Hello. I Seonag & am PT Social Subjects / Humanities at Pitlochry High in Highland Perthshire. I am hoping this course will give me ideas and support whilst challenging me to start to make use of some Scots language in my teaching the BGE to explore how bilingualism might enhance pupil engagement and also help them  see the value of the words and phrases they use outside the classroom. I am keen to build in learning opportunities about Scots culture as it is something we do not really do at the moment.

I am a bit nervous about the workload but think it will be worthwhile. Looking forward to meeting others on this journey.

Burning question - what happens in SQA marking if pupils start to answer parts of say a Modern Studies paper using Scots-English? If a marker is not a speaker, or not from the same area to recognise words would they know to refer it for further marking or would a pupil potentially loose out?