Faculty Head of Social Subjects at St Andrews
Glasgow
Joined March 2018
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Learning and Teaching Festival 2026-We’re underway!! A great day of speakers, collaboration freebies and workshops planned for our staff.
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Our first Keynote Speaker @KenBMuir discussing the changes and challenges we are facing in Scottish Education and inspiring our thinking of what we can do as professional to prepare for that and ensure we are planning and providing for young people.
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Our N5 pupils also got to see the new footpath in Conic Hill put in place to reduce footpath erosion ☔🌎 ⛰️ @StAndrewsRCSec
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A great (but rainy) day out with AH Geographers in Balmaha practicing physical fieldwork. Pupils used quadrats to count vegetation, clinometers to measure the angle of slopes and digital pH and temperature/moisture readers when collecting soil samples @StAndrewsRCSec 🌿☔ 🌎
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The result of the Stage 3 vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is:
✅Yes - 57
❌No - 69
🟣Abstain - 1
The Bill therefore falls. You can find out more online at ow.ly/cYpp50YvBqx
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A Happy Mother’s Day to everyone in all our school community - you are very much appreciated by all of us.🙏💚 #Mothersday2026
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Remembering the 16 children and their teacher Gwen Mayor who lost their lives at Dunblane Primary School 30 years ago today. May they rest in peace.🙏
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🍎 Another great @StAndrewsCLPL lunchtime Sharing Platter on Meeting Learners Needs yesterday. Thanks to all the presenters who prepared resources to share with staff. Lots of brilliant strategies being used! 👏 #teacherlife #sharingiscaring #Education
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This week we’re focusing on the Curriculum Improvement Cycle for Social Studies!
Our first reel comes from Louise Melville, teacher at St Columba’s School in Kilmacolm!
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Inservice day @StAndrewsRCSec @standrewsSocial
34 Social Subjects teachers from across Glasgow North East Lig schools working together to moderate our BGE to ensure consistency and validity in assessment.
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We are running Supported Study for S4–S6 from Jan–Mar 2026. Extra help from subject teachers, focused revision, and dedicated sessions to boost confidence ahead of SQA exams. A great chance to prepare, practise and progress. 📚✨
See timetable below:
tinyurl.com/yvf3z3vy
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A huge well done to reps from our @StAndrewsRCSec STAR group for sharing our rights respecting initiatives with @GlasgowCC Education Committee. Thanks to @garycondie67 for your guidance and support. You did us all proud #RRA #UNCRC #childrights
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So what exactly is the difference between Project Based Learning and "doing a project"?
Compare the key features of "doing projects" versus Project Based Learning, a figure from our book 'Setting the Standard for Project Based Learning'.
Check out the #linkinbio to learn more!
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What makes a great lesson? I really enjoyed discussing this topic as part of this new podcast👇
Rod Grant and I delighted to have @BruceNextLevel ( Bruce Robertson) as a guest on our third podcast - ‘What makes a Good Lesson?’ Please join our thousand listeners so far! Subscribe free! Feedback to [email protected]
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We’re excited to share a set of brand-new Strategy Guides, resources designed to spark ideas and provide practical tools that make PBL easier to implement.
Dive in: my.pblworks.org/resources?f%…
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3 Tips for Literacy in PBL: Challenges and Opportunities
Read the full blog: pblworks.org/blog/3-tips-lit…
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"One 'move' I made that enhanced my PBL teaching was developing the classroom project wall into an active teaching tool rather than a bulletin board."
Learn how a project wall can make thinking visible and support open-ended inquiry in your classroom. bit.ly/36tu6mH
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Foster effective teamwork among your students with our Project Team Contract. This resource equips students to define their roles and guidelines for successful collaboration.
Head to the #linkinbio to download this tool!
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An exchange between a seasoned Project Based Learning (PBL) facilitator and his father, a retired educator, revealed five essential lessons for leaders in successfully supporting PBL.
Learn more here:
bit.ly/3UQgaix
