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This week we’ve been exclusively covering an attempt to spark a radical shift in Scottish education.
SNP MSP Kaukab Stewart (who, as it happens, was a primary school teacher for nearly thirty years) has submitted a parliamentary motion calling for an increased school starting age and the establishment of a universal kindergarten system in Scotland – and it attracted cross-party support in less than twenty-four hours!
Maybe that shouldn’t be a big surprise, though, because in recent years it seems like this has gone from being a niche concern to a mainstream and widely-accepted position. It is explicitly backed by the Greens and the Lib Dems, and was supported at the 2022........