In contrast, the rear of the building is lower and backs on to a south-facing playground, in turn, linked to the neighbouring residential area.

[6][8] As a state school in Scotland, Bertha Park teaches the Curriculum for Excellence, as set out by the Scottish Government.

[10] The school is unusual in the local area as only teaching four subjects a day, and has an emphasis on digital learning.

[11] This was supported by the provision of iPads to all the students when the school opened, provided as part of a two-year research project by the University of the Highlands and Islands intended to study the effect of such devices being used within teaching and learning.

[12] The local council intends to use the results of this study to examine the benefits of this approach into the future.