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Douglas Blane
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Environmental reputation to be proud of
Shawlands Academy, with two Green Flags and 12 eco-awards, has been shortlisted for Outstanding Sustainable School of the Year
4 June 2010
Mission accomplished: Houston to Ae
David McIsaac made the transition from large US inner-city classroom to small Scottish village school
4 June 2010
Where students can work before entering the real world
3D simulations, created using games technologies, are providing cutting-edge skills packages for every college in Scotland
28 May 2010
It takes more than military precision to engage pupils
Ex-armoured vehicle commander David Terron finds out as he tackles unchartered territory
28 May 2010
Mining victims honoured as community digs deep
Fifty years after a fire killed 47 coal miners, two North Lanarkshire primaries have built a museum and created gardens in remembrance
28 May 2010
How a school teaches its pupils to be independent
Kersland in Paisley has made the shortlist of the TES Schools Awards for Best Special Needs School of the Year
21 May 2010