17 January 2013
Challenging the Scottish psyche
Why is there a stultifying dread of meaningful change and innovation in Scottish education? (more…)
15 January 2013
Tackling inequality at source
Poverty is a continuing reality in contemporary Scotland. Seventeen per cent of our people and…
9 January 2013
Pay-by-performance models should be nipped in the bud
Whatever happened yesterday in the United States reaches England today and Scotland tomorrow. So be…
9 January 2013
Dealing with homophobia and discrimination
Alex Wood discusses discrimination against LGBT young people in Scotland, which research has shown is more common than elsewhere…
16 December 2012
Painful truth: not everyone values health and well-being
I recently attended a presentation on health and well-being where an SQA representative explained the…
6 December 2012
Mobile phones vs discipline
The Scottish government’s recent report on behaviour in Scottish schools has elicited the responses which…
5 December 2012
If developing school students’ literacy is a key policy then teacher training providers face a major challenge
One of Curriculum for Excellence’s strengths has been its focus on literacy. “Competence and confidence…
27 November 2012
Mitch Albom: The Time Keeper – a review
I came across Mitch Albom’s novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven some six…
27 November 2012
The Angel that Troubled the Water: exhibition – review
Linlithgow’s Line Gallery has opened its seventeenth Christmas exhibition, The Angel that Troubled the Waters,…
23 November 2012
Young Writers win awards at Linlithgow Book Festival
Last week, at the Linlithgow Book Festival, the prizes for the 2012-2013 Young Writers Competition…
