Some publications

 
 

My poem ‘Hammersmith Bridge’ was published in this anthology in January 2024 (Broken Sleep Books).

 

Three poems and two prose pieces were published in this anthology in January 2024, with proceeds going to Samaritans Scotland.

 
 

My poem ‘Make’ was published in Gutter issue no. 27 in 2023.

 

Several articles of mine have appeared in Nutmeg, including ‘When Nazi Germany Came to Glasgow’ about the football match between Scotland and Germany in 1936.

 

The Times

More than 50 final-year students at Glasgow School of Art have signed a petition against poor studio conditions that have left many struggling to work in the first two weeks of term.

 

Bridport Prize Anthology

20 October 2018 Highly commended poem: Reversal

 

SecEd

This year every new teacher in Scotland is receiving a special gift to help them on their way – a pocket-sized anthology of poetry, edited and produced just for them. Sam Phipps looks at the thinking.

 

Scotland’s capital spends £6,252 per secondary pupil against a Scottish average of £6,806 – and satisfaction levels are also low.

 

A new parental involvement action plan hopes to better involve families in school life. Sam Phipps talks to the National Parent Forum of Scotland about its priorities for education.

 

Teenagers are increasingly getting addicted to internet pornography, with dire effects in and out of the classroom. An Edinburgh-based charity is tackling the issue with pilot lessons in four secondaries. Sam Phipps reports.

 

The prospect of fast-tracked Teach First graduates being used to tackle recruitment problems has stirred debate across Scottish education. Sam Phipps explains

 

With evidence of the extent of homophobia in Scotland’s schools and the lack of LGBT education, ministers are being urged to take action.

 

A lack of information for parents about the subjects that universities prefer is leading to an ‘accidental cultural bias’ against poorer students, it is claimed. Sam Phipps reports.

 

In the midst of a decline in foreign language learning in Scotland, some schools are inspiring young people to buck the trend. Sam Phipps finds out how.

Nutmeg magazine

 

Danny Jardine is only 21 but football has already taken him to Nice, Monaco and… Stirling Albion. He explains what it’s like coming on as sub for Killian Mbappé.Issue 12 of Nutmeg

 

A poem about the pull of footballing.
Issue 9 of Nutmeg (subscription only).

Thirty years after I saw him play his last game for Chelsea, I caught up with the Stamford Bridge legend in an Edinburgh cafe. He had some terrific stories to tell. Issue 8 of Nutmeg.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Cycle the canal towpaths between Edinburgh and Glasgow and enjoy an adventure in hinterland, writes Sam Phipps.

 

Herald

The age of the page
Aberdeen University's unique Centre for the Novel opens on Thursday. Sam Phipps discovers how the novel has grown into our culture's dominant literary art form.

 

For auld lang syne, my dears
A new children's book range shows it's okay to speak Scots, as Sam Phipps discovers.

Four characters illustrate how to deal with Northern Ireland's past

Reasoned campaigner

A living history lesson
Sam Phipps meets the forgotten Highlander who ensures children remember the past.

 

The Scotsman

Could this man's energy plans halt the meltdown? 
"David King, the controversial former chief scientific adviser, is still making waves with his support for nuclear power as an answer to slowing climate change, writes Sam Phipps."

Do not disturb: Bonnie Campers campervans
"BONNIE and Clyde are a pair of retro charmers holed up in Edinburgh. Like their legendary namesakes, or at least the Faye Dunaway/Warren Beattie screen versions, they ooze style and character and are sometimes a touch hard to handle."

 

The Red Bus

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