Kilmarnock Academy

Huge congratulations to Jack Park, Winner of SQA School candidate of the year. Fantastic news and thoroughly deserved.

Congratulations to our 32 pupils who received their MVP badges and certificates.  Well Done to All!

You are invited to attend the Parental Values session on 6^th or 7^th of November at the Grand Hall. 

Please sign up at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZFJFB63

EGGER (UK) Limited, Auchinleck plant, are holding an Apprenticeship Open Day on Thursday 9^th November 2017, from 3.30pm to 6.30pm

 The apprenticeship open day will be an opportunity for interested local young people to come to the plant along with any interested teachers or parent to hear about the opportunities we will have available, particularly in Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical) and for our new apprenticeships that we will be introducing in 2018 in Manufacturing. 

 Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with current employees who have completed their apprenticeship with EGGER and to speak with some of our current apprentices and meet our Apprenticeship Co-ordinator, which will provide an insight into site facilities for our apprentices.  

 The posters attached provide more detail.

 Anyone wishing to attend must register by emailing jobs.uk@egger.com or phoning the HR department on 01290 427406

Kilmarnock Academy staff and pupils are involved in a two year Erasmus project called ‘Sharing European Values using Film and Cinema’.  The project is funded by the British Council under its lifelong learning programme and will enable us to work with students and teachers from four European countries; Italy, Lithuania, Portugal and Turkey.

On the 7th to 14th October four of our pupils Demi Muir, Ciara Shaw, Kyle Herbert and Lewis Kennedy accompanied by teachers Mrs Mossie and Mr Oates visited Siauliu in Lithuania.  Click on the link below to read Mr Oates Diary of the visit.

Lithuania2017 Blog

BBC Scotland is now recruiting for Production Runners to work with our Production Teams to help deliver our programmes.  If you’re keen to get into the industry, are passionate about content making and creativity is in your blood then we want you!

http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/BBC-Scotland-Runners-Pool/24065

The Army Officer Presentation Team based at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst will be visiting Scotland the week beginning 30 October.

There will be 4 career presentation evenings, one in the Highlands, one in Dundee, another in Glasgow and finally Edinburgh on Thursday 2 November.

You are invited to a presentation evening, kindly hosted by The Glasgow Academy on the evening of Wednesday 1 November.  The event will take place between 5.30 and 6.30 pm.

The presentation is a bespoke professional interactive presentation that lasts approx. 1 hour.  It will cover information about a career in the Army as an Officer (both Regular and Reserve), about the selection process, the Army Officer Scholarship Scheme, University Bursaries and Army Officer training at RMAS.  There will also be an opportunity to talk to a number of young officers about their experiences and ask questions.

The events are aimed at pupils aged 15 and over, at both those who have already expressed an interest in an Army career and those who may be curious to find out more about what the Army has to offer.

 Parents and guardians are also most welcome to attend. 

 Please contact the school by the end of Friday 27^th October if you and your child is interested in attending the presentation.

‘Skills for Life and Work’ has always been high on the agenda here at Kilmarnock Academy but a recent survey of employers has made us have another look at how our classrooms deal with these.

 A ‘STEMNET’ survey identified a number of ‘soft’ skills employers find desirable in young people with some of these ‘soft’ skills even seen as more desirable than the traditional academic skills that schools focus on! From this list, the Academy has identified six that we think our pupils would benefit most from having highlighted in lessons and have created a ‘Skill of the Month’ focus. These are: 

 – communication (October)
– problem solving (November)
– being self-motivated (December)
– working under pressure/to deadlines (January – for prelim time!)
– organisational skills (February – for revising for upcoming exams!)
– team working (March)

 So, in October, teachers will take a few moments in lessons to highlight to pupils when they are using their communication skills as well as all the other skills, talents and knowledge pupils are undertaking. This might be when giving pupils feedback on a presentation they have been asked to prepare or making “clear communication” a success criteria at the start of piece of work! It might not be a big moment in the lesson but as a school are emphasising those ‘Skills for Life and Work’ that are so needed in the bigger, wider world.  

We feel this will better prepare our pupils for what comes after they leave us, including in interviews, CVs, and, ultimately, in becoming confident individuals!

School Closes at 2.45pm: – Friday 13th October

Holidays:- Monday 16th October – Monday 23rd October

Staff Return (In-Service Day):- Monday 23rd October

Pupils Return:- Tuesday 24th October

Friday the 13th of October 2017 is the last day the school Metro will accept the old £1 coin.