Education
New headmaster for Belhaven Hill School
Belhaven Hill School has appointed a new headmaster as it nears its centenary. The Board of Governors of the school have announced the appointment of Olly Langton as the school’s seventh headmaster from September 2020, after the current headmaster, Henry Knight, steps down. Henry and his wife Susannah have decided to move on to new…
Read MoreSchool’s gold award is a first for Scotland
George Heriot’s School has become the first school in Scotland to achieve the SAPERE Gold Award for its teaching of philosophy. Following a recent assessment by SAPERE, this accolade follows hot on the heels of Heriot’s being named Scotland’s Highest Achieving School by the Sunday Times in November 2019. SAPERE is an internationally recognized charity…
Read MoreNew podcast puts spotlight on Scottish rural industry
The first podcast dedicated to rural Scotland and its varied industries – food, farming, tourism, charity, education, forestry, conservation, professional services and much more – has been launched today. OnFARM – Food, Agriculture and Rural Matters – is being launched by rural business specialists Scene and Herd PR and Marketing who are working with industry…
Read MoreSchool appoints Kate Martin as new head teacher
Mowden Hall School has appointed a new head teacher. Following a rigorous recruitment process involving an impressive group of candidates, the trustees of the Cothill Trust announce that Kate Martin will be the next head of Mowden Hall. Mrs Martin will succeed Neal Bailey when he leaves to become head of Pinewood School in July…
Read MoreSchool piper helped to start the salmon season
A pupil at Strathallan School helped get the start of the salmon season on the River Tay underway. Stan Brodie (13), from Perth, piped the procession to the river, to assist in declaring the season had begun. On request from Gleneagles Hotel, Pipe Major Craig Muirhead identified Stan as having the musical prowess to carry…
Read MoreYoungsters show they have got the write stuff
Four young writers have won a creative writing competition as part of the Message from the Skies project and will see their own words projected on buildings across Edinburgh alongside those of some of Scotland’s most acclaimed authors. The winning writers all penned a letter about their hometown of Edinburgh and how they explore and…
Read MoreSchool backs ban on mobiles during the day
One of the UK’s most famous boarding schools is putting its weight behind calls for all schools to ban the use of mobile phones during the school day. The Principal of Gordonstoun, Lisa Kerr, says this is the only way to help the next generation develop the social skills they will need to succeed in…
Read MoreFree school meals for all can stop obesity crisis
Only Americans are more obese than Scots, and unless we act now our children will die in huge numbers. Every morning before school my nine-year-old daughter studies a leaflet: the lunch menu for primaries, published by the council. It’s a masterpiece of misplaced apostrophes – ‘Vege’ hotdog with salad and saute’ potatoes’ – but more…
Read MoreGlenalmond pupils complete officer training course
Two former Glenalmond College pupils, both from Perthshire, have recently passed out at Sandhurst having completed an eight-week officer training course. Ben Humphries and Gregor Cochrane, who both left Glenalmond this summer, were selected for the much sought after Gap Year Commission while they were still at school. The Glenalmond pair were among only eleven…
Read MorePupils learning the human cost of climate change
Pupils at St Leonards School in St Andrews have been helping to humanise the cost of climate change. In recent years, the issue of climate change has become more of an issue, with the combined voice of school pupils and university students especially helping to rocket the issue to the top of the agenda. One…
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