Threat of legislation to empower headteachers ‘unhelpful’
THE ‘threat’ of legislation to give more power to schools is counterproductive, a committee has heard. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16690922.threat-of-legislation-to-empower-headteachers-unhelpful/
Tragedy of the Iolaire to be in focus at Hebridean Book Festival
A NEW book about one of Scotland’s greatest tragedies is to be launched at the Hebridean Book Festival. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16690768.tragedy-of-the-iolaire-to-be-in-focus-at-hebridean-book-festival/
Pupils ‘being double tested’ in quarter of councils
PRIMARY pupils in at least a quarter of councils are being tested twice a year, teachers have warned. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16690802.pupils-being-double-tested-in-quarter-of-councils/
Moscow accuses UK of ‘manipulating’ information after Salisbury suspects named as Russian spies
MOSCOW has accused the UK Government of “manipulating” information after Theresa May announced that the two men suspected of carrying out the Salisbury...
May pledges to ‘step up’ efforts against Russia’s military spy network after Salisbury attack
BRITAIN is to step up its efforts to counter the lethal threat from Russia’s GRU military spy network, Theresa May has told MPs,...
John Carnochan: We need to stop locking up the people who annoy us, and help them instead
Forward-thinking sheriffs and procurators fiscal have visited the Red Hook Community Court in Brooklyn and seen how that uses a problem-solving approach. ....
Loneliest shepherdess is lonely no more
SHE was dubbed Britain’s loneliest shepherdess, the mistress of a flock on a farm in the middle of nowhere with no electricity or...
David Pratt: Battle for Idlib would be another bloodbath for Syrian civilians
We came across their camp hidden deep in the pine forests that cover swathes of the Turkey-Syria frontier. It was the month of...
Breakthrough as UK and France agree ‘principles of deal’ that would end scallop wars
Britain and France have agreed on the principles of a deal that would end the scallop wars in the English Channel. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16691089.breakthrough-as-uk-and-france-agree-principles-of-deal-that-would-end-scallop-wars/
Prolific offenders in Aberdeen given help to tackle their personal problems as report says other courts should follow suit
A SCHEME that sees minor but prolific offenders sent away to tackle their personal problems in the community should be extended across the...
