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Artists may have a passion for painting or photography – but they need a fundamental curiosity about the world too, says the director of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

With jobs scarce in Scotland, a lucrative post in another country can be tempting. But teachers fear a long stint abroad could leave them out of touch with Scottish education.

Video-link project allows primary pupils to work with professional quintet. Chris Small reports

The new children and education programme director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival (August 13-29) landed the job after running schools specialist shop Blast-Off Books. She talks about the rise of e- readers, working with the author of The Gruffalo and shaking audiences out of their comfort zone. Photography by Colin Hattersley

A dog-training scheme aims to help young offenders gain skills and confidence