Grangemouth middle schools

An initial agreement was made in 1974 to make a specific modification to The Schools (Scotland) Code 1956 which allowed teachers with primary certification to "assist in leisure activities, hobbies and extra-curricular activities" with pupils, under the supervision of a holder of a secondary teaching qualification.

In addition, those teachers with primary qualifications were to be paid a supplement to match the higher rate earned by those working in secondary schools.

Following consultation, rather than merge the two – now smaller – middle schools, the Central Regional Council opted to end the three-tier system in Grangemouth.

Proposals were put forward in January 1987 to see the middle schools closing at the end of the 1987–88 academic year.

Council data showed that by this stage it was expected that there would be only 764 pupils between the two middle schools leaving spare capacity at over 40%.