Schools could be required to provide about 1,000 hours of teaching time each year as a legal minimum, under plans being considered by the Scottish Government. Ministers have opened a consultation on a ...

Council chiefs have hit out at Scottish Government plans to impose a minimum number of “learning hours” for school pupils. Umbrella group COSLA say they have “serious concerns” about proposals they ...

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The UK nursing regulator is “genuinely open” to the idea of changing the number of practice learning hours student nurses and midwives are required to undertake, a Nursing Times conference has heard.