Front page coverage today of the Commission on School Reform's worrying new report which highlights that only 39.5% of the S4 cohort achieved an A-C pass in Nat 5 maths. The report, including data tables, can be read here: https://t.co/ctcHfeV0GI

Front page coverage of our new report in @TheScotsman today. Read our publication, Broken Stem 2025, in full with data tables here:

Coverage of our latest report in today's @heraldscotland. Read our full publication with all the data here:

From our client @enlighten_scot

News that Scot Gov is to carry out a review of university funding is to be welcomed, though long overdue. We can create a fairer, more sustainable arrangement which provides a better balance between taxpayers & graduates, but also maintains tuition free at point of use.

New on the blog: Jonathan Clark writes on the need for a renaissance in Scotland’s skills system. Read his full article here: https://t.co/PZFCXgQwFA

Loved talking to @AntonMuscatelli for @enlighten_scot about l economic growth in Scotland, and so much more. A big brain seriously engaging with our future. We need much, much more of this

If you missed our fascinating discussion on regional economic growth today, you can watch back here. @AntonMuscatelli was in conversation with our director @chrisdeerin https://t.co/8xZJjTZpIz

And the full recording of the conversation with @chrisdeerin of @enlighten_scot (which was excellent) is here:

Front page coverage in @TheScotsman today of Lindsay Paterson's warnings that education statistics in Scotland are "deeply flawed": https://t.co/MRC8lkLuch Read his full article on the issue for Enlighten here: https://t.co/aHRUY8Z0LD

"Scotland’s Parliament is not strong. In fact, we would go so far to say that it is institutionally hamstrung through structural design & cultural attitudes" @RealStephenKerr & @jamesbundy write for the blog on why reform of Holyrood hasn't been delivered. https://t.co/7SUVupMuX8

There seems to be a growing consensus that Holyrood isn’t working. Despite this, there appears to be little appetite for meaningful change. In an essay for @enlighten_scot, @RealStephenKerr and I explore why parliamentary reform isn’t happening. 👇🏻 https://t.co/lT1PFRuYAS

Scotland's education statistics are a disgrace - because no one wants us to know what's going on. Lindsay Paterson nails it for @enlighten_scot

New ACEL data has today been published, but Prof Lindsay Paterson of the Commission on School Reform warns it can be misleading. In his new article, he explains how official statistics often obscure the real challenges facing Scottish education. Read here: https://t.co/aHRUY8Z0LD

New ACEL data, which reports teachers’ judgements of literacy and numeracy across Scottish schools, has been published. Professor Lindsay Paterson of the Commission on School Reform warns it can misrepresent what’s really happening in education. Read here:

New ACEL data has today been published, but Prof Lindsay Paterson of the Commission on School Reform warns it can be misleading. In his new article, he explains how official statistics often obscure the real challenges facing Scottish education. Read here: https://t.co/aHRUY8Z0LD

"All of these three measurement failings – the wrong doors, the wrong time zone, the wrong connotations – conspire to prevent the rigorous examination of cause-&-effect relationships in the health & care system that’s needed" @kurtstat writes for #NHS2048 https://t.co/K3DyxkRC3e

@VickyKomrower Thanks. I've written more about the difference between the 'reactive mitigation' and 'reflective improvement' approaches to patient flow in this article published today by @enlighten_scot. https://t.co/gDCEiQXYQE

"Three measurement failings – the wrong doors, the wrong time zone, the wrong connotations – conspire to prevent the rigorous examination of cause-and-effect relationships in the health and care system that’s needed." I wrote a piece for @enlighten_scot: https://t.co/gDCEiQYwGc

Me recent chat with Malcolm Offord for @enlighten_scot