School closures cause frustration for parents
Thousands of children were thrilled to have a snow day off from school, but the closures were not greeted with joy by some parents.
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‘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.
P1 test questions ‘not all easy’, expert tells MSPs after sitting assessment
An international expert who advises the Scottish Government on education took the controversial test for primary one pupils, and he told MSPs: “I didn’t find all the questions easy.”
Children enjoy snow day as schools across the country close
Snowfall and freezing temperatures has forced the closure of many schools across the country.
Thai capital closes hundreds of schools because of air pollution
More than 400 schools in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, have been shut for the rest of the week due to increasing concern over dangerously unhealthy air pollution.
Experiences of P1 pupil assessments sought in review
Views are being sought over the use of standardised assessments for primary pupils.
More than 280,000 children in under-performing secondary schools
More than a quarter-of-a-million children are being taught at under-performing secondary schools, according to official figures.
More than one in 10 secondary schools under-performing
More than 300 secondary schools in England are under-performing, official figures suggest.
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.