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Neil McLennan
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Why teachers should have their own Hippocratic Oath
Public servants in other sectors swear to do their duty, so why not teachers? Neil McLennan explains why introducing an oath would benefit children and the teaching profession in Scotland
General
23 May 2023
How teaching might benefit from a version of the Hippocratic Oath
‘We must look far and wide for an assessment solution’
Scotland needs to look beyond its own borders for a way out of the SQA results debacle, says Neil McLennan
18 August 2020
SQA results: ‘Scottish education failed in three ways’
Coronavirus provided a chance to restore confidence in the education system – but it was not taken, says Neil McLennan
5 August 2020
‘Scotland’s curriculum needs to change fast’
Schools must take lead in revamping curriculum and ensure educators are not blindly following policymakers, says this academic
28 December 2018
Bursary for history teachers
29 March 2013
Historians, it’s time to fight for the future of the past
The balance of power has shifted in Scotland’s history curriculum – and the changes could have dire consequences
11 May 2012