The Glasgow Academy
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Founded in 1845, the Glasgow Academy is the oldest fully independent school
in Glasgow
, Scotland. It is located in the Kelvinbridge
area and has approximately 1300 pupils, split between three preparatory school
sites and a senior school.
The current rector
is Peter Brodie, who has held the position since 2005.
HMIe last inspected the school in November 2008.
. State-of-the-art whiteboards and wireless access throughout the building can be found, along with classrooms with bright natural light, 'break-out areas' outside the classrooms, a spacious hall, library, conference room and roof terrace. The former Prep School building has been refurbished in order to improve the facilities of the Senior School, provide a superior environment for pupils at the top of the Prep School who have their own dedicated area in it and create a dedicated area for all year round nursery and after school care.
, which divides all pupils in the school into four different Houses, each represented by a School Colour: Arthur Fraser Morrison Temple
House assemblies are regularly held and pupils enter a wide range of activities competing in Houses. Activities include football
, volleyball
, debating and an annual House singing competition
.
The School also offers the more unusual:
, composed of pupils of the school.
A new Drama Department was created in August 2009 with the appointment of a Director of Drama, Mr Neil J Millar. The department is currently providing a full range of Drama courses, including, Senior 1 and Senior 2 Drama, Standard Grade, Higher and Advanced Higher. There are major plans for a new purpose-built Performance Centre, incorporating a new state-of-the-art Drama Studio and other Drama facilities.
There are regular plays, musicals and concerts, and pupils have the opportunity to produce their own shows, as well as taking part in the new annual Drama competition.
The school also has a Combined Cadet Force
(CCF), comprising Army, Navy and RAF sections.
In the Outdoor Education programme, pupils progress from experiences at residential centres, participation in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions, whitewater kayaking
and winter mountaineering, where they become more autonomous, to travelling to unexplored areas of East Greenland where they make self-led ascents of unclimbed peaks.
In 1996 a school tartan was designed by Alison I. Bruce.
The tartan is a combination of the main school colours, navy blue and heather (purple), with the addition of black for some depth.
The Glasgow Academy Tartan is worn as a skirt by all Secondary School girls and can be worn as a winter pinafore by Preparatory School girls in Preparatory 6 and Transitius.
The Glasgow Academy Tartan is registered with the Scottish Tartans Authority
as an Educational Tartan, STA No. 2052.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland. It is located in the Kelvinbridge
Kelvinbridge
Kelvinbridge is the common name of the Great Western Bridge, a cast iron road and pedestrian bridge built in the 19th century to carry the Great Western Road at a high level across the River Kelvin. West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland...
area and has approximately 1300 pupils, split between three preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
sites and a senior school.
The current rector
Head teacher
A head teacher or school principal is the most senior teacher, leader and manager of a school....
is Peter Brodie, who has held the position since 2005.
HMIe last inspected the school in November 2008.
New Preparatory School
The school has just built a completely new Prep School, located on the riverside with panoramic views over the River KelvinRiver Kelvin
The Kelvin rises on watershed of Scotland on the moor south east of the village of Banton, east of Kilsyth - . At almost 22 miles long, it initially flows south to Dullatur Bog where it falls into a man made trench and takes a ninety degree turn flowing west along the northern boundary of the bog...
. State-of-the-art whiteboards and wireless access throughout the building can be found, along with classrooms with bright natural light, 'break-out areas' outside the classrooms, a spacious hall, library, conference room and roof terrace. The former Prep School building has been refurbished in order to improve the facilities of the Senior School, provide a superior environment for pupils at the top of the Prep School who have their own dedicated area in it and create a dedicated area for all year round nursery and after school care.
House system
The school has a well established house systemHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, which divides all pupils in the school into four different Houses, each represented by a School Colour: Arthur Fraser Morrison Temple
House assemblies are regularly held and pupils enter a wide range of activities competing in Houses. Activities include football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, debating and an annual House singing competition
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
.
Sports
The school offers many sporting opportunities to its pupils, including those more common:- rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
(boys in winter) - field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
(girls and senior boys in winter) - tennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
(senior boys and girls in summer) - athletics (boys and girls in summer) and
- cricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
(boys and senior girls in summer).
The School also offers the more unusual:
- shootingShooting sportsA shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...
(small bore in winter, full bore in summer) - curlingCurlingCurling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
- netballNetballNetball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
- squashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
and - rowingRowing (sport)Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
.
Drama, Music, CCF and Outdoor Education
At present, there are almost 500 pupils receiving instrumental lessons and the Music Department provides a range of opportunities for pupils to perform in ensembles and choirs, compose original music and study musical theory. There is a bi-annual music tour, the most recent of which was to New York. Music is housed in its own building and its facilities include a 60-seater performance room equipped with a Yamaha concert grand piano, two classrooms, many practice rooms and a recording studio. The school also has its own pipe bandPipe band
A pipe band is a musical ensemble consisting of pipers and drummers. The term used by military pipe bands, pipes and drums, is also common....
, composed of pupils of the school.
A new Drama Department was created in August 2009 with the appointment of a Director of Drama, Mr Neil J Millar. The department is currently providing a full range of Drama courses, including, Senior 1 and Senior 2 Drama, Standard Grade, Higher and Advanced Higher. There are major plans for a new purpose-built Performance Centre, incorporating a new state-of-the-art Drama Studio and other Drama facilities.
There are regular plays, musicals and concerts, and pupils have the opportunity to produce their own shows, as well as taking part in the new annual Drama competition.
The school also has a Combined Cadet Force
Combined Cadet Force
The Combined Cadet Force is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance,...
(CCF), comprising Army, Navy and RAF sections.
In the Outdoor Education programme, pupils progress from experiences at residential centres, participation in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions, whitewater kayaking
Whitewater kayaking
Whitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according to the difficulty, danger or...
and winter mountaineering, where they become more autonomous, to travelling to unexplored areas of East Greenland where they make self-led ascents of unclimbed peaks.
Academy Tartan
The tartan is a combination of the main school colours, navy blue and heather (purple), with the addition of black for some depth.
The Glasgow Academy Tartan is worn as a skirt by all Secondary School girls and can be worn as a winter pinafore by Preparatory School girls in Preparatory 6 and Transitius.
The Glasgow Academy Tartan is registered with the Scottish Tartans Authority
Scottish Tartans Authority
The Scottish Tartans Authority is a Scottish based organisation dedicated to promoting the knowledge of Scottish tartans. It was first formed in 1995 by former members of the Scottish Tartans Society. The Scottish Tartans Authority maintains a database, called the International Tartan Index, with...
as an Educational Tartan, STA No. 2052.
Notable alumni
- John ArthurJohn ArthurJohn William Arthur, OBE, MD was a medical missionary and Church of Scotland minister who served in British East Africa from 1907 to 1937. He was known simply as "Doctor Arthur" to generations of Africans....
, Church of Scotland missionary to East Africa. - J. M. BarrieJ. M. BarrieSir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, OM was a Scottish author and dramatist, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. The child of a family of small-town weavers, he was educated in Scotland. He moved to London, where he developed a career as a novelist and playwright...
, writer of 'Peter PanPeter PanPeter Pan is a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys, interacting with...
' - Laura Bartlett, British Hockey Player and Olympic Athlete
- John Beattie (rugby player), rugby player for Scotland and British Lions
- Sir James Caird (1864–1954), founder of the National Maritime MuseumNational Maritime MuseumThe National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world. The historic buildings forming part of the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, it also incorporates the Royal Observatory, Greenwich,...
. - Miller Caldwell, Author, UNESCOUNESCOThe United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
Camp Manager at Mundihar in Pakistan - Billy Campbell, winner of the 2009 Scottish BAFTA Best Fictional Film award for 'Life of a Pigeon'.
- Sir John Cargill, Chairman of Burmah Oil Company, 1904–1943
- Jackson CarlawJackson CarlawJackson Carlaw is a Conservative politician and a Member of the Scottish Parliament. He was defeated as a candidate for Eastwood in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 Scottish Parliament elections...
, Scottish Conservative Party MSP. - Andrew Colin (financial analyst)Andrew Colin (financial analyst)Andrew Colin is a financial analyst specializing in portfolio theory, one of the first to apply chaos theory to financial market. He is currently Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane in the Faculty of Business...
, Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of TechnologyQueensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
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and at Southern Cross UniversitySouthern Cross UniversitySouthern Cross University is a university based on the North and Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is a regional University with more than 14,000 students. The University's primary campus is in Lismore, with other campuses located at Coffs Harbour and Tweed Heads.The University is...
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, politician and philanthropist. - Douglas CrawfordDouglas CrawfordGeorge Douglas Crawford, was a Scottish politician and journalist, educated at Glasgow Academy and St Catharine's College, Cambridge before working as a journalist in London...
, Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MP - Darius Campbell (born Danesh), singer-songwriter & actor
- Donald DewarDonald DewarDonald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
, Scottish Labour PartyScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
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- Niall FergusonNiall FergusonNiall Campbell Douglas Ferguson is a British historian. His specialty is financial and economic history, particularly hyperinflation and the bond markets, as well as the history of colonialism.....
, Professor of History at Harvard University - George Macdonald FraserGeorge MacDonald FraserGeorge MacDonald Fraser, OBE was an English-born author of Scottish descent, who wrote both historical novels and non-fiction books, as well as several screenplays.-Early life and military career:...
, Author - John Gardner (law)John Gardner (law)John Gardner is Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford and Fellow of University College, Oxford. He received his B.A., B.C.L., M.A., and D.Phil. from the University of Oxford, where he has also been associated with New College , All Souls College , and Brasenose College...
, Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Oxford - Thomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron StrathclydeThomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron StrathclydeThomas Dunlop Galbraith, 1st Baron Strathclyde PC was a Scottish Unionist Party politician.He studied at Glasgow Academy; Eastmans, Southsea; Royal Naval College Osborne and Royal Naval College Dartmouth...
, Scottish Unionist Party MP - Group Captain Sir Louis Leisler GreigLouis Leisler GreigGroup Captain Sir Louis Leisler Greig, KBE, CVO was a British naval surgeon, courtier and intimate of King George VI, and a rugby union player.-Rugby union:...
, KBE, CVO British naval surgeon, and intimate of King George VI (1880–1953) - Sir Angus GrossartAngus GrossartSir Angus McFarlane McLeod Grossart, CBE is a Scottish businessman.Born in Lanarkshire, he was schooled at The Glasgow Academy and studied law at Glasgow University...
, Chairman and executive director of merchant bank Noble Grossart - Rev. Dr Andrew HarperAndrew HarperRev. Dr Andrew Harper was a Scottish–Australian biblical scholar, teacher, and school Principal.-Early life:...
, Scottish–Australian Biblical scholar and Principal of the Presbyterian Ladies' College, MelbournePresbyterian Ladies' College, MelbournePresbyterian Ladies' College, Melbourne , is an independent,private, Presbyterian, day and boarding school predominantly for girls, located in Burwood, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and St Andrew's College, SydneySt Andrew's College, SydneySt Andrew's College is a Protestant co-residential college within the University of Sydney, in the suburb of Camperdown.-History:St Andrew's College was incorporated by Act of Parliament and received Royal Assent from Queen Victoria on 12 December 1867. The St Andrew's College Act 1998 replaced the...
(also attended Scotch College, MelbourneScotch College, MelbourneScotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
) - Michael Hirst, Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyScottish Conservative and Unionist PartyThe Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. Like the UK party, it has a centre-right political philosophy which promotes conservatism and strong British Unionism...
MP and Chairman - Sir William Wilson HunterWilliam Wilson HunterSir William Wilson Hunter KCSI CIE was a Scottish historian, statistician, a compiler and a member of the Indian Civil Service, who later became Vice President of Royal Asiatic Society.-Early life and education:...
, K.C.S.I. (1840–1900) - Sir Jeremy IsaacsJeremy IsaacsSir Jeremy Isaacs is a British television producer and executive, winner of many BAFTA awards and international Emmy Awards. He was also General Director of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden .-Early life:...
Founder of Channel 4Channel 4Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... - Nicholas P. Jewell, Vice Provost & Professor of Biostatistics, University of CaliforniaUniversity of CaliforniaThe University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley - William Paton KerWilliam Paton KerWilliam Paton Ker was a Scottish literary scholar and essayist.-Life:He was born in Glasgow in 1855. He studied at Glasgow Academy, the University of Glasgow and Balliol College, Oxford....
, literary critic - John Kerr, Baron Kerr of KinlochardJohn Kerr, Baron Kerr of KinlochardJohn Olav Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard GCMG , a former diplomat, is Deputy Chairman of Royal Dutch Shell and an independent member of the House of Lords.-Background and education:...
, diplomat and crossbench life peerLife peerIn the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as... - Colin KiddColin KiddProfessor Colin Craig Kidd MA, D.Phil, F.R.Hist.S, F.S.A.Scot, FRSE, is a historian specialising in American and Scottish history. He is currently Professor of Intellectual History and the History of Political Thought at Queen's University Belfast, where he has worked since leaving the University...
, Professor of Modern History at University of Glasgow - Alexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of BirkerAlexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of BirkerAlexander Dunlop Lindsay, 1st Baron Lindsay of Birker CBE known as Sandie Lindsay, was a British academic and peer.-Early life:...
, philosopher - Maurice LindsayMaurice LindsayMaurice Lindsay CBE was a Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet. He was born in Glasgow.After serving in World War II he became a radio broadcaster, also editing the 1946 anthology Modern Scottish Poetry, and writing music criticism. He later was Programme Controller at Border Television.His...
CBE Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet (1918–2009). - Sir James Lithgow, shipbuilder and industrialist; 1883–1952
- Neil MacGregorNeil MacGregorRobert Neil MacGregor, OM, FSA is an art historian and museum director. He was the Editor of the Burlington Magazine from 1981 to 1987, the Director of the National Gallery, London, from 1987 to 2002, and was appointed Director of the British Museum in 2002...
, Director of the British MuseumBritish MuseumThe British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its... - Alan Mackin, Professional tennis player (Ranked 262 in World)
- Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of RogartRobert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of RogartRobert Adam Ross "Bob" Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart PC is a British Liberal Democrat life peer. He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party , serving during the negotiations that led to its merger with the Liberal Party in 1988...
, leader of the Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party (UK)The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams...
and the Liberal DemocratsLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the... - George MathesonGeorge MathesonGeorge Matheson was a Scottish theologian and preacher.-Life:Born in Glasgow, to George Matheson, a merchant and Jane Matheson , he was the eldest of eight. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he graduated first in classics, logic and philosophy...
theologian and preacher (1842–1906). - W. H. Murray, mountaineer, explorer and writer
- David OmandDavid OmandSir David Bruce Omand GCB is a former senior British civil servant.-Career:Educated at Glasgow Academy and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Omand started out with the Government Communications Headquarters. After years of service with the Ministry of Defence, from 1996 to 1997 he was Director of...
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the BathOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, former senior British civil servant, visiting professor at King's College LondonKing's College LondonKing's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and... - Alexander PollockAlexander Pollock (politician)Alexander Pollock is a former Scottish Conservative Party politician and now a sheriff.He was educated at Rutherglen Academy, Glasgow Academy, Brasenose College, Oxford and at Edinburgh University. He was employed as a solicitor from 1970 to 1973 before becoming an advocate in 1973...
, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party MP, sheriffSheriffA sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country.... - William RamsayWilliam RamsaySir William Ramsay was a Scottish chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air" .-Early years:Ramsay was born in Glasgow on 2...
, discovered the gas 'ArgonArgonArgon is a chemical element represented by the symbol Ar. Argon has atomic number 18 and is the third element in group 18 of the periodic table . Argon is the third most common gas in the Earth's atmosphere, at 0.93%, making it more common than carbon dioxide...
' - John Reith, 1st Baron ReithJohn Reith, 1st Baron ReithJohn Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith, KT, GCVO, GBE, CB, TD, PC was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom...
, founder of the BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... - James PrimeJames PrimeJames "Optimus" Prime is best known as the keyboard player for Deacon Blue. He also lectures at the University of the West of Scotland. Known as a Hammond/piano player, his talents have been sought after by John Martyn, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Cunningham, Eddi Reader and Little Richard...
, keyboard player for Deacon BlueDeacon BlueDeacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond....
,lecturer at the University of the West of Scotland - Albert Russell, Scottish Unionist Party MP, Solicitor General for ScotlandSolicitor General for ScotlandHer Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
- David Scott Iain Belch, Notable researcher in the field of medicine, Cancer ResearchCancer researchCancer research is basic research into cancer in order to identify causes and develop strategies for prevention, diagnosis, treatments and cure....
- William SharpWilliam Sharp (writer)William Sharp was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona MacLeod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime...
, poet and literary biographer - Ninian SmartNinian SmartProfessor Roderick Ninian Smart was a Scottish writer and university educator. He was a pioneer in the field of secular religious studies...
, scholar of religion - Norman StoneNorman StoneNorman Stone is a British academic, historian, author and is currently a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Ankara...
, historian - Iain Vallance, Baron Vallance of TummelIain Vallance, Baron Vallance of TummelIain David Thomas Vallance, Baron Vallance of Tummel, FRSA is a British businessman and a Liberal Democrat politician, currently the party's spokesperson for Trade and Industry....
, ex Chief Executive of BTBT GroupBT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
, Liberal DemocratLiberal DemocratsThe Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
politician - Herbert WaddellHerbert WaddellHerbert Waddell was a Scottish rugby union fly-half who played club rugby for Glasgow Academicals and international rugby for Scotland and the British Isles...
Scottish rugby internationalist and president of the Barbarians(1902–1988) - Sir James WordieJames WordieSir James Mann Wordie, CBE was a Scottish polar explorer and geologist.Wordie was born at Partick, Glasgow, in the former county of Lanarkshire in Scotland. He studied at The Glasgow Academy and obtained a BSc in geology from University of Glasgow. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge...
, polar explorer and geologist
Notable alumni of Westbourne School for Girls
- Vivien HeilbronVivien HeilbronVivien Heilbron is a Scottish actress.-Career:Heilbron, who was born in Glasgow, achieved fame in her homeland when she appeared in the 1971 BBC Scotland television adaption of Lewis Grassic Gibbon's Sunset Song, in the lead role of Chris Guthrie. "The television programme was quite instrumental...
, actress - Fiona KennedyFiona KennedyFiona Kennedy is a Scottish singer, actress and broadcaster, and the daughter of Scottish and Gaelic singers Calum Kennedy and Anne Gillies. As a child she appeared with her parents as they performed as a family, and this developed into a successful solo career.Kennedy has moved on to other areas...
, singer, actress and broadcaster - Louise White - broadcast journalist and presenter, best known as a newsreader for STV News at SixSTV News at SixSTV News at Six is a Scottish regional news programme, covering the two STV franchise areas of Northern and Central Scotland, produced by STV Central in the Central region and STV North in the Northern region.The programmes were launched on Monday 23 March 2009, replacing Scotland Today in...
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