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…
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…
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…
30 November 2013
Can you feed their hunger?
One of the joys of being semi-retired is the time for other activities. Since retiring…
6 November 2013
Brought to book
It's that stressful time of year again. Council budgets are being struck. While schools will…
21 October 2013
Tools of the trade
We need to keep our eyes on educational developments in England, to watch, analyse and…
10 October 2013
Dealing with impossible dilemmas
Leadership is a much-lauded educational trait. Former headteacher at Crieff, McLaren High and Lornshill, and…
6 October 2013
A matter of faith
The crisis at Kirktenholme Primary in East Kilbride is one aspect of the increasing disputes…
5 October 2013
Boycott the box-ticking
A well-respected Scottish headteacher recently managed both to shock and amuse me. We’ll call him…
5 October 2013
Linlithgow Book Festival
The Linlithgow Book Festival for 2013 promises once again to bring a range of superb…
