Can you review a high school? I'll give it a bash, anyway…read more When I was at Hillhead it resembled a prison - felt like it at times, too - but over the years it has had an extension built onto it, and the open air corridors (a throwback from Glasgow's TB and Smallpox infested days) have been sealed with new ned-proof double glazed windows. I think I enrolled at this school during a rough time. In my six years in attendance there was interracial conflict, which saw horse backed police patrolling the premises, amalgamation problems and one of our favourite teachers was on the news because he got punched in the face! I can also vouch for the underlying bullying problems - the huge mix of backgrounds here meant that a majority of people came to blows with others at some point, and some of us felt a bit smothered under the wave. At the time I quietly got on with it but have fond memories of being verbally abused and having chewing gum stuck to my back....best years of your life, eh? This was partly to do with my inherent lack of balls though, and my hippy dippy registration teacher (now retired) who said I should know better - the kids to blame were from tough backgrounds. Now that I've toughened up a bit, I'd like to go back in time to tell her to kiss my enduring ass but at the time I just got on with it. In the early noughties, merely getting by in Hillhead meant you slipped under the radar, but nowadays any traces of race troubles etc seem to have been eliminated. My gem of an English teacher is now deputy head which is a vast improvement in my opinion, and the school's drama dept has had a makeover. Although we all mourned the loss of the gorgeous old stage that got turned into a gym, there's a large drama space and the school departments work hard to produce school shows and give opportunities to all their youngsters. There are some strong players in each department, most notably French, English, Music, Maths, Art and PE. In these departments, the teacher's efforts evidently pay off and they produce many bright young people every year. Technical, Home Economics and RE were always favourites of mine, too, with long term staff who were genuinely eager for you to do well. Our RE teacher had a heart of gold....he should've been paid to be a guidance teacher as well as heading his own department. It's been a while since I revisited but it's nice to see some of the dust has settled in every sense of the word, and that certain areas are continually improved. The areas I loved - English and Music, namely - are still going strong, and the libarary continues to be a great resource for pupils of all ages. Hopefully the career's advice team has been revamped and the school's website needs to be brought into the new decade, but aside from that there are worse schools.

Amazing Montessori Pre-School for children aged 2-5 with walled in/secure garden on site plus…read moreaccess to a fenced in park a few 100 yards away.

Our eldest went to a didn't primary school and they really let her down. Definitely not getting the…read moresame feeling from this school which our son attends. Very pro-active, good communication home, and really seem to be pushing the kids even at an early stage.

Stow College is a great old Glasgow college, that is renowned for its excellent facilities and…read morereputation for providing excellent education. Stow was the first in Scotland to offer Sound Engineering as a course of study and is the college of choice for many budding young musicians and sound engineers in Glasgow. In addition to its great facilities, top of the range equipment and state of the art technology, the toilets are pretty clean too - which is always nice eh? The canteen offers plenty of good grub throughout the day, including a full breakfast for only £2. The only negative thing I can think of is about the grumpy old man that works in the convenience shop, but I doubt it would be the same without him.

Glasgow legends Belle and Sebastien are famed for their association with Stowe, and for such a…read moresmall college, it punches well above its weight. Located round the back of the art school, it won't attract tourists, and the large, functional building expresses much of the place's practical intentions, but little of the creativity within. It is a splendid spot for further and adult education, with lots of vocational courses and media-associated subjects. Many of the courses have a strong practical component, and feel more like project work than traditional, lecture based education: a real positive, modern attitude in their practice.

The Learning and Teaching Centre at Glasgow University is home to, among other things, a great…read moremedia resource centre. This is the place where everything for Glasgow University Student Television is filmed, as well as where media and filming courses are taught. In the basement of the building you'll find a large studio room, complete with prop storage room and green room. The Studio is stocked with all the technology needed to make filming a show possible. You'll find studio cameras and an autocue machine along with a series of microphones and a lot of different types of cables! The studio is on the basement floor of the building, but it stretches up two floors. This connects with the control room; which is based on the ground floor of the building and has a glass wall that overlooks the studio. In here, you'll find all the sound equipment as well as preview screens. This professional resource can be booked out by students for certain projects.