scottish political commentators will say 'scotland needs bold new ideas' and the ideas are literally always 'tuition fees and means tested prescriptions'

'Even though this is devolved, decision taken in Westminster have an impact...across the whole country.'

That applies to education every bit as much as the NHS.

Where does Man City's four-in-a-row rank in the all-time greatest sporting achievements?

EXCLUSIVE
45 primary schools in Glasgow (32%) face having only the headteacher out of class as a result of council budget cuts.

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Scotland's education secretary has decided to scrap funding for the National Parent Forum of Scotland and instead back a rival group.

A spokesperson said that the Scottish Government is 'committed to strengthening parental engagement'.

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They don't argue with you because it's beneath them.

Can't stress how amazing it would've been as a wee girl who adored football to have seen images like these growing up - I'm so glad so many are getting to see them now, and it's only getting bigger by the season. 💚

EXCLUSIVE
Scottish Government ends funding for national parent body

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EXCLUSIVE
The Scottish Govt has decided to pull all funding for the National Parent Forum Scotland. A letter to the group's chair states that the decision was made by Jenny Gilruth.

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Sick shameful stuff here from a major British national newspaper. This is how Palestinians are smeared, demonized, and dehumanized in our press. Meanwhile, we are expected to believe that college kids calling for divestment are the real bigots.

Should Scotland be talking about legalising cannabis even if Westminster predictably refuses to allow it? 🧵

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The main purpose of my sarcastic diagram has always been to highlight double standards. If you dismiss fairly rigorous studies for some flaw when we all know you disagree with the outcome, then it is a bit opportunist if you then ignore flaws when you support the outcome.

EXCLUSIVE
The Scottish Govt has decided to pull all funding for the National Parent Forum Scotland. A letter to the group's chair states that the decision was made by Jenny Gilruth.

heraldscotland.com/news/24327855.…

⁦James McEnaney⁩’s article is sadly 100% accurate. We need more staff in schools to genuinely include pupils with ASN, and our physical spaces also require adaptation. heraldscotland.com/newsletters/bu…

Our DHT and SfL are our in-house supply teachers, which is disruptive enough, because we're not allowed to get supply in until after *20* days (yes 4 weeks) of absence. Who's covering if they're either sacked or already in class?

Barnstorming newsletter this week from James McEnaney

‘At no point has a genuine presumption of inclusion existed in Scotland, just…presumption of mainstreaming, and the consequences of failure to translate the latter into the former have been enormous’

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'It is likely to require the loss of almost all Additional Support for Learning staffing'