James McEnaneyInternational Council of Education Advisers — 3rd meetingOn the 20th and 21st of September, during the 2017 Scottish Learning Festival, the Scottish Government’s ‘International Council of…Oct 8, 2017Oct 8, 2017
James McEnaneyResponse to SNP’s proposed school governance changesA 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, 2017Jun 28, 2017
James McEnaneyPublished — Email exchange with ScotGov re: school governance reviewAt the beginning of my recent Twitter thread responding to the Scottish Government’s schools governance review I stated that I was still…Jun 20, 2017Jun 20, 2017
James McEnaneyCharitable status for state schools? Some thoughts on #SNP16 Motion 19This 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, 2016Oct 15, 2016
James McEnaneySNP 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, 20162Oct 4, 20162
James McEnaneyWATCH: Scottish Government officials warn against collection of standardised test dataBelow 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, 2016Jul 23, 2016
James McEnaneyFOI Watchdog Orders @ScotGov to Release Standardised Testing AdviceAfter a ten-month battle, the Scottish Information Commissioner has rejected the bulk of the government’s arguments for keeping vital…Jul 7, 20161Jul 7, 20161
James McEnaneyNEW: No SQA Bid for SNP Standardised Testing ContractI understand that the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has decided not to bid for the contract to operate the SNP’s proposed system…Jun 29, 2016Jun 29, 2016
James McEnaneyNEW: @theSNP to Spend up to £12m Buying Standardised Tests as Costs RocketBack in January, CommonSpace published an exclusive story revealing that the SNP’s standardised testing plans were uncosted. At that stage…Jun 20, 2016Jun 20, 2016
James McEnaneyIs @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, 2016Jun 12, 2016