Cumbernauld Academy

Free school meals and clothing grants | North Lanarkshire Council

The application portal for FME and CG is now live. Parents / Carers can apply through the council website.

 

For session 2024-2025 the clothing grant is:

• £150 for primary school pupils
• £175 for secondary pupils

Payment will be made by BACS payment directly into your bank/building society account.

Are you interested in a career in Barclays and would like to learn  the knowledge and skills needed to develop career aspirations with thin the company, starting on Monday, 1 July.

Pupils will gain insight into what it is like working at a bank, have the chance to hear from Barclays employees, and build core transferable skills that they can use in any career or industry. The programme takes place after school and includes five live webinars, activities to test and deepen their learning, and the opportunity to complete a project.

The deadline to register is 28 June, but students will need their own technology to take park. Please click on the link below to apply.

Barclays Lifeskills | Springpod

 

We are looking for the following items as props for our upcoming performance of Beauty and the Beast. We would need the items to arrive in the school by this time next week (9/5/24) and can negotiate collection or items can be dropped at the school office.

•            Bookcases

•            Chest of Drawers

•            Coat stands

•            Stools

•            Tankards

•            Fairy lights

•            Any old books

•            Fake fish

•            Serving trays

•            Burlap sacks

•            Candles (taper, pillar etc)

•            Hatboxes

•            Bow and Arrows

•            Fake/real grapes

•            Invention- Bike

If you can help please email nlmcmillanj1@northlan.org.uk

The Mears Group  (Social Housing and Property Maintenance Solutions) are looking to recruit 35 apprentices this year in the following areas :

• 2 Bricklayers
• 10 Electricians
• 1 Gas service Engineer
• 10 Joiners
• 10 Plumbers
• 2 Plasterers

Should you wish to apply you must  complete an online application and upload a CV to the links outlined below:

https://mearsgroup.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Career_Site/page/63fd8cbae2e01001e777184295f80000

KEY DATES

• Advert: 3rd May until 19th May
• Pre employment tests: 3rd June to 14th June
• Interviews 1st   July -5th July
• Job Offers 10th July

 

Please complete the online registration form if you plan on attending. You can find the form here or by using the QR code below.

S3 EXAMS 2024

SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR 29TH APRIL – 16TH MAY 2024

Dear Parent/Guardian.

The timetable for S3 examinations is now available.  (please click on the link below to access this timetable).

S3 Exams Summary May 2024

Pupils will follow their normal timetable during the exam period, and examinations will take place in classrooms during the time your child attends that subject. The examinations are timetabled mainly across three weeks to allow reasonable time for both revision at home and assessments in school.

The purpose of the examination diet is to give pupils and staff an indication of the progress pupils are making on courses and also to help pupils prepare for the experience of sitting National Qualification examinations in S4. Our new timetable for next year will start on Monday 3rd June, and all pupils will be issued their new timetable for S4 on that day. Pupils opting to study Modern Languages, Business and Administration in senior phase will complete assessments in the week beginning the 10th June.

 SNSA ASSESSMENTS

The Scottish National Standardised Assessments for Scotland (SNSA) cover aspects of reading, writing and numeracy, providing teachers with indicative, diagnostic information on learners’ progress in these curricular areas. These assessments are completed nationally for all children and young people in P1, P4, P7 and S3. All S3 pupils will complete these online assessments within Maths and English classes prior to the end of May. The assessments are marked automatically allowing teachers immediate diagnostic feedback to help young people progress in literacy and numeracy.

I would like to inform you of healthy dialogue taking place about the format and timing of these S3 exams in the future. We have consulted staff recently and will be consulting all S3 pupils and their parents about their views on the matter next term.

I welcome your support in helping your child to prepare for these examinations.

Yours faithfully

Mrs L McGuigan

DHT