Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis

Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis or Inverness Gaelic Primary School is a primary school in Inverness, Scotland, which teaches through the medium of Scottish Gaelic, commonly known as Gaelic medium education. It opened in August 2007, as the first purpose-built Gaelic-medium school in Scotland.

Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis
Location
Slackbuie

Inverness
,
IV2 6BA

Scotland
Coordinates57.45056°N 4.21978°W / 57.45056; -4.21978
Information
TypePrimary
Mottoan t-ionnsachadh òg an t-ionnsachadh bòidheach
EstablishedAugust 2007
Local authorityHighland
Number of students223 (2021[1])
LanguageGaelic
Websitehttps://bunsgoilghaidhliginbhirnis.wordpress.com/

History

The school was the first purpose-built Gaelic-medium school in Scotland, and opened in August 2007 with 100 pupils and 45 nursery places.[2] By 2013 the roll had increased to 160 primary school pupils and nearly 100 nursery pupils. An annex was proposed to accommodate pre-school children and pupils in the first two years of primary school.[3] After a four-year search, a head teacher was recruited, with some opinions expressed around whether the head needed to be a fluent gaelic speaker.[4][5] In May 2015, a head teacher was appointed that had previously won a gold medal at the Royal National Mòd.[6]

An annexe was completed in February 2020.[2] As of September 2021 the school has twelve classrooms, with a pupil roll of 223.[1] In August 2010, two classrooms were added and the primary roll was 137 plus 60 in pre-school.[7]

In 2009, the Care Commission praised levels of care for pre-school children attending the school, awarding it "very good" and "excellent" grades.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Online directories > Schools > Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis". highland.gov.uk. The Highland Council. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. MacLennan, Chris (4 February 2020). "Inverness Gaelic school pupils reap the rewards as new annexe completed on time and on budget". The Press and Journal. Scotland. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. "Inverness Gaelic school set to grow in size". BBC News. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. "James Lyon appointed head at Gaelic school in Inverness". BBC News. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  5. Munro, Alastair (4 July 2014). "Inverness Gaelic school head quits after 8 months". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. "New head teacher for Inverness' Gaelic school". BBC News. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. Inverness Gaelic School website Archived 18 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine accessed 20 October 2010
  8. "Commission praises Gaelic school". BBC News. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2018.


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