Connected

Issue 18

What's in a name?

What's in a name? An awful lot according to Norma Wright, especially when that name is NEET (not currently engaged in employment, education or training).

Featured articles

Citizens of the World

Helen Fowler on how international education is emerging as a crucial area of focus for many nations, Scotland included.

The Highland promise

School children across Scotland are rediscovering Scottish culture through a series of innovative projects.

In our experience: It’s not just about jumping on board

Dunbarney Primary School is going to great lengths to embrace the use of ICT within Curriculum for Excellence.

Flashes of inspiration

Staff and pupils across Scotland are coming up with some great ideas for realising the full potential of Glow.

Sneak Preview - The Scottish Learning Festival 2007

Information on the Scottish Learning Festival, the annual national education conference and exhibition, which provides inspiration for better teaching and learning, helping to create a confident teaching profession for the 21st century.

Regular features

Counterpoint: Cyber-bullying

Nick Morgan of Learning and Teaching Scotland discusses cyber-bullying becoming a worrying issue not just for pupils, but for parents too.

Virtual university

Alison Littlejohn, Director of Glasgow Caledonian Research Academy, discusses how their undergraduates might soon be among the first in the UK to download lectures as podcasts and post essays on social-networking sites.

Viewpoint: Morna Findlay

Morna Findlay discusses how emerging scientific disciplines such as informatics having the potential to transform our lives.

In brief