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Just in case you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last couple of weeks, I’d like to draw your attention to the new Connected Live blog.  It’s being written by a collection of the brightest and best from the world of Scottish educational blogging, and has been churning out a series of interesting podcasts alongside the great articles.  Definitely worth a read

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Bullying.com is a three part show on radio 4 this week:

Penny Marshall investigates the rise in cyber bullying – a new manifestation of bullying, where victims are targeted online and via their mobile phones. She looks at the impact it has on those affected by it, speaks to key industry figures about what is being done – and asks, is it enough?

The third episode looks at what schools are doing and what they should be doing.

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One’s mind turns towards winter pursuits…

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Pure nostalgia – here’s an imperfect list of my favourite albums since I began listening back in the late ’70s.

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Young people often amaze me. Every week I come across new stories that could make you cry, and stories that could fill you with hope for the future, but I can’t tell any of these stories, because they belong to the private lives of the young people involved.

An incident today brought home to me the astonishing resilience of the human spirit in the face of appalling circumstances. One of the joys of teaching is that we sometimes earn enough trust from young people to allow them to share some of their highs and lows with us.

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