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£50m to recruit extra school staff
Targeted funding to recruit 1,000 new teachers and 500 pupil support assistants in the next academic year has been announced today by Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville. The additional £50...
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SRUC to open state-of-the-art vertical farm facility in Edinburgh
Low angle view of layered herb plants enjoying hydroponic technology system of controlled LED light and CO2-infused air in pristine growing chamber. Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) will be the first...
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‘Biggest public sector reform for decades’: consultation launched
A National Care Service for Scotland – but COSLA condemns proposals A consultation has been launched to seek the public’s views ahead of the creation of a National Care Service, which will ensure...
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It’s Results Day
Record number of Higher and Advanced Higher passes Scottish school pupils will receive their official grades today. There were more than 200,000 entries for Higher and Advanced Higher courses this...
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Return to full houses at Easter Road and Tynecastle
Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian football clubs have been granted dispensation by the Council to welcome back full capacity crowds at their upcoming home matches in the next few weeks. The move...
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MSP urges city projects to apply for Scotland Loves Local funding
SNP MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Gordon MacDonald, has urged projects across the capital to apply for the newly launched Scotland Loves Local Fund. The scheme has been launched by the SNP Scottish...
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Workplace testing rolled out to boost Covid recovery
Organisations urged to sign up Organisations with ten or more employees can now sign up for asymptomatic workplace testing as part of an enhanced drive to identify emerging coronavirus (COVID-19)...
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First Minister to meet trades unions to discuss fair recovery
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and representatives from Scotland’s trades unions led by STUC General Secretary Rozanne Foyer will meet later today (Thursday 12 August) to discuss key issues affecting...
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3% pay rise for Scotland’s NHS medical and dental staff
The Scottish Government has announced a 3% uplift for NHS medical and dental staff, in recognition of their efforts during the pandemic. This is in line with the recommendation of the independent UK...
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Backing for Scotland’s Baby Box
Parents praise scheme on its fourth anniversary Parents have overwhelmingly backed Scotland’s Baby Box. In an independent evaluation, 97% of parents rated the box and its contents as good. Around...
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Early Learning and Childcare: Public Health ‘Blether’
Thursday 19th August from 4 – 4.45pm The Scottish Government are hosting a Public Health ‘Blether’, facilitated by Education Scotland, aimed at staff working in the Early Learning and Childcare sector...
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Refugee projects in Scotland awarded £2.8 million
Organisations and community groups working to support refugees in Scotland will share £2.8 million through a new grant scheme. In total, 56 projects will receive funding to deliver initiatives...
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All 16 and 17 year olds in England to be offered vaccine by next week
All young people aged 16 to 17 in England are to be offered a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday 23 August to give them protection before returning to school. Health and Social Care Secretary...
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New campaign promotes access to employment support
People struggling to secure or retain permanent employment can access free support delivered by trained advisers. The national employment service Fair Start Scotland provides personalised and tailored...
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Bridging the digital divide
700,000 digital devices for children in Scotland Work to provide every school pupil in Scotland with a laptop or tablet has started. Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has confirmed...
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Work begins on a Minimum Income Guarantee
Scotland is taking its first steps on the road to establishing a Scottish Minimum Income Guarantee (MIG). Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison will today co-chair the first meeting of a new steering...
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Scottish Government launches recovery legislation consultation
A new consultation is seeking the public’s views on legislative reform to support Scotland’s recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The consultation sets out a range of proposals,...
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MSPs concern over record number of alohol related deaths
Alcohol related deaths highest in 16 years in NHS Lothian Lothian MSP, Miles Briggs, said: “My deepest condolences are with the families and friends across Edinburgh and the Lothian’s who have lost a...
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Campaigners call for doubling of Scottish Child Payment
More than 120 organisations from across Scotland are urging First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to double the Scottish Child Payment in this year’s Programme for Government. The campaigners say the 1 in 4...
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North Edinburgh options in the frame for Gaelic High School
Royal Victoria Hospital and Fettes Police HQ sites under active consideration The City of Edinburgh Council is re-evaluating the feasibility of two sites in central Edinburgh for a Gaelic high school...
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