Education

Class Rules: the truth about Scottish schools: a review

Author / Creator: Sue Palmer

Media type: News Item

Date published:

A supportive review of the book "Class Rules: the truth about Scottish schools"


Class Rules: the Truth about Scottish Schools

Author / Creator: James McEnaney

Date published: 2021

Class Rules makes the key issues about Scotland's education system accessible to all. He delves into the Curriculum for Excellence. He interrogates the rhetoric around closing the 'attainment gap' between the richest and poorest pupils. And he considers the impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic.  This book looks to the future to ask what changes can be made to improve the system for young people across the country. 


Economic commentary

Author / Creator: Scottish Enterprise

Media type: government report

Date published: 2021-

Monthly update on global, UK and Scottish economic trends and performance, drawn from a wide range of economic indicators and commentaries. 


Scotland has got what it takes to be an independent country

Author / Creator: Olaf Stando

Media type: Political Party Paper

Date published: 2020

Independence is about the right of people in Scotland to decide their own future

  • We’re the ideal size
  • Scotland is a wealthy nation with a big economy
  • We’re educated and talented
  • We have extraordinary energy resources
  • We export high quality produce and goods
  • We are at the cutting edge of the industries of the future
  • We’re big enough, rich enough and smart enough – even opponents of independence believe so

 


Renew: Six policies that can refresh the Scottish Government’s domestic agenda

Author / Creator: Common Weal

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

Policies  to renew the Scottish Government’s domestic agenda: 

  • Create a Scottish National Investment Bank
  •  Build the homes and infrastructure that people need
  • Create a world-class childcare system.
  • Give more power to citizens.