Gordon Murray

CQL Science and Social Science at West College Scotland. Enjoy golf (Pollok GC), running, walking, rugby, football (Morton FC), reading and Social Sciences.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

Thanks Nicola Sturgeon, for revealing your true self

https://t.co/qxBY7B3l7U

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

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[Conor Matchett @conor_matchett]

EXCLUSIVE: Peter Murrell signed off SNP receiving £6 MILLION in taxpayer cash.

Murrell dealt with the Electoral Commission and auditors on taxpayer grants

Revelation undermines John Swinney's claims public funds weren't at risk

https://t.co/Dtnd2lzlEx

[euan mccolm @euanmccolm]

opposition politicians didn't "peddle" anything, they tried to hold to account an utterly corrupt party whose Chief Exec was stealing from members and taxpayers while being protected by the leadership.

If voters had known this before May 7, Swinney would have lost.

[Paul Sweeney MSP @PaulJSweeney]

It's great that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom will be sitting in Glasgow's magnificent City Chambers next week.

The most interesting case for Glaswegians will be Forthwell v Pontegadea on Wednesday 20 May, concerning the future of the city's historic Rogano restaurant.

[Lucy Hunter Blackburn @LucyHunterB]

Current signs are that the best way to understand the Scottish Parliament in the 2026-2031 Session will be as a performance space, not as a place concerned with the detail of urgent political problem-solving. Expecting much of the latter is likely to leave you disappointed.

[Gary Lineker @GaryLineker]

This might be the worst VAR decision I’ve seen (and there’s a lot of competition). Extraordinary given the significance.

[Andrew Neil @afneil]

Ahhh. A Scottish currency! So you’d attempt to borrow to cover the biggest deficit of any European economy — 12% of GDP — with a new currency which has no track record in the bond markets or the currency markets.
Well, good luck with that. God knows what yields you’d have to pay — if anybody was prepared to lend to you at any price.
I’ve endured a mixture of the usual abuse and economic ignorance from the punk cybernats tonight (ho hum), who haven’t a shred of economics between them. But you might have outdone them all. At least you weren’t abusive. Thanks.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

@sloan1874 I think that should be played before the returning officer declares the results.

[Andy @ABJ_LFC]

For anyone that’s ever run a 5K before, here are his splits for all 8 consecutive each 5K’s -

14:14
14:21
14:35
14:11
14:20
14:22
13:54 
13:42

That’s ridiculous 🤯

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

@GPDai Great effort James, Mozheh and Hazel. Hard going breaking a path in that but looks like a top day out.

[GBR Photos @GBRPhotos]

The legend that is Joe Jordan at cappielow as guest today. @#scotland #manchesterunited @Morton_FC

[Glasgow Warriors @GlasgowWarriors]

A first appearance to remember 🔥

#WhateverItTakes ⚔️🛡️

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

Correction 3 tries.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

90 seconds to go and England kick the ball instead of going through the phases until half time. The result, penalty try and yellow card.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

90 seconds to go and England kick the ball instead of going through the phases until half time. The result, penalty try and yellow card.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

@DrRJSimpson @PaulJSweeney Recently spent some time walking in the Madrid Rio Park. The creation of the M-30 tunnels has completely transformed that area of Madrid for the better. Stunning piece of engineering.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

@Broonjunior Hope you enjoy the trip despite the result.

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

Combination of speed and power from France is absolutely devastating. Ireland really struggling to get a foothold in the game.

[Tom Bennett OBE @tombennett71]

Every time I hear someone say that ‘building relationships is how we get children to behave’ I’m amazed how often they then don’t define what
A) they mean by a relationship
B) how to actually build this mysterious thing.
This leads to multiple errors, eg trying to get kids to ‘like’ you and so on.

Part of the problem is that a lot of research into this appears to be dependent on correlation, not causation. Typically you see great behaviour and good relationships together, so people assume the latter causes the former.

But a good relationship is the outcome of good behaviour management, not the other way around. It’s a product, not a cause.

Why? Because a ‘relationship’ is simply a description of two things- How two or more people typically
1. Behave and
2. Value one another.

So if you want to ‘build a relationship’ you teach students how to act with one another, with you, with school peers, and so one. Simultaneously you teach them that they matter to you, and that their safety and success matters.

These things are far more important than ‘do you know what football team they support?’ You’re not their mate. The relationship you want- and they need- is adult to child, student to teacher. Demonstrated high regard AND standards.

Oh, one more major thing: boundaries. Students need to know there are limits of acceptable conduct, with penalties for crossing them. Any discussion about behaviour, or school behaviour system, that doesn’t have these, will eventually be pointless. No community survives without them, so why should classrooms and schools be different?

[Gordon Murray @GordonMurray71]

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