Education
Free school meals for all can stop obesity crisis
Only Americans are more obese than Scots, and unless we act now our children will die in huge numbers. Every morning before school my nine-year-old daughter studies a leaflet: the lunch menu for primaries, published by the council. It’s a masterpiece of misplaced apostrophes – ‘Vege’ hotdog with salad and saute’ potatoes’ – but more…
Read MoreGlenalmond pupils complete officer training course
Two former Glenalmond College pupils, both from Perthshire, have recently passed out at Sandhurst having completed an eight-week officer training course. Ben Humphries and Gregor Cochrane, who both left Glenalmond this summer, were selected for the much sought after Gap Year Commission while they were still at school. The Glenalmond pair were among only eleven…
Read MorePupils learning the human cost of climate change
Pupils at St Leonards School in St Andrews have been helping to humanise the cost of climate change. In recent years, the issue of climate change has become more of an issue, with the combined voice of school pupils and university students especially helping to rocket the issue to the top of the agenda. One…
Read MoreGlenalmond College report is top of the class
Glenalmond College has welcomed a glowing report from Education Scotland inspectors following their recent visit to the leading independent school in Perthshire. The focus of the visit by HMI inspectors was on self-evaluation and the school’s actions arising from this. Among the highlights of the education which Glenalmond provides, the inspectors praised the ‘high-performing school’…
Read MorePupils launch 2020 wildlife charity calendar
A Perthshire school is celebrating the exceptional range of wildlife to be found on its grounds in the pages of a 2020 calendar, being sold in aid of the Scottish Wildlife Trust. The calendar features a dozen stunning wildlife images taken by photographer Rosanna Forbes. All of the profits from sales of the calendar will…
Read MoreMerchiston offers a focus on knowing its pupils
Many schools can boast about their exceptional academic results, university success rates, extensive sporting and co-curricular programmes, welcoming atmospheres and stunning grounds and facilities. Indeed, Merchiston can do that as well. What makes them different, however, is a combination of things: their size, a genuine focus on the needs of the individual, and the fact…
Read MoreRugby club and school are sporting partners
Perthshire Rugby and Glenalmond College are teaming up in a new partnership. The move was announced to players and coaches during a visit to the leading Perthshire school at the weekend. Glenalmond College is now Perthshire Minis’ Official Partner, cementing the existing strong relationship and long-held rugby connections between the club and the school. The…
Read MoreChristmas Pastorella and a tribute to Beethoven
The annual celebration of festive music from the talented pupils of Scotland’s national music school is approaching. Pupils at St Mary’s Music School will take to the stage at St Cuthbert’s Parish Church, Edinburgh on Monday 16 December. Traditionally, the concert is attended by music lovers in the capital together with families, friends and supporters…
Read More‘Outstanding’ approach praised at Gordonstoun
Gordonstoun School has been described as ‘outstanding’ and ‘sector leading’ in a report published by inspectors from Education Scotland. The Moray school is described as having a ‘positive, caring, family ethos’ which ‘promotes a sense of trust, respect and kindness for all’. The inspectors noted that children were ‘motivated, eager to learn and very proud…
Read MoreBacon rolls in Perthshire change lives in Africa
Strathallan School’s Kenya Project celebrates ten years – and £100,000 raised this year. The project, which has been running since the 2009/10 academic year, raises funds, awareness, and volunteering with sister projects in Nairobi and Kenya’s Rift Valley. The pupil-led initiative has brought about pop-up tuck shops and the Kenya Café at school events, patriotic…
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