Buchanan High School is an
additional support needs secondary school in the Townhead neighbourhood of
Coatbridge
Coatbridge ( sco, Cotbrig or Coatbrig, gd, Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, about east of Glasgow city centre, set in the central Lowlands. Along with neighbouring town Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Airdrie, Coatbrid ...
,
North Lanarkshire
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, Scotland. Replacing the previous facility
Drumpark School established in the 1920s (the name of which continues in a separate ASN primary school in the town), the school opened on 5 November 2012 and shares a campus with
St Ambrose Roman Catholic High School and
Townhead Community Centre
Townhead ( gd, Ceann a' Bhaile, sco, Tounheid) is an area of the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated immediately north-east of Glasgow city centre and contains a residential sector (redeveloped from an older neighbourhood in the mid 20th ...
. The school has over 100 pupils.
The Head of School since 2017 is Mr M. McGinley. The inaugural head, from 2012 until 2016, was Mrs M. Fannan who was succeeded by Mrs J. Gilmartin from 2016 to 2017.
In 2019, teachers at the school went out on strike to highlight serious concerns over health issues – the shared campus was built on a former industrial
landfill
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site, with the water table observed to be contaminated and discoloured; four teachers developed cancer and it was feared this was linked to the conditions at the school.
Coatbridge's Buchanan High teachers strike over health fears
BBC News, 20 June 2019
References
External links
Buchanan High School
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2012 establishments in Scotland
Coatbridge
Educational institutions established in 2012
Secondary schools in North Lanarkshire
School buildings completed in 2012
Special schools in Scotland
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