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Lothian LifeReviewScotlandWalks
9 December 2013

Nature's Peace, a Celebration of Scotland's Watershed

Scotland is traditionally divided into north and south, Highland and Lowland, but Peter Wright’s ambitious…
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EducationHolyrood Magazine
7 December 2013

Are vocational skills the sole purpose of education?

A senior civil servant’s recent off-duty comment, about the role of higher education, sent shivers…
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EducationSecEd
30 November 2013

Inequality: the elephant in the room

  I recently participated in a professional development event in one of Edinburgh’s well-known private…
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EducationLinlithgowLiteratureSecEd
30 November 2013

Can you feed their hunger?

One of the joys of being semi-retired is the time for other activities. Since retiring…
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EducationHolyrood Magazine
6 November 2013

Brought to book

It's that stressful time of year again.  Council budgets are being struck.  While schools will…
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EducationEducational LeadershipHolyrood MagazinePolitics
21 October 2013

Tools of the trade

We need to keep our eyes on educational developments in England, to watch, analyse and…
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EducationEducational LeadershipReviewSecEd
10 October 2013

Dealing with impossible dilemmas

Leadership is a much-lauded educational trait. Former headteacher at Crieff, McLaren High and Lornshill, and…
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EducationHolyrood MagazineReligion
6 October 2013

A matter of faith

The crisis at Kirktenholme Primary in East Kilbride is one aspect of the increasing disputes…
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EducationEducational LeadershipTESS
5 October 2013

Boycott the box-ticking

A well-respected Scottish headteacher recently managed both to shock and amuse me. We’ll call him…
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LinlithgowLiteracyReviewThe Black Bitch
5 October 2013

Linlithgow Book Festival

The Linlithgow Book Festival for 2013 promises once again to bring a range of superb…
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