🌐 Global-Minded Educator in Politics & Society | 🔍 Lifelong Learner | 🚀 Driven to Raise Standards & 🌱 Cultivate Inclusive, Impactful Education

Joined July 2018
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Modern Studies Police Visit 👮🏻‍♂️🚓🚨 Many thanks to PC Lennox and PC Dow for coming to speak to our S3s and Nationals. Great presentation and engaging discussion about the role and powers of the police, local crime, campaigns and Police Scotland careers.
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📣 🇺🇸US Election Day 2024 📣🗳️‼️ American voters are choosing their 47th President today and three of my amazing S3 Modern Studies pupils wanted to share their swing state predictions: Arizona, Georgia and Nevada. They recently completed the unit of 🇺🇸 so proud of them 1/2
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H/Adv Highers: Effectiveness of UK prisons example 👇🏼
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BREAKING: Dozens of people released from jail under the government's emergency prison scheme were freed by mistake news.sky.com/story/dozens-le…
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Last week our Modern Studies pupils (S4 - S6) attended the FMQs & met with our MSP. Our Nationals took part in a Q&A session whilst participating in active learning. Many thanks to @uartlach for meeting us & @EducationSP for helping us organise our @newbattlehigh visit.
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So proud of my Adv Higher Modstars who delivered a great lesson for the Highers on the economic & political impact of crime - we had a starter, colour coded essay structure, peer marking essays a super fun quiz! A great end to the week - well done to everyone 🌟 #peerteaching
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Another piece of fantastic S3 work by Corey 🌟 - well done!
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A M A Z I N G work by our S3 Modern Studies pupil Micah - so proud 🌟
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My S3s are currently studying about the 🇺🇸 and they wrote an essay in class about gun control & the Second Amendment. Great arguments with #examples evaluation of #alternative views. Very proud ⭐️ #ModernStudies #literacy
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Numeracy in #SocialSubjects and some great jotter work from the lovely 1.7 who demonstrated #chronological thinking. Well done ⭐️
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📣🇺🇸🗽💵🦅 new unit ‘USA as a world power’ means ➡️ new title page for my new S3 Modern Studies class - so impressed with their work! Well done everyone 🙌🏼
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Earlier this month we welcomed three inspiring Malawians & the @ScotlandMalawi Youth & Schools Lead. They delivered an engaging session & the discussion about health/gender inequalities was strong & heartfelt. They praised our #Modstars for their Qs & some of their essays 1/2
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Hannah (S5): 'As part of the course we study development issues in Africa. The visit from the @ScotlandMalawi helped our learning. It helped us better understand the issues so we can develop our analysis it also provided us with real life examples to develop our essays' 2/2
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Rhianna accepted an offer to study International Relations at UoSt.Andrews & I can’t wait to welcome her back to class next year as a speaker. Rhianna got an A & was involved in World Education via School Mock Court. So proud of you & your journey - congrats IR Modstar 🌍🌟🎓 👏🏼
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Niamh accepted an offer to study International Relations at UoE & I can’t wait to welcome her back to class next year as a speaker. Niamh got an A & secured work experience at the Scottish Malawi Partnership. So proud of you & your journey - congrats IR Modstar 🌍🌟🎓 👏🏼
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Brilliant work 👌🏼 today National Modstars! Pupils used their desks for some collaborative & creative #brainstorming that helped them #critically reflect on the #consequences of crime on #perpetrators 👇🏼 #AimHigher
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RT @ScotdecLearning: Teachers in Scotland: how can we hold space for supported discussion around the Israel-Palestine conflict with pupils?…
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Some brilliant work by 1.4 & 1.9 pupils. My S1s learned about WWI and they also chose a #recent conflict to research with a particular focus on the #impact of war on children. #PoppyScotland #SocialSubjects
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Highers 👇🏼
Scotland is the only UK country where the overall population and working age population are likely to fall. Independence would offer the opportunity to attract people who make a positive contribution to our economy, communities and public services. ➡️gov.scot/anewscotland
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Highers: example re alternatives to governing 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👇🏼
With independence, Scotland could offer new visa routes: 🔵‘Live in Scotland’ 🔵‘Scottish connections’ 🔵‘Work in Scotland’ 🔵Family visas Enabling people to live, work, study or invest in Scotland to support our economy and public services. More at gov.scot/anewscotland
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Nyah (S5) is studying Higher Modern Studies. Last month we celebrated her A in her N5 exam. Today she came to speak to my N5 Modstars about #studyskils and exam prep #tips. Nyah is a young leader and a fantastic role model for all our school values. Very proud #AimHigher ⭐️
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