Education
Teachers cycled the North Coast 500 route for charity
A team of school teachers cycled the equivalent of the height of Everest over the course of their North Coast 500 challenge to raise money for Scottish Charity Air Ambulance. Pupils at Ardvreck Preparatory School in Crieff, Perthshire, are known for their adventurous spirit, but this time it is their inspiring teachers who have wowed…
Read MoreThe hilarious exploits of life on a college campus
The Dean’s Diaries follows the activities, on and off campus, of the Dean of the ancient and illustrious St Andrew’s College. Curious errors in the press coverage of both the the Giant Squid incident and the antimatter explosion are corrected, and the Dean muses on subjects ranging from physics to Anglo American relations, via the…
Read MoreHow independent schools have become so relevant
The New Meritocracy is thorough analysis of how the independent schools sector has transformed itself dramatically from 1979-2015. In a single generation it has gone from from an outdated wing of the establishment to a formidable engine of modern education. Peel offers a forensic examination of how independent schools have benefited from competition and raised…
Read MoreSt Leonards School to host junior open morning
A Junior School open morning next week offers the opportunity to learn more about life at St Leonards School. Recently named as Scotland’s Independent School of the Year 2019 by the Sunday Times Schools Guide, St Leonards, in the heart of St Andrews, offers a world of opportunities for pupils to excel academically, develop interests…
Read MoreLomond School pupil nets author’s exclusive interview
An exclusive insight into the writing of Polly Clark’s much anticipated book Tiger has been revealed through the star author’s first interview ahead of launch – by a pupil at Lomond School. Eighteen-year-old Daisy Harris, a sixth year pupil, spoke to Polly for the revival of Lomond School’s newspaper The Phoenix, asking about inspiration for…
Read MorePupils braved the conditions in Greenland
Young Scots who participated in a life-changing, 10-day expedition in Eastern Greenland with youth charity The Polar Academy have had their achievements recognised. More than 120 guests attended a special dinner and medal ceremony at Dundas Castle on the outskirts of Edinburgh to recognise the achievements of ten pupils from Bathgate Academy in West Lothian.…
Read MoreSchool shooters set their targets on victory
Strathallan School were the most sharp shooters in the country at a recent UK competition. The clay pigeon team were victorious in the prestigious Holland & Holland Schools Notice Independent Schools Championship putting them at the head of UK schools. The first ever Holland & Holland School Notices Championships, was held at their shooting grounds…
Read MoreStudents home in on success in new partnership
Students have been encouraged to push each and every boundary that makes up a typical home, in a tie up between a leading Scottish university and a major UK homebuilder. New homes developer CALA Homes has partnered up with Heriot-Watt University to give Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying third year students the chance to…
Read MoreNew skills address shortage of gardeners
Horticulture student Eilidh Fletcher showed off her new skills when Greenbank Garden, near Glasgow, had a special visitor. The Scottish Parliament’s presiding officer, MSP Ken Macintosh visited at the start of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Eilidh, who is doing a Modern Apprenticeship in Horticulture at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), has been working as a garden apprentice…
Read MoreNew warden appointed to head Glenalmond
Glenalmond College in Perthshire has appointed a new warden. Dr Michael Alderson, deputy head at Durham School, has been appointed warden (headteacher) at Glenalmond. He will take over leadership of the Perthshire independent boarding and day school from interim warden Hugh Ouston in April 2020. Dr Alderson began his teaching career in 2000, after reading…
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