Shawlands Academy

Shawlands Academy
Motto Sola Nobilitas Virtus – Virtue Alone Ennobles
Established 1857 / 1894
Type Secondary
Headteacher Ann Grant
Location 31 Moss-Side Road
Glasgow
City of Glasgow
G41 3TR
Scotland
55°49′52″N 4°17′01″W / 55.83099°N 4.2837°W / 55.83099; -4.2837Coordinates: 55°49′52″N 4°17′01″W / 55.83099°N 4.2837°W / 55.83099; -4.2837
Local authority Glasgow City Council
Staff c. 100 full-time staff
Students c. 1,250
Gender Co-educational
Ages 11–16
Website Shawlands Academy

Shawlands Academy is a state secondary school in the Shawlands area of Glasgow, Scotland.

Admissions

Shawlands Academy is Glasgow’s designated International School and one of Scotland’s most multicultural schools.[1] It is situated in Shawlands, between Pollok Park (and its Burrell Collection) and Queen's Park, named after Mary Queen of Scots who fought her final battle on Scottish soil at the Battle of Langside on 13 May 1568.

Shawlands Academy currently has around 1,250 students[2] and has over 100 teachers.

Shawlands Academy dates from 1857 when there was a private school of the same name located nearby in Skirving Street. This private school became state owned, and was then called Crossmyloof Annexe. It served as a feeder school for Shawlands Academy in the 1960's. The Shawlands Academy we know today opened its doors over 118 years ago in 1894 in the nearby building on Pollokshaws Road which now houses Shawlands Primary School.

Pluralism

Shawlands is noted for its pluralism.[3] In the 1960s, the school had a particularly high concentration of Jewish pupils, and was one of the few state schools in Scotland to offer Hebrew as a curriculum subject. Reflecting its status as Glasgow International School, Shawlands teaches many modern languages, including Urdu. According to a survey in 2006, over 57 languages are spoken in the playground.[4]

Notable alumni

Academia / Science

  • Ronald Arnold - Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh
  • William Watson Buchanan - Emeritus Professor of Rheumatology McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada[5]
  • Norman Roy Grist - Professor of Infectious Diseases, Glasgow University 1965-1983[6]
  • John Hawthorn - founding member of the International Union of Food Science and Technology[7]
  • Tom Husband - Vice Chancellor of the University of Salford
  • Ian McPherson - Fellow of the British Psychological Society[8]
  • Maxwell Murray - Emeritus Professor of Veterinary Medicine and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at Glasgow University.[9]
  • Thomas Talmage Read - Professor of Clinical Dental Surgery, and warden of the Dental School and Hospital, Leeds[10]
  • Alexander Provan Robertson - Chair in Mathematics at Keele University and assisted in the founding of Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia

Arts

Film and Theatre

Military

  • George Robert Baillie - recipient of the Military Medal[15]
  • Donald Cameron (VC) - recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Francis Findlay - recipient of the Military Cross[16]
  • Walter William Frier - member of Queen's Park Football Club 9th Battalion Highland Light Infantry[17]
  • Archie McKellar - recipient of the DFC and bar, and DSO, during the Battle of Britain

Music

Notoriety

Politics

Religion

  • Hugh Wyllie - Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Sport

References

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  3. ↑ "Resources and training - Learning Through Landscapes". Ltl.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Andrew Denholm, "From Urdu to Polish ... the diverse culture of one school", The Herald 2 October 2006.
  5. ↑ "Longer version". BMJ. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Papers of Norman Roy Grist, Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 1965-1983 - Archives Hub". Archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "JOHN HAWTHORN BSc, ARCST, PhD (Glas), CChem, FIBiol, FRSC, FIFST, FIFT (USA), HonFIFST (UK, Australia, Singapore)" (PDF). Rse.mtcserver6.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. ↑ O'Hara, Mary (23 June 2009). "Interview: Ian McPherson". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Maxwell Murray". Universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Murray, J J (2005). "The 2004 Talmage Read Lecture: 'One hundred years of dental education in Leeds' Given on 16 October 2004, Leeds Dental Institute, University of Leeds". British Dental Journal. 199 (3): 165–172. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.4812578. PMID 16192960.
  11. ↑ "John Boyd - Artist - The Fine Art Society in Edinburgh". Fasedinburgh.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Pollokshaws : A Brief History" (PDF). Pollokshaws.org.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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  14. ↑ "Eye For Film: Atta Yaqub on Ae Fond Kiss". Eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "George Robert Baillie MM". Great War Forum. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Francis Findlay MC, Royal Scots". Theauxiliaries.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Queen's Park in the Front Line 1914 - 1918" (PDF). Queensparkfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  18. ↑ Ritchie, Jean (1988). Myra Hindley—Inside the Mind of a Murderess. Angus & Robertson. pp. 19–20. ISBN 978-0-593-05692-9.
  19. ↑ "James Dickens". Telegraph.co.uk. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Robert Nichol (Politiker, 1890) - leben". Geschichte.ovh. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  22. ↑ "Sandy Strang Passes – Cricket Scotland". Cricketscotland.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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