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{{Short description|Non-denominational comprehensive school for pupils aged 11
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox school
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| coordinates = {{coord|56.3172|-3.0293|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Scotland#United Kingdom
| motto = [[Latin]]: ''Ad Vitam Paror''▼
| established = 28 May 1889
| type = [[Secondary School]]
| president =
| head_label = Rector
| head =
| chair_label =
| chair =
| founder =
| specialist =
<br />(I am being prepared for life)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fife Council: Schools by region A-Z |url=https://www.scotsman.com/education/fife-council-2466484 |website=www.scotsman.com |access-date=4 September 2022 |language=en |date=22 April 2008}}</ref> |The future is in our hands}}
| address = Carslogie Road
| city = [[Cupar]]
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| country = United Kingdom
| postcode = KY15 4HY
| dfeno =
| urn =
| staff = 100 +
| enrolment =
| gender = Mixed
| lower_age = 11
| upper_age = 18
| houses = Dawson, Douglas, Bell, Baxter, Westport, and Howe
| colours = White, Navy & Black<br>{{color box|White}} {{color box|Navy}} {{colorbox|Black}}
| publication =
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'''Bell Baxter High School''' is a [[non-denominational]] [[comprehensive school|comprehensive]] school for 11
The school is one of 18 [[Secondary school|secondary schools]] under the authority of [[Fife Council]], and is led by [[Rector (academia)|rector]] Lynn Black with the support of a senior leadership team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Secondary Schools {{!}} Fife Council |url=https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/education2/schools-in-fife/secondary-schools |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=Fife Council}}</ref> Bell Baxter takes its name from donors Dr [[Andrew Bell (educationalist)|Andrew Bell]], creator of the [[Madras system]], and businessman Sir [[Sir David Baxter, 1st Baronet|David Baxter]]. The school's history can be traced back to institutions dating from around 1635.
==School history==
Originally Bell
The earliest roots of Bell Baxter can be
Originally, secondary education was to be delivered at the former Institute for Young Ladies' Westport building, and elementary education from the
However, the school quickly outgrew these premises, and in 1959 a new building was commissioned on Carslogie Road under a 5-year Fife school-building programme.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Building/Design Report - Bell Baxter High School |url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/building_full.php?id=404757 |access-date=1 February 2023 |website=Dictionary of Scottish Architects}}</ref> During the interim period, a number of wooden huts were utilised as classrooms due to the large amount of pupils. By 1962, the new building had opened to senior pupils, resulting in a three-quarters of a mile commute for some teachers and pupils between the two sites.<ref name=":0" />
However, the school quickly outgrew these premises and from 1962 to 2010 the school accommodated two main sites; Carslogie Road and Westport. The two sites were approximately three-quarters of a mile apart. Due of the large number of pupils, a number of wooden huts were built to house them until the Carslogie Road building was ready.<ref name=":0" /> The Westport Road building has since been demolished and the facade retained, with 30 affordable homes and a business centre constructed on the site.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Affordable Housing - Cupar|url=https://oliverandrobb.co.uk/portfolio-item/30-affordable-housing-units-west-port-cupar-fife/|url-status=live|access-date=1 June 2021|website=Oliver & Robb Architects}}</ref>▼
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On the 13th of January 2020, a fire unexpectedly started on school premises which subsequently resulted in [[Scottish Fire and Rescue Service]] being called to quell the blaze which caused sizable property damage. There were no injuries however, [[Police Scotland]] believe that the fire was no accident.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Aileen |date=2020-01-14 |title=Fire at Bell Baxter High School in Cupar was started deliberately say police |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/1078844/fire-at-bell-baxter-high-school-in-cupar-was-started-deliberately-say-police/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Coat of Arms ==
The school's coat of arms features, at the top of the shield, the Thane of Fife to represent [[Fife Council|Fife Council's]] control of the school. This is accompanied below by the three Myrtle Crowns of Cupar on the left, and a coat representing Bell and Baxter on the right. In a scroll over this, the school's motto - "''Ad Vitam Paror''".<ref name=":2" />
==Management==
From 2007 to 2018, the [[Rector (academia)|rector]] of the school was Philip Black, who then embarked on a secondment to Fife Council which later became a full time job and led to his retirement.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rectors Message |url=http://www.fife-education.org.uk/bellbaxterhs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427095256/http://www.fife-education.org.uk/bellbaxterhs/ |archive-date=27 April 2011 |access-date=4 May 2011}}</ref>
Due to Black's resignation, the acting rector became Elizabeth Smart, head of [[Waid Academy]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Rector's Secondment |url=https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/fi/bellbaxterhighschool/2018/01/24/rectors-secondment/ |access-date=29 March 2018}}</ref> who took lead until Carol Ann Penrose - former head of [[Lochgelly High School]] - was appointed as the new rector of Bell Baxter High School.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lochgelly school loses Carol Ann Penrose |url=https://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/16371726.lochgelly-school-loses-carol-ann-penrose/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724110742/http://www.centralfifetimes.com/news/16371726.lochgelly-school-loses-carol-ann-penrose/ |archive-date=24 July 2018 |access-date=22 May 2021 |website=Central Fife Times|date=24 July 2018 }}</ref>
On 11 November 2021, Penrose resigned after much speculation leaving many parents feeling 'left in the dark' due to the unusual timing and the lack of notice.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-courier-advertiser-fife-edition/20211117/281638193456388 |access-date=2023-08-22 |via=PressReader}}</ref> and Smart was once again appointed acting rector while also leading Waid Academy until a new permanent rector was found.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Alasdair |date=12 November 2021 |title=Fife head teacher resigns after days of speculation |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)]] |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/fife/2727504/fife-headteacher-resigns-after-days-of-speculation/ |access-date=12 November 2021 |quote="Following an update from the Education Service, Ms Penrose has submitted her resignation from her post as headteacher of Bell Baxter High School, with effect from November 11 2021."}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekly Update 26th November, 2021 |url=https://sway.office.com/iXaVMb11Q56yHPEe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127112747/https://sway.office.com/iXaVMb11Q56yHPEe |archive-date=27 November 2021 |website=Bell Baxter High School}}</ref>
A new rector was due to be appointed for the start of 2022, however this was later postponed and it was not until the end of the school year in June before it was announced that [[Beeslack High School]] head Lynn Black would take over permanently after an interim period under Craig Parnham, a depute rector at [[Woodmill High School]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Alasdair |date=30 June 2022 |title=Bell Baxter High School: New headteacher set to take over after summer break |work=[[The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier]] |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/education/schools/3447429/bell-baxter-high-school-new-headteacher/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 July 2022 |quote=The latest school newsletter said: "We can confirm that Mrs Lynn Black will take up the position of headteacher part of the way through term one next session. In the meantime we are delighted to inform you that Mr Craig Parnham has been appointed as acting headteacher on a temporary basis."}}</ref>
=== Rectors ===
{{Columns-list|
* 1903–1919 John M Dawson
* 1919–1937 William Douglas
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* 2018–2018 Elizabeth Smart (acting)
* 2018–2021 Carol Ann Penrose
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* 2022–2022 Craig Parnham (acting)
* 2022– Lynn Black}}
==Notable former pupils ==
{{See also|Category:People educated at Bell Baxter High School}}
* Sir [[
* The Very Reverend Professor [[Robert Craig (theologian)|Robert Craig]] CBE former Moderator of the Church of Scotland <ref name=":1" />
* The Reverend Professor [[Robert Davidson (theologian)|Robert Davidson]] former Moderator of the Church of Scotland <ref name=":1" />
* [[Chris Fusaro]], [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] rugby international, winner of the 2007 Schools Cup for Bell Baxter<ref name="scotsman1"/>
* [[William Heggie]], first-class cricketer
* [[Fergus Thomson]], Scotland rugby international
* [[George Horne (rugby union)|George Horne]], Scotland rugby international<ref>{{cite web |title=George Horne |url=https://www.scottishrugby.org/squads/scotland-men/george-horne |website=Scottish Rugby Union |access-date=7 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Peter Horne]], Scotland rugby international, winner of the 2007 Schools Cup for Bell Baxter<ref name="scotsman1">{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/bell-baxter-strike-blow-for-state-sector-1-679588 |title=Bell Baxter strike blow for state sector |work=The Scotsman|date=2007-01-26 |access-date=2018-10-13}}</ref>
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* Sir [[Bob Reid (businessman)|Bob Reid]], former Chief Executive of [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] and Chairman of the [[British Railways Board]] from 1990 until 1995<ref>[http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U32246 Who's Who 2020]. Oxford University Press, 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.</ref>
* [[Dale Reid]] OBE, one of the most successful golfers in the history of the [[Ladies European Tour]].
* [[Willie Rennie]], [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] and
* [[Robert Robertson (chemist)|Sir Robert Robertson]], chemist<ref name="ArchiveRobertson">{{cite web |title=MS 50 Sir Robert Robertson |url=http://arccat.dundee.ac.uk/dserve.exe?dsqIni=DserveFonds.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Catalog&dsqPos=4&dsqSearch=%28%28%28text%29%3D%27cupar%27%29AND%28Level%3D%27Fonds%27%29%29 |website=Archive Services Online Catalogue |publisher=University of Dundee |access-date=13 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[David Rollo (rugby union)|David Rollo]], former Scotland rugby player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/more-in-sport/rollo-sets-target-for-pupils-of-today-1-735078 |title=Rollo sets target for pupils of today |work=The Scotsman|date=2006-12-20 |access-date=2018-10-13}}</ref>
* [[Allan Stewart (politician)]], MP and Scottish Office Minister.<ref name="HeraldScotland">{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14954282.obituary---allan-stewart-scottish-tory-mp-whose-troubles-ended-career/ | title=Obituary - Allan Stewart, Scottish Tory MP whose troubles ended his career | date=8 December 2016 |publisher=Herald Scotland |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref>
* [[Stewart Stevenson]], [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] for Banffshire and Buchan Coast and previously [[Minister for Environment and Climate Change]] in the [[Scottish Government]].
* Sir [[Garnet Wilson]], politician and [[Lord Provost of Dundee]]
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