Ian attended Thornwood Primary School from where, at the age of 10, he was successful in competing for a place at the newly opened Hyndland Secondary School in Glasgow.
Ian, nag-aral Thornwood Pangunahing School mula sa kung saan, sa edad na 10, siya ay matagumpay sa pakikipagkumpitensya para sa isang lugar at sa bagong bukas na Hyndland Secondary School sa Glasgow.