This week has been another where we have taken time to celebrate the achievements of the incredible youngsters we have here in Harlaw Academy. On Wednesday we had the school summer concert and art show On Thursday we held our wider achievement awards event On Friday it was our annual school sports day Over the … read more
On Friday of this week we held our annual sports awards. This was an opportunity to celebrate those who had taken part in sports activities this session. This slideshow gives you a flavour of some of the event and lets you see who won the various awards Sports Awards June 2019 The event finished with … read more
At the end of the week applications went live for a number of key pupil leadership opportunities; Head Prefect – Head Prefect Application ’19 House Captain Prefect – Prefect Application ’19 Class representative – Class reps application 2019 The links above takes you to the application for these opportunities and applications are due to be … read more
Over this session we have done a great deal to increase participation of pupils and parents. Not only is this the right thing to do but it is also part of what we are required to do. Indeed over the years ahead there will be increased expectations around how we ’empower’ our staff, pupils and … read more
In Spring 2016 we held meetings with staff, pupils, parents and others in the community to set out priorities to guide school improvement over a 3-year period. This exercise produced 9 priorities for transformational change; Relationships and ethos Personal support and inclusion Participation and involvement Opportunities Learning Attainment Achievement Citizenship School leadership and school improvement … read more
We are constantly seeking to improve things at Harlaw Academy. School improvement is not something I do alone. Over recent years we have found new ways to involve all staff in this activity as well as parents and pupils. With that in mind I attach a very simple grid for you to give me any … read more
There were a few possible topics to speak about from the week just past: the awards event on Monday the last day of senior classes on Tuesday a newspaper article about our study leave which appeared on Tuesday the start of SQA exams on Thursday P7s visiting for a Technology day Our awards event was … read more
Welcome back from the Easter break. In this blog I want to update you on some of the changes and improvements we are taking forward this term. Staff: We are delighted to welcome 3 new teachers to the school – Claire Christie (Social Subjects), Greg Meldrum (English) and Gloria Duguid (supply cover Modern Languages). School … read more
We are in the process of holding a set of assemblies to cover themes of safety, discrimination and tolerance. The slides I am using are attached here: Special assembly March 2019 We had decided to hold these assemblies before tragic events in New Zealand last week but those events made the assemblies even more relevant. … read more
Today under the banner of ‘Progress’ I want to mention; school day, internet safety and learning. School day: In my blog two weeks ago I highlighted a proposal to shorten the lunchtime. I asked pupils and parents for feedback on the proposal and had to ballot staff. In order to move forward with the proposal … read more