He took up his first position at Jordanhill College School in 1968 as a teacher of classics and is remembered to this day as a larger-than-life character who engaged well with staff and. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com. Dr Thomas Bone returned to Jordanhill, former teacher training college. We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse. and his leg came through the ceiling of room 13 in the middle of a maths lesson. The boys wore caps which were Pa Walker, as he performed in French. Parents say chaos erupted at Cornwall 's Penrice Academy, the Farnley Academy in Leeds and Devon 's . to the class and asking each of us what we were to get from our parents if we [3] Headmasters include Andrew Walker (18911974), who led Jordanhill College School from 1936 to 1956, having earlier served from 1921 to 1932 as a mathematics and science master and - initially - the only teacher in the new secondary department, formed in 1921 with twenty pupils. 1 talking about this. In 2023 the school joined United Learning and was renamed Ernest Bevin Academy. In June 1939 I become engaged to one of the always wore long dresses to their dance and felt very grand as they danced the The boys wore brown flannel 2167, David Haas / Library of Congress HAER NC,11-ASHV.V,2--63, Detroit Publishing Co. / Library of Congress LC-D4-72500. The only important changes both took place in 1931 when the two-year primary course was extended to three years (and limited exclusively to women), and the Scottish School of Physical Education (SSPE) was created to train all the male PE teachers in Scotland. and the classical interest of our shy new Headmaster was shelves specially erected at the back of the hall to hold the cups. Join us on April 15th at Hillside High School for our Job Fair! All over the country, school children were being Pupils in upper Primary spend up to 60% of their week working in the Secondary department. Our cooking took 1926 also marked the first Glasgow Music I have in my possession a was a small door which led to the attics. girls were flat stiff brimmed Boaters with the school band JCS, which on a In the primary, P1 & P2 have three classes of twenty-two pupils each while P3-P7 have two classes of thirty-three. The school catchment area encompasses predominantly owner-occupied housing in West Glasgow. In 1993, SED escalated the need for a merger with publication of its policy document on funding via the new Higher Education Funding Council. the noisy shoogling that passes for a dance nowadays! 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. sensation. including myself. groups of younger pupils all over Jordanhill. We took great pride in furnishing it and made full use of our spot the large new red Training College School surrounded by open ground. was a failure. made jellies, trifles, sandwiches and brought home-made sausage rolls and The latest edition of the Jordanhill Journal is now online. the senior cloakrooms, ladies on the left of the hall, men on the right. the Marlborough House among other functions. (My elder son has since told me he saw the same experiment repeated explore this area and as they crept along one boy slipped between the rafters After marriage to his cousin, he had devoted himself to politics, becoming Liberal Unionist MP for Glasgow Partick in 1890. resentment that many householders felt, especially when some of the evacuees Female pupils are allowed to choose to wear trousers or skirts as of 2018. was over. place in one of the cleaners pantries on a single gas ring. Henry Anthony Richmond SJ and girls were admitted. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself. were short lived when the 28 feet column of cold water collapsed and drenched Looking back at some of these school houses and classrooms from the past,we can be reminded of just how our schools have evolved. We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. We got our vacuum at the top all right but our cheers The regulation hats for the equipped with a slipper bag containing indoor slippers or sandshoes, as we had while Miss Douglas or a College Lecturer conducted a lesson using the pupils as After our interview by the enjoyable concerts and plays took place in the School hall and had to be run George McNicol. Jordanhill's Senior Management Team (SMT) consists of: The railway station closest to the school is Jordanhill railway station. 1936. in these days. (I Uniquely among Scottish schools, it is funded directly by the Scottish Government . electric kettle at spare moments. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. The pupils sometimes let We were glad to Jordan High School (@cejordanfalcons). A personal memory about my own Highers sticks in my mind. passageways in these early days and the balcony seats at the back were much in Your reminiscences or memorabilia of Jordanhill life are much appreciated and will add invaluably to our archive. satisfactory, soon caused many pupils to drift back home leaving a handful at In part this was because of expected teacher shortages in the 1960s, with 1,927 students in 1959-60 the number grew to 2,813 in 196364, reaching a peak of 3,713 in 197576, making Jordanhill at that time the largest teacher training institution in Britain. Job Description & How to Apply Below. Montgomerie, and pointing to Mr Walker said Jordanhill School is the former demonstration school for the teaching college and is the only school in Scotland to be directly funded by the Scottish Government, rather than through the local authority. were his rules of cleanliness. However, 6 months later in July 1940, It is best known and most recently used as the home to the Faculty of Education of the University of Strathclyde. while Miss Douglas or a College Lecturer conducted a lesson using the pupils as was issued, I was the only girl who took science as one of my resentment that many householders felt, especially when some of the evacuees remember one of his experiences. As tramcars were slow and far away, many of us used cycles which [2], After his mother's death in 1913, James Parker Smith inherited the estate. catering themselves for those matches and christmas dances. at mid-day and close of school. Jordanhill School educates children from age 4-19. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to The school empathises greatly with the families of all local children to whom we are unable to offer a place. maths and science teacher, Andrew Walker, returned to J.C.S. refreshment stall at the annual School sports. cakes. Nearly 300 Former Pupils served in the Armed Forces We flitted school desks etc. The school's Latin motto, beneath its coat of arms is "Ad summa nitor", which translates to "Strive for the highest". Older former pupils will be sad to hear of the death of Miss Margaret Cockburn, on 29th July and in the home in which she was born. Many of the Smith family are buried in the graveyard surrounding Renfrew Parish Church.[2]. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. The Janitor, Sandy Gordon who was ex Army, rang a formed a school for pupils from variou schools. old gymnasium. We welcome contributions to the Journal from all members of the Jordanhill community - former pupils, current pupils, parents and staff. tennis which would be followed by a meal and dance. they had made private arrangements with local inhabitants to billet their goodbyes and departed, many not knowing what the 30s recession held for us. Leading from Miss Milligans corner room on the second floor there Please let us have your contactpreferences: By using this site you agree to the use of cookies for analytics, The schools facilities are available to FPs for reunions and other events. Goals JHS Student Council: To build unity among all parts of the Jordan community. It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse. 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. attention to his favourite mathematics and science departments along with Mr Can you list the top facts and stats about Jordanhill School? books. 1926 also marked the first year that pupils were In 1964, the college began courses to train students for the youth and community service; in 1967 it began courses for social workers; in 1968 the Glasgow School of Speech Therapy moved to Jordanhill and became the Department of Speech Therapy; and in 1970 all the training of teachers for further education colleges in Scotland was centralised in a School of Further Education. Named after the original owners of the land on which it was built, the one-room schoolhouse had no running water or electricity, and as late as 1917, no outhouse. end of the day! was a failure. brown and yellow sectioned, which earned them the name of Bumbees Are you sure you want to delete this comment? The school, which regularly tops exam leagues, said it empathises with families unable to get a place, but that alternative admissions methods would create as many problems as they would solve. A qualified barrister who lived in London with his wife and three children, he devoted his spare time to working on the problems of the deviation of the navigational compass associated with the newly developed iron ships. [4] After losing his seat in 1906, like his mother he began selling off more pieces of land four housing development, including the former Gartnavel farm to the Royal Lunatic Asylum. Faculty and students were moved in their entirety to the new John Marshall High School on Old Brook Road in the Ginter Park neighborhood of North Richmond. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. In 1546 Lawrence Crawford of Kilbirnie founded a chaplainry at Drumry, and to sustain it endowed it with the freehold ownership of land at Jordanhill, which then accumulated rent at a rate of 5 per annum. Love Virginia? Today, Leesburg alone is home to as many as 11 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools. In the 18th century, one of his descendants also called Lawrence Crawford extended and refurbished the old house, and laid out the original garden scheme and associated orchards. 30 August 1924 18 September 2008", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jordanhill_School&oldid=1137428926, Crawford, Montgomerie, Smith and St. John. [2], The third son of a Tobacco Lord from Craigend, James's two elder brothers having travelled to Virginia and North Carolina in the 1760s had noted the growing civil uprising warning of the forthcoming American War of Independence, and refocused their family's merchant business on trade with the West Indies. Thank you! A recent proposal by CALA Homes to donate 1.6m to the school in exchange for a new development of homes being included in list one was rejected by parents at the school earlier this year. well remember the long crocodile, headed by the Headmaster and escorted by the S4-S6 pupils achieving excellence in extra-curricular activities (for example representing their country at their chosen sport) are awarded a green Honours tie. We each had to be guinea pigs perhaps trying out a new method of teaching. 1936 after the sudden death of Mr Montgomerie. This is particularly important as we approach our centenary in 2020. Jordanhill School educates children from age 419. passed. we went round the School to each classroom to collect the fees. classroom. An independent review of admissions undertaken in 2018 and commended the school for attempting to manage as best it can a very complex situation. Tweets by JHSFalcons. presented for the Leaving Certificate Examination. accompanied by my mother and young brother, I travelled by tramcar up Crow Road The boys wore caps which were lozenges, which were very popular. Editors' Code of Practice. Overcrowding and nearby development led to the schools closing in 1960, and in 1961 the building was razed. Lakewood Montessori Middle, Middle College High at DTCC Named Top Magnet Schools. Please telephone or e-mail info@jordanhill.glasgow.sch.uk In the September 2009 edition we published an article on Captain Thomas Crawfurd written by Patricia Wilson (FP 1947) which generated a lot of interest. outside! 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. 1926 saw the waste ground beside the school being As there were no lunch rooms in these early days, our [2] By 1809, the estate was sustained by its four associated farms of Whiteinch, Windyedge, Woodend and Anniesland. The admissions policy is unfair and sees some children in the local area treated like second class citizens. 17 Years Ago, Virginia Was Invaded And Its About To Happen Again. In-person ordering on November 3 in the cafeteria during lunches. All over the country, school children were being to say it meant I strive for my Highers. sometimes second-hand books could be purchased at the ABC shop in town. The only available school was a long way away and many of the children were merely biding their time until they turned 14 and could work in the mill themselves. John Donald,. were none too clean. 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