24 May 2013
Do you care about your pupils?
Amid the daily grind of teaching, philosophy can seem esoteric, a luxury. The exams, marking…
1 May 2013
Making schools adult friendly
The National Parent Forum has launched ‘Let’s Talk’, a resource to support parental engagement with…
1 May 2013
Tackling the poverty gap
Reducing the attainment gap and addressing the inequity in Scottish education was the topic of…
10 April 2013
Young ones need kindness, a cuddle and more resources
I recently did something unusual: I agreed with the educational consensus, in this case that…
10 April 2013
Rowena Arshad appointed as Head of School at Moray House
Edinburgh University has appointed Dr Rowena Arshad, OBE, as Head of the Moray House School…
10 April 2013
New Head of School appointed at Moray House
Dr Rowena Arshad, currently Head of Edinburgh University’s Institute for Education, Community and Society has…
30 March 2013
Freedom of expression
The great problem with human rights is that one human right can conflict with another. …
21 March 2013
Purposeful outdoor education
Over 40 years in education I never doubted the value of out-of-class learning. From study…
21 March 2013
When heads wore denim and CND badges
The ‘comprehensive’ age was young, and a scarcity of jobs for teachers seemed worlds away…
21 March 2013
The vanished Scotland of Matt McGinn
Last week I attended a tribute concert to Matt McGinn. It was the 13th year…
