11 March 2012
The Cinderellas of the profession
Lorraine Traylor recently retired as principal teacher of guidance at my school. When she retired,…
11 March 2012
The voice of a new, young nation
I recently returned from an exhilarating week, with a colleague and two students, at Barkly…
11 March 2012
A discordant note in the 'moral jazz'
At a recent Scottish Executive summer school on leadership, Richard Holloway offered some radical insights.…
7 March 2012
Edinburgh needs your support
This is an appeal for the tolerance, friendship and support from my colleagues in the…
7 March 2012
True confidence is freedom to change
At the end of term, I chaired the annual Wester Hailes Lecture, delivered by Carol…
7 March 2012
Skills for all, not just wood-hewers
The drive for a more vocational curriculum is not only a Scottish phenomenon but also…
7 March 2012
Oh Danny boy, 'tis you must go
After working there since it opened in 1978, Danny Costello, senior depute at Wester Hailes…
7 March 2012
Choose your allies well, new minister
As readers peruse this column, the Scottish electorate will have voted but the counting will…
7 March 2012
Stop weighing the pig and fatten it
In the past five years, my school has been inspected (plus the follow-through inspection) by…
7 March 2012
In search of faith, hope and love
In the same week as Tony Blair met representatives of the Scottish business community and…
