Hello, During the identified Teachers strike day of the Thursday 24th November the following arrangements have been made for pupils in receipt of Free School Meals at Sanquhar Academy. Pupils who wish to take a lunch home for Thursday 24th November have ordered from the school canteen. Orders were placed by the end of the school day on Tuesday 22nd November. Packed lunches for those pupils who are eligible and
Hello, Phase 2 of the Independent Review on Qualifications is now open. They have reached a stage where they are looking to gather views from a range of stakeholders. Phase 2 concludes on the 16th December 2022. If you would like to contribute your views, please complete the survey using the link below. Here is a video clip by Professor Louise Hayward which explains the review. Information on the survey
Hello, It has been a busy start to the new term already and as you will have noticed from the calendar it is our first Senior Phase Parents Night on Tuesday the 8th November. Pupils will receive their booking form tomorrow morning during tutor time to make their appointments. We look forward to seeing our Senior Phase Parents between 5:30 – 7:30pm. At the same the Parent Council will be
Hello, On the 11th of October from 8-9am, we are hosting our Business Breakfast. For the fist time since lockdown our local business partners are invited to join us. Employers will hear from our young people about how we can work together to help prepare them to be your employees of the future . If you are a local business and you haven’t received your invitation by email or messenger
Sanquhar Academy will be closed on Monday the 19th of September to allow members of the school community to pay their respects to our Queen. Our school captains laid flowers at the Sanquhar war memorial this week in remembrance of the Queen’s 70 years service.
Hello, Dumfries and Galloway council are recruiting bank cleaning staff for the local area. Times across the week can vary however required shifts are, early shift is 6:00 – 08:30 am and the back shift is 3:00-7:00 pm. To apply please contact the school and we can arrange for you to complete the application process and be added to the list. Tel: 01659 50208
Hello, This year to support our young peoples Health and Wellbeing we are working with Jen Kemp from S.T.I.L.L Scotland. Jen will be working with pupils, parents and staff this session to support our health and wellbeing. If you wound be interested in joining a group please indicate using the questionnaire below when would suit you. https://forms.office.com/r/MLARxDmBRy We are keen to work with parents at a time and place that
Hello, Congratulations to everyone who took part in Sports Day ’22. Thank you to our families who came along to support this event.
We are looking forward to welcoming back our Senior Phase Learners on Monday. As part of their induction they will be trained to become MVP Mentors. Based on the ‘bystander’ approach MVP motivates everyone to get involved in safely challenging abuse. The programme sees students as a school’s greatest resource in achieving this and trains senior pupils to act as peer mentors who then deliver sessions to younger students in
