4+ hour, 25+ min ago   (1039+ words) Scotland is running out of time to meet its legally binding target of lifting 100,000 children out of poverty by the end of the decade, a leading child poverty charity has warned. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) said Tuesday's Budget, when…...

1+ week, 35+ min ago   (451+ words) More than 70,000 pupils in Scotland have missed at least half of their schooling over the past six years, according to new figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests. Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives from local authorities show that 73,184 pupils…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (855+ words) Visas that allow people to work across Europe are widening options in the jobs market, new research has revealed. Young Scottish entrepreneurs and business people are amongst a wave of workers capitalising on the rise of digital nomad visas in…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (745+ words) A leading anti-poverty charity has warned that scrapping the two-child benefit limit will not be enough to meet Scotland's child poverty reduction targets as they called on political parties to be "bold" ahead of Holyrood 2026 elections. Chris Birt, associate director…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) Almost four in 10 women in Scotland say they would walk more often if they felt safer after dark, according to new research that has prompted renewed calls for better lighting and walking infrastructure. A survey of more than 2,000 adults found…...

1+ mon, 23+ hour ago   (1036+ words) When Ellie Watkins left school, she faced a dilemma that many young people are familiar with, but few are comfortable discussing: deciding where to go next with no sense of which path to take. She said she felt "disengaged" and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (320+ words) The Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status in a "historic milestone" as people across Scotland mark St Andrew's Day. It is one of a range of measures which come into force on November 30 through the Scottish Languages Act....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (626+ words) Removing the two-child benefit cap was always going to be controversial. But fundamentally, it matters. Campaigning against child poverty and the removal of the two-child benefit limit was never about a quick win. When we launched the campaign in April,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (512+ words) Satisfaction with Scotland's schools has fallen to its lowest level in more than a decade, according to new figures. The latest paper from the Scottish Household Survey shows that 69% of adults said they were satisfied with their local schools. This…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (983+ words) John Swinney has been told to stop "wishing" away Scotland's "shameful" child poverty levels. In her first interview as the new chief executive of Aberlour Children's Charity, Justina Murray urged the Scottish Government to up its pace on tackling the…...