Scottish Government guidance allows headteachers to make their own decisions on banning smartphones, but it is a complicated question.

An NHS Tayside spokeswoman said: “NHS Tayside’s health protection team is investigating a single case of tuberculosis in a ...

Langholm Academy, near Gretna at the border with England, is Scotland’s most improved school, with 40 per cent scoring the ...

A psychologist has warned that ill-informed policies banning phones in schools could be worse than no ban at all.

Parents Sean Stratford and Leigh Hurley won a legal challenge against Scottish Borders Council for installing only ...

THE world’s most infectious disease has been detected in a senior school, according to health chiefs. Parents of pupils at ...

Following an eight-month assessment period, Gordonstoun has revealed it has received “Research Mark Plus” status from the ...

which praised its decision to implement a mobile phone ban eight years ago. It is the first in Scotland, and one of only 10 schools in the UK, to be given the new kitemark accreditation ...

Police appealed for witnesses to the incident on High Street, Dumbarton, which occurred shortly before 1am close to Riverside ...

A FORMER schoolteacher and swimming coach has been jailed for almost four years after subjecting six young girls to sexual ...

A new report found that 90% of secondary schools and almost 100% of primary schools already enforce a phone ban ...

BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English has been answering some of your Scottish rugby questions. Graeme asked: Do the ...