The speaker who stole the show at Scottish conference

The speaker who stole the show at Scottish conference

By Caron Lindsay | Thu 14th October 2010 - 2:25 pm

The first time I walked into the hall at Scottish Conference on Saturday, I saw an unfamiliar face making a passionate, articulate heartfelt speech about how your brains and not your background should be reason you get on in education.

An astonished looking friend whispered to me “she’s only 13.” Actually, she’s 14, but she got the first standing ovation of the day and a name check in Tavish Scott’s leader’s speech later.

Alex White I caught up with Alex for a chat and this Audioboo is the result. I should warn you that this was my first ever flirtation with sound recording technology. My interviewing style is such that Iain Dale and Holly Willoughby need not feel in any way threatened.

Read more by Caron Lindsay or more about alex white or guest editor.
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2 Comments

Kieran 14th Oct '10 - 4:11pm

I’m sorry to say I missed Alex’s speech, but spent a lot of the rest of the day hearing about it!
Jared Gaites 7th Nov '10 - 7:59pm

If this speech becomes available on line can someone please give me a tweet on its whereabouts. Cheers.http://twitter.com/JaredGaites

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