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Alex Wood hears the thoughts of Dr Rowena Arshad on the future of Scottish education after her appointment as head of Moray House School of Education.

Dr Rowena Arshad's appointment as head of Moray House School of Education throws another spotlight on the fight for social justice and its place in the future of Scottish education.

Edinburgh University has appointed Dr Rowena Arshad, currently head of its Institute for Education, Community and Society, as head of Moray House School of Education. She succeeds Professor Cara Aitchison who held the reins for less than three years.

In 1848 the Free Church of Scotland’s teacher training moved to Edinburgh’s Moray House. For these 165 years Moray House has remained one of Scotland’s major initial teacher education centres, since 1998 as Edinburgh University’s School of Education. 

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