Tynecastle High School
Coordinates: 55°57′49″N 3°17′7″W / 55.96361°N 3.28528°W
 Tynecastle High School |
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| Established | 1912 |
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| Type | State school |
| Religion | Non-denominational |
| Headteacher | Tom Rae |
| Depute Headteacher | Elizabeth Turnbull, Jacqueline Ramsay, Jim Brown |
| Location | 2 McLeod Street Edinburgh EH11 2ND Scotland |
| Local authority | Edinburgh City |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 12–18 |
| Colours | Silver and blue |
| Website | Tynecastle High School |
Tynecastle High School is a secondary school in south west Edinburgh, Scotland.
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[edit] Headteacher and SMT
The headteacher is Tom Rae. He is assisted by his depute heads Elizabeth Turnbull, Jacqueline Ramsay and Jim Brown.
[edit] History
Tynecastle High School was opened in 1912 and is a B listed building. It was located at no 15 McLeod Street.
[edit] Move to new school
The school was scheduled for demolition in the next few years to make way for an extension by next door neighbours Heart of Midlothian Football Club.[1]
On 1 April 2007, Edinburgh Council gave the go ahead to rebuild Tynecastle High School in a different area of McLeod Street. The council approved the sale of the school and a nearby nursery to the football team for the sum of £5.9 million.[2]
The Liberal Democrats / Scottish National Party coalition that took over Edinburgh City Council in May 2007 have signalled they plan to fight any move to demolish the school.[3][4][5] Council Leader Jenny Dawe said "I can't see any way that they would get permission to knock it down. It's important for the city that we don't have a repeat of the 1960s when a lot of fine buildings were knocked down and replaced by horrible multi-storey blocks."[6] This school is also a B-listed building and any permission for it to be altered can only be done with the permission of both the council and Historic Scotland.[7]
Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov is said to want to build a luxury hotel, sports bars and shops alongside a new main stand for Tynecastle Stadium with a 12,000 capacity.[8] In August 2007 it was reported that the school would "remain untouched" in the redevelopment.[9]
Although at present the development of Tynecastle Stadium is on hold a new purpose built school was built across the road at no 2 McLeod Street. It opened in January 2010.
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Ian Richardson an actor who has famously played Francis Urquhart in the BBC adaption of House of Cards. His time at the school was not a happy one though. "It would be very different now but then I don't think they had a clue what to do with me, they certainly didn't understand me. I cannot remember having any friends there either. I hated it."[10]
- Paul Hanlon who currently plays for Hibernian F.C. is an ex pupil.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable former teachers
- Wilfred Owen the First World War poet taught at Tynecastle when he was a patient at Craiglockhart Hospital. His spell at the school lasted three weeks in 1917. Owen praised the school in his published letters (1967).[11][12]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hearts receive Tynecastle boost". The Scotsman. 5 January 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/heart_of_midlothian/6292853.stm.
- ^ "Tynecastle High move given the go-ahead". Edinburgh: The Scotsman. 4 February 2007. http://news.scotsman.com/education.cfm?id=508822007.
- ^ Grahame, Ewing (20 August 2007). "Celtic's Gordon Strachan May Face Lengthy Ban". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/08/21/sfncel121.xml. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ "Hearts reveal stadium plans but club debt is set to soar". London: The Daily Mail. 21 August 2007. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=476711&in_page_id=1779.
- ^ "Romanov's £50m dream". Edinburgh: The Scotsman. 20 August 2007. http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1118892007.
- ^ Ferguson, Brian (18 July 2004). "Stand off over Hearts stadium plans". Edinburgh: The Scotsman. http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1119132007.
- ^ "'Hurdles in way of a makeover for Tynecastle'". Edinburgh: The Scotsman. 18 July 2004. http://news.scotsman.com/opinion.cfm?id=1118892007.
- ^ "Council to voice fears over Tynecastle renovation". The Scotsman. 18 July 2004. http://sport.scotsman.com/football.cfm?id=1123182007.
- ^ "Hearts unveil stadium plans which may take debt to £80m". The Scotsman. 20 August 2007. http://sport.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1323202007.
- ^ "Acting Star Ian Richardson Dies". The Scotsman. 2 September 2007. http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=216412007.
- ^ "Ironmike & Favedave & and other WWI book collectors". The History Channel. 5 November 2007. http://boards.historychannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2574&tstart=2130&mod=1033487663000.
- ^ "The War Poets - Wilfred Owen 2". The War Poets At Craiglockhart. 5 November 2007. http://sites.scran.ac.uk/Warp/Wilfred-Owen2.htm.
