Literacy and numeracy levels fall in Dundee high schools
A new report has revealed literacy and numeracy levels among pupils in Dundee high schools are slipping.
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A chance for budding reporters at Dundee schools to take over the Tele!
This week the Tele is launching a new initiative to inspire budding newshounds in the city to get involved with their local paper.
Dundee needs 13 extra classrooms to meet growing demand, says report
A report says 13 extra classrooms would be needed in Dundee to meet the demand of pupils joining local secondary schools by 2020/2021.
Dundee kids offered PA system for protest as schools face mass exodus of pupils
Schools across Tayside and Fife could face a mass exodus on Friday when the next climate change protest is due.
Lack of state school music provision ‘jeopardises future talent like Stormzy’
The lack of music provision in state schools risks depriving the industry of future talents such as Adele and Stormzy, the Brit Awards boss has said.
‘Nothing wrong with it’ – Dundee council defends frozen meals plan for schools
Dundee City Council has defended its plans to introduce frozen meals into schools.
Police spend £1,000+ on ‘pop-up bairns’ to deter dangerous parking at Tayside schools
Police Scotland has invested more than £1,000 on “pop-up bairns” in a bid to deter dangerous parking at schools in Tayside.
Dundee council blames legislation as nine of city’s 43 schools at 95% capacity or above
A fifth of all Dundee schools are either close to capacity, full or over-capacity, new figures have revealed.
Dundee council reveals when Braeview Academy kids could be back at the fire-hit building
Parents of pupils at a fire-hit school have given their support to the city council for its efforts to get pupils back into learning as soon as possible.
Shorter lunch break sees more Dundee pupils having school meals
The number of children eating school dinners has risen across Tayside – despite a new payment system causing problems in Angus.
Breakthrough Dundee celebrates a year of mentoring by rolling out at four new schools
Youth mentoring charity Breakthrough Dundee is celebrating its first year of supporting young people by rolling out at four new secondary schools.
Dundee school takes new approach to help struggling children – through playing
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Six out of 10 parents think smartphones should be banned in school – survey
Over half of parents believe that smartphones should be banned inside school, according to a survey.
Dundee children’s convener ‘absolutely right’ to quit after social media outbursts
Dundee’s education convener was “absolutely right” to resign following a number of rants on social media, Labour’s schools representative has said.
BACK TO SCHOOL: ‘Some kids will be OK straight away, but others won’t – and that’s OK too’
Next week, hundreds of Dundee children are set to embark on a whole new adventure as they start nursery and primary school.
Posties to ‘pull out all the stops’ to deliver exam results to pupils across Dundee and Tayside
Thousands of Dundee schoolchildren are hoping for good news today when Scottish exam results are released.
Dundee primary school calls out pest controllers 17 times in one year to deal with vermin
Dundee City Council has spent almost £10,000 in the past four years removing gulls, mice, ants, slugs and other pests from schools.
Exam boards target social media in cheating crackdown
Exam boards have set up dedicated teams to monitor social media as part of moves to clamp down on cheating.
Dundee school staff shortages: ‘It is getting better compared to a few years ago’
The city council’s education convener has hit back over claims that staff shortages are affecting pupils.