The Greater Opportunity of access and Learning with Schools

Tes Editorial

31st May 2002 at 1:00am

(Photograph) - Iain Gray, Lifelong Learnig Minister, made his first public outing at Glasgow Caledonian University on Monday, joining 100 west of Scotland younsters to launch a website for the GOALS - The Greater Opportunity of access and Learning with Schools - project. It involves sven higher education institutions working with 255 primary schools and 45 secondaries in 13 authorities (www.goals.ac.uk.)

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