Oban High School A GSG School
- Oban High School
Soroba Road
Oban
Argyll
PA34 4JB - Head: Mr Peter Bain
- T 01631 564231
- F 01631 565916
- E enquiriesobanhigh…argyll-bute.sch.uk
- W www.obanhigh.a…yll-bute.sch.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 12 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Argyll and Bute
- Pupils: 988; sixth formers: 102
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
This is the broadest curriculum in Scotland, offering over 100 courses. On a recent royal appointment, Princess Anne asked to extend her visit so she could get round the whole thing. Everything on offer from Nat 5s to Highers to IB, and tons of vocational offerings ranging from bee keeping to forestry. Shinty (hockey without rules, to the unacquainted) is on the up and up – about half the school plays it. Special mention must also go to the…
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head teacher
Since 2008, Peter Bain MA MSc PGCE. Since 2019, executive head of both Oban High School and Tiree High School. Left school (Musselburgh Grammar) at 16 ‘because the lure of civil service pay was better than staying on’. Five years later, he supported himself through a history degree then a master's in historical research at Edinburgh University after his parents died suddenly. Following a three-year stint in retail - which saw him rise to regional manager and head of customer relations across Scotland for Texas Homecare – he felt the calling of education and did a PGCE at Jordanhill College in Glasgow. Reached the top job within just 11 years, his journey having included teaching in six different schools and leaving a depute headship at Eyemouth High School in Berwickshire to become head...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
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| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
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| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
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| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
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| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
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| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
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| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
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| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
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| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
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| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
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| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
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