Celebrating 10 Years of the Spawforth Library
e Spawforth Library celebrates 10 years of providing a vibrant and welcoming facility; with an outstanding collection of books and
periodicals it continues to inspire a love of reading among the boys and to develop research skills that are necessary for independent study.
The Scottish Independent Secondary School of the Year 2009
"Merchiston Castle's award is thoroughly deserved. It has been a consistently strong performer in our tables over many years, but what sets it
apart is the inspiring leadership of Andrew Hunter over the past decade, the outstanding quality of the teaching and sheer breadth of opportunity
available to boys both inside the classroom and out. The school's commitment to teaching boys in an engaging and innovative way sets it apart
and makes Merchiston about as far removed from the traditional image of a boys' boarding schools as it is possible to be. There is an emphasis on
teaching emotional as well as academic intelligence, of fashioning young gentle men, as Andrew Hunter puts it, an approach which is to be
roundly applauded. Exam success is almost incidental at this school, a bi-product of everything else it does - which is of course how it should be.
The result is happy and engaged boys with a sense of purpose and a belief that they can succeed in whatever they go on to do in life."
Alastair McCall, Editor of The Sunday Times Parent Power
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