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…
1 October 2013
Inclusive philanthropy
Professor Lindsay Paterson’s paper for the Scottish government, advocating a national system of philanthropically financed…
16 September 2013
Witness of our damaged souls
Glen Lyon Kenneth Steven Birlinn, £7.99 The first novel by poet, translator, short story writer…
12 September 2013
Labours of love
I was recently engaged in a discussion about the value of early years education. …
30 August 2013
Road to the Referendum: adult classes
New term, new adult classes, and this term I'm leading a new (and exciting class)…
30 August 2013
We must not be afraid to ask the dangerous questions
A new year is underway, but our education system still refuses to ask the most…
30 August 2013
The minister answers
When former headteacher and SecEd editorial board member Alex Wood met Scotland’s cabinet secretary for…
21 August 2013
A coincidence that leaves me worried about our lives
Perhaps I shouldn't read too much into the coincidence but I've had almost exactly the…
