Official statistics published last week by the Scottish Government include figures for the attendance and absence of school pupils.  ...

In the Evening Telegraph on Friday 9 March, Baillie Rod Wallace gave the misleading impression that I, amongst others, had blocked an inve...

Tuesday 7 February, is Safer Internet Day in the UK. Safer Internet Day 2012 is celebrated worldwide and this year is an opportunity to en...

Now that the 33 period week has been abandoned in Dundee, parents and carers and members of the Education Committee need to know how our n...

The Evening Telegraph is running a great campaign, Dundee Born and Read They are trying to collect over 5000 books for school c...

The announcement on Thursday 12 January of the Council's planned cuts of £0.7 million in Education in 2012/13 is to be regretted. This...

The publication of statistics about 'unexplained absences' of pupils in Dundee schools reveals a very varied picture.  Whi...

Statistics about criminal offences in, and in the vicinity of, Dundee schools have been published by Tayside Police following a Freedom o...

At the Policy and Resources Committee tonight, Councillors are being asked to approve a new round of enhanced early retirement for Teach...

Returning to the issue of 99 fewer teachers in Dundee , I challenge SNP Education Convener Liz Fordyce to answer a series of related que...

This autumn there are 99 fewer teachers working in our schools in the city compared with 2010.  In the last twelve months Dundee City ...

Yesterday the National Literacy Trust published a study about the reading habits of children and young people in the UK.  Their research o...

At the Education Committee tonight, members will be asked to approve the tender for the building for the replacement West End Primary Schoo...

I am very concerned about the negative effect on children's education of the £4.3 million cuts in Education that the SNP are introduc...

Commenting on figures for Unauthorised Absences in Dundee Schools 2009/10 made available as a result of a Freedom of Information Request. Th...

Yesterday, I challenged the SNP's Education Convener to explain her proposed 19 education cuts to parents and carers in the city. I su...

Despite Labour opposition, last night the SNP Council approved the cuts in Education imposed by John Swinney for a Council Tax freeze and ...

On Friday 3 December six of the nine Secondary Schools reopened in the city following inclement weather which had closed all of the schools ...

Earlier today I wrote to the the Education Convener, Councillor Liz Fordyce . I wrote: "Given the exceptional weather last week and the...

Dundee City Council is intending to open all nursery, primary and secondary schools on Monday (December 6). This is dependent on weather con...