September 28, 2019
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A new venture for Wider Achievement in Secondary is our Sea Skills group which will be developing skills like knots, splicing and netmending between now and Christmas. John Arthur and Greg came in this Friday when the focus was on … Continue reading
September 28, 2019
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September 19, 2019
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On 30th August Penny and Alan from Transition Turriefield visited to support the school to make the most of the polytunnel by growing crops during the winter months. This is a great project for two reasons: traditional growing results in … Continue reading
July 5, 2019
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On Tuesday 25th June, we held our Community Café at Fernlea. Pupils had prepared a range of baked goods in Home Economics lessons, including sausage rolls, teabread and chocolate chip traybake. Laura Whittal, from Alzheimers Shetland, came to help S3 … Continue reading
June 24, 2019
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We were fortunate to be awarded 2 training sessions for our pupils, funded by Gail Bray from Developing the Young Workforce (DYW). Today, a group of pupils from S3 and S4 have completed Customer Care training, presented by Celia Smith … Continue reading
June 17, 2019
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The June 2019 issue of Shetland Life Magazine features an article about our Community Café. The article is part of a series of features in the magazine, on projects which bridge the generation gap. Laura Whittal, from Alzheimer’s Shetland, submitted a report … Continue reading
April 26, 2019
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On Wednesday we held this year’s YPI Final. YPI stands for Youth and Philanthropy Initiative. Two groups of pupils pitched for two local charities: Dogs Against Drugs and the Whalsay Heritage Centre. The Final was attended by representatives of the charities; Janet … Continue reading
April 20, 2019
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Model construction is well under way in the Engineering Club on Friday afternoons in Wider Achievement. One of the first to complete a project was Scott Leask who finished this motorbike. We are grateful to the Parent Council for supporting … Continue reading
March 10, 2019
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Joe, Tom, Michael and Mark took part in the annual Shetland College / Shetland Construction Training Group Bridge Building Competition on Tuesday 5th March at Shetland College. Eight teams from 6 schools were competing for three prizes: strongest bridge for … Continue reading
December 19, 2018
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The Christmas Card delivery organised by Whalsay School has again been very well used. We have sorted 8133 cards and raised over £2500, which is earmarked for funding trips within Shetland for Secondary Pupils in May. We would like to … Continue reading
