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More than £300 Support for Primary School Children
Parents and carers in Scotland have until midnight on 28 February 2026 to apply for over £300 of support for children when they are old enough to start primary school. School Age Payment is worth £319.80 for each child to help with the cost of preparing for school. The payment helps carers and families facing additional costs […]
New Chief Inspector of Education
A former head teacher is set to be appointed Scotland’s new Chief Inspector of Education. Ruth Binks, currently Corporate Director of Education, Communities and Organisational Development at Inverclyde Council, will start in the role at the end of March, subject to final pre-appointment checks being completed and the appointment being made by an Order of […]
Delivering Additional Support for Learning
A national review into the provision of Additional Support for Learning (ASL) will be led by former Chief Inspector of Education in Scotland Janie McManus. Announcing the appointment to Parliament, Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said Ms McManus will lead an expert group to examine how to strengthen delivery, including provision in schools and how policy […]
A Budget to Tackle Child Poverty
Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said the draft Scottish Budget 2026-27 is a “landmark intervention” in the Scottish Government’s drive to tackle the root causes of child poverty and increase living standards. Around £8 billion has been earmarked for the social justice portfolio, boosting support for vulnerable people and low-income families. This includes plans to: Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville met parents in receipt of any of the Five […]
Expansion of Breakfast Clubs
New funding will allow every primary pupil in Scotland to access a breakfast club, the First Minister has said. The Scottish Budget will provide an additional £15 million in 2026-27 to expand breakfast club provision and help schools, councils and third sector partners prepare for the introduction of universal breakfast club services by August 2027. […]
Words Matter: How to Communicate with Children so they Thrive
What we say to children matters – sometimes more than we realise. That’s why Words Matter, the UK charity founded to end childhood verbal abuse by adults, has created a new free, first-of-its-kind online course launching this January. Called Words Matter: How to Communicate with Children so they Thrive, the evidence-based programme is designed for parents, carers, […]
Recovery Effort Begins while Schools Remain Shut
Around 440 schools remain closed across Scotland while action continues to return services to normal in affected areas. Every effort is being made to ensure affected schools can reopen as soon as possible with remote learning being provided where possible. A further meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGORR) has been held to continue […]
£10m Emergency Support for Families
More support will be available to families and households to help cover the cost of life’s essentials and to deal with emergencies. First Minister John Swinney has confirmed that £10 million originally earmarked in 2025-26 to support the two-child limit mitigation payment in Scotland will be reallocated to tackling child poverty. The majority of the […]
How Can Mindfulness Help School Staff
Article by Kamalagita Hughes Three-quarters of teachers experience work-related stress, with nearly half reporting depression, anxiety or panic attacks at work. At any one time, more than half are considering leaving the profession due to poor health and figures reported are higher for senior leaders. You don’t need me to tell you this because I […]
Maths For Life
Hundreds of Schools to Stay Shut
Schools across Scotland are to stay closed on Monday (5 January) as a new amber alert for heavy snow comes into place. According to The Met Office, another 5-10cm (2-4ins) could fall fairly widely in the north east, Highlands and Northern Isles while a few places on the mainland could possibly see 20-30cm (8-12ins). These […]