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We are all guilty, to varying degrees, of over-protecting our children, aren’t we? We are a society that has become consumed by being safe, not just physically but emotionally. We fight our children’s battles for... As with many things happening in education in Scotland, the implementation of National Standardised Tests is deeply flawed. I listened, with considerable interest, to yesterday’s entire debate, occasionally shouting at my screen as politician after... I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years and in that time I’ve come across tens of thousands of students. I’ve listened to their dreams, their fears, their misconceptions and their ‘voices of doubt’. I’ve done... I sometimes worry that I run the risk of alienating people who are concerned that my views on education are irrelevant because I now work in the independent sector. However, eleven members of my extensive... The teaching profession often comes under criticism when teachers are ‘moaning’ about their lot. Significant holiday periods are oft-quoted as being a massive perk and one which should mean that teachers keep quiet when they... Once again, the Scottish Government has outlined that the reduction in the attainment gap is its absolute focus. Nicola Sturgeon spoke again today about her commitment to this following another fairly negative report on Scottish... Nikki Miller: School Guide Clifton Hall School Headmaster Rod Grant has had his first book published on Amazon, both in kindle and paperback formats. Entitled ‘Success Decoded’, it is a self-help guide to future fulfilment.... BBC Radio Scotland interview from November 2016. You have to admire any politician who puts education at the heart of their personal agenda and when that politician is the First Minister then you suspect there will be a number of people whose... The recent WHO report into the Health Behaviour in School-Aged children makes for interesting reading. It is a mammoth undertaking stretching to 294 pages and providing quantitative data and statistics, qualitative responses and policy implications.... 
