During the month of December, the S1 pupils were tasked by the RMPS department to design their own nativity display. Thinking outside the box was encouraged and we have received some fantastic projects! A BIG thanks to the Three Wise Men (Mr Young, Mr Illingworth and Mr Flood) for helping out with the judging. The winners are...
On Wednesday 12th December 2012, 58 pupils and 9 members of staff gathered together in anticipation of what was to be an exciting teambuilding event.
The 58 pupils included members of the Intermediate 2, Higher and Advanced Higher Business Management classes as well as other guests from S5/6. Staff from Biology, Modern Studies, Mathematics and the Office joined the Business Education staff for this fantastic evening.
Staged by the same team behind the theatre's recent record-breaking pantomimes, Mother Goose is one golden egg of a show!
Over the last couple of months, we have had a variety of different people in to speak to the class regarding our Advanced Higher Modern Studies dissertations. Our first visitors were PC Black and PC Gray from Lothian and Borders Police, who we quizzed on a variety of subjects including Scottish sectarianism and arming the police. Then John Thayers from MELDAP (Midlothian& East Lothian Drugs & Alcohol Partnership) kindly came in and discussed the influence that drugs and alcohol can have on levels of crime, particularly at a local level. In the next...
read more...Pupils undertaking the S3 CfE introductory course in Business have recently been preparing business plans. As part of this process they have been asked to prepare an 'elevator pitch' to deliver in front of the class.
The video explaining what is expected can be viewed here.
Over the last couple of months, we have had a variety of different people in to speak to the class regarding our Advanced Higher Modern Studies Dissertations. Our first visitors were PC Black and PC Gray from Lothian and Borders Police, who we quizzed on a variety of subjects including Scottish sectarianism and arming the police. Then John Thayers from MELDAP (Midlothian & East Lothian Drugs & Alcohol Partnership) kindly came in and discussed the influence that drugs and alcohol can have on levels of crime, particularly at a local level. In the next few weeks we were visited by three MSPs, firstly Paul Wheelhouse from the SNP, then Graeme Pearson and Iain Grey from the Labour Party; with them we talked a lot about reoffending and the methods used by the criminal justice...
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