Education
Dollar Academy tackles concussion with SportScotland
Dollar Academy has become one of the first schools in Scotland to support SportScotland’s guidelines on the early management of sporting head injury. They are including the ‘If in the doubt, sit them out’ logo on their first XV rugby strips. The independent school’s commitment to the SportScotland initiative is one of several measures the…
Read MoreOlympic hopeful sets sail to visit former school
Tokyo 2020 Olympic hopeful Anna Burnet returned to her old school this week to deliver an inspiring talk to pupils on her career so far. The former pupil, who has also taken on the role as Sailing Ambassador for Lomond School, spoke to Lomond’s keen sailors, and those interested in what it takes to become…
Read MoreAysgarth School leads the way on the educational journey
Aysgarth School is one of the leading Prep schools in the country, where ‘boys can be boys’. As the only all-boys boarding Prep school in the north of Britain, based near Bedale, North Yorkshire, Aysgarth sends more boys to selective schools such as Eton and Harrow than any other school in the north, as well…
Read MoreScotland legends mark rugby partnership
A trio of Scotland rugby legends united at Glenalmond College to celebrate the start of a unique partnership between the school and London Scottish FC. All three – Gavin Hastings OBE and former Glenalmond pupils Rob Wainwright and Iain Morrison – also celebrated the opening of Woodburn, a new pitch-side facility for rugby and lacrosse…
Read MoreSchool hosted more than 300 Chinese youngsters
More than 300 Chinese young ambassadors have enjoyed taking up residence at Glenalmond College during the past two weeks. The Chinese youngsters were in Perthshire to join in the musical celebrations as part of the City of Perth Salute which returned for its third year in Perth city centre. The parade of international pipe and…
Read MoreGaelic champion and author recognised
The co-author of a book on the HMY Iolaire disaster and a champion of Gaelic education have been awarded honorary fellowships by the University of the Highlands and Islands. Malcolm Macdonald and Annie Macsween were presented with the awards at the Lews Castle College UHI graduation ceremony at Martin’s Memorial Church, Stornoway. Honorary Fellowships are…
Read MoreExceptional GCSE performance by Glenalmond pupils
Pupils at Glenalmond College have performed exceptionally well in this year’s GCSE exams, with 28% of results achieving 9 – 8 grades, equivalent to A*. The impressive results, set against the background of the tougher reformed GCSE specifications introduced in 2017, saw 11 Glenalmond pupils achieving A* – A grades (or 9 – 7), with…
Read MoreCelebrations after outstanding exam results
The Merchiston Castle School community has once again enjoyed a set of outstanding A-level results. Modular A Levels have now been fully replaced by linear qualifications, meaning that the whole two years’ content of each A Level subject is examined over only a handful of weeks in the summer of Upper Sixth – and it…
Read MoreGlenalmond pupils reach high note with results
Two Glenalmond College pupils, who were in a school band together, are celebrating reaching a high note in their academic careers after being awarded excellent A-Level results. Alex Wallace, from Dunfermline, and Angus Grierson, from near Methven, were among the Glenalmond pupils who have contributed to the exceptional results which have seen Glenalmond recording its…
Read MoreStrathallan pupils secure best results in a generation
Strathallan Upper Sixth Form students are celebrating securing an outstanding set of A Level results, the best in almost a decade, following the impressive Higher Grade results last week. A quarter of A Level students achieved straight A*/A grades, with three fifths of students overall achieving at least one top A*/A grade. Mateja Zdravkovic achieved…
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