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![Watson’s Malawi Partnership: Celebrating over a decade of connection, learning and global citizenship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763025674/gwcorguk/dycbuuwk0eystnpr30bh/MALAWIBLOGIMAGE.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763025674/gwcorguk/dycbuuwk0eystnpr30bh/MALAWIBLOGIMAGE.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763025674/gwcorguk/dycbuuwk0eystnpr30bh/MALAWIBLOGIMAGE.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763025674/gwcorguk/dycbuuwk0eystnpr30bh/MALAWIBLOGIMAGE.webp","width":1000}])
- Senior School
Our Deputy Head of Senior School, Pupil Enrichment Richard Travers discusses the school’s lasting partnership with communities in Malawi and reflects on a special visit from First Minister John Swinney, who joined pupils returning from our annual trip to the ‘warm heart of Africa.
- Watson's Malawi Partnership
![Teaching and learning in the age of AI]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762784899/gwcorguk/nmc8ezkgcmrmhkxlhdrr/AIBLOGPHOTO.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762784899/gwcorguk/nmc8ezkgcmrmhkxlhdrr/AIBLOGPHOTO.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762784899/gwcorguk/nmc8ezkgcmrmhkxlhdrr/AIBLOGPHOTO.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762784899/gwcorguk/nmc8ezkgcmrmhkxlhdrr/AIBLOGPHOTO.webp","width":1000}])
- Senior School
Our Head of Senior School Louise Clarke shares an update on the early work being done at Watson’s to prepare our pupils for a world shaped by AI.
![A Remarkable Legacy: The Stewart Lockhart Collection at George Watson’s College]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761056241/gwcorguk/yxmtdtywp84c99kwi5d1/SLSHeroImage.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761056241/gwcorguk/yxmtdtywp84c99kwi5d1/SLSHeroImage.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761056241/gwcorguk/yxmtdtywp84c99kwi5d1/SLSHeroImage.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761056241/gwcorguk/yxmtdtywp84c99kwi5d1/SLSHeroImage.webp","width":1000}])
The Stewart Lockhart Collection of artworks, artifacts, papers and photographs was amassed by former Watson’s pupil Sir James Haldane Stewart Lockhart and was gifted to Watson’s in 1967 by his daughter Mary Stewart Lockhart – also known as the pioneering designer Betty Joel.
- Development Office
![Martha Kearney awarded the 2025 Watson’s Fellowship]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758204502/gwcorguk/qw4m8zkezii5vsgzwsrc/MarthaKBadge.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758204502/gwcorguk/qw4m8zkezii5vsgzwsrc/MarthaKBadge.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758204502/gwcorguk/qw4m8zkezii5vsgzwsrc/MarthaKBadge.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758204502/gwcorguk/qw4m8zkezii5vsgzwsrc/MarthaKBadge.webp","width":1000}])
- Senior School
Our Principal, Lisa Kerr, reflects on the meaning of fellowship as she presents the 2025 Watson’s Fellowship to acclaimed journalist and broadcaster Martha Kearney (Class of 1975), recognising her outstanding career, deep personal values and lasting impact on public life.
![Welcome to our new Strength and Conditioning Suite]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757412258/gwcorguk/dixd5szcxhn1a1tzumjt/SandC1copybadge2.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757412258/gwcorguk/dixd5szcxhn1a1tzumjt/SandC1copybadge2.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757412258/gwcorguk/dixd5szcxhn1a1tzumjt/SandC1copybadge2.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757412258/gwcorguk/dixd5szcxhn1a1tzumjt/SandC1copybadge2.webp","width":1000}])
As Watson’s is announced as an Independent Schools of the Year Awards Sports Finalist, Mike Leonard, Director of Physical Education and Sport welcomes pupils to our new Strength and Conditioning Suite.
![Learning reimagined – Watson’s opens a bold new learning hub for pupils]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1756994269/gwcorguk/h2rifhdiy2olknrxset7/LearningHub2025-1.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1756994269/gwcorguk/h2rifhdiy2olknrxset7/LearningHub2025-1.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1756994269/gwcorguk/h2rifhdiy2olknrxset7/LearningHub2025-1.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1756994269/gwcorguk/h2rifhdiy2olknrxset7/LearningHub2025-1.webp","width":1000}])
- Senior School
Our Principal, Lisa Kerr reflects on our new Learning Hub and shares insights into the philosophy behind its innovative design features.
![Watson's Juvenile Drummers crowned World Champions]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1755514743/gwcorguk/pc5lgpuuke3cuktvgomd/pipeswin.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1755514743/gwcorguk/pc5lgpuuke3cuktvgomd/pipeswin.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1755514743/gwcorguk/pc5lgpuuke3cuktvgomd/pipeswin.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1755514743/gwcorguk/pc5lgpuuke3cuktvgomd/pipeswin.webp","width":1000}])
- Senior School
The perfect end of season triumph as our GWC Pipes and Drums participated in various high profile championships in July and August.
![Phone free and FOMO free - life at Watson's without mobile phones]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754917927/gwcorguk/f4cdbmxmhkq0eygxdrtp/FOMOPHONEFREEWEBSITE.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754917927/gwcorguk/f4cdbmxmhkq0eygxdrtp/FOMOPHONEFREEWEBSITE.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1754917927/gwcorguk/f4cdbmxmhkq0eygxdrtp/FOMOPHONEFREEWEBSITE.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754917927/gwcorguk/f4cdbmxmhkq0eygxdrtp/FOMOPHONEFREEWEBSITE.webp","width":1000}])
- Junior School
- Senior School
As we enter the final weeks of the summer holidays and prepare for the start of what will be our first full year as a mobile phone free school, Senior School Deputy Head Lesley Dorward reflects on the positive difference our approach has made to school life.
![Outstanding exam success and Scotland’s top marks at George Watson’s College]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1754406513/gwcorguk/fjtgfycwjbmxcjqspmyf/ExamsArticlePhoto.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1754406513/gwcorguk/fjtgfycwjbmxcjqspmyf/ExamsArticlePhoto.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1754406513/gwcorguk/fjtgfycwjbmxcjqspmyf/ExamsArticlePhoto.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1754406513/gwcorguk/fjtgfycwjbmxcjqspmyf/ExamsArticlePhoto.webp","width":1000}])
- Senior School
We are delighted to share the impressive achievements of our pupils in the 2025 SQA exams, including the highest marks in the country across 15 exams.
![Playing the long game at Watson’s]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1752065450/gwcorguk/dcttrsqva1lgx5b75jn1/Sportswithbadge-2.webp","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1752065450/gwcorguk/dcttrsqva1lgx5b75jn1/Sportswithbadge-2.webp","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1752065450/gwcorguk/dcttrsqva1lgx5b75jn1/Sportswithbadge-2.webp","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1752065450/gwcorguk/dcttrsqva1lgx5b75jn1/Sportswithbadge-2.webp","width":1000}])
- Junior School
- Senior School
Following the news that Watson's has been shortlisted in the Sporting Achievement category of the Independent Schools of the Year Awards, Mike Leonard, Director of Physical Education & Sport, reflects on why sport and exercise are a vital part of the Watson’s school curriculum.
- Physical Education