28 April 2012
Learning from Iain's granny
My friend Iain White, head at Govan High, recently stated that he learned about good…
28 April 2012
The secrets of leadership
What makes a good educational leader? I’ve been discussing that often recently. I can reflect…
28 April 2012
Outdoor education
When I started teaching in the early 1970s Outdoor Education was being introduced in a…
28 April 2012
Cut out the middle man
The Commission on School Reform, set up by think-tank, Reform Scotland, and headed by former…
19 April 2012
Are we surrogate parents?
‘Schools forced to act as surrogate parents,’ screamed the headline. It certainly grabbed my attention.…
18 April 2012
World Out of Mind
“Call it scientific romance, science fantasy, speculative fantasy or science fiction,” says the National Library…
18 April 2012
Flower power at the Line
Linda Farquharson’s Flower Power linocuts lead a new exhibition at Linlithgow’s Line Gallery. Born inAberdeen, Linda…
15 April 2012
A Europe with no borders for learning
Developing a model for European regional colleges, schools that would incorporate best European practice, is…
15 April 2012
Hair-raising experience
After 35 years of teaching, I can count the appalling parents on the fingers of…
