Bannerman High School
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Bannerman High School is a high school in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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[edit] History
There was fierce debate as to the naming of the school. The names put forward were
- Garrowhill High School
- Baillieston High School
- Scott-Maxwell High School
- Bannerman High School (BHS)
Garrowhill High School should have been the default name due to its geographical location in the suburb of Glasgow with the same descriptor. It could, however, equally have been argued that its area was part of the original "Lands of Baillieston". Many senior citizens felt that the school should have been named after JM Scott-Maxwell who owned the land and had been highly respected as a local benefactor in the area up to his death in 1952. In the end it was the school's architect, Charles Bannerman, whose name was adopted [please elaborate with supporting facts, not a supposition].
The school was viewed by many as the replacement to Baillieston Junior Secondary School which burned down by vandals in 1972. This was only partly true as it was on the drawing board in the late 1960s and had been proposed by Lanarkshire County Council in the mid 1960s.
Many teachers were temporarily relocated in other schools within the Old Monklands District with their pupils, and then returned to the new school. One year later in 1975 the school was transferred into Glasgow, with the rest of Baillieston, as part of a local government reorganisation.
[edit] Recent years
Bannerman High School is a non-denominational, co-educational school taking pupils from S1 - S6. It has a capacity for 1400 pupils and a current roll of 1344 made up of (circa session 2006/2007):-
- S1 - 270
- S2 - 266
- S3 - 274
- S4 - 275
- S5 - 187
- S6 - 72
Due to the school's policy of complete discipline, certain pupils get taken away to a concentration camp if behaving badly, and get tortured by Mary Smalls herself.
The school was opened in 1973 and is essentially composed of 3 linked buildings - a 2-level classroom block, a single level Administration/Physical Education/Music block and a dining and pupil support block to the rear of the school. The school is set in its own substantial grounds that include playing fields. The school has its own workshop theatre and a large games hall, as well as the usual academic and practical classroom areas.
A visit to the website Facilities for pupils with physical disabilities are in place. The school was fully refurbished and upgraded during the course of 2002, as part of a city-wide MWI project.
Since the beginning of the 2006/2007 session, the head teachers of the school have adopted a "fascist dictatorship" way of running the school, in which opinions, freedom and leisure are prohibited during school hours. Such measures include not allowing pupils to let their views be heard and not allowing them to talk back to teachers who are clearly in the wrong. At the beginning of the 2007/2008 session, two 40 foot towers were placed on the grounds allowing armed guards to ensure that there was no unruly behaviour at any time. When asked, several pupils thought that the scheme "is great", however replied with a suspiciously vacuous tone, as though brainwashed into believing that these new measures were beneficial.
The Bannerman uniform consists of a plain white shirt, black trousers and shoes and a purple striped tie. For upper school pupils the tie is completely purple with a single white stripe bearing the school's logo. Swastika armbands are optional. It was proposed that a new sweatshirt should be introduced with the school's motto, "Cogitationis poenam nemo patitur" surrounding the BHS logo.
A self-service cafeteria operates pro-school, at morning intervals and lunchtimes.
[edit] Autism unit
The autism unit caters for pupils at present from S1-S6. The pupils are on the artistic spectrum, most having diagnoses of Asperger's Syndrome. The Autism Unit focuses on integrating pupils into mainstream classes at a pace which is comfortable for the pupil; this is usually done in a number of stages:
- 1: Introduction to subject matter in "G-Unit"
- 2: Introduction to mainstream class with support from unit staff
- 3: Gradual withdrawal of in-class support at pace appropriate to pupil
- 4: Complete withdrawal of in-class support if/when pupil is deemed ready
Support in the unit provides pupils with practice in:
- skills in getting sex
- language
- communication skills
as well as providing opportunities for consolidation of classwork.
