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International Council of Education Advisers — 3rd meeting

On the 20th and 21st of September, during the 2017 Scottish Learning Festival, the Scottish Government’s ‘International Council of…

Oct 8, 2017

Oct 8, 2017

James McEnaney

Response to SNP’s proposed school governance changes

A couple of weeks ago I responded to the government’s proposed changes to the structures of Scottish education, laying out my thoughts in a…

Jun 28, 2017

Response to SNP’s proposed school governance changes

Jun 28, 2017

James McEnaney

Published — Email exchange with ScotGov re: school governance review

At the beginning of my recent Twitter thread responding to the Scottish Government’s schools governance review I stated that I was still…

Jun 20, 2017

Published — Email exchange with ScotGov re: school governance review

Jun 20, 2017

James McEnaney

Charitable status for state schools? Some thoughts on #SNP16 Motion 19

This weekend the SNP Conference takes place in Glasgow’s SECC. As The National reported on Tuesday, one of the items on the agenda calls…

Oct 15, 2016

Oct 15, 2016

James McEnaney

SNP to debate charitable status for state schools — what does it mean?

Next week the SNP Conference takes place in Glasgow’s SECC with members from across the country coming together to, among other things…

Oct 4, 2016

SNP to debate charitable status for state schools — what does it mean?

Oct 4, 2016

James McEnaney

WATCH: Scottish Government officials warn against collection of standardised test data

Below is a full transcript of the key points made by Audrey MacDougall and Mick Wilson in relation to the government’s plans for national…

Jul 23, 2016

WATCH: Scottish Government officials warn against collection of standardised test data

Jul 23, 2016

James McEnaney

FOI Watchdog Orders @ScotGov to Release Standardised Testing Advice

After a ten-month battle, the Scottish Information Commissioner has rejected the bulk of the government’s arguments for keeping vital…

Jul 7, 2016

FOI Watchdog Orders @ScotGov to Release Standardised Testing Advice

Jul 7, 2016

James McEnaney

NEW: No SQA Bid for SNP Standardised Testing Contract

I understand that the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has decided not to bid for the contract to operate the SNP’s proposed system…

Jun 29, 2016

NEW: No SQA Bid for SNP Standardised Testing Contract

Jun 29, 2016

James McEnaney

NEW: @theSNP to Spend up to £12m Buying Standardised Tests as Costs Rocket

Back in January, CommonSpace published an exclusive story revealing that the SNP’s standardised testing plans were uncosted. At that stage…

Jun 20, 2016

NEW: @theSNP to Spend up to £12m Buying Standardised Tests as Costs Rocket

Jun 20, 2016

James McEnaney

Is @JohnSwinney being deliberately dishonest about standardised testing plans?

Once again, the SNP Education Secretary (and Deputy First Minister) John Swinney has claimed that his party’s plans to impose standardised…

Jun 12, 2016

Jun 12, 2016

James McEnaney

James McEnaney

Teacher/Lecturer - Journalist/Writer - Bylines at CommonSpace, Daily Record, The Herald, The Ferret, The Guardian - All views my own etc

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