Education Secretary

Teachers on strike pictured outside Edinburgh City Chambers in November. Photo by Lisa Ferguson.

'It's up to unions to suspend strikes for exams' says education secretary PA

Education convener Joan Griffiths says "clear educational benefits" were identified in having a shared campus at Liberton. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

City centre search for site for new Gaelic school is underway Donald Turvill

Mask rules in schools are eased from Monday

Higher History S5/S6 Armadale Academy students/pupils wear masks in the classroom along with their teacher

West Lothian has been placed into Tier 3 alon with the rest of the Central Belt

COVID 19, CORONA VIRUS - From today teachers and S4-S6 pupils must wear face masks/face coverings in classrooms in the new tier 3 and tier 4 COVID 19 restrictions.

Senior pupils and their teachers are being advised to wear face coverings in classrooms for schools in the new level 3 and 4 restriction areas.

The Scottish government has released new guidance on school safety to take account of the five-level Covid alert system, which begins on Monday.

Other guidance advises staff to wear face coverings in all schools, where social distancing is not possible.

And parents should wear masks even at drop-off and pick-up.

Removal of masks in classrooms a ‘positive milestone’, Education Secretary says By The Newsroom

Exams are set to be reformed

Exams in Scotland to be reformed, but not scrapped, Education Secretary says Craig Paton

School mobile phone bans considered in behaviour consultation (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

School mobile phone bans considered in behaviour consultation Group Reporter

The former Royal High School is one of the sites Cllr Chas Booth has asked about

Questions over Gaelic secondary school sites Ian Swanson

Gavin Williamson has branded the move to take down the Queen's portrait as absurd (WPA Pool/Getty)

Read This Oxford students vote to remove Queen’s portrait as she is ‘colonial symbol’ Carly Roberts

Pupils arrive at Clyde Primary School in Glasgow on February 22, 2021 as schools in Scotland started to reopen to more of the youngest students in an easing of the coronavirus shutdown. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Young children return to school as classrooms reopen Rachel Mackie

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it mean? (Photo: Shutterstock)

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it m... Iain Leggat

Deputy First Minister John Swinney

Parents could get less than two weeks notice for schools return Gina Davidson

Teachers are ‘top priority’ in phase two for Covid jab - as expert advises staff... Claire Schofield

Education Minister John Swinney has confirmed Nat 5 and Higher examinations are cancelled (Picture: Getty Images)

'School return in February is a tall order', warns Scotland’s Education Secretar... By The Newsroom

Deputy First Minister and Education Secretary John Swinney says it is a 'tall order' for pupils in Scotland to be back in schools by February (Photo: Fraser Bremner).

‘School return in February is a tall order', warns John Swinney Hannah Brown

Scotland's Highers and Advanced Highers are still scheduled to go ahead

John Swinney urged to 'end the uncertainty' and cancel Scottish Highers Scott Macnab

Vaccinating all over 50s could be complete by next summer

All over 50s in Scotland to get Covid vaccine by next summer Scott Macnab

Schools returned in August after a Spring lockdown

Education Blended learning to return if Scottish schools holiday is extended Scott Macnab

National 5 exams have already been cancelled in Scotland due to the Covid-19 pandemic but a decision on the more advanced tests have been given the provisional go-ahead by John Swinney. (Photo by Fraser Bremner - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Go-ahead for Higher exams to be decided before February deadline Conor Marlborough

Scots schools returned in August

Scots teachers back strike action over Covid safety fears Scott Macnab

It has been revealed that National 5 exams in Scotland have been cancelled for 2021 (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scottish National 5 exams for 2021 have been cancelled Rhona Shennan

John Swinney.

John Swinney exam statement: RECAP Gary Flockhart

Pollock Halls at Edinburgh University

Education Secretary tells students to stay in halls and not return home Elsa Maishman

With children being sent home from school due to cases of Coronavirus, what should parents do if their children are sent home because somebody else has tested positive? (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s what parents should do if their child is sent home from school due to cor... Ethan Shone

Education spokesperson Ross Greer is calling for John Swinney to cancel the entire 2021 exam diet.

Scottish Greens call on John Swinney to cancel all exams next year Emma O'Neill

Calls for John Swinney's resignation have come after a letter branded the exam results a "shambles". Picture: PA

What time is John Swinney's exam statement Sam Shedden

Pupils return to school this week (Picture: John Devlin)

Schools deserve at least the same protection as football – Alison Johnstone Alison Johnstone

Deputy First Minister of Scotland and Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills John Swinney has been under fire since the release of exam results on August 4 (Getty Images)

John Swinney: the life and career of SNP Education Secretary facing vote of conf... Finlay Greig

John Swinney defended the moderation system

John Swinney rejects claims poorer Scots pupils were 'shafted' over grades Scott Macnab

Edinburgh schools are due to reopen on Wednesday August 12

Coronavirus Distancing 'impossible' in city high schools Ian Swanson

The Scottish Government is now telling parents kids will be back in school full time, but with stringent conditions attached(Picture: John Devin)

John Swinney’s back-to-school message may not be all it seems – John McLellan John McLellan

Children have already missed out on three months of classroom education (Picture: John Devlin)

Edinburgh schools: Here’s how to get our kids back in classrooms – Ian Murray Ian Murray

Schools are unlikely to return to normal in the next academic year and exams in 2021 could be pushed later into the summer, Education Secretary John Swinney has warned.

Scottish schools ‘unlikely’ to return to normal next year, John Swinney says Paris Gourtsoyannis

Social distancing measures as a child studies on a marked table at Kempsey Primary School in Worcester.

Scottish pupils could have 'blended' home and school learning for a year Gina Davidson