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Achievers
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Teachers:
Pupils
can enter a quiz by clicking on the button in the
right-hand column. The
best entries will be placed in a prize draw for your
pupils. |
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Teacher's Guide
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Moira
Beaty
Art |
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Moira
is a remarkable person. She taught art at Holyrood
but before this, was a cryptographer during World
War II at Bletchley Park working directly on
breaking the famous Enigma codes. She is now a
successful artist and exhibits her paintings in
galleries around the country. |
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Pat
McFadden
MP |
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Pat
is one
of 635 Members of Parliament
(MPs) in the UK. He therefore sits in the
House of Commons and has a say in the laws which
affect the whole country. Pat is a member of the
Labour Party and was elected as the MP for
Wolverhampton South East at the 2005 General
Election. (more)
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Christine
McGrory
Business |
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Christine was working with Scottish Power when she
decided to start her own business with a close
friend. They planned carefully before opening up two
after-school clubs. Christine has found she enjoys
business and is good at it. As a result, Kids
Club Direct grew quickly, helped a lot of
parents and created a lot of jobs. |
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Cal
MacAninch
Acting |
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Cal
took a degree in Philosophy at Glasgow University
before heading for the stage. His acting
career has been a huge success with many TV, film
and stage performances gaining rave reviews. His
Hamlet was described by The Scotsman as
"..deeply moving, utterly convincing..". |
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Jim
Fitzpatrick
MP |
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Jim
has been Labour MP for the
London constituency of Poplar and Canning Town since
1997. He is also the Minister for London Since leaving school, he has worked as a
driver and also as a fire fighter in London.
Jim was a senior member of the Fire Brigades Union
when he was elected to Parliament. Away from
work he enjoys reading and sport. (more) |
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Frankie
Boyle
Comedy |
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Many
people would like to be a stand-up comic but few
are brave enough to try it. Frankie Boyle did ...
with great success. He often appears on television and has
built up a strong fan-base in comedy clubs across
the country with his hard-hitting comedy about
politics and a wide range of other matters. |
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Holyrood
Secondary
picture
courtesy of:
Holyrood
New Learning
Community
Principal:
Tom McDonald
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