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Statue honouring Thomas Guthrie in Edinburgh. After the Reformation there were a series of attempts to provide a network of parish schools throughout Scotland. By the late seventeenth century this was largely complete in the Lowlands, but in the Highlands elementary education was still lacking in many areas. [1]
The Act also replaced the School Boards with 38 specialist local education authorities, which were elected by a form of proportional representation in order to protect the rights of the Catholic minority. These would be subsumed into local government in 1929. [44] Between the wars new school building was mainly associated with suburban growth.
Gordon was born in Keith, Scotland on 18 May 1901, the eldest child of Margaret (née Lamb) and James Gordon. She attended Keith Grammar School before going to the University of Aberdeen in 1918. As she had limited funds to support her education she took positions as a student demonstrator in zoology. She graduated from the University with BSc ...
The history of education in Scotland in its modern sense of organised and institutional learning, began in the Middle Ages, when Church choir schools and grammar schools began educating boys. By the end of the 15th century schools were also being organised for girls and universities were founded at St Andrews , Glasgow and Aberdeen .
The earliest recorded reference to Dumbarton Academy, or Dumbarton Grammar School as it was formerly known, dates back to 1485. A charter from that year reveals that certain lands in Glasgow were bestowed upon the chaplain of St. Peter's Altar at the parish church of Dumbarton, accompanied by an endowment.
This list of museums in Scotland contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organisations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. [1]
The school closed in 1890 when its pupils transferred to Grantown Grammar School and Burnfield House is now the home of the Museum. [21] Adjacent to the museum is a Bell tower that holds the old town bell. [22] The Speyside Orphanage (also known as the Speyside Charity/Free School) was established in 1795, with funds from Lady Grant of Monymusk.
Note: the words "grammar school" do not denote any special status within the Scottish education system, although these schools do often have a prestigious and long history. Within the Scottish local government education departments they are treated just like all other high schools .