Barrhead_High_School

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Barrhead High School is a secondary school situated in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, in the Greater Glasgow area. The school is over 25 years old and Mrs MS Towndrow is the current head teacher, recently succeeding Mr Dykes. The school focuses on its School of Ambition ethos in teaching, and its close relationship with the community of Barrhead.

Associated Primary Schools

Also known as "feeder" schools, they include:

• Cross Arthurlie Primary School
• Carlibar Primary School
• Auchenback Primary School
• Springhill Primary School

Uniform

Head Boy & Head Girl

The head pupils are decided by 'democratic' vote; any S6 pupil can run an election campaign prior to a ballot vote. All teachers can vote for a male candidate and a female candidate. The male and female candidates with the most votes achieve the titles of head pupils.^{[citation needed]}

The current Head Boys are Jamie Stewart & Grant Maybury. Amy Currie is Head Girl.

Departments

The school is subdivided into departments, each with their own subjects. Some (such as English, Computing and Drama) have specific SQA courses with awards; others are more personal subjects with no awards (such as Religious, Personal Social and Health, and core Physical Education).

The departments are divided as follows:

• Language And Communication
  • English
  • Modern Languages
    • French
    • German
• Social Subjects
  • Geography
  • History
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Modern Studies
• Creative Arts
  • Drama
  • Art
  • Music
• Business, Technical & ICT
  • Business
    • Business Management
    • Administration
  • Technical
    • Product Design
    • Graphic Communication
    • Craft & Design
  • ICT
    • Computing
    • Information Systems
    • PC Passport
• Mathematics
• Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
• PE & Health
  • Physical Education
  • Home Economics
  • Hospitality
• Religious, Moral & Philosophical Education
• Learning Support
  • Support

Notable alumni

• Douglas Henshall Actor 1977-1982
• Alex McLeish Former Scotland Manager
• Gregor Fisher Actor

External links

• Barrhead High School's page on Scottish Schools Online
• Barrhead High School's most recent HMIe report

Coordinates: 55°48′06″N 4°22′49″W / 55.80167°N 4.38028°W / 55.80167; -4.38028

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