Castlehead High School
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Castlehead High School is a state secondary school in the district Castlehead; town of Paisley, Renfrewshire
, in the West of Scotland
, United Kingdom.
On 8 September 2008, Castlehead hosted the draw for the first round of the 2008/09 Scottish Cup.
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
, in the West of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, United Kingdom.
Sports
Castlehead is one of six Scottish Football Association Schools of Football. Under this program, twenty first-year students receive daily coaching, development and recovery sessions and other academic and social development activities. The Schools of Football program is funded through the Scottish Football Association's partnership with Cashback For Communities, a Scottish Government scheme which gives communities illicit monies seized from criminals.On 8 September 2008, Castlehead hosted the draw for the first round of the 2008/09 Scottish Cup.
Awards
- One area of the schools performance that had been identified as needing improvement on the 2005 evaluation was attendance. In recognition of the effort the school faculty, students and parents made, in 2006 the school won the Scottish Education Award: "Better Behaviour and Attendance Award".
- Philip Lawrence Award, in recognition of the school's paired reading program where senior pupils help junior pupils develop their reading skills.