Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett said today that it was important for Government to strike a balance between local autonomy and Government intervention - particularly in school reform.
A clear majority of Scottish teachers (59%) believe that Higher Still internal assessment has "not worked" in its first full year of implementation. At the same time, 60% support the introduction of Higher Still in principle.
Over two thirds of schools have increased the provision of out of school hours learning activities in the last two years according to research published today by Schools Minister Jacqui Smith.
Results from a comprehensive survey on young people and sport commissioned by Sport England have revealed the latest state of primary and secondary school PE.