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Discipline in schools
Pupils are encouraged to face up to the consequences of bad behaviour.
An approach which encourages pupils to face up to the consequences of bad behaviour is helping to improve discipline in Scottish classrooms, according to an evaluation report on restorative practices. Pilots were held in three parts of Scotland - Highland, North Lanarkshire and Fife - and the approach was found to have the potential to make a real difference in promoting positive behaviour and dealing with serious indiscipline. The research concluded that restorative practices were ‘a powerful and effective approach to promoting harmonious relationships in school and to the successful resolution of conflict and harm’. Download the report - 1mb pdf.file /Full report of evaluation of restorative practices in 3 Scottish councils.
Improved Higher results
The Herald reports that pupils who sat their Standard Grade exams a year early last week are celebrating vastly improved Higher results, according to official statistics.
The latest set of exam results shows that pupils at schools which pioneered so-called “early presentation” of Standard Grade have benefited from an extra year of preparation for their Highers. Although only a small number of schools have adopted early presentation for entire year groups - and results are not available for all of them - figures from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) show that some have seen significant improvement at Higher level. Improved Higher Results