Scottish Police College
police academy in Fife, Scotland
The Scottish Police College is based at Tulliallan Castle, in Kincardine, Fife. Since 1 April 2013, the college has been under the control of Police Scotland.
In addition to probationer training, the college provides training in various specialist areas, such as Road Policing, Criminal Investigation, and training for newly promoted officers.
The motto of the college is, BI GLIC - BI GLIC, which is the cry of the oystercatcher which translates from Gaelic as 'Be Wise, Be Circumspect'. Oystercatchers can be found throughout the grounds of the college. The college's achievement depicts two oystercatchers surrounding the escutcheon of the Scottish Police Service which is in itself surrounded by two books to signify learning.
History
Tulliallan Castle, a 160-year-old mixture of Gothic and Italian style architecture set amid some 90 acres (360,000 m2) of parkland just north of where the Kincardine Bridge spans the River Forth, is the home of the Scottish Police College.
The castle was built for George Keith Elphinstone (Admiral Lord Keith, one time senior officer of Lord Nelson), from money received from prize ships. Construction was carried out by a labour force said to include French prisoners of war.
During the Second World War Tulliallan Castle was used by the Free Polish Army as its headquarters in Scotland.
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