Taylor High School, New Stevenston

Taylor High School is a six-year Roman Catholic comprehensive secondary school in New Stevenston, Motherwell, Scotland. It is named after Monsignor Thomas Nimmo Taylor who was Parish Priest at St. Francis Xavier Church, Carfin for almost 50 years and who was responsible for the development of the Carfin Lourdes Grotto in 1922.

Taylor High School
Taylor High School, New Stevenston
Address
Carfin Street, New Stevenston

Motherwell
,
North Lanarkshire
,
ML1 4JP

Scotland
Information
TypeComprehensive Secondary School
MottoQue Tout Soit Pour Dieu
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
EstablishedAugust 1982
StatusTechnology School of Ambition 2007-10
AuthorityNorth Lanarkshire Council
Head TeacherLouisa McGraw (acting)
Staff62.5 FTE (as of August 2020)
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment929 (as of August 2020)
HousesSt. John Ogilvie, St. Margaret, St. Columba, St. Andrew, St. Kentigern & St. Ninian.
Colour(s)Wine/Burgundy   Gold   Silver  
Websitehttps://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/taylor/home-2/

Staff

The acting Head Teacher is Mrs. Louisa McGraw, who is assisted by her Depute Head Teachers: Mr. Gerry McQuaid (S1 & S6), Miss P. Rooney (S2 & S3) and Mrs. Donna Connell (actinG) (S4 & S5). Taylor High School has a teaching staff complement of approximately 62 FTE (Full Time Equivalent). There are 9 Principal Teachers (Curriculum) and 6 Principal Teachers (Pupil Support). The Pupil Support department operates a horizontal system of pastoral care. A new permanent Head Teacher, Paul McWatt, was recently appointed in place of Mr. Gerry McCormick who had been in post for 23 years prior to his recent retirement. Mr. McWatt will take up his post in the near future becoming only the third substantive Head Teacher which the school has had since it opened in 1982.

Catchment
Taylor High School Logo

Pupils attend the school from New Stevenston (NS), Carfin, Holytown, Newarthill, Cleland and the Jerviston area of Motherwell. Taylor High School has associated primary schools of Christ the King in Holytown, Our Lady & St Francis in Carfin, St Mary’s in Cleland, St Patrick’s in New Stevenston and St Teresa’s in Newarthill.

Uniform

The school uniform consists of: a wine coloured blazer (should be braided with gold S4-S6); grey or black skirt/trousers; a Taylor High School tie, which is Wine, Gold and Silver (S1-S3), the senior phase tie (S4-S6) is wine and includes a badge image on it.[1]

HMIe Inspection

The school's most recent HMIe inspection report for Taylor High School was published in March 2011. The outcome of the inspection was very good in many areas, such as: the structure of the schools curriculum, the quality of learning and teaching, support for pupils, pupils' impressive achievements in a wide range of activities, ethos, headteacher and senior management leadership and pupil contribution to the school community. The use of technology within the school was also highlighted as a strength.[2]

Notable former pupils

References
  1. "School uniform". www.taylorhs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 19 February 2015.
  2. "School reports: Primary and secondary schools: Taylor High School - North Lanarkshire". www.educationscotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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