Education
Independent schools of the year named
TWO Scottish institutions have won prizes at the 2020 Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Strathallan School in Perthshire was crowned as the independent school of the year for international student experience, while George Heriot’s School in Edinburgh was named as the independent pre-prep school of the year. Mark Lauder, Strathallan’s headmaster, said: “We are…
Read MoreTom Morris scholars – past and present
St Leonards shares an insight into its Tom Morris golf scholarship. INTRODUCED in 2017, the St Leonards Tom Morris Scholarship recognises talent, achievement, and dedication to the game of golf. The prestigious award is named after four-time Open Champion Tom Morris. The chosen recipient is automatically enrolled onto the high performance squad, the top level…
Read MoreMaths Week Scotland competition launches
PUPILS from throughout Scotland will be competing to win prizes for their schools as part of Maths Week Scotland, which begins on 28 September. All age groups from primary one through to S6 can enter the contest to win vouchers and certificates. The activities that will be used in the competition all fit in with…
Read MoreMorrison’s Academy launches STEM partnership
MORRISON’S Academy has launched a programme covering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The independent school has teamed up with Margaret Ritchie, an associate tutor at the University of Glasgow and founder of STEM Academy Scotland. The academy provides hands-on workshops and activities with experts, enabling pupils to experience STEM. Ritchie visited the school to…
Read MoreDollar Academy gives schools free online courses
INDEPENDENT school Dollar Academy has launched an online learning platform to give pupils from other Scottish schools free access to Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA) courses and shorter “Discovery” courses. The academy’s “Dollar Discovers” platform will give pupils access to courses that may not be taught in their schools, starting with Higher politics, and will also…
Read MoreFour sets of twins start school
BISHOPTON primary school in Renfrewshire welcomed four sets of twins into primary one today. Ayla and Elliot Clark, Evie and Owen McGuinness, Emily and Freya McNamara and Archie and Charlie Paterson are among the 20 twins going to school for the first time today across the area. In total, almost 2,000 children are joining Renfrewshire’s…
Read MoreExam results day 2020: when a school’s wellbeing focus will be truly tested
Alan Johnston, senior deputy head at Merchiston Castle School, reflects on the importance of well-being during this year’s exam results period. WE HAVE all found ourselves thrown into a closer relationship with digital technology than we would have envisaged just a few short – although it seems long – months ago. The benefits have been…
Read MoreMorrison’s Academy posts 100% Advanced Higher passes
ALL pupils in sixth year at Morrison’s Academy passed their Advanced Highers exams, the Crieff school has revealed. Every pupil sitting a Higher exam in sixth year also passed, with the overall Higher pass rate across fifth and sixth year standing at 94%. More than a quarter of fifth-year pupils were awarded five As and…
Read MoreStrathallan pupils jump with joy
ONE in three grades achieved by pupils at Strathallan in Perthshire in their Highers was an A, the independent school has revealed. All the students who passed their computing, economics, music, and modern languages Highers gained As or Bs. Headmaster Mark Lauder said: “I am absolutely delighted by these outstanding results, which represent a tremendous…
Read MoreTwo pupils share St Mary’s Music School prize
TWO pupils from St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh have been awarded the Directors’ Recital Prize jointly for the first time in the award’s 20-year history. The judges said that flautist Cliodhna Scott (16) and accordionist Sophia Ros (17) had “achieved an exceptional quality of musicianship, communicating the character of the performance and capturing the…
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