News from: Scottish Executive
Scottish Children’s Reporter Administration (22/7/08)
Appointment to Board of SCRA.
Schools join fight against climate change (16/7/08)
Emissions from schools to be included in new UK carbon trading scheme.
European funding for North Ayrshire jobs (15/7/08)
Employment projects to benefit from new investment.
See the person, not the age (7/7/08)
Information campaign encourages people to see beyond age-related stereotypes.
Funding for part-time students (1/7/08)
New sources of support for students studying part time.
Freedom of Information (30/6/08)
Minister raises prospect of FOI being extended to organisations carrying out public functions.
Investment in science (30/6/08)
£250,000 for science centres help inspire young people to become scientists of future.
Single Outcome Agreements (30/6/08)
Local authorities across Scotland to sign up to plans for more flexible delivery of services.

News from: BBC News
Schools hunting 'missing' papers (23/7/08)
Schools in England are trying to track down national curriculum test papers mislaid by the Sats contractor, ETS.
Morris tells Balls to reform Sats (23/7/08)
Ed Balls should not resign over the Sats problems, but take the opportunity to overhaul testing, says Estelle Morris.
Cameron pledge on apprenticeships (23/7/08)
The Conservatives are vowing to create 100,000 more places for apprentices, saying it will cut social problems.
Schools adopt vocational courses (22/7/08)
More vocational qualifications are being taken by school-age children around the UK, a report claims.
'A fifth of teens' carry a weapon (22/7/08)
Almost one in five teenage pupils carries a weapon, although only one in 20 takes it to school, a study suggests.
Head teacher bans striking pupils (22/7/08)
A head teacher suspended more than 100 pupils after they went on strike, informing their parents with a text message.
Ofsted says tests narrow learning (21/7/08)
England's education inspectorate, Ofsted, says some schools narrow the curriculum by "teaching to the test".
Students bring kit worth £6,000 (21/7/08)
Students are going to university laden with computers and electrical equipment, claims an insurance survey.