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Douglas Blane
All articles by Douglas Blane
Superheroes work their skills
13 March 2009
Hey buddy, can you spare me some time?
Low-key assistance for new teachers has become a fully-fledged probationer `buddy’ scheme
6 March 2009
What the Victorians did for us
There is much to learn from the past, as Holmston Primary pupils found out. Douglas Blane takes a journey back in time
27 February 2009
Keep taking the tablets
Quick, clean and efficient technology enables lecturers and students to access assignments and write assessments easily without all the paperwork. Douglas Blane reports
13 February 2009
Librarians should get out there ... and start knocking on doors
School libraries and the people who run them can play a central role in A Curriculum for Excellence, inspiring new initiatives and pulling various departments together. Douglas Blane reports
6 February 2009
‘I needed a kick up the bum’
For some people who had been out of school for many years, going to college was daunting. Not now. Douglas Blane reports
30 January 2009
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