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DYW Newsletter 30/03/26

 

Please see DYW Glasgow weekly newsletter attached for lots of brand new opportunities!

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KPSS VLOG 27.03.26

We’re pleased to share our latest KPSS Community Vlog, where staff and young people talk about their curricular choices as we prepare for the next session.

 

We’d love to hear your thoughts—if you have any suggestions for future vlogs, please feel free to share them with us!

Qualifications Scotland – Your Exams 2026

Upcoming S5/6 STEM Opportunities

In2STEM S5/6 STEM Summer Programme
The 2026 programme takes place between 20 July – 21 August and consists of work experience placements, online workshops, competitions and events.

  • The placements take place over 1 or 2 weeks during the programme period at a volunteer host’s STEM place of work.
  • Students are matched to a placement based on their subject interest, availability and location.

Students can apply here – the deadline is 5 April 2026

We have some wonderful placements currently available in the following areas:

  • Physics in Edinburgh
  • General Engineering in Edinburgh
  • General Engineering Glasgow

For more information, see our website, eligibility criteria and FAQs.

The Engineering Development Trust – Victual Summer Into University programme

Here at The Engineering Development Trust we are excited to let you know that APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for our hugely popular 2026 Summer Virtual into University course.

This unique course is for pupils in S5-S6 and can be completed flexibly over the summer (approx. 30 hours of study).

The course will allow students to explore STEM studies at TOP UNIVERSITIES, including degree apprenticeships, and the career opportunities that that these subjects lead to.  It will provide access to information on student life, STEM projects and activities set up leading UK universities and global STEM companies, first year undergraduate lectures, live interactive sessions with academic, admission tutors, employers, and current students.

Upon completion students will gain a Silver Industrial Cadets Award Inspired by its Patron, His Majesty, King Charles III, Industrial Cadets is a nationally recognised award which students can use as evidence of their experience and to support future applications and careers journeys.

Week 29 – Caledonia Centre

Welcome to another week of exciting activities and community engagement!

This week, we continued our fantastic boxing program at Southside Boxing Academy & Community Hub. This incredible local facility is dedicated to empowering young people through sport, fitness, and personal development. Beyond teaching boxing skills, they foster confidence, discipline, and resilience in a supportive environment. We’re grateful for their commitment to our students’ physical and mental well-being!

This week we also marked and celebrated Neurodiversity Week. Our school hosted a Coffee Morning where staff and students came together to learn more about neurodiversity and the importance of creating inclusive spaces for everyone.

Our coffee morning was a wonderful opportunity for our community to connect, share conversations, and reflect on how we can continue building a more inclusive and accepting school for all.

Finally, a huge shout-out to our wonderful students who took on a challenge this week to make a positive impact! A couple of our young people headed out into our school grounds and local area to litter pick and remove rubbish, showing real environmental responsibility and care for the spaces we share.

Keep an eye out for more updates and happy first day of Spring! 

Powering Futures Hampden Park Showcase

What a fantastic morning at Hampden Park with our S5&6 Powering Futures class. Both teams delivered brilliant presentations on how they have tackled a real-world challenge, worked collaboratively and developed their meta-skills – all in front of a panel of industry experts. Well done to Team Go Remote and Team Second Chance – your feedback from the judges was impressive and we are very proud of you all!

Apprenticeship Opportunities 

Fantastic Apprenticeship Opportunities!

If you are interested in applying and need support please speak to your PTPC or the SDS careers advisors

Work Experience Opportunity

WSP Work experience week – Monday 8th June to Friday 12th June 2026

Open for to S5 & S6 pupils

Apply by 5pm on Tuesday 31st March

Opportunity available on Workit

This is a reminder to encourage any interested young people to apply by 5pm on Tuesday 31st March for a new work experience opportunity that we’re offering to S5/6 pupils in Glasgow (all the information is in the attached document if that’s easier for spreading the word). This is aimed at pupils from the Glasgow area who may be interested in a career in engineering, infrastructure or the built environment.

WSP are one of the world’s top professional services firms, bringing together some of the brightest engineers, advisors and scientists from across the globe. Staff in our Glasgow office work on diverse, multidisciplinary projects covering a range of services About WSP | Top global engineering consulting solutions | WSP

This is an ideal opportunity for any young person considering a UCAS application in a related discipline, supporting their responses to why they want to study their chosen course and what experiences they have outside of education. They will have the chance to work on a variety of engineering and infrastructure tasks, guided by our Early Careers Professionals and STEM Ambassadors. The pupils will be expected to work in groups with those from other schools, developing their communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills. They will work on a project-based task, engaging in discussion, research and designing solutions and will present to a panel of senior staff at the end of the week.

We are offering 10 places on our work experience week which will run from Monday 8th June to Friday 12th June, from 10am to 4pm each day at our Glasgow office, 110 Queen Street, G1 3BX. Please share this opportunity as widely as possible.

If you have any interested pupils, please ask them to apply via the Workit platform, or complete the Microsoft form WSP Work Experience Week Application – June 2026 – Fill in form or respond to alison.ward@wsp.com with the following information by 5pm on Tuesday 31st March:-

  • Teacher contact name and email address
  • School
  • Pupil name
  • Pupil year group (in June) and age
  • Short paragraph from the pupil explaining their interest in the placement (100 words maximum)

We will be in touch shortly thereafter to confirm if they have a place on the work experience week. If there are any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch alison.ward@wsp.com

CyberFirst School BRONZE

We have recently been awarded CyberFirst School BRONZE status. The CyberFirst Schools programme celebrates schools that demonstrate a clear commitment to delivering excellent computing education and encouraging young people to explore pathways into cyber security and technology careers. Achieving Bronze status reflects the enthusiasm of our students, the dedication of our staff, and the range of opportunities we provide to develop digital knowledge and problem-solving skills.

We are incredibly proud of this achievement and grateful to everyone who has contributed to building such a positive culture around computing and cyber awareness in our school.

This is just the beginning — we are already working towards the next milestone: CyberFirst School Silver status!

Black + White Photography Magazine

We are a very proud and excited Art, Design & Photography Department today because the latest issue of Black + White Photography Magazine is released today and it features a brilliant article about our favourite alumni photographer, Simon Murphy, in which he talks about working with many of our King’s Park Secondary pupils including our NPA Photographers.

You may remember that I shared some images on our department Instagram of the class viewing some of their test prints for the first time and the 4th page of the article is some of their work! Homan Shawqi, Hamza Oz, Eve Baillie and Kacper Truszkowski have had photographs published alongside a selection of Simon’s images.

The COVER of the magazine also features the wonderful Eve Baillie, a Photography and Art & Design pupil modelling the structure for her Higher Design piece, a beautiful shot of her showcasing her hard work.

This is part of the ongoing project with King’s Park that Simon has been working on, also alongside our colleagues in Modern Languages and English.

We so delighted for this small sample of our department superstars and grateful to Simon and Black + White Photography Magazine for giving our pupils this unbelievable opportunity.

Instagram: @kpss.art

      

Paid Summer Finance/accountancy programme with EY -S5/6

This programme is for young people interested in a career at EY in business/accountancy/finance etc. The programme will help young people take their first steps into a career in accounting, consulting, or other professional services and is appropriate for those who wish to apply for a high level / degree apprenticeship at the end of school or college. The 8 day programme will run from Monday 8th June 2026 – Wednesday 17thJune 2026. There are up to 30 places available on this programme and applications are open now.

The programme provides:

  • 5 days employability skills training and insights into the sector from those who work in it and who have come into the sector via different pathways (including the apprenticeship scheme) – 8-12 June 2026
  • 3 days work experience/business academy event at EY working directly with the teams across the various service lines at EY –  15-17 June 2026
  • Paid for all 8 days – total of £384 (approx.)
  • Additional £80 bursary to cover the cost of lunches and any travel over and above that covered by their young Scot card (if travel costs are higher than amount provided minus lunch costs then young person can apply for enhanced bursary to cover additional travel costs)
  • 6 months of group mentoring after the programme ends

Who can take part?

  • Applicants must be in S5/S6 aged 16-17 years old
  • Must be interested in the business/finance/accountancy sectors and be sitting a combination of 5 Highers that includes Maths and English
  • Must eligible for free school meals or education maintenance allowance in recent years

If you are interested in applying please come see me in the partner room or email me at gw23linningclaireest@glow.sch.uk

Thanks,

Claire Linning – DYW Coordinator