Education
Education, Employment, Society
‘Tired of just surviving’: how care leavers are fighting back against austerity
Education, Health
Nearly all Scottish universities fail to record student suicides
Education
Parents forced to pay nursery bills up to £3000 because councils refuse funding
Education
Anger over postcode lottery of school charges for practical classes
Tens of thousands of high school students in parts of Scotland are charged between £5 and £125 for home economics, art and other practical classes - while thousands more are charged nothing.
Education
Revealed: multi-level teaching widespread across Scottish schools
The Scottish Government has been urged to act over the use of multi-level teaching in schools after an investigation by The Ferret revealed that the practice is widespread across Scotland.
Education
Calls to reform key school qualifications as pupils fail to progress
The Scottish Government is facing fresh calls for reform of key qualifications in secondary schools and colleges after analysis of official data highlighted problems with major subjects.
Education, Fact check, Politics
Fact check: Jo Swinson’s claim on education inequality
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Jo Swinson about the different levels of university access in different Scottish areas.
Education, Fact check, Politics
Claim more children leave school without qualifications than 20 years ago is False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim from Scotland secretary David Mundell about young people leaving school without qualifications.