James McEnaney
Freelance Journalist at The Herald (Scotland)
Journalist & former teacher | The Herald education writer | Buy some books: https://t.co/1In5J8vez8 | He/him | Very much my views
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1 week ago |
heraldscotland.com | James McEnaney
Sign up for Lessons to Learn and get a weekly expert insight into Scottish education (Image: Newsquest) This article appears as part of the Lessons to Learn newsletter. As I’m sure everyone and their dog knows by now, yesterday the Supreme Court presented its judgement on the definition of a woman under the current version of the Equality Act.
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1 week ago |
heraldscotland.com | James McEnaney
The exam board has been told that its approach "beggars belief". Scotland’s only exam board has confirmed that it will not reissue critical assessments intended to protect marking standards, despite mistakenly releasing the answers. The papers, which are supposed to help ensure that teachers meet “the required standards” to accurately mark exams, are known as Qualification Scripts.
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1 week ago |
heraldscotland.com | James McEnaney
Council officials have been accused to developing plans in secret (Image: Supplied) Community leaders across the Scottish Borders have called on the council to abandon proposals for mothballing several nurseries, The Herald can reveal.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | James McEnaney
Jill O’Hara and her daughter Ruby at their home in Motherwell. (Image: Robert Perry) Like almost all parents, Jill O’Hara just wants what is best for her children; but like so many parents of children with additional support needs, achieving that now involves a battle with the local authority. She has two children: Logan, who is in fourth year of high school, and Ruby, who is in primary seven.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | James McEnaney
Concerns have been raised about the marking procedure for National 5 History following the mistaken release of important marking materials. (Image: NQ) The SQA is facing allegations that its exam marking process for 2025 has been compromised, The Herald can exclusively reveal. The issues affect forthcoming National 5 History exams, which are due to take place on 9 May, and have emerged after an apparent failure to keep critical materials secure.
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Unelected council officers tried to push through the mothballing of a rural nursery without the involvement of councillors - almost a year to the day since plans to mothball a high school were thrown out by elected reps.
Council pauses temporary nursery closure after pushback https://t.co/WQwpEuUccI Exclusive by @stell_garrett and @MrMcEnaney https://t.co/3eDYNXzdA4
That's what I get for trying to use @ScotRail I guess. It was a stupid idea really. https://t.co/sc4PXJnm3U
RT @heraldmagazine: Martyn Bennett still "key patron" of digital folk culture. says @MrMcEnaney https://t.co/Muu8vziVqq @heraldscotland
