What is the true value of an education?
What does a worthwhile, purposeful and relevant education in the 2020s really look like? And what are the features of its success? In light of recent exam grading difficulties, the...
Learning experiences that are made to measure
Independent schools focus on tailoring education to each individual child One of the things that sets independent schools apart is the way that learning – in its widest sense –...
Going Forrit
The Edinburgh-based software company is set for massive expansion in the next 18 months. But Forrit is very far from being an overnight success, as its founder Peter Proud explains...
Cost emergency challenges our rural communities
The cost-of-living emergency is hurting people and businesses everywhere and is acute for the 450,000 people who work in, and 50,000 businesses based in, rural Scotland. Energy and fuel costs...
MM Search ends its fourth year in business on a high
MM Search, Scotland’s award-winning and fastest-growing executive search firm, is coming to the end of a highly successful fourth year in business. The headhunter has enjoyed financial growth, doubled its...
MBA programmes focus on sustainable future
When the first MBA programme was established at the Harvard University Graduate School of Administration in 1908 there was a diminutive class of just 33 regular students. Now more than...
Stamp of authority from a philately guru
Scotland’s pre-eminent coin and postage stamp dealer, Robert Murray, is moving towards semi-retirement and quietly selling off various collections. He has been a leader in his field for 45 years...
Could MBAs help save the planet?
A new wave of business administration courses is intended to prepare participant to face up to the biggest challenges of all The somewhat mundane connotations inherent in the term ‘business...
Lessons in lockdown
Covid saw Scottish schools adapting in many ways. Innovations came in many forms and Philip Graham, deputy head (pastoral) at the High School of Glasgow senior school, highlights a pupil-led...