Education
New Chairman of the Council at Glenalmond College
Niall Booker has announced that he will stand down as Chairman of the Council at Glenalmond College at the end of the current academic year. Niall has been a member of Council (the school’s Board of Governors) for 10 years, five of which as chair, which oversees the financial and administrative aspects of the College.…
Read MoreScottish schoolgirl selected for Harvard rugby squad
Perthshire’s Charlotte Gilmour will swap Scotland for Massachusetts this summer as she becomes the first student from Strathallan School to be recruited to the Harvard women’s rugby team. The 17-year-old will join the ranks of the oldest rugby club in North America when she starts the next chapter of her education at the Ivy League…
Read MoreStrathallan students face pandemic to create sculpture
Sixth form students at Strathallan School in Perthshire have put a face on the pandemic. They have created a clay face-mask symbolising the range of emotions felt during the national lockdowns. Currently on display in the school’s Art Department, the piece called Faces of the Pandemic took four weeks to create, with over seven students…
Read MorePupil shortlisted for UK Young Drummer of the Year
Strathallan student Lewis Dewar has been shortlisted to the Top 40 for the UK Young Drummer of the Year competition. The 17-year-old from Fife said he was speechless when he found out he had made the Top 40 in such a prestigious competition. Young Drummer of the Year 2022, which has celebrated rising talent for…
Read MoreKilgraston School appoints new head teacher
Kilgraston School’s Board of Trustees and Board of Governors has announced the appointment of its new head teacher. Mrs Tanya Davie will be taking over from Mrs Dorothy MacGinty, who will be retiring at Easter next year after seven years in the role. Mrs Davie is currently the Academic Deputy Head at St Bede’s College…
Read MoreSt Margaret’s 175 year legacy marked at reception
St Margaret’s School for Girls in Aberdeen had a special guest to mark its 175th birthday. The city’s Lord Provost, Councillor Barney Crockett, held a civic reception on Friday, 19 November, which is also St Margaret’s Day, to recognise the school’s 175 year legacy and commitment to providing girls with first class education in Aberdeen.…
Read MoreCricket Scotland partners with Dollar Academy
Cricket Scotland has announced a new partnership with Dollar Academy, to create a new centre of excellence for its performance pathway players, helping to develop the national team of the future. Cricket Scotland’s performance pathwayprogramme includes national age group squads, both male and female, at under-15, under-17 and under-19 level and these players will now…
Read MoreReuben picks up Perthshire Young Artist of the Year Award
Strathallan student Reuben LaVallee has been named the Junior Young Artist of the Year in this year’s Perthshire Art Association Annual Exhibition. Reuben’s winning entry Different Slopes was a scratchboard piece depicting the things that he missed during lockdown and how he adapted to the pandemic. Reuben shares his success with the School’s Art Department…
Read MoreSchool’s plea to save the world – through song
Morrison’s Academy pupils use their collective voices to send a plea – it’s time to save the world. On Friday 5 November, 136 Morrison’s Academy Primary pupils gathered together, ready to take action in hope that the world will listen to their plea for change. Morrison’s Academy Primary School was chosen as the first school…
Read MorePerthshire Prep School named as one of the UK’s top ten
Ardvreck School has been named as one of the UK’s top ten Prep Schools in the 2021 Spear’s Schools Index, released in partnership with Carfax Education Group. The school, based in Crieff, Perthshire, educates children from the age of three at its nursery, up to thirteen, is the only Prep School in Scotland to feature…
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