The Scots Language: Its Place in Education

by Liz Niven (Editor), Robin Jackson (Editor), J. Derrick McClure (Contributor)

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Liz Niven (b. 1952) is a Scottish poet based in Dumfries. She was educated at Glasgow University and Jordanhill College of Education, subsequently living in Easter Ross for ten years, and for 18 years in Newton Stewart, Galloway.

A former teacher, she has had a strong interest in the Scots language in education. She has been Scots Language Development Officer for Dumfries and Galloway Education Department and has written or edited a range of language resources to support renewed use of Scots. She has done much work as a poetry facilitator and with creative writing workshops, and held many residencies. She is currently part-time Cultural Co-ordinator for Creative Writing in Dumfries & Galloway schools.

Niven’s poetry has been published in most major Scottish magazines, as well as along the River Cree in Galloway, in a commissioned collaboration with sculptors and wood-carvers. Her poetry collections include Cree Lines (2000), Stravaigin (2001), Burning Whins, and Other Poems (2004), and The Shard Box (2010).