Author Archives: David Innes

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 […]

Events this week were dominated by the tragic events at Cults Academy.  We have been in contact with the Head Teacher at Cults to pass on our thoughts to all in their community and to offer any support which may be required.  Such events impact on us all to a greater or lesser extent and anyone in […]

The main ‘event’ this week was our Keeping in Touch (KIT) visit. This is where senior officers come in to speak with us about our exam results and the improvement plans for the session.  It is a mixture of support and challenge ie they are keen to hear what we have been doing well but […]

This week I want to reflect on 4 ‘events’ from the week – the first is a concern the other 3 are all positive: 1) On Wednesday there was a big meeting between Government and the northern local authorities to discuss issues around recruiting and retaining teachers in areas such as Aberdeen.  With the high cost of […]

Parents play a vital role in working with the school to support young people and school improvement.  There are lots of ways parents can help – some are basic things such as making sure children get a good amount of sleep and a decent breakfast before getting to school in good time.  Or things which are helpful are encouraging regular exercise and […]

The theme of assemblies this week has been community and during the week we had two events aimed at involving the wider community in the life of the school. The first of the community events was a curriculum evening aimed at helping parents to gain a clearer insight into the new National qualifications.  There were presentations from […]

In this blog I want to promote the wide range of opportunities available to pupils at Harlaw Academy. Monday Netball for S1 – games hall – Miss McGroryTable tennis for S1-S6 – east gym – Mr Connor Senior concert band – Assembly Hall *Running for S1-S6 – various – Miss McGrory *Junior Basketball for S1-S3 […]