Lathallan School Explained

Lathallan School should not be confused with Strathallan School.

Motto:Vincit qui se vincit
Motto Translation:He conquers who conquers himself.
Address:Brotherton Castle
Region:Johnshaven
City:Montrose
County:Angus
Postcode:DD10 0HN
Country:United Kingdom
Schooltype:Private, all-through
day and boarding
Established:1930
Headmaster:Richard Toley
Gender:Coeducational
Lower Age:6 weeks
Upper Age:18 years
Enrollment:240

Lathallan School is a co-educational all-through private school at Brotherton Castle in Scotland, UK. It also offers outdoor learning programs and an on-site farm on its 60-acre campus.

History

Lathallan School, founded in 1930, was first located adjacent to Lathallan Farm, at Colinsburgh, south of Largoward in Fife, Scotland.[1] [2] Following a fire in 1949, a Lathallan student's parent, Charles Alexander, allowed the school to use Brotherton Castle premises at Johnshaven, Montrose, Angus.[3] [4] Alexander had purchased Brotherton in 1948, and he sold the castle and its grounds to the school in 1950.

Lathallan was originally a school for boys. It became co-educational in 1970,[5] and in 2004 it began to offer nursery care and education.

In 2005, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent visited and unveiled a plaque to celebrate the school's 75th anniversary.[6]

The first senior students started in September 2006, with the senior school housed in the main castle building.

In 2024 Lathallan had approximately 248 pupils, including 25 boarders.[7]

Curriculum

Prior to 2011, the traditional prep school curriculum at Lathallan School included "Latin, classical studies and French in addition to national curriculum subjects", with elective instruction in music, art, and drama.[8]

After Lathallan became an all-through school, in 2011 it endorsed the Scottish Government's Curriculum for Excellence. One consideration was "a need to ditch the Common Entrance Exam", a total of about ten exams.[9]

Lathallan School opened a science centre in 2016, including "a working greenhouse laboratory for environmental science... [and] an eco-garden and outside teaching area".[10] The school named one of the laboratories for retired faculty member Donald "Kangy" King.[11] He had introduced the Nuffield Science syllabus at Lathallan,[12] with inquiry-based discovery learning in the traditional subjects of physics, chemistry and biology.[13]

Outdoor curriculum

In 2018, Lathallan opened a treehouse classroom that supports the school's outdoor curriculum.[14] When nine-week old Oxford Sandy and Black piglets arrived at the school in 2018, they added to the farm environs that also included "...a treehouse classroom, zipwire, polytunnel, potato field and chickens".[15] Four alpacas joined the other farm animals on the 60-acre site in 2021.[16] Lathallan involves students in its on-site farm as part of its sustainability goals. Many of the school's meals are 60% sourced and produced there. The school's goals include sourcing and producing meals 100% on-site; reducing food miles to create positive environmental impact; and helping students understand where food comes from.[17]

Pipe band

The Lathallan School pipe band had its origins in 1958.[18] The band was officially established in 1964 and until 1972 it was led by Harry Stott, who had learned to play bagpipes with the King's Own Scottish Borderers in World War I.[19] It opened the 2004 Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. In 2009, the band published the CD Blaw na Gael and the cut "Highland Cathedral" (the Lathallan school song) was voted "Castaway's Favourite" on BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs in 2015.[20] In 2014 the pipe band celebrated its 50th anniversary.[21] Four Lathallan pupils were among 300 student pipers selected in 2019 to play "Highland Cathedral" on the Red Hot Chilli Pipers' Fresh Air album.[22] The Lathallan pipe band program received a £1000 donation from the Montrose Port Authority after their performance at the 2019 opening of its North Quay.[23]

Athletics

Lathallan has hosted the annual rugby "Snowdrop Sevens" tournament since 1990,[24] and has a history of rugby teams, dating back to the years before its move to Brotherton Castle in 1949.[25]

Two Lathallan netball teams won national victories in 2018, as both the S2 team and the senior team won the Scottish Schools Cup finals.[26]

Awards and honors

Notable Old Lathallians

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. News: 1929-10-25 . Lathallan School, which opens at Colinsburgh, Fife . 1 . Herald and Express . . 2022-10-04.
  2. News: Lathallan History . en-GB . Lathallan School . 2022-10-05.
  3. News: 18 January 2020 . Lathallan pupils celebrate school's big birthday . 19 . . . 2022-10-15.
  4. Web site: King . Pamela M. . 1980 . David Scott of Brotherton, Kincardineshire (2) . 2022-10-04 . hibbertfamily.org.
  5. News: McLeod . Fiona . 28 October 2009 . Quiet evolution of school where history is made as well as taught . 38 . . . 2022-10-15.
  6. News: Royal visit for Lathallan . Mearns Leader . . October 15, 2022.
  7. Web site: Lathallan School » SCIS . 2022-10-07 . www.scis.org.uk.
  8. News: 2003-11-16 . Scotland Preparatory; Part 2: The Top Independent and Prep schools . English . 61 . . . Coxon . Ian .
  9. News: Marshall . Chris . 10 December 2011 . Top school switches to national curriculum . 14 . . 2022-10-15.
  10. News: 27 September 2016 . New Science Centre at Lathallan School . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  11. Web site: August 3, 2015 . One of north-east school's most popular teachers to be remembered by former pupils . subscription . https://archive.today/20221021215000/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/655177/one-of-north-east-schools-most-popular-teachers-to-be-remembered-by-former-pupils/ . October 21, 2022 . 2022-10-21 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  12. News: 6 September 2015 . Lathallan honours former teacher . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  13. Rob Walker, "Getting Involved in Curriculum Research: A Personal History", in Martin Lawn and Len Barton, eds., Rethinking Curriculum Studies: A Radical Approach, 1981, 2nd ed. Routledge Library Editions: Education 20, London / New York: Routledge, 2012,, pp. 193–213, p. 193.
  14. News: 1 August 2018 . Mearns treehouse classroom opens . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  15. News: Strachan . Graeme . 14 December 2018 . Pupils to get lessons from the pig patch at Johnshaven school; EDUCATION: Lathallan adds piglets to outdoor learning activities to teach children how to treat and look after animals . . . 2022-10-15.
  16. News: 10 June 2021 . Alpacas arrive at school in Angus . Plus Company Updates . 2022-10-15.
  17. News: Bennett . Gabriella . September 15, 2019 . Pupils served up a vital lesson in healthy eating; Scottish Independent Schools Review; Being taught about good food -- and even growing their own -- is proving a hit on curriculums . . London . 2022-10-09 . 0140-0460.
  18. News: 10 September 2014 . Finavon pipe boy to play at Pittodrie . Kincardineshire Observer . . 2022-10-16.
  19. Web site: 12 November 2021 . Bagpipes with a story arrive at Lathallan School . 2022-10-20 . Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce . en.
  20. Web site: BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Professor Sue Black . 2022-11-19 . BBC . en-GB.
  21. News: 10 September 2014 . Lathallan School Pipe Band turns 50 . Kincardineshire Observer . Montrose, Scotland . 2022-10-15.
  22. News: Walsh . Stephen . 30 April 2019 . North-east pupils guest on Red Hot Chili Pipers' new album - Four Aberdeenshire pupils have piped their way onto a hugely popular traditional music album . . Aberdeen Journals Ltd . 2022-10-17 . 459178472.
  23. News: 5 December 2019 . Pipe band boost after port performance. . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  24. News: 27 April 2015 . Lathallan under 16s take trophy at fifth annual Rugby 7s tournament . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  25. News: 8 September 2016 . Frans ten Bos; Powerful Scottish rugby star of Dutch ancestry who escaped the Nazis with his parents in 1940 . 31 . . London, England . 2022-10-15.
  26. News: 4 February 2015 . Lathallan netball team through to quarter finals . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  27. News: 2024-01-16 . Lathallan School awarded A+ for learning outside the classroom . 2024-06-15 . . en-GB.
  28. Web site: Lathallan School Awarded Gold Mark for Learning Outside the Classroom » SCIS . 2024-06-15 . www.scis.org.uk.
  29. Web site: 2022-03-09 . How Lathallan School Won Small Independent School of the Year 2021 . 2024-06-15 . Independent School Parent . en.
  30. Web site: Stell . Garrett . 28 May 2021 . Eco heroes: Crisp packet skirts and tree-planting earns Lathallan Green Flag . subscription . https://archive.today/20221021224341/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/education/schools/3183499/eco-heroes-crisp-packet-skirts-and-tree-planting-earns-lathallan-green-flag/ . October 21, 2022 . 2022-10-21 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  31. Web site: 11 December 2018 . Lathallan School summarised inspection findings . 2022-10-04 . education.gov.scot . 20.
  32. News: Lathallan names number one in Scotland for award scheme . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-09.
  33. News: 3 January 2013 . Old Lathallians ready to turn clock back 50 years . The Courier . . 13 January 2023.
  34. News: 20 September 2015 . Rugby legend Chris Paterson visits Lathallan . Mearns Leader . . 2022-10-15.
  35. News: April 27, 2015 . Wainwright hails "fantastic" Lathallan Snowdrop Sevens . Mearns Leader . . October 10, 2022.

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