Cardinal Newman High School, Bellshill

Cardinal Newman High School
Motto In Veritatem
Established 1977
Type Comprehensive School
Religion Roman Catholic
Headteacher Kenny Ross
Deputy Headteachers Mr Brown, Mrs McGhee, Mrs McDade, Mrs Murray, Mrs Mutlow
Location Main Street
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 3DW
Scotland
Local authority North Lanarkshire Council
Students 1041 as of September 2015 [1]
Gender Mixed
Ages 11–18
Houses Andrew, Columba, Kentigern, Margaret and Ninian
Colours Red, gold, blue
School Years S1-S6
Telephone 01698 274 944
Website Cardinal Newman Website

Cardinal Newman High School is a Roman Catholic, co-educational, comprehensive secondary school located in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The school was formed by the amalgamation of Elmwood Secondary, St. Saviour's High School and St. Catherine's. The school's catchment area includes Bellshill, Mossend, Viewpark, Birkenshaw, and parts of Uddingston. The feeder primary schools are Saint Gerard's, Sacred Heart, Holy Family, John Paul II and Saint John the Baptist. [2]

Senior Management Team

The headteacher is Mr Kenneth Ross, who is assisted by his depute headteachers; Mr Brown, Mrs McGhee, Mrs McDade Mrs Murray and Mrs Mutlow. The school chaplain is Father Thomas Wilberforce, a Holy Ghost Father and the Assistant Chaplain is Deacon Mario Vannini who also a teacher of Hospitality in the school. [3]

Name

In 1977, the school was named after Cardinal Henry Newman by Monsignor Philip Flanagan, the then Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Parish and a former Rector of the Scots College in Rome.

Uniform

The uniform for all pupils is a white shirt, black trousers or a black skirt and a black blazer. S1-S4 pupils wear a striped blue, yellow and red tie, whereas S5 years wear a plain blue tie and S6 pupils have the same tie with red stripes. The S6 blazer is black with blue braiding.

Houses

The school has five houses all named after Scottish Saints, Andrew, Columba, Kentigern, Margaret and Ninian.

Notable teachers

A notable teacher at the school was William Collum, a football referee in the Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football League and UEFA competitions, who was the principal teacher of religious education. He stood down as principal to concentrate on refereeing and moved to St Aidan's High School, Wishaw in 2011[4], returning to Cardinal Newman in August 2012.

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In 2017, North Lanarkshire Council pledged £2 million to the school as part of a modernisation scheme to develop more facilities for the school. This funding was used to open a multi-use games area at the rear of the school during the session of the 40th anniversary of the school. [5]

In the media

The school was featured in the Scottish Catholic Observer newspaper and website after a group of staff and pupils embarked on a pilgrimage to Cofton Park, Birmingham to attend the beatification mass of the school's namesake.[6]

In February 2013, Cardinal O'Brien visited the school to bless a large set of Rosary beads to launch the Mission Matter Rosary Campaign. [7]

References

  1. ↑ https://education.gov.scot/assets/inspectionreports/cardinalnewmanhighschoolsif070317.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=5916
  3. ↑ https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/CardinalNewmanWebsite/
  4. ↑ https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/719719/ref-quits-teaching-post-to-be-on-pitch/
  5. ↑ https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=33290
  6. ↑ "Pupils represent their patron". SCO News. Retrieved 2013-01-07.
  7. ↑ http://www.sconews.co.uk/youth/25479/pupils-make-rosaries-their-mission/

Coordinates: 55°49′01″N 4°02′11″W / 55.81684°N 4.03643°W / 55.81684; -4.03643

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