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It’s Auf Wiedersehn to German as Mandarin rises in popularity

By Kirsty Topping SCHOOLS across Scotland are dropping German in favour of Chinese, figures have revealed. While nearly all schools continue to teach French, German has...

Threat to free school milk in Scots schools as councils refuse scheme guarantee

ONLY three Scottish councils out of 19 contacted in a survey are prepared to guarantee the provision of free school milk. Moray Council has revealed...

Asbestos warning in schools as teacher deaths rise

THE number of teachers dying from a lung disease caused by asbestos has grown almost four times since thirty years ago. Figures show that 258...

Blizzards close Forth Road Bridge

BLIZZARD conditions have forced the complete closure of the Forth Road Bridge – sparking massive traffic problems. Snowploughs and gritting teams were this morning struggling...

Primary one class sizes set to be reduced to 25

By Amanda MacMillan EDUCATION Secretary Mike Russell confirmed yesterday (Tue) that regulations to legally limit primary one class sizes at 25 will be laid in...

Pupils expelled from Edinburgh schools for teacher sex threats

By Oliver Farrimond Sex threats and stalking against teachers are among the reasons hundreds of Scots pupils have been sent home from school, it was...

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