Figure 1.--Scottish boarding schools have a somewhat different history than English schools, but the modern schools are very similar. |
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There are both both day and boarding schools in Scotland. There were more not as many boarding schools in Scotland, in part because there were excellent local state schools. This changed somewhat in the 19th century when aind of romantic notion of Scotlabd developed in Victorian England fueld by romantic authors and Queen Victoria who was enchanted by Scotland. As prep schools developed in the 19th century, several were opened in both Scotland and northern England. This was in part because of the lower cost, but also the idea of toughening boys in the bracing weather of the north. And boarding expanded as it did in England with the creation of new public schools. In more recent years, boarding in Scotland has been affected by the same forces affecting private schools in Englnd. Some schools had to close as aresult of economic down turns. And many modern parents began to questiin the valie of boarding for younger children. Interesting, some educators have begun to see some value for state-funded boarding schools for troubeled youth.
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