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Well, I am sure that all of those involved in Scottish Education slept a little bit sounder yesterday evening following some ‘cutting edge’ policy decisions. The new Cabinet Secretary for Education, Shirley-Anne Somerville, announced a... Throughout my career in education, I have always tried to advocate for children. However, I felt powerless when it came to protecting children from their enforced seclusion during lockdown. And now, in a post-lockdown world,... I read with interest the front-page story in today’s Herald newspaper (Schools Crisis: Number of teachers off with stress soars; Tuesday, 4th May 2021), regarding the increasing numbers of teachers absent because of stress. Many... I am delighted that Mr Swinney did his ‘about turn’ regarding this year’s exam results. When a politician changes his mind in the face of revolt, I applaud him. The situation in England is made... I still haven’t calmed down. I want to add a few points to my article from yesterday. The SQA is a Government Agency that polices itself. There is no external scrutiny. This lack of accountability... I am beyond angry. The SQA is in its infinite wisdom appears to know our pupils better than we do. There were 436 presentations in the school this session and of those 138 were downgraded.... I’m often asked by parents what my views are on the current state of education in Scotland. As you may imagine, I try to be even-handed and fair. However, such analysis of our standards and... I have come to the conclusion that it is not good for my mental health to watch First Minister’s Questions from the Scottish Parliament when the topic being discussed is Education. However, despite these genuine... I don’t think there is any doubt that our education system is quite stressed currently. This is largely to do with workload and the undeniable increase in paperwork brought about by a plethora of accountability... I am, first and foremost, a teacher and I have been teaching children for 30 years and I think about the art of teaching almost daily, creating my own philosophy of education that now appears... 
