In January 2024, a team of inspectors from Education Scotland visited the Additional Support Needs school where they talked to parents/carers and young people and worked closely with the headteacher and staff.

The inspection team found the following strengths in the school’s work.

• The acting headteacher and senior leaders have established a school culture based on supportive and positive relationships. As a result, young people who require support with learning are attending well and achieving at school. Senior leaders now need to sustain these recent improvements.
• Staff plan effectively so that young people can demonstrate success in their learning. This is helping staff understand the progress children make in relation to their individual educational programmes.
• The positive partnerships and range of learning opportunities for young people beyond the school enables young people to develop important skills for learning, life and work.

Michael McGinley, Acting Head Teacher of Bothwellpark High School said: “I am very pleased with the outcome of our recent inspection.

“We are delighted that the Inspection team recognised that the school culture is based on supportive and positive relationships and as a result our young people are attending well and achieving at school.

“I am very proud of our hardworking staff who ensure that our young people progress in their learning and make the best of learning opportunities in the wider community.

“We look forward positively to building on this success as we prepare for our transition to our new building in the autumn of this year.”

Bothwellpark High School currently shares a campus with Our Lady's High School, it will be relocated to the Edward Lawson Centre in Wishaw later this year.

Councillor Michael McBride, Convener of Children, Families and Education, added: “The report makes clear that staff at the school are doing a great job in providing pupils with their full support.

“The findings of the inspection clearly reflect the hard work being put in by everyone to ensure pupils are given wonderful learning opportunities.

“I would like to pass on my congratulations to everyone involved.”