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Glenalmond College
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Glenalmond

Perth
,
Perth and Kinross
,
PH1 3RY

Scotland
Information
TypeIndependent
Day and boarding
MottoFloreat Glenalmond
Religious affiliation(s)Scottish Episcopal Church
Established1847
WardenGordon Woods
Staff52.3 FTE
GenderCoeducational
Age12 to 18
Enrollment400+
HousesCairnies, Goodacre's, Home, Lothian, Matheson's, Patchell's, Skrine's, Reid's
Former pupilsOld Glenalmonds
CampusRural; 300 acres
Websitehttp://www.glenalmondcollege.co.uk/

Glenalmond College (formerly Trinity College, Glenalmond) is a co-educational independent boarding school in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, for children aged between 12 and 18 years. It is situated on the River Almond near the village of Methven, about 8 miles (13 km) west of the city of Perth. The school's motto is Floreat Glenalmond ('Let Glenalmond Flourish').[citation needed]

GCSEs and A Levels are taught instead of Standard Grade and Advanced Highers and, unlike in most of Scotland, year groups are known as "forms" rather than "secondary". [citation needed]

History

Trinity College Glenalmond was founded as an independent school by William Gladstone and James Hope-Scott (later Hope-Scott of Abbotsford).[citation needed] It was to be "north of the Firth of Forth, and removed from the vicinity of any large town, a College to be called The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Glenalmond, which may receive and board a large number of youths to eighteen years of age, and also afford a sound Clerical Education to young men destined for the priesthood".[citation needed] Gladstone and his father (Sir John Gladstone) inspected several sites before deciding on a site proposed by the landowner of Cairnies. Once the site was decided upon, John Henderson was commissioned as architect.[citation needed] The school opened its doors on 4 May 1847 to fourteen boys (though one boy, Lord Kerr, later Marquess of Lothian and Secretary for Scotland, arrived a day early).[citation needed] The first Warden (headmaster) was Charles Wordsworth.[citation needed]

Until 1990 Glenalmond was an all-boys school. Girls were then initially accepted into the sixth form only, and the school is now fully co-educational.[citation needed]

A history of the College to 1947 was written by Guy St Quintin.[citation needed] In 2008 David Willington, a retired teacher, published 'Alumni Montium', an updated history of the school.[citation needed]

Boarding houses

The pupils are allocated into one of seven houses, some named after staff who participated in the development of the school.[citation needed] There are instances of four or even five generations of pupils having been members of the same house.[citation needed] The boys' houses are Reid's, Skrine's, Matheson's, Patchell's, and Goodacre's.[citation needed] The girls' houses are Home and Lothian.[citation needed] Until 1992 there was another boys' house called The Cairnies which was reopened in the summer of 2006 as a girls' form house but is now home to all fifth form girls.[citation needed] Skrine's has been upgraded with a brand new boarding house behind the trees on the western side of Front Avenue.[citation needed]

Media Coverage

Glenalmond College was the subject of a documentary broadcast on BBC 2 in Autumn 2008. Pride and Privilege chronicled a year in the life of Glenalmond and followed a number of pupils and teachers.[citation needed] Directed by Stephen Bennet, it detailed the first full scholar in the history of the school through his first year as he settled in. Its broadcast dates were 18 and 25 November, and December.[citation needed]

In 2007 the school was at the centre of a national media row after pupils reportedly created an offensive spoof video that featured them "hunting" "chavs" (a derogatory term in use in the UK for working class people)on horseback and with rifles.[1][2][3] The school condemned the video.[4]

Rugby

The school has a strong rugby union tradition.[citation needed] Notable former players include Scotland and Lions players Rob Wainwright and David Sole, as well as current Scotland international Dougie Hall and Canadian fly half Ander Monro.[citation needed] The influential coach Jim Greenwood taught and coached rugby at Glenalmond in the 1950s and 60's.[citation needed]

Former pupils

See also: List of Old Glenalmonds

References

  1. ^ "Outrage at 'Chav hunting' videos". http://metro.co.uk/2007/08/13/outrage-at-chav-hunting-videos-26824/. Metro. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |ref= and |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "'Chav chasing' public schoolboys criticised". http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1560142/Chav-chasing-public-schoolboys-criticised.html. The Telegraph. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. ^ "Pupils act out 'chav hunt' - hunting pinks on horseback, their prey in Burberry caps". http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-475052/Pupils-act-chav-hunt--hunting-pinks-horseback-prey-Burberry-caps.html. Daily Mail. {{cite web}}: External link in |ref= and |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "School condemns 'chav-hunt' spoof". BBC. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); External link in |ref= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ Tozer, Malcolm, ed. (2012). Physical Education and Sport in Independent Schools. John Catt Educational Ltd. p. 291. ISBN 9781908095442.
  6. ^ "Eagles land Coll deal". Perthshire Advertiser. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Personal Information: Richard Simpson". Scottish Parliament website. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  • The Glenalmond Register 1950–1985 and Supplement 1900–1949, published by Hunter & Foulis Ltd. 1986
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