{"id":994,"date":"2026-06-19T12:15:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/?page_id=994"},"modified":"2026-06-19T12:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:15:34","slug":"award-sections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/award-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Sections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Physical<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Physical section encourages pupils to improve their fitness, perseverance and overall wellbeing. Saint Matthew\u2019s pupils take part in activities such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Athletics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swimming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Football<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gym training<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School sports clubs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Skills<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Skills section allows pupils to develop a personal interest or talent. Activities completed by pupils include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learning languages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art and design<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Baking and cooking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Playing musical instruments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photography and creative activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Volunteering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Volunteering section encourages pupils to support others and contribute positively to their community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, pupils have volunteered in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Charity shops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local foodbanks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Churches<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>School clubs and activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"518\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121501\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-998\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3317119308201595;width:356px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121501\/image-7.png 518w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/public\/stmatthewsacademy\/uploads\/sites\/21739\/2026\/06\/19121501\/image-7-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Physical The Physical section encourages pupils to improve their fitness, perseverance and overall wellbeing. Saint Matthew\u2019s pupils take part in activities such as: Skills The Skills section allows pupils to develop a personal interest or talent. Activities completed by pupils include: Volunteering The Volunteering section encourages pupils to support others and contribute positively to their &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/award-sections\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Award Sections&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28850,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-994","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28850"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=994"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":999,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/994\/revisions\/999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/na\/stmatthewsacademy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=994"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}