‘A true credit to teaching’ — Hundreds of former pupils pay tribute to former Kirriemuir head teacher David Affleck
Hundreds of former pupils have paid tribute to popular Kirriemuir head teacher David Affleck who has died at the age of 75.
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A teacher requested school backpacks instead of flowers at her funeral
A terminally-ill teacher requested for backpacks filled with school supplies for needy children instead of flowers to be laid at her funeral.
9 hilarious examples of students blagging teachers’ questions
Blagging it, either in a test or under the pressure of a teacher’s question in class, is an experience we can all relate to.
Sponsored: Kilgraston School turns today’s girls into tomorrow’s professionals
“When you walk with Mary Poppins,” Bert the chimney sweep stated in Kilgraston’s end of term senior musical extravaganza, “you go to places you never dreamed possible.” Indeed. We like to think that that statement will encapsulate your time at our school.
A group of students has made an entire concept album about their teacher
A group of US students has surprised their English teacher with an album based entirely around him.
Community spirit on show after Perthshire nursery is hit by thieves
A Perthshire community is fighting back after cruel thieves stole a much-loved teaching aid from a local nursery.
READERS’ LETTERS: School days no longer the best of teachers’ lives
Sir, – I refer to recent letters in The Courier on the subject of indiscipline in the classroom, and regard the reasons suggested for bad behaviour as irrelevant to the teacher who is faced with pupils whose only aim is to disrupt.
READERS’ LETTERS: Council music tutor cuts strike a sour note
Sir, – Having read in The Courier the article about the 60% increase over three years to instrumental tuition fees in Perth and Kinross, I would like to add my own expressions of disappointment and anger at this outrageous proposal by the Tory-led council, which is a “back door” way of making instrumental tutors redundant.
READERS’ LETTERS: We must never forget our debt of gratitude
Sir, – It was with some disappointment that I read in The Courier last Thursday how weather conditions had scuppered the proposed flight of Britain’s only surviving AVRO Lancaster for the Battle of Britain memorial flight.
READERS’ LETTERS: Putting the brakes on parking charge plan
Sir, – I read with interest the proposal by the Depute Provost and Angus councillor Colin Brown to charge teachers and other council staff to park at their place of work.