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Alex Wood
All articles by Alex Wood
Wake up, leave the comfort zone and create a challenge
We should push ourselves and our pupils. After all, if it isn’t difficult, it isn’t learning
6 April 2012
Let them shine outside
23 March 2012
Cherry tree poem gave pupils’ insight a chance to blossom
The experiences and outcomes say too little about the true purpose of teaching literature
2 March 2012
How basic literacy helped to ward off a few hospital woes
Chance meeting with a former pupil and a reminder of the consolations of a great read
3 February 2012
Time to call for a separation of Church and state in schools
Scotland’s state funding of denominational schools is an anachronism and has to go
6 January 2012
Anomalies must be ironed out of Curriculum for Excellence
The Government needs to take stock and review key concepts
2 December 2011