Introduction
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Scotland's first school dedicated to sporting excellence has been developed at Bellahouston Academy and is a first for Glasgow and a first for Sport. It's the only school in Great Britain which helps up and coming sports stars to become better at their chosen sport.
There are lots of talented sportsmen and women in Scotland and the School of Sport aims to nurture that talent and provide the best possible opportunities for development in the country.
Bellahouston Academy is proud that the Glasgow School of Sport is based here. There are currently over nine hundred pupils at the school, one hundred and thirty two of whom are specialist sports pupils.
The School of Sport was set up in 1999 and is funded by the Scottish Government. It is run as a partnership between Education and Social Work Services and Glasgow Sport.
Specialist sports pupils are fully integrated with the school and follow a balanced curriculum of academic studies together with their sports specialism. Sports pupils receive coaching within the school day, which is carefully timetabled around their academic subjects such as Mathematics and English.
Specialist provision is intended to ensure that such pupils are given the best opportunity to develop their sporting talents as part of their School Education. Great care is taken to provide pupils with every opportunity to maximise not only their sporting but also their academic potential.
The School of Sport has five sports specialisms, athletics, badminton, gymnastics, hockey and swimming. Pupils specialise in one sport and entry to the School of Sport is by selection only.
There are lots of talented sportsmen and women in Scotland and the School of Sport aims to nurture that talent and provide the best opportunities for development in the country.
The School of Sport offers one of the best high performance coaching teams in the country. These coaches have competed or coached at a national level in their sport and many have received top coaching awards. The high performance coaching team develops and delivers individualised programmes to pupils and has achieved some outstanding results.
Over sixty pupils have represented Scotland in their sport. International highlights include gymnast Lynne Donaghy who competed for Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, swimmers Rebecca Hillis and Charles Mills winning gold medals at the Commonwealth Youth Games in 2005, hockey player Kenny Bain winning a silver medal at the Youth Olympics in Australia in 2007, athlete Matthew Turner winning gold at the Celtic Games and badminton players Stephen McPhail and Kenny Young winning the prestigious Belgian Junior Under 19 Boys double event.
The School of Sport provides a full range of support services to ensure that sports pupils are fully supported in reaching their potential. There is a Strength and Conditioning Team who work alongside each sport tailoring the strength and conditioning requirements to the needs of each sport and developing individualised periodised programmes as pupils move through the school.
Sports pupils are monitored closely and there is a comprehensive fitness testing programme in place to ensure athletes are fit for their sport. A sports nutritionist and sport psychologist also visit the School of Sport on a regular basis. The National Stadium Sports Medicine Centre at Hampden provides injury diagnosis and rehabilitation for pupils who become injured.
The School of Sport works closely with its partners to ensure that pupils are fully supported on the pathway to national and international success. It is proud to have strong links with the Scottish Institute of Sport, West Area Institute of Sport, Badmintonscotland, Scottish Athletics, Scottish Gymnastics, Scottish Hockey and Scottish Swimming. It works closely with clubs and values highly the competitive opportunities that they provide to pupils.
The Glasgow School of Sport is a National Centre of Excellence and applications are welcomed from pupils from throughout Scotland.
There is only one specialist sports school in Scotland and that is the Glasgow School of Sport at Bellahouston Academy. If you think you have the potential, take the first step to sporting excellence and apply today.
The Sporting Stars of the future start here!
This website has been designed to provide all the information you need on the Glasgow School of Sport. Should you require any additional information please follow the links that are highlighted in each area and our team will be happy to help.
Director - Glasgow School of Sport Bellahouston Academy
angela.porter@glasgowlife.org.uk
Glasgow School of Sport
Bellahouston Academy
30 Gower Terrace
Glasgow
G41 5QF
0044 141 582 0034 Telephone
0044 141 582 0032 Fax
