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PLucky end to school that taught girls to live bravely

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The Times July 1 2010. There were tears and a rousing final chorus of the school song as St Margaret's pupils, staff and parents said goodbye. Photo Tom Main.

There were tears and a rousing final chorus of the school song as St Margaret’s pupils, staff and parents said goodbye

 

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SpongeBob takes the curriculum by storm in Scotland.

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From the Education Guardian, June 15 2010 with added material which did not appear in the published article.

Children at St Mary’s primary in Leith are surrounded by artefacts relating to SpongeBobChildren at St Mary’s primary in Leith are surrounded by artefacts relating to SpongeBob and the Deep Sea. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian.

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Battling not to be left on the shelf as more cuts loom

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  • NEW WORLDS: Librarian Rachel McCabe, left, is trying new ways to introduce children to the universe of books. The Herald June 8 2010
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Teaching award winner Mike Vening at work

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The Guardian,Tuesday 27 October 2009
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The Grim Reader - Education Guardian

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Reprinted in The Australian Age, 07/9/09, and the Buffalo News, USA, 03/9/09
Tuesday 1 September 2009

One day recently I heard an unearthly wailing coming from my 11-year-old son's room. It was like no sound I'd ever heard from him before. He doesn't normally cry at television or films but, curled up alone in his bed reading, when the fantasy character he identified with met a grim end, vanquished by the forces of darkness, he found it absolutely devastating.

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