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How school leaders can tackle Scotland’s tech gender crisis

The growing gender gap in computing science is worrying not only for equality but also the economy - but there are practical, proven strategies schools leader can adopt, says Toni Scullion

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New Year Honours: MAT boss knighted and other leaders recognised

Six multi-academy trust leaders are among the education figures included in the New Year Honours list

Plan to deliver 6,500 more teachers delayed

Government had aimed to publish its plan to fulfil its manifesto promise by the end of the year - but now tells Tes this will be released along with its White Paper

Teacher numbers target missed - but headcount rises slightly

Teacher numbers in Scotland increased by 63 between 2024 and 2025, meaning the government has fallen short of its target to restore numbers to 2023 levels

Disappearing technicians a ‘hidden crisis’ in Scottish schools

‘Without us, the hands-on side of education simply can’t happen,’ say secondary school technicians - but survey shows their number has more than halved in two decades, says Alastair MacGregor

Teacher contact time plans include assemblies, tech and timetabling

Scottish government proposals also call for pilot schemes to ‘begin immediately’ but councils have ‘significant concerns’ about cost and impact - and, along with unions, say they’ve been blindsided

Health and wellbeing ‘underpins everything’, school leaders told

The profound change happening in Scottish education makes it more important than ever to support colleagues and pupils, says outgoing SLS president

Scottish teachers get ‘certainty’ over pay for two years

But hours after the pay deal announcement details emerge of a ballot on strike action over teachers’ class-contact time

Education landscape ‘shifting like never before’, says ADES

President of Scotland’s education directors’ body calls for a collaborative response to the sector’s challenges, saying that ‘leadership is most powerful when it’s shared’

Scottish chief inspector salary boosted after failure to recruit

The upper end of the salary scale has increased by over £45,000 - prompting a union to question the ‘significant’ amount being spent on ‘an outdated accountability model’

EIS recommends members accept two-year pay offer

Accepting the teacher pay offer would lead to initial 4.25 per cent rise for Scottish teachers, followed by 3.25 per cent in second year

Scottish school support staff now ‘expect trouble’, union warns

First minister responds after GMB union highlights ‘dramatic escalation in violence and threatening behaviour’ in Scottish schools

Manny Botwe: ‘I may be the only professional Black male my pupils see’

In our How I Lead series, we ask education leaders to reflect on their careers, their experience and their leadership philosophy. This month we talk to Manny Botwe, headteacher and president of ASCL...

What Japan can tell us about teacher workforce planning

Japan’s ‘rigorous initial teacher education’ and its ‘structured approach to professional learning’ left an impression on the president of Scotland’s national body for education directors

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Students reluctant to use AI for fear of cheating accusations

Only 55 per cent of young people feel their school is clear about appropriate use of AI, finds Scottish Qualifications Authority report

SSTA finds ‘alarming’ numbers of non-specialists taking classes

‘Deepening crisis’ of staff shortages also sees primary teachers frequently taking on roles in secondary schools, reveals survey by Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association