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23 January 2017

A Man's Game

In Scotland, we write books with big moral purposes: Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Jekyll…
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Education
23 January 2017

The Attainment Challenge: What is the purpose of testing?

Forty-three years ago, August 1973, I was a fresh-faced probationer, attending my first in-service day…
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28 August 2015

Fifty years of comprehensive education…

Fifty years of comprehensive education... Written by: Alex Wood | Published: 25 August 2015 In…
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27 October 2014

THE MCKILLS OF DUMFRIES AN 18TH CENTURY SCOTTISH TRADE FAMILY

Postgraduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies University of Strathclyde Alex Wood 2013-2014 ABSTRACT…
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EducationEducational LeadershipSecEd
9 October 2014

Schooling Scotland

Danny Murphy was headteacher in Crieff High, Lornshill High and McLaren Academy. He was crucial…
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EducationSecEd
26 September 2014

A bitterness over the reforms?

In the supermarket recently I was surveyed on my shopping experience. After the usual questions…
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EducationSecEd
15 September 2014

Advice for young teachers

Forty-two years ago, having newly graduated, I commenced a post-graduate Diploma in Education course at…
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EducationPoliticsScotlandSecEd
29 August 2014

Education a key battleground in debate on Scottish independence

The Scottish and English education systems have always been separate. Knox’s aim of a school…
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EducationEducational Leadership
4 August 2014

Snake oil and ladders

The assumption is often made that good schools always have good leaders and poor leaders…
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Biography/ AutobiographyFootballGlasgowPoliticsReligionScotland
21 July 2014

The long road from Ibrox to Brechin

The following piece appears as a chapter in Alan Bissett's and Alasdair McKillop's excellent collection…
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  • Schooling Scotland 9 October 2014
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