22nd – 26th January: Note for our parents
This week we had a really good meeting of our Parent Council and I want to thank the senior pupils, […]
15th-19th January 2018: No short cuts to success
This week saw the senior school involved in the first week of their prelim exams. For pupils in S5 and […]
8th – 12th January 2018: Recognising and realising the rights of all young people
Firstly welcome back and best wishes for 2018. I want to start with a curious thing about 2018 as a year […]
27th November – 1st December 2017: Value and support our staff
As you may know I serve on the General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS). This is the professional body who oversee […]
20th – 26th November 2017: There is a lot going on @ Harlaw_Academy
I am going to say very little by way of introduction to this blog – other than to note it […]
13th – 17th November: What do you think?
Last week I wrote a blog about ’empowering pupils and parents’. It was a very well timed article because this week we […]
6th – 9th November 2017: Empowering pupils and parents
This week we have tried to improve two very important aspects of the school – our work with pupils and […]
25th – 29th September 2017 – Respect for community
Last week I published the second of 3 blogs looking at the day to day work of Harlaw Academy which […]
18th – 22nd September 2017 – Respect for Learning
Last week I published the first of 3 blogs looking at the day to day work of Harlaw Academy which […]
4th – 8th September 2017: Wider life of the school
On Friday I met with the officer bearers of the parent council and part of what we discussed was the […]