SCOTLAND’S Children’s Commissioner yesterday slammed Nats for ditching a free school meals vow. Nicola Killean criticised John Swinney for his “broken promise” after his 2020 pledge to roll out lunches for all primary pupils by 2022 failed to materialise, then was axed last week. 2 John Swinney has ditched his plans for free school meals … Read more
JOHN Swinney was last night accused of coming up with “tired old promises” and “more of the same” in his plans for government. And he was blasted for a “betrayal” of his main priority of eradicating child poverty as he ditched a pledge of free school meals to all P6 and P7 kids. 1 John … Read more
A TEACHER is attacked every four minutes amid a rising tide in violence in Scottish schools, new figures revealed. The number of assaults recorded by staff has trebled in three years to more than 16,000 for the academic year which has just concluded. 1 The number of recorded assaults against teachers has tripled in three … Read more
A TEACHER who was struck off for sending inappropriate texts and emails to two pupils has been allowed to return to the classroom. Michael Hendry was deemed unfit to teach after messages he sent to the fifth year students were uncovered. 1 He was reported to senior staff at John Paul Academy, Glasgow, in 2013 … Read more
