Tag: teaching

Scots colleges face cash penalties over gender imbalance

CASH-STRAPPED Scots colleges could be denied millions of pounds of funding if they fail to address gender imbalances on certain courses. After the government cut...

Get women into “male” careers by making science compulsory at school

SCIENCE should be compulsory in Scottish secondary schools to encourage more women into careers in “male” industries such as engineering. Gijsbert Stoet, a psychologist at...

Postcode lottery means some students are missing out on two years of teaching

THINK TANK Reform Scotland has issued new research showing a huge variance in the number of hours of teaching time offered in state schools across...

Education boss says Scots need to return to 19th century teaching

AN education boss has called on Scotland to improve school standards - by returning to 19th century teaching principles. North Ayrshire education director John Butcher...

Financial education provision failing girls

TEENAGE girls in the UK are receiving significantly less financial education in school than boys, according to a report released today. The Young Persons’ Money...

CCTV showed stressed teacher attacking student

A HEARING was shown shocking footage of the moment a stressed teacher “lost it” and slammed a pupil into a wall. Christopher Butcher called the...

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