St Joseph's Academy – East Ayrshire

Fidelis Justus Prudens

January 21, 2023
by Mr Kane
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S4/5 into S5/6 Personalisation and Choice Materials

Dear S4/5 Pupils and Parents/Carers,

As you know, we held our Personalisation and Choice evening on Thursday 19th January 2023. The content shared below is designed to support further discussion at home.

Interviews for S4/5 pupils will begin shortly. The booklet provides further links to supporting documentation.

Your Pastoral Care teacher will notify you of your interview date and time in due course.

Kind Regards

Mrs Shearer and Miss Quigley

January 17, 2023
by Mr Kane
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S2 into S3 Personalisation and Choice – January 2023

Dear S2 pupils,

At this time of year we begin to plan for next session and make decisions about our S3 Pathways. As you know, we held our Information Evening on Tuesday 17th January.

The files shared below are designed to support further discussion at home.

Your Pastoral Care teacher will notify you of your interview date and time in due course.

Kind Regards

Mrs Shearer

January 12, 2023
by Mr Kane
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S3 into S4 Personalisation and Choice – January 2023

Dear S3 Pupils and Parents/Carers,

Please use the undernoted to further support your son/daughter following our Personalisation and Choice event on the evening of Thursday 12th January.

  • S3 Option Choice Presentation (delivered by Kate Faulds (SDS) and Mr Kane on 12th January 2023) – Click Here
  • S3 Option Choice Booklet (contains option form and important guidance) – Click Here
  • S3 Option Choice video led by Miss Quigley – Click Here
  • Careers Adviser video led by Kate Faulds (SDS) – Click Here
  • Careers Adviser Contact Details to arrange discussion with parents/carers – Click Here
  • Ayrshire College video led by Ashleigh Brown (Ayrshire College) – Click Here
  • Scottish Credits and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) PowerPoint Presentation SCQF Information for Parents-Carers 

Interviews with Pastoral Care teachers will begin as soon as possible. Any questions should be directed to Mr Boyle (S3 DHT) or your child’s Pastoral Care teacher.

Kind Regards

November 22, 2022
by A QUIGLEY
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Prelim Timetable January 2023

Dear Parents & Carers.

Our diet of prelim exams begins on Monday 9th January 2023

Please find a copy of our prelim timetable below. A copy has been emailed to all S4-6 pupils this afternoon, along with answers to some frequently asked questions from pupils. Paper copies will not be issued en masse, unless any pupil is unable to access the timetable electronically. Please ask your child to speak to a member of school staff if this is the case.

You will find important prelim guidance about study leave, school uniform during exams and general school protocols around prelims on page 7 of the timetable. 

You will be aware that Teaching unions have announced further strike action during January 2022.

This means that the prelims scheduled for 11/01/2023 and 23/01/2023 cannot take place as the school is closed to pupils. These exams will now take place on Thursday 26/01/2023 and Friday 27/01/2023.

You will find the most up to date version of the prelim timetable below.

Prelim TT 2023 Jan updated

Kind Regards,

Miss Quigley

October 28, 2022
by A QUIGLEY
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SQA Appeals 2022

Dear pupils, parents & carers,

If a learner requested one or more appeals (via the school or learner direct) after receipt of SQA results in August 2022, the school will learn of the outcomes of these next week from Monday 31st October. School staff will speak to learners directly to let you know the outcome of your appeal(s).  If you have left St. Joseph’s Academy since you registered your appeal, we will attempt to contact you by telephone or email to inform you of the outcome. We hope to inform all learners of the outcome of their appeal by the end of the week.
When you find out about your appeal result, it’s normal to have some questions. Please read the information leaflet below which tells you how appeal outcomes were decided and answers other commonly asked questions.
Its important that you understand the following points:
  • the appeal outcome is final and there is no further means to appeal
  • the SQA cannot provide individual feedback on appeals outcomes.

Naturally, school staff will be able to give you advice & guidance if this affects your options choices for next year or future pathways.

Kind Regards,
Miss Quigley

August 6, 2022
by A QUIGLEY
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SQA Results Day and Appeals 2022

Dear Pupils, Parents & Carers,

Young people who were entered for SQA Qualifications this year will receive their results certificate on Tuesday 9th August 2022. Please see the email sent to all pupils below, which contains all the information you require about results, appeals and and options changes.

 

Dear Pupils,
I hope you are all having a lovely summer holiday.
On Tuesday 9th August, you will receive your SQA Results to your home address. These will be delivered by post, so they may arrive at any point in the day, dependent on your local postal service. If you have signed up for text or email results via My SQA, you will also receive these on Tuesday after 8am.  Your SQA Certificate will detail all the awards you have achieved this year. If you sat exams for National 5, Higher or Advanced Higher qualifications, your certificate will also show your final grade.
You may be able to appeal one or more of your grades if you don’t think they’re right. Not all candidates will be eligible for an appeal. In order to appeal the following applies:
  • You must have sat all exam components (i.e. Paper 1 and Paper 2) and submitted any coursework such as folios
  • The grade on your SQA Certificate must be lower than the estimated grade your teacher submitted for you (you will remember that these were provided to you in May and could be collected from the school office)
For example, if your teacher estimated your grade for Higher English as 2(A) and you receive C, you may be eligible to appeal. If you receive the same grade as your estimate, or your estimate was lower than the final grade, you will not be eligible to appeal. Please note that only you can request an appeal, your parent or carer cannot do this on your behalf. 
If you require an appeal for university entrance this year (Aug/ Sep 2022), your appeal will be prioritised by SQA.
If you wish to appeal any grades, you must notify us as soon as possible after receiving your results. You should use the form below to notify us. If you call the school to discuss an appeal, office staff will direct you to use the form below. This allows us to record candidate enquiries centrally and prioritise requests. The form will not open until Tuesday 9th August at 8am.
If you contact your class teacher, Pastoral Care teacher or Year Head to discuss an appeal, they will ask you to complete the form below.

If you need to change a subject choice for S5 or S6 based on your results or have any other SQA related query, you can also use the form to notify us.
School staff will not issue grade bands or component marks with you until you return to school. Principal Teachers can share this with you in person, if requested, from Thursday 18th August.
You can read more about the Appeals process here.
Kind Regards,
Miss Quigley

June 28, 2022
by Mrs Marshall
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S6 Life Skills Event

Coverage of our recent S6 Life Skills event. Pupils had the opportunity to develop skills for life and work through a variety of workshops. Please click on the link below to see our video coverage of the day

 

https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/eamonica_marshall_glow_sch_uk/ETd240Sn6QpJv14VFsof8RwBRMaz5ZYLYzRfjkZNgvDz4Q?e=wyveWa

 

Special thanks to:

Ayrshire Road Alliance

Roxburgh Group

ATA Kilmarnock

Skills Development Scotland

Staff of St Joseph’s Academy

 

Kilmarnock Standard Wednesday 22nd June 2022

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