as a lollipop man or woman. George Heriot's, thought to...

Benedetti plans Jamie Oliver-style campaign for music in schools

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...

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