Minutes of Pupil Parliament Meeting
To access the minutes of our first Pupil Parliament of Session 21-22, click on the link below:
Pupil Parliament Minutes
Scotsoft 2021 – October 7th 2021
The Scotsoft 2021 conference is on the 7th October and they have several sessions throughout the day aimed at parents, teachers and young people to try and inform them of the career possibilities for the next generation in the tech industry, and the help/support and skills required for these roles.
ScotSoft is the leading tech conference in Scotland and has been running for more than 20 years. It’s an annual festival of ideas and innovation that showcases the best of the Scottish technology sector and brings you sought after speakers from far flung locations.
This year there is an Education stream, aimed at informing parents, educators and young people of the career possibilities available in the tech industry. These sessions look to promote this sector to the future generation of talent and offer more information on what roles they might be suited to and the skills required.
Sessions in the Education stream include:
- Code your own Data Selfie – an interactive data science activity to learn about data visualisation and how data can be used to create art.
- A Day in the Life in Tech – four videos will show a day in the life of tech employees in some of Scotland’s key tech companies, and will highlight the different pathways that can be taken to get into these roles.
- Meet the Expert: Space Technology – an opportunity to find out more about the exciting careers in Space and what it’s like to work in this field.
Any parents or educators that would be interested in these sessions or streaming these for children and young people, please sign up to join on Thursday 7th October.
You will also have access to the full agenda of our ScotSoft conference, if you are interested in hearing from our range of world-renowned industry speakers.
Once registered, you will have access to the recorded content following the conference, in case you cannot make certain sessions on the day or would like to view them again.
To register, click on the link below:
ScotSoft 2021 Education Stream Tickets, Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
Future Fridays College Courses
New College Lanarkshire are offering 6-week college courses on Fridays at 1-3pm, in the following areas:
Hairdressing, Make up, Football Performance, Social Work, Social Care, Careers in Emergency Services, Coding. Courses are open to S1-6 pupils.
If you are interested and would like to find out more information, see Miss Small in room S015 at break or lunch.
A Message from Our New School Captains
All pupils interested in working in Healthcare: Exploring Careers in Healthcare event
The event is largely aimed at those in S1-S3, but is open to anyone who might be interested in working in Healthcare. It’s called ‘Exploring Careers in Healthcare’, and we have a doctor, dentist, nurse, paramedic and pharmacist coming along to chat about each of their careers (and how they got there). It’ll be a virtual event, and is running on 20/10/21 at 7pm.
All of the information is included in the poster, and the link to sign up is: https://forms.gle/nFNa8mMtUw5xiHwx9
If you have any questions then contact Mr Sheridan (email below)
Head Teacher Video Blog – Tuesday 28th September 2021
Cumbernauld Academy – Poverty Proofing Policy
Cumbernauld Academy are committed to ensuring all pupils are achieving their full potential and are provided with opportunities for success regardless of their financial background.
We understand the challenges that may affect our pupils from low-income households and strive to address inequity whilst ensuring dignity.
We aim to tackle any barriers to learning or participating in extracurricular activities associated with child poverty and are fully committed to poverty proofing our school.
To access our Poverty Proofing Policy, click on the link below:
HT Video Blog – 17th September 2021
Letter from Mr Cairns – Isolating Pupils and Home Learning -15th September 2021
Dear Parent/Carer,
With the rising number of young people in the community testing positive for Covid, and also those having to take PCR tests or having to self-isolate, there has been an increasing demand for ‘work’ from parents for their children who may be required to isolate at home but are well enough to continue to learn. Following discussions with staff in school, teachers will upload the relevant class materials as soon as they have time. How this will be done will vary across the school as clearly it is more challenging for young people to engage in certain activities, such as practical work, from home.
I know that these remain challenging times for all young people and parents but wish to assure you that the staff at Cumbernauld Academy will continue to do all we can to support every young person regardless of circumstances.
Thank you for your continued support
Mark Cairns
Headteacher
