Every week we will be looking to capture your views in a variety of ways. You voice is important and will help us drive change. Below is an overview of updates from August. Look out for opportunities in September too!
Category: News
Young Driver – S6 Driving Experience
What a great Day 1 for our S6 Young Driver experience. Almost half of our S6 pupils received a 15 minute driving lesson today from Raymond, Myra or Roberta from Young Driver. We’re looking forward to Day 2 tomorrow where the rest of S6 will get their chance to drive one of the cars on our pitches.
An amazing experience for our senior pupils and we’re so grateful to Young Driver for coming back to us for 2025.
Week 4 at the Caledonia Centre
This week, one of our pupils began a placement at the Clay Cafe, attending one day a week for the next seven weeks. They enjoyed making brownies from scratch, using the dishwasher, and helping with customer service by taking orders. Well done!
Two of our pupils have been working on a self-directed LEGO project during lunch and break times. They were excited to proudly showcase their creative LEGO design today.
Another pupil completed a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle over the week during lunch and break times this week—an impressive achievement!
A massive thank you to the Chemistry department for inviting our S1 pupils to join the Shimadzu Science class this week. They had the opportunity to take part in spectrometry and chromatography—a truly enjoyable experience for all involved.
Believe Achieve – August Update!
A huge well done to Arran House for winning our merit competition for August! 20 points for your total!!
Our badge focus for September is Ready to Learn and these are our August winners for excellent school uniform!
Keep collecting your merits and badges!!
Who done it?
King’s Park Secondary School were excited to welcome the analytical company Shimadzu in to school today.
They worked with our S3 Chemists and a few of our Caledonia Centre pupils. Pupils participated in a “Who done it?” activity and completed a number of experiments to determine who the suspect was.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Visit
Our National 5 Drama students visited the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland yesterday for their Juniors Stage and Screen open day.
As we are currently working on our National 5 Production Skills unit, pupils engaged in Production Technology Management workshops exploring Sound, Lighting, Stage Tech and Stage Management.
It was a great day put on by the RCS and our pupils were a credit to us.
New iPads – 2.0!
Exciting news!! Connected Learning 2.0 is with us and very soon all young people will have a new iPad!
Please have a look at this letter to find out all the information you should need to know. Speak with Mrs McVey or Ms Cook if you have any questions.
School Photographs – Wednesday 3rd September
School photos will be taken on Wednesday 3rd September for all our pupils. Details of when these will take place will be shared soon. Pupils will go to the assembly hall in House classes when they have been requested to do so.
Senior Phase College Courses Still Available
There are still senior phase college courses available in the courses detailed below. Courses run on a Tuesday and Thursday P5-7.
If you are interested please let your pastoral care teacher know as there will be a change in courses to accommodate.
Clyde College spaces in:
- Games development (Anniesland),
- Childcare Level 5 (Anniesland),
- Intro to Nursing (Anniesland),
- Higher Psychology (Anniesland)
- Sports (Cardonald)
- Practical Electronics (Cardonald)
- Construction (Cardonald)
- Cosmetology (Cardonald)
- ESOL 4/5 (Cardonald)
- Media and Content (Cardonald)
- FA Software (Langside)
- Childcare Level 4 (Langside)
- Creative Beauty (Langside)
- PDA Criminology and Law (Level 7 ) Langside
- PDA Psychology (Level 7) Langside
- Acting and Performance (Langside)
City of Glasgow spaces:
- Level 4 NPA Bakery (SCQF Level 4) (Sch)
- Level 4 NPA Professional Cookery (SP)
- Level 4 NQ Introduction To Barbering (SP)
- Level 5 NPA Introduction To Graphic Design (Sch)
- Level 5 Hospitality and Cookery Skills
- Level 5 Up In The Air And On The Ground (Sch)
- Level 5 NPA Jewellery (SP) (Level 5)
- Level 5 NQ Introduction Building, Design and Civil Engineering (Built Environment) (Level 5) (SP)
- Level 6 Fashion Retail Branding
- Level 6 NPA Social Services, Children and Young People (SP)
- Level 6 NPA Cyber Security (Sch)
- Level 6 NPA Esports
- Level 6 NPA Computer Games Development (Senior Phase) (Level 6)
- Level 6 NPA Events/NPA International Events and Enterprise (SP)
- Level 6 NPA Legal Studies (SP)
- Level 6 NPA Criminology (Sch) (Senior Phase)
Week 3 In the Caledonia Centre
This week, our S1 pupils had their photographs taken for their NEC cards. The NEC card provides free bus travel and various discounts in shops. If any parents need assistance with lost NEC cards, please feel free to contact us.
At the Caledonia Centre, we proudly watched our senior pupils take an important step in their post-16 transition as they began their weekly college placements. The courses included Professional Cookery, Creative Arts, and Hotel Skills. Our pupils have already formed new friendships, and we look forward to hearing more about their college experiences throughout the year.
Finally, we were delighted to welcome Kirsty from the Marine Conservation Society as part of their Education Road Show. We learned a great deal and had a fantastic time.
To find out more about this opportunity please visit https://www.mcsuk.org/news/the-ongoing-success-of-scotlands-marine-education-roadshow/
Scotland selection for Mailili
Last weekend Mailili Williamson in 4L2 was selected to represent Scotland under 15’s Netball team.
She worked extremely hard to gain this selection and had a great experience competing in Wolverhampton.
We are all extremely proud of Mailili and we are sure this will be the first of many Scotland call ups!
Attendance Matters – Update
Follow this link for most recent information re Attendance that was shared with all our Parents/carers: Attendance Update – August 25
SQA Results Day Celebrations
Some of our seniors had a fabulous morning on 5th August when they met with the Cabinet Secretary for Education & Skills, Ms Jenny Gilruth to talk about their plans now they have their results.
A lot of media were represented and our young people were able to share their stories. There are a few links are noted below if you’d like to catch up!
Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition
Our Silver Duke of Edinburgh group recently completed their practice expedition along the scenic Greenock Cut in Muirshiel Regional Park.
Blessed with warm and sunny conditions, the team made excellent progress while developing their navigation, teamwork, and outdoor skills. Spirits were high throughout the day as pupils embraced the challenge and enjoyed the stunning views across the Firth of Clyde.
A great day for all involved!
