Musselburgh Grammar School

I have been going to this school for a long time now and it's honestly gone from bad to worse over a very short period of time. They don't care if you're being bullied or have poor metal health, instead they focus solely on uniform and things such as gum chewing. Focusing on the uniform problem, girls are way more restricted than boys for example; boys can wear full tracksuits/joggers/non uniform sweatshirts while girls are punished for wearing leggings, with the hot weather beginning again nothing has been done to make pupils more comfortable while learning. As for the bulling/mental health aspect many of the pupils are genuinely insane and should be moved for the safety of others that actually want to learn, slurs are shouted and used in the corridors and the schools solution to this is the "its okay to be gay posters" or "say no to racism" plastered on the walls to be ignored. I struggled during exam season and found it very overwhelming, I would occasionally burst into tears in the bathrooms and on one occasion in front of one of my teachers. They were nice about it but I was very embarrassed and nothing was done even after I went to guidance. Most of the teachers at MGS are the most unhelpful people I have ever had the displeasure of meeting. During one of my exams music lesson were taking place, its disgusting its like they want us to fail. These are some things I think would help improve MGS as it clearly needs help: Redesign uniform - it isn't suitable for all weathers especially summer, and we shouldn't be forced to wear a shirt/tie/black jumper/black jeans it needs to be simplified. for example: design a comfy school sweatshirt and polo shirt and sell it at a reasonable price, if it is comfy and looks nice everyone will wear it with jeans, shorts or a skirt. If anyone uses racist/sexist/homophobic language (even teachers) should be reported and dealt with in an appropriate manner its disgusting that this is going unpunished. Guidance should check in with every pupil sitting exams (especially first exams) or get outside help to check in with pupils, you really don't know what's going on with your pupils. Pupils should be able to have a quiet exam so they have a chance to think and complete the exam to the best of their ability. Pupils are people too, staff should not be able to disrespect pupils just because they are unhappy with their life decisions. Thanks for reading :)

Teachers abused by pupils (knives and punched), teacher almost vomited on pupil, complete lack of respect for pupils by senior management, inattentive, complete lack of care for education and mental health. Absolutely terrible.

2016-2020 Literally ruined my mental health. Some teachers are amazing and did all they could to help the students. But some do not give a shit, and some are just plain creepy and weird.see if I had to travel 4 hours to another school just to not go to this one: I would. And I should’ve thought of that sooner I swear they only cared if you had ear phones on or had a jumper on. Ridiculous

Personally I find the teachers are not completely aware of the students. If a student is eating alone they will only act on it if the student is literally crying etc. Especially during covid the teachers just do what they would like, as a rule they have to have the windows open but won't let us keep a jumper on to keep us warm in the winter. It is ridiculous.