Hear the Pupils of Saint Roch's and the Speaker

The Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin spoke to the pupils of Saint Roch's about several different topics.

Click on the topics below to hear his views and opinions.

What are the Duties Of the Speaker

Advice on being a Young MYSP

How can pupils reduce their carbon footprint


Glasgow's bid for 2014 Commonwealth Games

An independent Scotland

A new school building for Saint Roch's


Use of Mobile Phones in School
Dungavel


We would all like to thank Mr Martin for a great time!

More Pics of the Pupils and the Speaker

Michael Martin in action, or as we say in this neck of the woods, "gie'ing it laldy"

Hard questions being asked. Better than Paxman we think.

Garngad's finest grilling Garngad's finest. (Well, near enough!)

"Mr Speaker..."

EXCLUSIVE!!!! SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS! Rt Hon Michael Martin MP Visits the School

Last Friday, the Rt Hon Michael Martin, MP for Glasgow North East and the Speaker of the House of Commons, came to visit Mr McGowan and his Podcasting/Blogging team.

Mr Martin spent a great deal of time with our S5 and 6 pupils discussing a range of topics - topics that affect the young people of our school, our city and our country.

We will be publishing our exclusive recordings ASAP.

Mr Martin does not give interviews, so it was a small coup for our school and our dedicated team who have contributed greatly to the success of the Big Roch Digital Project.

Young Scottish Muslim Talent of Tomorrow

Our new MYSP Ikram Salad has won the 'Young Scottish Muslim Talent of Tomorrow' award. She was nominated by the EAL Unit.

The award was presented to Ikram on Monday 18th June 2007 during the Young Scottish Muslims’ Conference.

Congratulations once again to a very hard working pupil who deserves the credit and praise that comes her way.

Ikram is a great role model and example to all the young people of our school.

Saint Roch's Pupil Becomes MSYP for Springburn!

The pupils and staff of Saint Roch's Secondary are proud to celebrate the success of one of our star S6 pupils, Ikram Salad in becoming Member of the Scottish Youth Parliament for Springburn.

Ikram is delighted and now will attend a meeting in Dundee in early June.

Ikram's manifesto included: new youth clubs for the area, giving the youth of Springburn a voice in Scottish politics, committed to reducing the carbon footprints of the city of Glasgow and is determined to celebrate the racial diversity of our country.

So once again congratulations to Ikram, who deserved her victory and will be an asset to the new Parliament.

Roch FM have booked an interview with our new MSYP and we will publish it soon.

Good luck in your new position!

Mobile Phones in Schools

Should mobile phones (that's cellphones for our American cousins) be allowed in school or should they be banned?

Some of our pupils discuss their opinions and views on a very hot topic. To listen click here

Champions League Predictor

Follwoing last night's dramatic Final, we look back at what our Roch Sport pundits predicted at the semi-final stage.

Where they right? Find out here

Saint Roch's Secondary Handbook

Please feel free to open or download our new school handbook.


Dowload or Open Handbook Here

Well Done Saint Roch's!

We are pleased to announce that in the recent Golden Mic competition run by Clyde Broadcast, Saint Roch's entry of Roch FM were Highly Commended for Best Slogan!

Our Roch FM team are delighted with this success. as many are already becoming more interested in a future career in the media.

In fact it will be something to brag about when the Roch FM team visit a very influential media group in the very near future. But that is top secret just now!

To hear our Award Winning Slogan Click Here!

Are you the next Leonardo Di Caprio or Clare Danes?

Big Roch Digital are proud to present an audio production of Romeo and Juliet.

Auditions are taking place NOW!

Visit Drama and speak to Ms McAlpine.

Also, any budding composers then speak to Mr Reilly (Music) or Mr McGowan (Business) and they will hear your compositions. Maybe you can even write a theme song? Or sing it yourself?

Boxing Back in Schools?

In a recent BBC News Article Boxing could be making a comeback into schools.

Our RochSport pundits cast their eye on whether it is a knockout idea Click Here.

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow 2014?

Our RochSport team turned their attention to the Big Debate in Glasgow schools over the past few weeks: is Glasgow ready for the Commonwealth Games? Would it be a positive or negative aspect for our city?

Listen to our pundits thoughts Here

Pupil Debate

What do pupils like in our school? What would they like to see better or different? Above is an artist's impression of a school of the future!

Listen or download a group of Upper School pupils who have their own views Here

RochSport: Alex McLeish appointed Scotland manager

In the first of our RochSport series, our 'pundits' talk about the recent appointment of Alex McLeish as Scotland manager.

Is he the best choice? Or is he a cheap option as he was unemployed?

Is he too young and inexperienced, after his flat finish to his club career?

Here's what our pundits think. Listen or download Here

How to use Blogger

Mr McGowan has written a guide on how to use blogger for teachers and pupils.

You can download from the link below:

How to use Blogger pdf