Emma Seith
@Emma_Seith
Scottish journalist writing about education for @tesscotland. Subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter here: http://www.tes.com/magazine/news/general/tes-newsletters
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With exam results day 2025 fast approaching, here are all the key details and dates 👇 tes.com/magazine/analy…
Want to be on the board of Scotland's new qualifications body? @sqanews is seeking applications for 6 openings... tes.com/magazine/news/…
Practitioner enquiry encourages innovation and leads to better decisions, says @garethdjevans – he is making the case for ‘enquiry coordinators’ to make enquiry 'more visible within school staffing structures' tes.com/magazine/analy…
A Scottish government fund worth up to £1.2 million and designed to support the growth of entrepreneurial education opens today for bids - but some schools will barely be back before the applications window closes tes.com/magazine/news/…
New: Papers uncovered by @TesScotland show that the gov wanted to start phasing in its pledge to reduce class-contact time in August, starting with a 50-minute reduction in the time primary staff spend teaching But the proposals were rejected by councils tes.com/magazine/news/…
3 ways to spark global citizenship education in Scottish schools tes.com/magazine/analy…
*** NEW POST *** What books would every teacher benefit from having read? I take a look (and miraculously avoid recommending any of my own...) tes.com/magazine/teach… via @tes @PepsMccrea @DTWillingham @shaun_allison @tombennett71 @MaryMyatt @daisychristo
The FM has set a deadline of 20 August for councils to come up with a "clear plan" - including a timeline - for the phasing in of the 90-minute cut to class contact time BUT councils say current funding does "not come close" to the levels required tes.com/magazine/news/…
I'm catching up on my Scottish education news after a lovely three-week break If you're in the same boat head to the @TesScotland website for stories on the new SQA chief exec; the timeline for curriculum and quals reform, and much more tes.com/magazine/hub/s…
Exclusion ‘an appropriate and necessary tool’, says behaviour and consequences guidance - @Emma_Seith reports tes.com/magazine/news/… @TesScotland @tes
Consequences “help reinforce boundaries and expectations” - including “exclusion as a last resort”, says new government guidance on behaviour in schools. But schools need more funding to address violence and aggression, says @EISUnion tes.com/magazine/news/…
New: Petition seeks abolition of General Teaching Council for Scotland tes.com/magazine/news/…
Looked-after children being put on ‘drastic part-time timetables’, finds @CYPCS report. tes.com/magazine/news/… @Emma_Seith @TesScotland
New: There is a “growing gap in access to education” between care-experienced young people and their peers, “due to the high use of part-time timetables, formal and informal exclusions and specialist education placement”, warns a new report tes.com/magazine/news/…
NEW: Looked-after children being put on ‘drastic part-time timetables’, finds @CYPCS report. tes.com/magazine/news/… @Emma_Seith
Tes Magazine is now available on Android and iOS - find our exclusive content on our brand-new mobile app🤳 For Scottish content, click "Explore", then "Scotland", for the latest from @Emma_Seith @Henry_Hepburn. Android: bit.ly/45xsB8d iOS: apple.co/3FzfSYh
We now have a @tes magazine app! And it's easy to find all our Scottish pieces in one place: click "Explore", then "Scotland", for the latest from @Emma_Seith, me, and much more besides. @TesScotland Android: bit.ly/45xsB8d iOS: apple.co/3FzfSYh