Little change to children’s job aspirations, report finds
Children’s job aspirations have changed little in 20 years, according to an international report.
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Invergowrie councillor has seven minutes to save secondary pupils being axed from Harris Academy
An Invergowrie councillor has seven minutes to try and persuade Dundee City Council to change their policy on excluding secondary pupils from the village going to Harris Academy
Period products to be made available in schools
Period products will be available to all schools and colleges in England from next week, the government has said.
Dundee councillor suggests ‘foolish’ motion to remove school voting rights could return
A controversial move to strip religious leaders from voting on the future of Dundee's education system could be brought back to the table after it was booted out last night.
New virtual tours to teach children about forests
Virtual tours of the UK’s forests have been launched to teach children about the work and jobs of the forestry industry.
Headmistress urges more schools to use iPads, not paper
A headteacher has urged others to follow her school’s example and go paperless.
Politicians should ‘seize glimmer of hope’ offered by draft Stormont deal
Politicians have been urged to seize the “glimmer of hope” offered to end the crisis engulfing education in Northern Ireland.
UK youngsters ‘miles behind’ European peers in foreign language learning
Learning a foreign language should be compulsory for GCSE students, according to a report that warns the UK is falling behind its European neighbours in language ability.
Ofsted report identifies thousands of children ‘stuck’ in worst-rated schools
Classrooms in deprived areas are becoming a “dumping ground” for problem children, with hundreds of thousands of pupils in England spending their entire school careers in some of the worst-rated learning environments, an Ofsted inspection suggests.
Jaded millennials urged to consider teaching
Jaded millennials looking for a career change are being targeted to boost the teaching workforce.
Researcher rubbishes council claims of ‘zero’ complaints over mixed-gender loos in Dundee schools
A self-professed researcher of women's rights has rubbished claims by Dundee City Council that it has had no complaints about the introduction of mixed-gender toilets in its new-build schools.
Almost one in 10 pupils miss lessons for unauthorised holidays
Almost one in 10 children miss lessons without the school’s permission to go on holiday, figures show.
Pupils warned to keep watch of possessions following thefts from Dundee schools
Thieves have made off with more than £700 worth of goods from Dundee schools this year.
Pest control called out hundreds of times to NHS Tayside buildings over two-year period
Pest control officers were called out to NHS Tayside hospitals more than 900 times over the past two years the Tele can reveal.
Vandalism to Dundee schools racks up £76,000 repair bills
Cash-strapped council bosses were forced to shell out £76,000 to repair vandalism this past year.
Tele Takeover: Pupils experience the Victorian way of life
An education worker spoke about the history of the Verdant Works and life in Victorian days at SS Peter and Paul Primary School.
Festive opening hours for Dundee and Angus services: What’s open and when?
With December 25 drawing ever closer the Tele has rounded up the opening hours and availability of local services over the festive period.
Parents left feeling ‘sick’ after pupils personal details shared at Angus high school
Parents were left furious after an Angus school inadvertently revealed pupil's personal details at an assembly held yesterday.
Children from deprived areas of Dundee up to three times as likely to be overweight
Kids who live in Dundee's more deprived areas are up to three times more likely to be overweight than those in more affluent parts, according to new NHS data.
Breakfast club numbers ‘fall 80%’ in poorer Dundee schools after price hike
The number of children attending council-run breakfast clubs has fallen by as much as 80% at schools in poorer areas of Dundee, a councillor has claimed.