On Friday 23^rd February there will be a ‘wear something purple day’ to celebrate LGBT+ History Month. Pupils are invited to wear something purple such as a scarf or t-shirt with their uniform. Please note that tomorrow is not a non-uniform day.

LGBT+ History Month in the UK started in 2005 and February was chosen to coincide with the abolition of Section 28, a law that said local authorities must not “intentionally promote homosexuality”. The theme for 2024 is to celebrate and recognize the contributions of the LGBT+ community to various fields, including Medicine and Healthcare.

Parents and Carers,

Please find a link to the latest edition of the School Newsletter posted below. We are currently experiencing difficulties in posting to the School App so information posted here in the sort term.

Head Teacher Newsletter – week 1

Dear Parents and Carers,

Please find attached a copy of the new session information just published on the school app. Also attached to this post is a copy of the letter for parents/ carers of  new S1 pupils.

Letter to Parents and Carers- 11 August 2023

S1 letter June 2023.pdf

Information about how to down load and use the school app can  be found in the post below: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/ea/stewartonacademysite2016/?p=2667

Important Message for all Parents/ Carers and Pupils S1, S2 and S3 only – who are attending Prize Giving on Tuesday 6th June 2023

We have had an exceptionally large and positive engagement and interest in Prize Giving this session. In particular, the demand for tickets from supportive parents, carers and family members has been far higher than in previous sessions.

In order to accommodate the numbers involved we have taken the decision today, to separate Prize Giving for S1 – 3 on Tuesday 6th June into two sections.

(Please note that the S4-6 Prize Giving on the following evening is not affected).

New timings are as follows:

S1 and S2 Prize Giving – 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm

S3 only Prize Giving 7.15 pm – 8 pm

Please contact the office if this adjustment of times causes any difficulties for you as a family as we have contingency plans in place for this scenario.
Please note that if you have a child at Prize Giving for S1-2 and another child in the S3 Prize Giving your tickets will be valid for both slots on the evening.

Please let the office know if you have requested tickets but are no longer able to attend.

We apologise for altering these arrangements at this stage but we trust that this change will result in a more condensed and pleasurable experience for all.

Further update from the school transport team regarding Kilmaurs to Stewarton Academy buses

Due to the closure of the Irvine Road in Kilmaurs all pupils will be collected on Main Street, Kilmaurs from tomorrow morning (Tuesday 18th April 2023) to Friday.  It is anticipated that the works will be complete by Friday and revert back next Monday 24th April.

Important Message Regarding School Transport Kilmaurs to Stewarton

Irvine Road in Kilmaurs is closed this week between 7am and 5pm, therefore there is an impact on school transport for pupils being picked up and dropped off in Kilmaurs from Monday 17th April – Friday 21st April 2023, inclusive.

Marbill Coaches are aware of the closure and will be sending coaches to uplift pupils at either side of the road closure at the normal pick up times.

We will stop using our existing app as our form of communication from this Friday,  31st March 2023.  All future communication messages will come via our new Safer Schools Scotland App.

The new Safer Schools Scotland App gives empowering, current and informative information on current digital platforms/tools/apps in an accessible manner.  Within the app there are different users. Please find below and attached details about how to download the app and set everything up.
-Go to your App Store for Apple or Google Play and search for ‘Safer School Scotland’
-Set up your account
-In the school field type ‘Stewarton Academy’
Amend as appropriate – The code Parents/Carers is 1990
-To receive notifications we recommend enabling push notifications.

Please read the instructions below on the PDF attachment carefully before downloading the App.

We trust that you will find this information helpful. The new App has many beneficial features which we will highlight to you in due course.
However, for now, please ensure you download the app and get it set up to continue receiving communications from the school.

(Please note the current code is for parents and carers – pupils will be supported to long in to the pupil section later in the year).

Best wishes,

John Stuart
Head Teacher

Instructions for the Safer Schools App

Action for Children are offering a series of sessions for young people looing to develop their skills in employment with a view to entering the customer service industry.

Please click on the link below for more information

AfC Customer Service Leaflet

Our apologies for the technical failures that prevented the video link working properly for the S2-S3 options information evening on Wednesday 18^th January 2023.  I have now delivered presentations to all S2 pupils present today to go through the options choice process, to outline supports and to answer questions.  The presentation, options form and subject information booklet have all been uploaded to the S2 Teams page, and will also be shared using the school app.    The presentation has also been uploaded to the school website (below).

The options form is completed on-line and I have attached the link to this post.

https://forms.office.com/e/RTy2yn944p

There will be opportunities for in-person delivery of the presentations on the parents’ evening on Thursday 26^th January 2023.  These will take place  at the following times:

4:00, 4:30 and 6:30

We also plan to upload a voice over recording of the presentation to the school’s YouTube channel and the link and details of this will follow in due course.

Click to access S2-S3-Information-Evening-Options-Presentation-January-2023.pdf

Dear parents and carers,

We are very sorry that we have had to postpone this evening’s S2 Options virtual event due to technical difficulties.Unfortunately, there was an issue with Teams which did not allowing the organiser to access the meeting link on the Parent Council Teams account.

All possible work arounds were attempted attempted

Therefore, we had to unfortunately take the decision to postpone this evening’s event.

We will confirm a new date via the school app tomorrow.

We apologise for the inconvenience caused.