Chief exec reflects on dramatic two years for DEC

Tuesday, 19 March 2013 00:00

The outgoing chief executive of the Department of Education and Children admits it's been a turbulent two years in the job.

Stuart Dobson is retiring this summer after taking over the role in 2010.

During that time he's seen three ministers, cutbacks to pre-school provisions, radical changes to university funding, student protests and the opening of the £34 million St Ninian's Lower School.

Mr Dobson says it's been a roller-coaster ride under very difficult circumstances:

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