In my last two blogs I highlighted two big events – both which took place this week. In this blog I shall share with you the success of both events: The first was an event we called #secureyourfuture. This was intended to be much more than a standard careers event. It was an opportunity for […]
Author Archives: David Innes
12th-16th September – #secureyourfuture
The National Improvement Framework identifies the following priorities: • Improvement in attainment, particularly in literacy and numeracy; • Closing the attainment gap between the most and least disadvantaged children; • Improvement in children and young people’s health and wellbeing; and • Improvement in employability skills and sustained, positive school leaver destinations for all young people; […]
5th – 9th September: Keeping in touch
I have used the phrase ‘keeping in touch’ this week for a number of reasons. it is the phrase used to describe an annual meeting which takes place between council officers and school leadership to review progress from last session and agree priorities for this session. we held an S1 curriculum evening and our Parent […]
29th August – 2nd September: Prefects and child rights
The picture above shows Tyler, Skye and Astrid our 3 senior prefects. This session, following discussion with a range of people, we felt it was time to move away from a gender based system of Head Boy/Head Girl to one based on merit. Skye is head prefect and Tyler and Astrid are depute head […]
22nd-26th August: Tragic news
This week has been overshadowed by the tragic deaths of a 7 year old and his mum at Aberdeen beach at the weekend. Two of the family members are pupils at our school and our thoughts and respects are with the family at this desperately sad time. We have indicated to any pupils who have […]
Recognising and realising rights
As with all schools we are seeking to help recognise and realise the UN convention on the rights of the child (UNCRC). We have recognition of our work with the rights respecting Schools Award (RRSA) from UNICEF UK and hope to achieve level 1 of the award during session 2016/17. Pupils or parents can find out more about UNCRC […]
15th-19th August: Back to school
Last week I commented on good news around the building works and SQA results, I also mentioned bad news around staffing issues. This week, under blue skies and sunshine, we welcomed teaching staff and pupils back to school. It was a really encouraging start with our pupils showing attachment to their school by wearing their uniforms. Our seniors pupils have been brilliant […]
8th-12th August: Preparing for the new session
As we approached summer there was good and bad news. The good news was that work started on repairing roofs and windows. The bad news is that a number of our staff secured jobs elsewhere. Over summer work on the windows and roofs proceeded well and by the end of the week it looks like […]
16th May – 20th May
My blog from last week was not the first to mention the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and I am sure it will not be the last to do so. Indeed in the blog this week I want to focus on 3 activities I have been working on this week – each […]
9th May – 13 May
Recognising and realising the rights of children is central to us all. The Children Scotland Act places the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into our national legislation. The UNCRC is a set of international articles which help protect children and ensure they have dignity and opportunity in their lives. Some of the key ideas behind […]