King’s Park Secondary School will be closed today due to burst pipes and no heating. We are so sorry as closing the school is something we never want to do. If any young person requires breakfast or lunch today, sandwiches can be collected at 9am. We will keep everyone updated on progress, apologies again.
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S3 YPI Winners
A massive congratulations to our S3 YPI finalists for winning £3000 for Crossbasket House! These 4 pupils have perfectly demonstrated and embodied King’s Park’s values of KARE. They have also shown courage, perseverance, creativity, and teamwork by working with Crossbasket House charity and engaging with independent research about this charity. This group presented beautifully in front of an entire year group and a judging panel, with the aim of persuading everyone that Crossbasket house is a great charity deserving of the £3000 YPI grant.
On behalf of the King’s park staff we want to say congrats to this group and all of our other finalists – you should all be incredibly proud of yourselves. Even if your group did not win the grant, you have successfully increased visibility for that charity and have become advocates within your local community. Additionally, a huge thank you to Crossbasket House, Talbot Association, Castlemilk Youth Complex, and Action for Children for taking part in YPI and inspiring the young people within our community!
New Football Strips!
Over the last few months the Health and Wellbeing department have been seeking donations and sponsorship for new strips for the PE department. Through kind donations and sponsorship we have managed to get 2 brand new sets of bespoke football strips for our teams. Highlighted in the picture above is our S3 Under 15 football team wearing the new strips in a recent match.
A big thank you to our sponsors/donors who are:
- Kings Park Secondary Parent Partnership
- T Burns & Sons Chimney Sweeps
- Nadia Mehmood
- Leanne Young
- Katarina Zborovianova
- Nicola Smith
- Natalie McIlwham
- Julie Cross
- Laura Wilson
- Shaun Edmonds
- Lynsey Hart
Parent and carer research – Parents’ Voice Survey 2025/26
Feedback on Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) career service:
Parents and carers are key influencers over young people’s career ambitions and choices.
SDS work in close partnership with this school to support our young people to make informed career choices and they would value feedback from parents and carers on their services. You can do this by taking part in a short survey.
All responses are confidential and anonymous, and the results will be used to inform SDS services.
The survey should only take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete.
College Applications Day- Wednesday 14th Jan
As you know college applications will be opening for the majority of courses on Wednesday the 14th of January. These courses are first come first serve and as a result you need to apply as soon as possible.
The application will be supported P1-2 by SDS in the Graphics room. Please fill in the following form to register your interest College Application Sign up – Fill in form
Italy Ski Trip 2026 – Launch Event
Mr Jack will be hosting a Launching Event for the King’s Park Ski Trip 2026.
This event will be taking place after school on Wednesday 14th January in the Assembly Hall.
This trip is open to all pupils in S1-S4.
If pupils are interested they are encouraged to attend.
Please speak with Mr Jack if you have any questions or you cannot make the event. Additionally, pupils and families can find out more on the Ski Trip Website.
Senior Phase Curriculum Pathways Information Evening
What a fantastic turnout for our Senior Phase Curriculum Pathways Information Evening tonight! Thank you to all S3-S5 pupils and parents/carers who came along. Thanks also to all the staff who were on hand to support young people to make informed choices about their future pathways. We also had a fabulous group of young people including some of our BGE captains and our new SCQF Pupil Ambassadors helping out this evening – great job everyone!
We hope the event was informative and the opportunity to speak to subject specialists in person was helpful. Please remember to visit the Curriculum section of the school website to find out about the range of courses offered in every department. In the Pupils section, within Course Choice and Careers, you’ll also find a wealth of resources to help with decision-making including details of the options process, including options forms, and signposts to useful websites like My World of Work and PlanIT Plus.
Thank you again, your support is very much appreciated!
City of Glasgow College course applications for 2026/27 open on Wednesday 14th January.
City of Glasgow College course applications for 2026/27 open on Wednesday 14th January.
Applications for our courses are made directly on our website. You’ll also find helpful information on how to make your application.
From Events to Photography, Hair and Beauty to Professional Cookery, Cyber Security to Business, we have a huge range of courses beginning in August 2026. Discover our wide range of courses.
To support our applications opening we’re holding an Open Day across both of our campuses on Saturday 17th January for pupils to visit our campuses, speak to lecturers about our courses and have a look around our state-of-the-art facilities.
Our Open Day will run at both our City and Riverside campuses from 9.30am until 2pm on Saturday 17th January 2026. Book your attendance at our Open Day.
S1 PBL Wildlife Charity Donations
We are so proud of our S1 Project Based Learning classes this session. Their showcase last Friday was a fantastic event and a great way to show how they collaborated as teams to tackle their Big Question on Health and Wellbeing or Learning for Sustainability.
Today, two PBL teams are sending cheques for £100 to the UK Wild Otter Trust to help care for otters and to the WWF to help conserve snow leopards.
Zaryab and Abdullah made cookies with their classes and sold these to raise funds for the WWF. Louise, Emily and Leia made and sold otter badges along with otter stickers and raised money for the UK Wild Otter Trust.
Lots of fantastic research and learning along the way but really showing our KPSS Values too, Kindness especially.
We know these donations will be well used by both charities who have been in touch to say a huge thank you to the S1 pupils
Well done to you all, super proud of you all 🌟🤩👏
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde Online information session
KP’CCINO Updates
KP’CCINO, Barista Class and Hospitality have been busy this term with collaboration events, cookies, latte art, many events and of course running their service every interval! We are loving our new beans from ‘Copper Black’ – a local trader!
Christmas Fayre and Concert 2025
We had a great night to kick start our Christmas Spirit last week with a lovely Fayre and a fabulous Christmas concert. Well Done again to all performers and thank you to all stall holders, including our Parent Partnership who made the Fayre a lovely success too!
UWS visit Travel & Tourism class
Last week, we had a visit from Dr Adam Talbot, one of the Travel and Tourism lecturers at University of the West of Scotland, who came to speak to our Travel and Tourism class about the prospects of studying Events and Tourism Management at university level.
Thank you, Adam!
Open Day: Langside Campus
Saturday 17 January 2026 from 10am -12pm
We’re inviting prospective students to our next Open Day at Langside Campus. Come along to find out more about courses starting in August, to get advice about student funding, learning support and about life at Glasgow Clyde. Our friendly staff will be on hand throughout the event to answer questions about coming to college.
Save the date: Applications for courses starting in August will open on Wednesday 14 January.
Pupils can register to attend the Open Day here: Open Days | Glasgow Clyde College
Glasgow Kelvin College: Courses starting in August
Glasgow Kelvin College offer an early access for pupils in Glasgow schools who wish to apply for courses starting in August 2026.
Please use the link below to access, pupils should fill this in themselves but, as always, any support needed can be given by their pastoral care teacher or SDS advisor.
Application guidance notes for schools
