Education
Add some learning to your Spanish summer holiday
A trip to Spain is always memorable, but it’s made even moreso by understanding and using the local lingo. Edinburgh-based company The Pack Language Experience has been organising five and seven-day Spanish-language learning holidays to Madrid each summer since 2017. The trips have proved so popular that two new destinations – Asturias and Sierra de…
Read MoreMore Chinese students coming to study in Scotland
Chinese students Li Ningyi and Wang Lingyi meet two Midlothian piglets as China today (Tuesday 5 February) officially heralds the start of 2019 – The Year of the Pig. The students are both studying for a Masters degree in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare – a course run by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and…
Read MoreStamp of approval for Scots rugby legend Doddie Weir
A portrait of Scottish rugby legend Doddie Weir is being exhibited and available for the public to view in Harvey Nichols’ Edinburgh store. Measuring two metres by 1.2 metres the portrait, made up entirely from postage stamps, will be displayed in the Harvey Nichols Forth Floor Foodmarket until Friday 1 February. The stamps have been…
Read MorePupils tuned in for a special delivery to school
A very special gift from Germany has arrived for the talented young musicians at Scotland’s national music school. Thanks to the fundraising campaign of one of the school’s directors Kat Heathcote and her husband Iain Macneil, St Mary’s Music School now has a brand new flagship Steinway Grand Piano to head up its fleet of…
Read MoreIndependent schools worth £125m to Edinburgh
The contribution of Edinburgh’s unique independent school sector is fully revealed in a new report published today. In 2017/18, the Edinburgh independent schools made an economic contribution of £125 million Gross Value Added (GVA), supporting 3,000 jobs. It reveals that the 10 Edinburgh independent schools together educate around 11,700 nursery, primary and secondary pupils and…
Read MorePupil leadership encouraged at Merchiston
The days of heroic leadership being the mainstay of modern and progressive schools seem to be numbered. The figureheads, be they headmasters, Captains of School or sports captains leading the charge in isolation are becoming fewer and further between. But Freddie Main, assistant head, pupil support, at Merchiston School in Edinburgh, says that pupil leadership…
Read MoreStrathallan flick their way to indoor hockey glory
The girls from Strathallan School took top hockey honours when they lifted the 2019 Indoor Cup in Perth. The Girls’ Indoor Cup 2019 took place at Bells Active Sports Centre last Saturday. Strathallan’s first match saw them take on George Watson’s College who went ahead in the first half with their first goal. In the…
Read MoreScotland’s music school to hold free annual concert
Pupils from St Mary’s Music School are set perform at their annual Rush Hour Chamber Music Concert. Taking place next Tuesday, 15 January, the concert will start at 6pm in St Andrew’s and St George’s West Church, George Street, Edinburgh. Entry to the concert is completely free, no tickets are required and all are welcome…
Read MoreThe benefits of boarding are there for all to see
Much is made by boarding schools in their promotional material and press releases about the many advantages of a boarding education. These include close friendships, excellent recreational facilities, opportunities to build life-long friendships, 24/7 activity programmes, regular visits home and a multitude of opportunities for parents to visit school, to name but a few. These…
Read MoreSchool appoints golf professional to drive it forward
Glenalmond College has appointed a golf professional to drive plans for a world class golf training facility at the school. Tim Mitchell will be responsible for developing a golf programme for pupils that provides pathways to achieving excellence in the sport, as well as creating more opportunities for golfers in the community. He will also…
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