Lucy Adams

Glasgow

Social Affairs Correspondent, BBC Scotland at BBC

Education and Social Affairs Correspondent @BBCScotlandNews and @BBCDisclosure sometimes @BBCPanorama. Senior Fellow with @JSchofieldTrust. [email protected]

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Start-up support scheme extended in South Staffordshire

1 month ago | expressandstar.com | Lucy Adams

South Staffordshire’s flagship business support programme, Start in South Staffs, has been extended for another year—offering continued guidance and resources to new and early-stage businesses across the district.
Teachers want clarity over single-sex spaces in Scottish schools

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Teachers want clarity on single-sex spaces in schoolsLucy AdamsPA MediaTeachers are calling on the Scottish government to urgently publish new guidance on how schools should deal with single-sex spaces. The union says schools "don't have the luxury of waiting for updated guidance" because the ruling means they are required to comply with the Equality Act now.
Primary pupils should get hate speech warning

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Primary pupils should get hate speech warning - unionLucy AdamsBBC Scotland education correspondentGetty ImagesA teachers' union is calling for primary school pupils to be educated in the dangers of hate speech from online influencers. At its annual conference in Glasgow later, NASUWT president David Anderson will say racism and misogyny is a growing concern in schools and more needs to be done to tackle online extremism.
Scottish education is broken says teachers' union president

1 month ago | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Scottish education is broken says teachers' leaderLucy AdamsPA MediaThe head of Scotland's second largest teaching union has told the BBC that "education is broken". Stuart Hunter, president of the Scottish Secondary Teachers Association (SSTA), said the schools system "has passed the tipping point leading to crisis". Among the issues he highlighted was schools being overwhelmed by an "explosion" in children with additional support needs (ASN), including dyslexia and ADHD.
Scotland's exams will test pupils - and ministers

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lucy Adams

Scotland's school exam season is getting under way, with more than 132,000 candidates sitting National 5s, Highers and Advanced Highers over the next month. Recent years have seen turbulence in Scottish education with concerns over falling standards and a failure to tackle the attainment gap. Last year Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said the results were "not good enough". What's the problem?
Teaching was too stressful so I left to become a lorry driver

Mar 24, 2025 | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Teaching was too stressful so I left to become a lorry driverBBCLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandStuart Youens says that when he became a secondary school teacher 20 years ago he loved the job. But gradually the effect of budget cuts, the reduction in classroom assistants, the increase in additional support needs, and a rise in bureaucracy took its toll. Two years ago he chose to leave the profession and become a lorry driver – and says he's a lot happier in his new job.
Teacher's life ruined after he was falsely branded a paedophile

Mar 3, 2025 | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Teacher's life ruined after he was falsely branded a paedophileBBCMark says he felt cast aside and devaluedLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandMark had been a teacher for years when he was wrongly accused of being a paedophile by a pupil. The allegation spread quickly – and he says the "catastrophic" impact affected every area of his life. Despite no wrongdoing being found, the school suggested that Mark – whose name we have changed to protect his identity – should go home.
Attainment gap widens in Scottish schools

Feb 25, 2025 | bbc.com | Lucy Adams

Attainment gap widens in Scottish schoolsPA MediaThe government said it was pleased that the vast majority of school leavers went to positive destinationsLucy AdamsEducation correspondent, BBC ScotlandThe attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest school pupils increased last year, according to new figures.
Teacher strikes halted as council to drop job cuts

Feb 13, 2025 | msn.com | Lucy Adams |Jonathan Geddes

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Teacher strikes halted as council drop job cuts

Feb 13, 2025 | bbc.com | Lucy Adams |Jonathan Geddes

Teacher strikes halted as council to drop job cutsLucy Adams and Jonathan GeddesPA MediaA strike by teachers in Glasgow has been suspended following talks between unions and the city council. Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) teaching union were to walk out on 20 February unless ongoing education cuts were halted and reversed.