Bill Boyd - The Literacy Adviser
"Brilliant Blogger of the Week" Teaching News 2013
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Learning consultant; adviser; teacher; speaker; writer; lead practitioner for moving image education; photographer; runner; cyclist; champion of Scottish life and culture.
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