The new academic year brings with it key challenges for teachers and school leaders in Scotland. We asked the general secretaries of the Educational Institute of Scotland and the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association to outline the most pressing issues facing schools this year

 

Larry Flanagan
General secretary, Educational Institute of Scotland

Looking ahead, at the start of a new school year in Scotland, significant challenges lie ahead for our secondary schools.

After a long decade of change, with the implementation of Curriculum for Excellence and the introduction of a new qualifications system, a period of stability and consolidation is long overdue. However, it seems unlikely that this will happen as a raft of new initiatives, policy revisions and changes have emerged once again.

The Scottish government’s Review of School Governance will have a significant impact on the way in which our schools are managed. This all-encompassing review has the potential to radically shift the long-established working arrangements between schools, local authorities, and the Scottish government.

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