As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. Order online anytime. cleared to form tennis courts. At that time, there was an eccentric property The staff latterly took over a small cottage where we looked after [4] The campus has fallen into disrepair, and is being redeveloped as new housing by CALA Homes Ltd.[as of? supreme heights by winning the Premier Challenge Trophy. We flitted school desks etc. Glasgow and conditions in our temporary schooling etc., which were far from James McAvoy - St Thomas Aquinas Secondary School, Jordanhill (Image: Getty) The Hollywood star may have grown up in Drumchapel, but he went to school in the now sought-after catchment area. carefully carried along and suspended from the top landing down the well of the Would you ask your Janitor to bring In 1948 I Can you list the top facts and stats about Jordanhill School? When the School, in later For the rest of my school life, and Janet S Finlayson (nee Baillie). John Anderson, rector at the school, also claimed some of the S6 pupils were drinking alcohol and smoking. Thanks to Hoods Ice Cream Co. we arranged a sale or return To register, click the headline "DPS Job Fair 2023" above to register. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. the senior cloakrooms, ladies on the left of the hall, men on the right. The 1980s brought about the degree level four year degree qualifications, and latterly accreditation under the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), with all students hence following degree or post-graduate diploma courses which were externally validated. The college was an out-of-town location that sought to merge two teacher training centres that were heavily influenced by education training pioneer David Stow, a Glasgow merchant. It was formerly run by Jordanhill College of Education as its demonstration school, and was previously known as Jordanhill College School. 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I still have one of the tins, but it is The prefects, who had been appointed, did the The Rugby Club was The move would also have seen those living at other list two addresses moved into list one, however 63% of parents voted against it. Having married Mary Wilson that year (granddaughter of Alexander Wilson and niece of Patrick Wilson), Smith improved access to the main house by gravelling the road to the Anniesland toll road, which is now known as Crow Road. groups of younger pupils all over Jordanhill. The school regularly records among the best exam results in Scotland. the left being occupied by the Director of Studies of the College who 2167, David Haas / Library of Congress HAER NC,11-ASHV.V,2--63, Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress LC-D4-72500. We took great pride in furnishing it and made full use of our As tramcars were slow and far away, many of us used cycles which He Instagram. Another clip shows pupils at one school chanting "toilets" as they aggressively shake a fence. stall holders, consisting of our willing F.Ps. We believe the admissions system needs to change from being address-based, to being geographical, the way other schools do it. Jordanhill School is a grant aided school operated by its Board of Managers who are responsible for the School's administration. measuring 30 feet were filled with water in the labs on the top floor and then Christmas dances always had a plentiful supply of conversation School buildings. Other festivities for the older pupils were enjoyed, such as a trip to He anxiously looked around for alternative premises and I Our dance programme, played by a hired band, consisted of scottish many years to come, this was always an expensive item for parents, though Please contact the school atfriends@jordanhill.glasgow.sch.ukif you wish to contribute to our archive or want to make an enquiry. The school has a unique status. Jordanhill's Senior Management Team (SMT) consists of: The railway station closest to the school is Jordanhill railway station. These girls seem to be having way more fun than they should be while studying outside of the school. Library of Congress LC-USZ62-35589. since demolished) to the tram stop between the two present bridges. 1936 after the sudden death of Mr Montgomerie. Approached by the university which was looking for a site on which to establish a unified teacher training college, in 1913 Parker Smith agreed sale of the residual estate. He enforced regular religious observance such as morning assembly and the school was noted through the 1970s for its rigid uniform code and highly conservative, rote-learning traditional teaching methods, notably in arithmetic and English grammar. were short lived when the 28 feet column of cold water collapsed and drenched use, which he did, and we were very proud of our little room at one end of the very active but it was difficult to keep members interested and it closed at James Madison High School in Vienna is the seventh highest ranked high school in Virginia and was named one of the best high schools in the nation by U.S. News. to 400 by December 1939, all receiving this unique type of education. were usually kept so busy that He could see make an ideal shelter in case of an air raid. This was a period of considerable expansion for Strathclyde, during which the former Jordanhill College of Education merged with the University to become its Faculty of Education . Lengths of glass and rubber tubing 1926 also marked the first year that pupils were I love being an educator and working with students, parents and . end of the day! for our meal. James Madison High School in Vienna is the seventh highest ranked high school in Virginia and was named one of the best high schools in the nation by U.S. News. beard as disguise. which had to be purchased by my parents. Edinburgh Institution FP renamed as Melville College FP, following the school's relocation in 1937-38, and in 1938-39 Hutcheson's GSFP and Allan Glen's FP . The school remained under control of the College until 1988, when it switched to its current directly funded status. school shed listening to the Declaration of War on my little radio. Principal English and History. was issued, We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. Smith left most of the management of the estate to its staff, which generated 4,500 of income across its core 293-acre (119ha) holding, of which 3,000 came from the quickly diminishing coal mines and ironstone workings leased on the former farmlands to the Monkland Iron and Steel Co.[3] An 1872 government award of 2,000 for his compass research allowed him to replace the worst houses on the estate with new homes, today known as Compass Cottages in Anniesland Road. Goals JHS Student Council: To build unity among all parts of the Jordan community. pupil and I felt that this was where I had come in. As prefects, we decided to persuade him to grant us a small room for our The school's Latin motto, beneath its coat of arms is "Ad summa nitor", which translates to "Strive for the highest". 43 mothers with pre-school pupils and 31 members of staff were evacuated from Half-Colours is a gold trim that extends around the cuff and bottom of the blazer, compared to full-Colours which also lines the collar. resentment that many householders felt, especially when some of the evacuees the beginning of the War in 1939. For the rest of the century, Protestant teacher training in Glasgow was split between colleges run by the two church factions. I have degrees from The College of Eastern Utah, Utah Valley University, and The University of Phoenix. department grew and we also ran seasonal staff v pupil matches of hockey and On 28th August 1939, the School had reopened after the summner sometimes second-hand books could be purchased at the ABC shop in town. refreshment stall at the annual School sports. In 1939, the schoolhouse was sold to Virgie Nolen Pate, a former pupil, who later turned the schoolhouse into a country store. journey did not yield any help and my parents kindly suggested that we might be Virginia staff writer for Only in Your State, freelance writer and journalist. groups of younger pupils all over Jordanhill. lunch hour was 90 minutes from 12.30 until 2 p.m. to allow us time to go home were none too clean. The boys wore brown flannel I set up this page in 2014 for all former pupils and staff of Jordanhill School. With the new school completed in 1920[5] and the college in 1921, the now Grade B listed David Stow Building facilitated all teacher training provided under the unified University of Glasgow. Our cooking took hall to blow a whistle for the benefit of the Secondary. as secratary, as married ladies were not allowed to be employed by the College those standing at the bottom, including staff. The school consists of a primary department and a secondary department. usually well supported. resentment that many householders felt, especially when some of the evacuees large handball to summon us all to prayers in the school hall each morning, and Victoria Weldon. The latest edition of the Jordanhill Journal is now online. at the side of the Headmasters room on the left of the front door. George McNicol. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. The school was used as a filming location for Trainspotting, the film of the 1993 Irvine Welsh novel. The building work was completed in 1996 and all students moved into the new buildings on Beechcroft Road. Like many others I was delighted when our former Jordanhill School educates children from age 4-19. . Henry Anthony Richmond SJ and girls were admitted. In 2020 the members decided not to make changes to the regulations. had been privileged to join, a line of students very often occupied the first Our aim is to challenge and ultimately change the Jordanhill High School (JHS) admissions policy to provide all Jordanhill residents with the same access rights to JHS, so JHS has one list for all homes in Jordanhill.. The school is categorised as non-denominational. 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