My school days: Sir Chris Hoy

Teachers bring subjects and activities to life, leaving their students inspired after their time behind the school gates. We spoke to six-time Olympic gold medal winner, Sir Chris Hoy, to find out about his time at school. Before cyclist Chris Hoy was knighted, had a velodrome named after him and became a successful author, he attended

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My school days: Greg McHugh

Teachers can help shape a person far beyond their time at school, Edinburgh-born actor Greg McHugh will always remember the positive impact school had on him.

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My school days: Lewis Capaldi

Lewis Capaldi shot to fame at the end of 2016 after his music was noticed on SoundCloud. One EP, two headline tours, four singles, and over 55,000 Instagram followers later, the 21-year-old still looks back fondly on his school days. He attributes part of his success to his time as

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British children facing handwriting crisis

Recent national newspaper reports have stated that children are starting school without the hand strength to use a pencil due to an increasing use of technology from a young age. This follows reports over the last few years that children of senior school age are struggling with poor handwriting, which

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SCHOOL DAYS: Ashley Jensen

Top Scots actress Ashley Jensen recalls her time at Annan Academy. When I was at school it was the late 80s. I think I might been a wee bit of the odd kid – me and my pals were the people that wore hats and men’s jackets, Dr Martins with

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