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Douglas Blane
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Transition project: stellar progress for pupils
The planets of primary and secondary joined orbit in an East Ayrshire scheme
8 October 2010
Giving boys a break
A school in West Lothian is tackling `Primary-7-itis’ by rewarding good behaviour with classes in breakdancing and graffiti tagging
1 October 2010
Ideas hatch as young minds are set free to explore
Pupils tested their own theories as they worked side-by-side with scientists on Nuffield bursaries
24 September 2010
Hole truth that redefines the teaching world
Ahead of next week’s Scottish Learning Festival, Douglas Blane talks to keynote speaker Sugata Mitra, whose research inspired the film Slumdog Millionaire
17 September 2010
From dough to design - how a web course gave rise to gold medal winner
Former pizza maker Kieran Aitken has put his creative talents to good use, thanks to an HNC course at Motherwell College
3 September 2010
Well-fed primary finds winning way with most important meal of the day
A North Lanarkshire school’s breakfast club has been voted Scotland’s best in a learning charity’s poll
3 September 2010