19 July 2001
Unison, the public service union, has welcomed the
national occupational standards for classroom assistants but has warned that
local education authorities and schools need to continue to provide training on...
19 July 2001
The achievements of practitioners in the independent
sector in providing full daycare were praised at the opening of the new Glasgow
headquarters of the Scottish Independent Nurseries Association (SINA). Penelope...
19 July 2001
The new magazine of Children in Scotland was launched
last week with a visit to the charity by Julie McLeish, wife of Scotland's
first minister and a senior manager in...
19 July 2001
Primary 2 pupils from publicly funded schools show
improved performance in the National Survey of 5-14 Attainment Levels. Results
in the school years 1998/99 and 1999/2000 in maths, reading and...
19 July 2001
Scotland's largest ever ICT event, SETT 2001 (Scottish
Education and Teaching Technology), featuring seminars and exhibits and
organised by Learning and Teaching Scotland and Emap Education, is set for 19...
19 July 2001
International links established through placing nannies
have helped to spawn a new au pair agency in Scotland. Au Pair Scotland has
been founded by nursery nurse Carol Robertson, who set...
19 July 2001
The Gaelic Pre-school Council, Comhairlie nan Sgoiltean
Araich (CNSA), has sought advice from the Commission for Racial Equality after
receiving abusive letters that criticised Gaelic-medium education and its
Scottish Executive...
19 July 2001
This year's Edinburgh International Book Festival from
11 to 27 August is offering an array of entertaining and educational events for
pre-school children. Some of the best-known children's authors, including...
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