A Little Bit of Everything with Lukas Baker
A Little Bit of Everything is a warm, family-focused cookbook inspired by Lukas Baker’s German English roots. Filled with simple meals, comforting favourites and personal stories, it brings together recipes for all ages and skill levels. A celebration of home cooking, family traditions and the joy of sharing food. Here he’s sharing two delicious recipes […]
AI Guidance for Schools
Guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Scotland’s schools has been published for the first time. The guidance aims to support those working in schools to use AI in a fair, safe and ethical way. It provides information on the potential benefits of using AI and the issues to be mindful of, while […]
Save on Easter childcare egg-spenses with Tax-Free Childcare
Working families are being encouraged to cut the cost of Easter childcare by signing up to Tax-Free Childcare with HMRC. Latest figures show 542,700 families saved on their childcare bills in December 2025 and more than £46 million in government cash helped with childcare costs for almost 660,000 children. Meanwhile, more than 542,000 families saved […]
New Education Scotland Chief Executive
A former head teacher and local authority head of education has been appointed as the new chief executive of Education Scotland. Donna McMaster, formerly Head of Education at West Lothian Council, will take up the role next month at the helm of the national education body tasked with leading on curriculum design, delivery and improvement, […]
Should Under-16s Be Banned from Social Media?
The debate over whether children under 16 should be banned from social media has gained momentum following a recent vote in the House of Lords. Peers backed an amendment calling for age-based restrictions on social media platforms, citing growing concern about the impact of online content on children’s mental health, behaviour and wellbeing. Despite backing […]
Scottish Attainment Challenge Strengthens Educational Equity
A flagship education fund aimed at helping young people from more deprived areas has helped broaden opportunities to learn beyond the classroom and improved outcomes in a range of areas, a new report has found. The Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF) has helped narrow the poverty related attainment gap for primary and secondary literacy and numeracy […]
New package of support for parents
New support for parents to increase their incomes and reduce the burden of everyday costs, on top of existing work, will help to keep approximately 100,000 children out of poverty in 2026-27. More than £111 million is being committed to updated plans to eradicate child poverty through Bringing Hope, Building Futures. It builds on existing Scottish Government action which has already reduced relative child poverty rates in Scotland to the lowest levels […]
Families freed from school meal debt
More than 70,000 instances of support were provided to families to clear historic school meal debt as a result of nearly £2.9 million investment, a new report shows. The School Meal Debt Fund, launched in May 2024, was distributed to the 30 councils that applied for assistance to clear debt accrued by families up to […]
Why the Words We Use About Food Matter for Children
Parents often spend a great deal of time thinking about what their children eat – but far less time thinking about how they talk about food in general. Yet the language we use around eating can shape a child’s relationship with food just as powerfully as what appears on their plate. Children don’t learn about […]
Bring the Joy of Reading Into Everyday Life
In many homes, reading is contained within a familiar routine. A book before bed, a quiet moment after homework, a set amount of time carved out each day. These moments matter, but when reading only exists inside a rule or a schedule, it can start to feel like something to complete rather than something to […]
Scotland meets CAMHS waiting times commitment
Scotland has met its Programme for Government commitment on specialist children’s mental health waiting times, with new statistics confirming that 90% of children and young people referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) started treatment within 18 weeks of referral by the December 2025 target date. The Scottish Government has invested significantly in […]
Free Universal Learn-to-Swim Offer for Primary School Children
Primary children will have the chance to learn to swim as the Scottish Government capitalises on the forthcoming “spectacular summer of sport”. The rollout of the National Primary School Swimming Framework, a universal offer to primary aged children, is part of a package of measures to get people more active, inspired by the Glasgow 2026 […]