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  • Press release 13.06.06 Lord Puttnam puts fire into learning
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  • 15.05.07 - A big boy to give GTCS Lecture - then run away
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  • 22.03.07 - Australia looks to Scotland for Induction expertise
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  • 24.09.07 - Revised Standard for Full Registration launched
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    • Diaries and Journals: an Aid to Learning?
    • The Digital Application of Accelerated Learning Technique
    • Effective Primary-Secondary Transition Arrangements for Pupils with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Needs
    • Generalists or Specialists for the P4 Expressive Arts Curriculum
    • A Formative Assessment Strategy for Children in Early Years
    • Mind Mapping in Learning and Teaching
    • Resources for Teaching Citizenship in Scottish Primary Schools
    • To What Extent Does Giving Children Responsibility for their Behaviour have Positive Effect?
    • The Role of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award in the Promotion and Development of Citizenship
    • Teacher Researcher Reports
    • How Does the Use of Positive Language in Relation to Hemispheric Specialisation Influence the Climate of the Learning Environment
    • Will the Lights Stay On? Glow and Embedding ICT into Secondary School Curriculum Subjects: A Quantitative and Qualitative Design-based Classroom Study