Education
Strathallan pupil serves up US tennis ambition
A PUPIL from Strathallan School in Perthshire is swapping Scotland for Virgina to pursue her tennis career. Katie Bradley is moving to Emory & Henry College to study psychology and join its Wasps tennis team. The 17-year-old pupil from Auchterarder said: “College tennis in North America is on a whole other level – it’s a…
Read MoreSt Leonards School celebrates exam results
PUPILS at St Leonards School in St Andrews are celebrating this week after receiving their International Baccalaureate (IB) results. The independent school set a record average points score of 36, out of a possible 45 points. More than a quarter of its leavers scored 40 points or higher, placing them in the top 7% of…
Read MoreGordonstoun pupils wins national photo contest
A PHOTOGRAPH of a red deer stag has won Gordonstoun pupil Olivia Barnett first prize in a national competition. Her photograph had already won the local and district stages of the contest, which was organised by the Rotary Club of Great Britain & Ireland. Olivia, who is in her final year at the Moray school,…
Read MoreHigh School of Glasgow holds ‘sustainability social’
THE High School of Glasgow Junior School has held its first “Sustainability Social” at Gavin’s Mill in Milngavie. Pupils from the junior four classes organised the event, with help from their teachers and teaching assistants. The event gave pupils a chance to share the lessons they’ve learned with their families outside the classroom. During their…
Read MoreStrathallan School opens The Art Cafe
STRATHALLAN School in Perthshire is opening a café in its art department. The Art Café will be run by Blend Coffee, which has shops in Dundee, Paisley, and its native Perth. Strathallan’s Art Café opens to pupils, parents, and friends of the school on 28 May, coinciding with the school’s sports day and the unveiling…
Read MoreT-Rex visits High School of Glasgow
PUPILS at The High School of Glasgow received a visit from a tyrannosaurus rex to mark the end of their junior school’s first science week. “Jam”, the four-metre high T-Rex, is the brainchild of two former primary school teachers – Sam Bryan and Joseph Parsonage – who created their business, Teach Rex, to provide workshops…
Read MoreStrathallan student lands offer from NYU
STRATHALLAN School pupil Thandi Seronga has been offered a place to read liberal studies at New York University. The 17 year old from Tanzania, who joined Strathallan’s sixth form two years ago, said she was thrilled when she got the offer. “It’s really quite amazing,” she said. “I couldn’t believe it when I got the…
Read MoreSt Leonards School wins research award
ST LEONARDS SCHOOL in St Andrews has won the boarding research award at the Boarding Schools’ Association supporting excellence awards. The prize recognised the research undertaken by Jenn Murray-Turner, housemistress of Bishopshall – the senior girls’ boarding house at St Leonards – as part of her master’s degree in residential education. Her dissertation delved into…
Read MoreHigh School of Glasgow gears up for ‘sustainability social’
PUPILS from The High School of Glasgow picked up litter at Lennox Park in Milngavie as they prepare to hold a “sustainability social”. Children from the junior four year group have been learning about sustainability and the impact that plastic has on the oceans. The pupils will tell their families what they have learned about…
Read MoreStrathallan pupil is all set to fence for Scotland
Strathallan School pupil Joshua Bryden will take up his sabre for Scotland this summer as he prepares to fence at the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London. The 13-year-old from Auchterarder will take to the piste in both the cadet (under-17) and junior (under-20) sabre categories, after he came top of his age-groups in qualifying.…
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