Category: Education

Debate and commentary on universities, schools and education policy in Scotland.

Graeme Arnott October 30, 2026 2 Comments

THERE IS A SCENE in the television adaptation of Amor Towles’ wonderful book A Gentleman in Moscow in which two

David Campbell Bannerman September 25, 2026 No Comments

I REMEMBER the Falklands War vividly from my time as a Wharton student in the USA: the surprise Argentine invasion,

Carlton Brick September 7, 2026 No Comments

IN JULY, HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, in Edinburgh, closed clearing to Scottish students. This is the logical conclusion of the SNP’s “no

Andrew Lennox September 1, 2026 No Comments

ANTON MUSCATELLI SAYS Scottish universities face a £200 million blow, and that we must act. He is right. The new

Senga Beresford July 13, 2026 No Comments

I’M A MUM OF FOUR CHILDREN, aged 33 to 13, so I’ve seen first-hand how much our education system has

Elsie Hunter June 12, 2026 1 Comment

HOW EARLY IS TOO EARLY? It is a question thousands of Scottish parents are now asking as more emerges about

Graeme Arnott June 11, 2026 No Comments

IN THE FINAL PAGES of his new book The Shortest History of Scotland, Murray Pittock lays out a disconcerting irony:

Amanda Lindsay May 29, 2026 10 Comments

IT WAS A RELIEF to finally say publicly what I’ve believed for years. As I rose to deliver my maiden

Graeme Arnott April 23, 2026 No Comments

WHEN I FIRST ANALYSED parental perceptions of the value of apprenticeship learning in 2022, 46 per cent of Scots championed

Eben Wilson April 22, 2026 No Comments

I WENT TO a private independent school, as did my children, and now my grandchildren. On occasion I have been