Education
Green-fingered pupils surpass goal of planting 900 trees for school’s 900th anniversary
Sponsored Content: To mark The High School of Glasgow’s 900th anniversary, children from the Junior School and Senior School Eco Committees put together a plan to plant 900 trees to create a lasting legacy and benefit the City of Glasgow, whose name derives from the Gaelic for ‘dear green place’. Pupils headed to the Cathkin Braes…
Read MoreMorrison’s Academy: Hockey and Rugby 7s Tournament
Sponsored Content | More than 200 talented pupils from schools across the country travelled to Crieff last week to take part in Morrison’s Academy’s inaugural U18s Hockey and Rugby 7s Tournament. The leading independent day school hosted the new event at its Dallerie Playing Fields where six hockey teams and 16 rugby teams competed in…
Read MoreSt Leonards named Scottish Independent School of the Year
St Leonards School in St Andrews has been named the Scottish Independent School of the Year for Academic Performance 2024 (A-level) by The Sunday Times’ Good Schools Guide 2024. St Leonards has attained the highest rank for A*-B grades (International Baccalaureate Diploma equivalent). This ranks the co-educational boarding and day school above every other Scottish…
Read MoreHigh School of Glasgow make generous charity donations
Junior School pupils from The High School of Glasgow in Bearsden have donated 753 items to local charities as part of this year’s Harvest Week. Children put into practice one of the School’s Values of being ‘community-minded’ by bringing in food items and toiletries to give to those supported by a number of Glasgow charities. …
Read MoreGlenalmond College: Scottish boarding & day school for boys & girls hosts open day
Glenalmond College is a unique place of education. Its ability to balance a broad academic, personal and challenging curriculum whilst maintaining a warm, close-knit community, is unmatched. Families choose us because of the opportunities we offer; the very best academic education, an extensive range of sports and activities outside the classroom, our inspirational 300 acre-site…
Read MoreSt Leonards students celebrate outstanding GCSE results
St Leonards School has celebrated another excellent set of GCSE results this month with an impressive 92.1% of qualifications awarded grades 9-4 (equivalent to A*-C), far exceeding the national average. The school in St Andrews, Fife, has a reputation for academic excellence, and also recently achieved another record set of International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma and…
Read MoreHorticultural heroes: Training the next generation of heritage gardeners
The next generation of heritage gardeners are being trained at one of the only schools in Scotland teaching the skills. The School of Heritage Gardening at Threave Garden, in Dumfries and Galloway, which is owned by charity National Trust for Scotland, was just a field when it opened in 1960. But over the last 60…
Read More‘Brave the Bricks’ walk for charity
FAMILIES are being challenged to “Brave the Bricks” to raise money for The Yard, a disabled children’s charity. Thousands of Lego bricks will be placed along a 6.5-foot course on 11 June, with participants seeking sponsorship to tread gingerly through the bricks. The Yard works with children and young people with additional support needs through…
Read MoreGray’s School of Art students team up with Braemar Castle
FASHION and textile students from Gray’s School of Art at Robert Gordon University are working with a team from Braemar Castle to create clothes for their fashion show at Aberdeen Art Gallery on 5 May. Twenty first-year students have worked on the project to create garments that are linked to Braemar Castle. A total of…
Read MoreHouse of Dun displays pupils’ art
ART by 159 pupils from three local primary schools is going on show at House of Dun near Montrose. The National Trust for Scotland, which runs the historic property, will exhibit the pictures from Earth Day on 22 April until 21 May. The exhibition features 100 birds imagined by pupils from Borrowfield, Lochside, and Southesk…
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