The James Young High School

The James Young High School is a secondary level school in Dedridge, Livingston, Scotland. The School opened in 1982 [cite web|url=http://www.jamesyoung.org/|title=Welcome to The James Young High School Web Site|publisher=James Young High School|date=2006-02-01|accessdate=2007-09-01] and was named after James Young, the famous Scotsman who patented the process of extracting oil from coal and types of shale.

The feeder primary schools are Bankton Primary, Bellsquarry Primary, Dedridge Primary, Peel Primary and Williamston Primary.Fact|date=January 2007

James Young High is a coeducational state school which has over 2000 pupils. The current Head is Mr Christophor A Horne. The school uniform consists of a purple jumper or white shirt with purple tie.

A certain level of support is provided to pupils outside the classroom, with downloadable resources from their website at http://www.jamesyoung.org.

Refurbishment

The James Young High School is currently undergoing refurbishment, with McLaughlin and Harvey awarded a contract to carry out the work. The work officially started on May 6th and good progress has been made, with steel structures erected outside English and Maths and the bottom of the car park being torn up. It is due to be completed in September 2009, and the school will benefit from more classrooms, a social space for pupils and a dance studio and recording studio. This should cost around £19 million. [ [http://www.jamesyoung.org/Information/Newsletters/Newsletter%20300508.pdf June Newsletter] ]

HMIE Inspection

In 2005, HMIE undertook an inspection of the school. [cite web |url=http://www.hmie.gov.uk/documents/inspection/5512131JamesYoungHS.html |title=The James Young High School Livingston Inspection |publisher=Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education |date=2005-03-08 |accessdate=2007-01-21] The inspection found that the school's pastoral care, partnership with parents and vocational guidance were all of very high quality and that the school had devel oped a "culture of continuous improvement". It identified weaknesses in accommodation and facilities as areas in need of attention.

References

External links

* [http://www.jamesyoung.org/ Official site]
* [http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/schools/jamesyounghighschoolthewestlothian.asp James Young High School's page on Scottish Schools Online]