Sanquhar Academy Sports Day

Sports Day Tuesday 21st June 2022 S1-S3 athletics will take place from 9:20am until 12:30pm S1-S6 house activities will be from 1:20pm until 3.00pm Parents are welcome to come along and show support We look forward to seeing you there.

STEM Survey

Dear Parent/Carers, Education Scotland and the Scottish Government are very keen to hear what parents and carers think about STEM subjects.  STEM stands for Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and Mathematics.  Does your child love these subjects or maybe they are not so keen?  Would you encourage your child to continue with STEM subjects or choose alternatives?  What do you know about STEM jobs?  If you have a child/children in school (Primary

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Sanquhar Academy Senior Phase

Sanquhar Academy Senior Phase Induction will take place on Monday 30th and Tuesday 31st May.  Learners should report to the Learning Hub, Period 1 on Monday. Also, any seniors who have issues with their timetable or wish to make any changes can do so on 1st June with Mrs Hetherington-Cree or Mrs McGuchan.    

Sanquhar Academy S3 Field Trip to Rockcliffe

As part of our collaboration with the Nith Catchment Fishery Trust, the S3 biology classes spent the day at Rockcliffe carrying out a beach survey and litter pick. The pupils had great fun learning about marine life and the environment. Again, all pupils were a credit to themselves, their parents and the school.  

School Uniform in Scotland

Please see below consultation around school uniforms in Scotland: The Scottish Government has committed to introduce statutory guidance in Scotland which aims to address equalitied issues around uniform policy and reduce the cost of school uniform, as this can be a significant barrier to participation in learning. This consultation seeks views on: what should be included within the scope of the guidance the role that school uniform plays within the

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Skills Development Scotland Parent/Carer Survey

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) are looking to gather views from parent/carers of our services.  Your views will help inform our service delivery in the future and how we can best communicate our services to parents and carers moving forward.  We’d like to hear from you about your awareness and use of Skills Development Scotland services and how you talk to your young person about careers. Let us know your thoughts:

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University of Glasgow Open Days

Please see information below from the University of Glasgow Open Days 2022: We are delighted to announce that we can now confirm our 2022 in-person Open Day dates.  We are looking forward to welcoming back prospective students, parents/family and teachers back to visit our beautiful campus! The schedule is still being finalised but we expect these dates to include all of our subject areas, and a wide selection of student

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S2 Challenge

Some of Sanquhar Academy S2 pupil’s had a challenge from Seargent Callum Dalgleish-Little who came to compete in the 400m and 100m.  A great effort from all but Sanquhar S2’s pipped him at the post.