Tag: education reform

Scottish teachers no longer routinely correct spelling mistakes

From red pens to spellcheck: How Scottish education lost its way

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

Adam Smith, David Hume and Thomas Reid represent a Scottish intellectual tradition that once made the nation a global leader in education.

Pittock’s paradox: Why Scottish education needs to be more Scottish

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: