Dear All
A sense of pride can do wonders, something to believe in is important.
Lochend Community High School in is Easterhouse, Glasgow, it has adopted a traditional house system as part of moves to improve school discipline.
The scheme requires pupils to wear compulsory school uniform with a coloured badge to denote which house they belong to.
As well as fostering school spirit, each house competes against each other in a range of activities from academic to sporting events.
What is surprising is why such a scheme hasn’t been rolled out across the rest of Scotland.
Inclusiveness breeds community.
Community breeds character.
The results by Gordon Shaw, the school’s head teacher have seen a 63% reduction in pupil exclusions in the past two years.
It has been a marvellous success worthy of recognition.
Gordon Shaw said;
“We also want our young people to have as many opportunities to succeed as possible through school events.”
This goal setting idea is not new but the volume of activities put in place is a well thought-out considered proposal.
I would like to think that other schools would look at the Lochend model and implement it in their schools.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
A sense of pride can do wonders, something to believe in is important.
Lochend Community High School in is Easterhouse, Glasgow, it has adopted a traditional house system as part of moves to improve school discipline.
The scheme requires pupils to wear compulsory school uniform with a coloured badge to denote which house they belong to.
As well as fostering school spirit, each house competes against each other in a range of activities from academic to sporting events.
What is surprising is why such a scheme hasn’t been rolled out across the rest of Scotland.
Inclusiveness breeds community.
Community breeds character.
The results by Gordon Shaw, the school’s head teacher have seen a 63% reduction in pupil exclusions in the past two years.
It has been a marvellous success worthy of recognition.
Gordon Shaw said;
“We also want our young people to have as many opportunities to succeed as possible through school events.”
This goal setting idea is not new but the volume of activities put in place is a well thought-out considered proposal.
I would like to think that other schools would look at the Lochend model and implement it in their schools.
Yours sincerely
George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University
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