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Museum nan Eilean

S3 Life and Work Class

In November, the class met with curator Nicole Anderson who works for National Museums Scotland. Nicole (Museum Officer) spoke to pupils about her work as a curator and shared interesting details about items in the current exhibition on display at the Sgoil Lionacleit museum. Many thanks to Caitriona MacCuish (Museum Officer) for arranging this visit.

Workplace visits play a fundamental role in developing the young workforce as they allow young people to gain a better understanding of local businesses and organisations and what they do as well as the various job roles and pathways within them.

S3 Languages for Life & Work

This term, the S3 Languages for Life and Work class visited the Benbecula Distillery. Pupils were given a tour of the distillery and learned about the various job roles at the distillery from engineering to hospitality to marketing.

Many thanks to Sharon MacRury, DYW Officer, for arranging this visit.

S3 Languages for Life and Work

On the 24th September, pupils in the S3 Languages for Life and Work class visited Trianaid Care Home in North Uist. The purpose of the visit was to meet staff and learn about the day-to-day running of the care home. Pupils were commended for asking insightful questions about the job opportunities in the care sector and also about the importance of being able to speak Gaelic to residents whose first language is Gaelic. The residents were also treated to some tunes on the accordion by Kieran MacAulay. The ceilidh was enjoyed by everyone in attendance!

We are very grateful to the staff at Trianaid for making the pupils feel so welcome and we are also grateful to our DYW officer, Sharon MacRury, for arranging the visit and to Neil, our janitor, for driving the minibus. Mòran taing dhuibh uile!