Teaching union the EIS has today formally launched a summary report of a member survey on the impact of poverty in education. The survey was designed to gauge members’ perceptions of how poverty arising from cuts to social security benefits, poor wages and insecurity of employment, is impacting in the classroom. Continue reading Teachers’ report on effects of poverty makes ‘shocking reading’
Granton Primary School film premieres in Paris
Granton Primary School teacher Avril Whelan runs an after school Film Club with P6’s and P7’s. The children have made four films – one of which premiered in Paris last month! In the week before the holidays the children staged a French themed event to present their fabulous films to their parents. Continue reading Lights, camera … Granton!
The rollout of Universal Credit should be paused until significant problems with it are fixed, says Citizens Advice. In a new report – Delivering on Universal Credit – the charity reveals that the requirement to wait for six weeks to receive any payment means people face serious financial insecurity, with many being forced into debt. Continue reading Universal Credit forcing families into debt, says report
Voting has opened for the 2017 British Travel Awards (BTA) and Edinburgh Castle is in the running for an award in the Best UK Heritage Attraction category. Continue reading Vote for Edinburgh Castle
Continue reading Time to celebrate The Scotsman’s 200th birthday
It was the ‘House of Shaws’ which inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel Kidnapped. Now budding archaeologists are being invited to explore the historic site for themselves at an open weekend in Cammo Estate. Residents of all ages and skills can put their excavation skills to the test and learn about the work of the Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society at the remains of Cammo House this weekend (Friday 7 – Saturday 8 July). Continue reading Can you dig it? Come to Cammo House this weekend
