Tag: russell
BBC presenter claims ‘high up’ figures pressurising teachers over new curriculum...
By Martin Kelly BBC Scotland reporter Seonag MacKinnon (pictured) has said that teachers may be being pressurised into withdrawing requests for a delay to the new...
Scotland gets its first commercial gold mine
By Russell Bruce At the meeting of the board of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park this afternoon the board gave unanimous approval...
SNP Confirm No Tuition Fees for Scottish Students
Tuition fees for Scottish students remain off the table the SNP’s Education Minister Michael Russell confirmed yesterday. Launching the Scottish Government’s Green Paper that...
Curriculum for Excellence: Russell praises efforts of teachers
GENERAL...Education Secretary Michael Russell praised the successful efforts of Scottish schools to rise to the challenge and implement Curriculum for Excellence aheard of a...
SNP and Plaid join with NUS to Condemn Tuition Fees Increase
GENERAL...The SNP and Plaid Cymru have joined with the NUS in Scotland and Wales to protest against the Conservative / Lib-Dem Coalition’s plans to...