Education
A life in the great outdoors at Ardvreck School
Most childhoods are looked back on fondly, with memories of endless exploration and curiosity. Children can spend hours playing around outside, letting their imagination run riot and get the better of them, and return in time for supper bruised, battered and covered in mud, but nonetheless happy. Ardvreck is a prep school in Crieff that…
Read MoreHonorary degree for organic farming inspiration
An organic farming expert has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). Dr Nic Lampkin has a strong track record of working on the economic and policy aspects of organic farming, as well as playing a wider role in the development of agroecological approaches to farming. He has been a key player…
Read More£200 grants for students writing on Scottish rewilding
Countryside and environment students are being offered a grant of up to £200 for dissertations about rewilding in Scotland. The Reforesting Scotland Student Bursary can be used to help with transport, materials and living costs associated with doing a dissertation on the theme of ecological restoration. Reforesting Scotland aims to promote a sustainable forest culture…
Read MoreSchool introduces new iDEAs to upskill community
Lomond School has welcomed a new programme that encourages people of all ages to develop their digital skills from coding and automation, to GDPR, fake news and cyber security. As part of its commitment to lifelong learning, the online platform, The Duke of York Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA), has been launched within the school,…
Read MoreEducational trust ambassador role for restaurateur
Countryside education charity the Royal Highland Education Trust has appointed Carina Contini as its first ever ambassador. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, RHET is delighted to have the support and voice of Carina, a successful Edinburgh business woman, restaurateur and food writer, who is passionate about using local produce in her establishments and the importance of…
Read MoreTeachers 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…
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