As head teacher of Scotland’s last remaining all-boys school, Huw Jones believes instilling emotional resilience is key to tackling toxic masculinity… Mr Jones said: “There is a crisis. But my personal take is we’re viewing that crisis the wrong way. “I don’t think boys are broken, or men are broken. I think there’s a real lack of identity, belonging and connection, particularly in men and boys and that manifests itself in a lack of self-esteem.”
Independent boys’ school, Merchiston has announced it will open a co-educational forest Pre-School and Junior School to meet the booming demand for outdoor learning for younger children. Merchiston has a large wooded campus, and The Forest pre-school will open in September 2024 for children aged 3-5. At the same time The Forest co-educational Junior school will accept Primary 1 to Primary 3s in Sept 2024 (with the Junior School being fully co-educational by 2030).
