Cumbernauld Academy

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) would like to find out how you talk to your child about careers and your awareness and use of our services. Your feedback will help us to understand your needs and how we can improve our services.
In this survey, the term ‘Parent’ represents all types of parents and carers. This includes step-parents, guardians, other carers and parents. The term ‘Child’ represents the young person that you care for. We are particularly interested in finding out about your eldest secondary school age child’s experiences. Please answer the questions with this child in mind.

https://sds.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7aD1pVrshfWllUW

Please find below a document produced by SQA as a support to pupils for their SQA exams. Your-Exams-2025-SQA-school-digital

Beginning next week the Pupil Support team will be conducting the final round of option interviews with our current S2, S3, S4 and S5 pupils as they prepare for choosing their subject pathway for next session.

As you are aware this is a very important time of the year for all the pupils and parents/carers as it will not only determine courses and possible qualifications for next session but it also helps determine possible career pathways for all of our pupils future.

With this in mind and to help inform parents/carers and pupils we have provided an option information booklet and a preliminary option form for all year groups concerned in this process. The booklets detail course aims, structure and qualification levels on offer. The option form details the columns in which subjects are on offer.

It is important to highlight that courses will only run should there be enough pupils wanting to choose the course and if the necessary staff specialist is available to deliver at the time required.

We hope that you take the time to read over all of this information however should you wish clarification or additional information please contact your child’s Pupil Support Teacher in the first instance.

S2 into S3 – Pupil Support Teacher Mrs Lamb

S3 into S4 – Pupil Support Teacher Mr Sheridan

S4 into S5 – Pupil Support Teacher Mrs Milliken

S5 into S6 – Pupil Support Teacher Miss MacLeod

Please click on the link below to access the Option Booklet for each year group and the preliminary S5/6 Option Form.

S2 into S3 Preliminary Option Form 2025-26 

S2 into S3 Option Booklet 2025-26 

S3 into S4 Preliminary Option-Form-2025-26

S3 into S4 Option Booklet 2025-26

S5 & S6 Preliminary Option Form 2025-26

S5 & 6 Option Booklet 2025-26

 

 

 

 

Please find below the SQA Exam Timetable for this year’s diet.  Please be aware that it has been changed and updated from 3rd Feb 2025. nq-2025-exam-timetable

If you are in S5 and S6 and considering applying to the graduate apprentice programme in Barclays this information session will be shown in Mrs Coakleys room S020 from 12pm – 1pm tomorrow.

At Barclays, we’ve spent 15 years perfecting our Apprenticeship programmes to help people think differently about their career, and their future.

Our apprenticeships are open to everybody – school leavers or career switchers – there is something to suit all. An opportunity to join a well-paid, permanent job – doing real, impactful work from day one – all whist working towards a recognised qualification up to Degree level.

There are opportunities available across our businesses ranging from Retail Banking, Compliance, Finance, HR, Risk, Operations, and Technology.

The early Careers Recruitment team, in partnership with business colleagues including Apprentices, are hosting a virtual event designed to educate (and myth-bust) Apprenticeships.

Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024

Time: 12:00 – 13:00

The one-hour information session is designed to help you to:

• Learn about Barclays and our Apprentice opportunities (and bust myths about Apprenticeships)
• Hear ‘personal journey’ stories from Early Careers colleagues
• Understand how to view and apply to our opportunities
• Gain access to supportive learning materials
• Ask questions to our panel of Early Careers Leaders and existing Apprentices

 

 

For all S4-S6 Pupils, please see below a booklet issued by SQA with guidelines on assessments and SQA exams.  This will be discussed at assemblies next week.

Your-NQ-2024-25-school (1)

Skills Development Scotland careers advisers are hosting a free webinar for parents and carers of S1 to S3 pupils on Thurs 5 Dec, 6:30 to 7:30pm to discuss option choices and the support and resources available from Skills Development Scotland to support young people and their parents and carers at this time. 

This webinar will be hosted live on Microsoft Teams.  

Register for the session here: https://ow.ly/b3vO50T4RVV   

As of this session we are introducing a new tracking and reporting procedure for all year groups . Please click on the link below to access the parental letter detailing all of the new measures.

Reporting letter to parents Progress

 

Our joint Careers Fayre with Greenfaulds High is once again taking place on 7th November from 6-8pm at Cumbernauld New Town Hall.  With over 40 different organisations in attendance it will be a great opportunity to support and assist pupils with their future career plans.

Open to all parents, carers and young people.

We look forward to seeing you all on the evening.

 

We are very excited for the upcoming production in association with The National Theatre of Scotland.  Please see the article below to find out more.

 

https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/news/cumbernauld-academy-pupils-set-shine-nts-costume-drama