This Primary 5 learner approached Mr Young recently with a thoughtful and inspired suggestion. There has been a large Pope Francis picture and quotation in the main stairwell for a number of years and he wondered if we could have … Continue reading →

Our first Cathedral Pupil Parliament theme of the session is Our Learning & Teaching, with a specific focus on pupils co-designing learning spaces with their teachers. At their Class Council meetings on Monday 25th August, pupils across the school were … Continue reading →

This athletic Primary 3 learner ran the North Lanarkshire 5km in Strathclyde Park on Sunday 24th August and was very proud to show off his medal to Mr Young. Well done on your fantastic achievement! It’s definitely one to add … Continue reading →

It was Primary 6’s turn to learn in Cathedral’s new Investigation & Innovation Hub during the week beginning 25th August. The above group were set the fascinating challenge of designing a 3D model of a camel with adapted features to … Continue reading →

Following pupil consultation, ‘Smart School Council’ has been rebranded Cathedral Pupil Parliament and restructured to help Cathedral pupils learn in a real-life way about how Scotland is governed. Cathedral Pupil Parliament will continue to give EVERY Cathedral pupil a voice … Continue reading →

As part of the school’s ongoing 150th anniversary celebrations, Cathedral learners will plant 150 daffodil bulbs in the school grounds during the month of September. Goulding’s Garden Centre, Clyde Valley, very kindly offered to donate the bulbs and Mrs Findlay … Continue reading →

Mr Young came across this eager bunch of Primary 6 writers in one of Cathedral’s ‘A Team’ learning spaces on Tuesday 26th August. They were working with Mrs Findlay on improving their writing and were thinking about their compositions as … Continue reading →

As part of Cathedral’s 150th anniversary celebrations, all 500+ members of the school community headed out into the sunshine on Monday 25th August to form a giant ‘150’ in the playground. A drone captured a fantastic birds-eye photograph of Cathedral’s … Continue reading →

A well-established fixture of Cathedral’s weekly assembly is the opportunity for two or three pupils to share an aspect of their recent learning journey with the rest of the school. Cathedral learners know that successful learning isn’t about getting everything … Continue reading →

Primary 7 were the first year group to use Cathedral’s new Investigation & Innovation Hub. Their challenge was to work in teams to design a kite and, after a week of designing, constructing and modifying, our young engineers headed out … Continue reading →