Police Scotland and other local professionals will be hosting a further live Facebook event on the North East Police Division page on Wednesday 21 March 2018 between 7 and 9 pm. The topic on this occasion will be Social Media: Thinking about buying a young person a mobile phone or computer but concerned how […]
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29th January – 2nd February: Technology, dignity and good manners
Two items caught my eye this week: An item by Gillian Martin (MSP) drawing attention to the issue of youngsters sending inappropriate images on social media. A feature on Sky News about youngsters becoming lazier, more demanding and more rude as a result of ‘Siri’ and ‘Alexa’ type applications They were particularly interesting because Tuesday […]
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 S6 this should now be familiar ground but for our S4s it is the first time they have really faced this intensity of challenge. I really felt for them because they are facing a new […]
Prelim Timetable 2018
The prelim exams in Harlaw run from Monday 15th January until Friday 26th January. S4, S5 and S6 pupils will be on study leave for the duration of the exams and should only be in school to sit exams or to study/work on their courses. Designated study rooms for this purpose continue to be available and […]
Attendance Matters
The updated attendance guidance for parents is now available on our information section of our website, under the heading Attendance Matters at Harlaw Academy.
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 have been asked for our views on two very significant sets of proposals which have possible implications for our work and our plans. They are: TOM – which relates to the way Aberdeen City Council will […]
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 parents. I want us to go well beyond just consulting pupils and informing parents – I want to empower both groups to make a meaningful contribution to school improvement and to play an active role […]
30th October – 3 November: Update to pupils, parents and staff
I wish to use this blog to update pupils, parents and staff on a situation which arose on at the end of the week. On Friday morning we were made aware by the police of an image which had appeared on social media and which they were investigating. Our actions in such a situation are […]
Parent Council Meeting 9th November
The next meeting of the Parent Council will be Thursday 9th November at 7.00pm at Harlaw Academy. This month’s meeting will include 3 sessions from the Maths department; General curriculum information and how parents can support their child, Assessments & National Qualifications and Google classroom and homework. Each session will take approximately 10 minutes – […]
S3 Parents’ Evening Online booking system Opens Monday 29th January
The online booking system opens on Monday 29th January: Instructions Navigate to the Parents’ Evening Booking System here http://www.parents-booking.co.uk/harlawacademy Use your personal information to log in. You must use the contact information which the school has on file or you will not be able to log in. If you are having problems, please use the […]