Jackie Kemp

Mandarin blossoms among Scots language pupils

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It's difficult, unfamiliar, and far from a traditional educational choice. So why are more Scottish pupils bucking the UK trend and venturing out of their comfort zone to study Mandarin? Jackie Kemp speaks to some of the people involved in the pursuit of oriental excellence. From The Scotsman April 29 2013

Pupils at the first dedicated confucious hub for CEC schools at Leith Academy, Edinburgh. Picture: Toby Williams

















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"Worrying" dip in language learning in Scots schools

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By RORY REYNOLDS AND JACKIE KEMP 
Published on 29/04/2013 00:00 

FOREIGN language learning in Scotland’s schools has dipped to “worrying” new levels, education experts warned last night. The warning that the decline will have an negative impact on Scotland’s standing in the world came after it emerged that only about one in ten S5 pupils is taking foreign language courses.

 An analysis of education statistics by The Scotsman has found the number of Higher course entrants for modern languages has fallen by nearly a quarter over the past 20 years, from 10,179 to just under 7,887 in 2011.

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A Tribute to Arnold Kemp

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 From The Herald, April 15, 2013. 

ARNOLD Kemp, a former editor of The Herald, was toasted as "one of Scotland's finest ever journalists" during an event to celebrate his life at the Aye Write! Festival in Glasgow.

TRIBUTE: Robin McKie, Jackie Kemp, Julie Davidson and Magnus Llewellin celebrate Arnold Kemp at the Aye Write! festival. Picture: Gordon Terris arnold kemp: Editor of The Herald between 1981 and 1994.
TRIBUTE: Robin McKie, Jackie Kemp, Julie Davidson and Magnus Llewellin celebrate Arnold Kemp at the Aye Write! festival. Picture: Gordon Terris arnold kemp: Editor of The Herald between 1981 and 1994.


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White Out With Nuns

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England’s self-obsession unwittingly revealed

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Jackie Kemp's opinion piece on National Theatre show "this House" from "The Scotsman", published Friday 12 October 2012 

 A CRUCIAL period for Scotland has been virtually erased from history in a play about Labour’s bid to stay in power in the 70s, writes Jackie Kemp

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