At Scotland’s major summer music festivals, four in five headliners are men

Only one in eleven major summer festivals analysed by The Ferret has a 50/50 gender split, with representation across all festivals declining at headline level.

primary schools

5 articles

Society

Islanders fight to stop primary school closure on Luing

Parents of children on the Inner Hebridean island of Luing fear the permanent closure of its only primary school, deemed

Jamie Mann Mar 26, 2023

Society

School milk fee rise blamed on Brexit as subsidy ends

Scottish parents face rising school milk costs following the Brexit vote because of a loss of EU subsidies, The Ferret

Ally Tibbitt Aug 19, 2020

Society

School children in ‘remote’ areas do worse than elsewhere

School pupils in remote parts of Scotland have lower levels of literacy and numeracy than those in accessible and urban

James McEnaney Feb 16, 2020

Politics and power

Greens claim of learning support teachers cut is Mostly True

Education cuts and controversial reforms were the major talking points at the Scottish Greens conference, as MSPs condemned the Scottish

Ferret Journalists Oct 27, 2017

Society

Loss of libraries in schools puts Scottish ministers under pressure

Forty per cent of Scotland’s primary schools have no libraries and 99 per cent have no librarians, according to

James McEnaney May 10, 2017

At Scotland’s major summer music festivals, four in five headliners are men

Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses

Families are being left without support after a suicide – and it’s causing more deaths

primary schools

Islanders fight to stop primary school closure on Luing

School milk fee rise blamed on Brexit as subsidy ends

School children in ‘remote’ areas do worse than elsewhere

Greens claim of learning support teachers cut is Mostly True

Loss of libraries in schools puts Scottish ministers under pressure