Assemblies – the school chaplains deliver periodic assemblies and this week they were exploring the idea of ‘passion’. Some time ago when we had been looking at the theme we had planned to speak of the need to work hard at things you are passionate about. However with recent events around the world we adapted […]
Monthly Archives: November 2015
16th – 20th November 2015
In-service day: Parents and pupils possibly wonder what staff do on in-service days. On Monday we brought together all of the staff from the Academy and its 4 associated Primary schools. We spent time together looking at feedback from some surveys into Health and discussing how we could support staff, pupils and families who have concerns over […]
9th – 13th November
Developing our Young Workforce (DYW): You may have seen in the local newspaper a focus on recruiting apprentices. This is part of a bigger piece of work, sometimes referred to as DYW, aimed at ensuring that all our school leavers are work ready and can leave for positive and sustained destinations. It is a National […]
2 – 6 November 2015
On Monday we had a session for senior pupils called ‘Safe Drive’. Every school, including Harlaw Academy, has had pupils who have been killed or injured in road traffic incidents involving young drivers. ‘Safe Drive’ is a hard hitting, high impact event aimed at trying to reduce the danger. As the week went on we also had […]