Education
School joins Doddie Weir exercise challenge
PUPILS at Kelvinside Academy in Glasgow will be clocking up thousands of miles during learn-from-home physical education (PE) classes to support motor neurone disease (MND) research inspired by rugby legend Doddie Weir. The school has included the “The Doddie Gump” challenge – which calls on participants to log exercise miles to raise money for the…
Read MoreStrathallan students raise £10,000 for Kenya project
PERTHSHIRE pupils have raised £10,406 this year for the Strath Kenya Project, supporting 40 children in Kenya directly and hundreds of others through ongoing projects. Students at Strathallan School have continued to support the 12-year-old project despite the pandemic restrictions, with concerts, variety shows, pop-up cafés, selling bacon rolls at school, and gathering donations. Since…
Read MoreBridge of Allan pupils test ‘Connected Education’
PUPILS and teachers at Bridge of Allan Primary School are taking part in a pilot project to test tablet computers and software for use in the classroom. Mobile phone network Vodafone’s “Connected Education” programme includes using Microsoft Teams for Education as an online classroom. The pilot, which will run until March, includes training for teachers.…
Read MoreMerchiston offers free academic advice
MERCHISTON Castle School in Edinburgh is offering free academic advice tomorrow night. Dale Cartwright, deputy head learning and teaching, will host a live questions and answers session at 5.30pm. The school said: “We are hoping this session, in particular, will help those who still have outstanding questions or concerns regarding their UCAS applications. “There is…
Read MoreMerchiston’s new award offers 75% off sixth form fees
A NEW Sixth Form Award has been unveiled by Merchiston, the independent boys’ school in Edinburgh. The award provides means-tested financial assistance of up to 75% of annual fees for a day place and a boarding place for September 2021 entry. Headmaster Jonathan Anderson said: “In these difficult times, we are delighted to be offering…
Read More‘Studio education model’ expands after Scots’ success
AN AMERICAN education company is expanding into the UK and Europe following the success of its projects with Scottish schools. Dollar Academy and Kelvinside Academy have been working with NuVu, which helps them to swap traditional classrooms for hands-on studios. Projects undertaken by pupils as part of the studio-based programme, which was developed by three…
Read MoreSt Leonards: Scotland’s Independent School of the Year 2019
St Leonards is a coeducational boarding and day school for pupils aged 5-18. The school boasts a safe and leafy campus bounded by medieval walls in the heart of the seaside university town of St Andrews. It was named as Scotland’s Independent School of the Year 2019 by The Sunday Times Good Schools Guide. Pupils…
Read MoreMorrison’s Academy pupils win technology contest
A TEAM of four pupils from Morrison’s Academy in Crieff has won a competition to create technology that can be worn. The OpenUK Kids’ Competition and ten-week coding project involved pupils creating wearable technology and learning software and development skills using MiMU gloves. Nine judges chose four regional winners, with Morrison’s Academy then being selected…
Read MorePoppies planted at school to remember war heroes
One hundred poppies have been planted in the gardens of the Glasgow Academy to mark the centenary of the school being set up as a War Memorial Trust. Established in 1920 in honour of the 327 former pupils who gave their lives during the First World War, The Glasgow Academicals’ War Memorial Trust remains the…
Read MoreAwards nod for Perth’s recycled metal fish
A FISH sculpture created by a Glenalmond-based artist using an old cattle feeder and other scrap metal has been shortlisted for a national award. Local farmer Willie Simpson donated the aged cattle ringfeeder that formed the base of the sculpture, which has been shortlisted at the 2020 Gaga Galvanising Construction Industry Awards. Artist Sarah-Louise Wilson…
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