Posts Tagged with "education"

Chinese Visitors

Thursday, November 19, 2009

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting a delegation from China, consisting of around 20 Presdients and Vice Presidents from the most prestigious Chinese universities.  The delegation are in Scotland as part of a ten-day UK study visit, organised as part of the Chinese Ministry of Education’s Chinese University Leadership Programme. We had a very interesting discussion [...]

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Motherwell College

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Yesterday I visited the new Motherwell College campus at the old Ravenscraig site. The main building is a remarkable learning space, which I am sure will provide inspiration to the 20,000 students who are enrolled at the college. Equally impressive is the enthusiasm and drive of the staff at Motherwell College. They are absolutely determined to [...]

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School Shows

Friday, June 19, 2009

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Well, it’s that time of year again.  Lots of invitations to school shows.  My main dilemma is which ones to go to, as they often clash.  Each year I am more and more impressed by the standard of these shows. This year, Airdrie Academy put on Les Miserables.  It was a very ambitious undertaking and they [...]

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New School Delays

Thursday, June 18, 2009

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Yesterday’s statement on school building by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Fiona Hyslop, proved to be a rather embarrassing admission of two years wasted in the effort to renew our school estate.  The Cabinet Secretary admitted that no schools would be built within the lifetime of this current parliament using the now completely discredited Scottish Futures Trust.  [...]

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Old School Visit

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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I was delighted to meet with staff and pupils from Calderhead High in Shotts.  This is my old school and it was great to see the enthusiasm of the pupils during their visit. I am pleased that North Lanarkshire Council has recently decided to build a completely new Calderhead High School and that this will be [...]

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St Aloysius Pupils Ask All The Questions

Sunday, June 7, 2009

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On Friday i visited the P7 pupils of St Aloysius primary school in Chapelhall.  This followed their recent visit to the Scottish Parliament.  I always enjoy visiting my local primary schools.  There were lots of probing and difficult questions from the pupils and a few even said they would like to become an MSP in [...]

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