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…
5 July 2013
Criminality or high jinks?
There is a fear in society that without constant vigilance and punitive responses to all…
5 July 2013
The Scottish slave masters
The Scottish slave-masters We never know who will appear in our genealogical research. In researching…
1 July 2013
Schools, sex and religion
A Freedom of Information request from Paul Braterman, a leading Scottish secularist and Honorary Senior…
1 July 2013
Eve's timely reminder
One of the joys of teaching is the capacity to learn from the learners. (more…)
18 June 2013
Educating a nation
Education and schools in Scotland in 1999 seem like a world away from where they…
9 June 2013
After Flodden – by Rosemary Goring: review
FEW events have had such a debilitating impact on Scotland as Flodden. The debacle in…
5 June 2013
Health and well-being in Scottish schools
Healthy Pupils in Healthy Schools was the focus of this year’s Scottish Centre for Studies…
24 May 2013
Driving kids crazy
East Lothian Council has established a 300-metre exclusion zone for cars around two primary schools…
