Please see below to view the school House Assembly that took place this week, sharing some key information wiht our young people as we start this new session.
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Weeks 4 & 5 of our Summer Programme are complete, bringing another fantastic summer to an end! 🔬🍕💦
We finished the programme with plenty of fun activities, including a water fight and creating our own giant outdoor Snakes and Ladders game.
We also visited the Science Centre and Planetarium, where pupils explored interactive exhibits and learned more about space and science, before rounding off the summer with a trip to Pizza Hut.
Thank you to everyone who took part over the past five weeks. It has been a brilliant summer filled with creativity, teamwork, new experiences and lots of great memories!
Week 3 of our Summer Programme is complete! 🎥🚒
This week, we visited BBC Scotland to learn more about careers in broadcasting and media, and enjoyed a behind-the-scenes look at how programmes are produced.
We also visited Polmadie Fire Station, where pupils learned about fire safety, explored the fire engines and gained an insight into the role of firefighters.
Another great week of learning and new experiences!
Summer Programme – Week 2
This week, we enjoyed a trip to Ayr Beach, taking in the views while treating ourselves to an ice cream and some chippy chips.
We also visited Kelvin Hall, where we learned about the history of animation by exploring Victorian inventions like stereoscopes, zoetropes and magic lantern projectors. We then got creative by making our own thaumatropes and zoetrope strips to see how moving images were created.
Another week filled with new experiences, creativity and lots of fun!
Summer Programme – Week 1
We’ve wrapped up the first week of our Summer Programme, and it’s been a fantastic start! We have had a brilliant time exploring the Riverside Museum and enjoying visits to Pollok Park and the Burrell Collection.
If you’d like to join us for next week’s activities, there’s still time to get involved. Simply complete our Microsoft Form using the link below, and we’ll be in touch.
Sign up here: Summer Holiday Club – Fill in form
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Go-Karting Trip a Roaring Success! 🏁
Thirteen of our pupils took to the fast lane as they took part in an exciting go-karting trip—and what a wheel-y great day it was!
From the moment the visors went down, the pupils were raring to go. After a quick safety briefing, they hit the track and showed impressive control, determination, and a real need for speed. Laps flew by as confidence grew, overtakes were attempted, and plenty of smiles crossed the finish line.
A big well done to all involved for putting the pedal to the metal and making it such a successful outing. 🏎️
Bethlehem Cultural Festival and KPSS Online Exhibition
This session, our Diversity Ambassadors had the fantastic opportunity to take part in a Street Art Project: Learning Without Limits in collaboration with SCILT and alongside the renowned Palestinian street artist, Taqi Spateen, for the 2026 Bethlehem Cultural Festival. Our pupils’ art will also be shared with young people at Husan Secondary School in Bethlehem.
Please find the link below to the online exhibition which features some of their art plus a recording of our pupils creating their art and what some of them had to say about Learning Without Limits.
https://tinyurl.com/BCF-KPSS-2026
A massive thank you to all involved in this special project!
Women in Engineering Week
As part of a celebration for International Women in Engineering Week, our S3 Physics and Chemistry classes had a visit today from Rachel from WSP who talking to us about engineering and Offshore Windfarms.
It was a very interesting and interactive presentation where they designed a Windfarm model that linked to the electricity grid. They also got to learn about engineering as a career and asked lots of great questions!
Thanks to Rachel for coming along 🙂
Summer Newsletter 26
Interhouse Competition Winners 2026! – Arran House
We are delighted to anounce that Arran House are the winners of the interhouse competition for 2026.
On Thursday 18th June each Arran House class will be rewarded with a ‘period of fun’ in the PE department where we have hired in some inflatables. The schedule is below:
- Period 1 – 4A1
- Period 2 – 4A2
- Period 3 – 3A
- Period 4 – 5A and 6A
- Period 5 – 2A1
- Period 6 – 2A2
Pupils should bring a change of clothes appropriate for inflatables if they wish.
Tradeshouse Crafts Competition 2026 Award Ceremony
Two weeks ago we had the great JOY of taking Brooke & Megan along to the award ceremony of the Tradeshouse Craft Competition 2026 along with our friends in Design & Technology and winners Leah, Aniela and Elodie. Also well done to Navlyn who also won but wasn’t able to come along to the awards ceremony.
We are so proud of you all! ⭐️🏅 (You may have spotted Miss Joice and Miss Bacon sniffling with pride in the front row).
BGE Awards 2026 – 11th June
Maritime Careers Open Day @ City of Glasgow College
Wednesday 17 June – 2:30pm – 7:00pm
Experience the industry first hand at our Maritime Open Day, where you can:
- Take control in Europe’s most advanced ship simulators.
- Explore our award-winning Riverside Campus.
- Visit our Marine Skills Centre.
- Find out about our ‘Access to Maritime’ courses that open up pathways to sponsored Cadetships
- Meet lecturers, cadets and leading maritime employers, Anglo-Eastern, Clyde Marine Training, Stream Marine, Just Be Maritime and MSC.
- Discover careers in navigation, engineering and electro-technical systems.
Booking form: https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/maritime-careers-open-day
Summer Holiday Club
Every Monday and Wednesday throughout July, FARE, DYW and MCR will be linking in to offer a summer programme full of trips and activities. The club will run from 10:00am until 2:00pm and will include breakfast and lunch.
As we will need to use the school minibus, spaces will be limited. If you are interested, please scan the QR code on the poster below and complete the Microsoft Form.
