You can now apply for Education Maintenance Allowance for the academic year 2019/20. EMA is a weekly £30 payment for young people 16-19 in full-time education or undertaking an activity agreement.
Further details are available on the East Lothian Council website.
Well we got here and what an incredible year of achievements it has been.
All of our young people have been kayaking, and participated in Masterclasses in German, Community Art and Outdoor Learning.
They have planned, shopped for and cooked delicious meals and produced home baking in the Food Court and Life Skills Flat.
More cakes and buns have been lovingly made for fund-raising activities: Autism Awareness, Cash for Kids and Meadowpark Funds. Read more sucess stories here...Meadowpark Matters
Two additional in-service days have been granted for session 2019/2020 as part of the Scottish Negotiating Committee for Teachers’ pay negotiations.
The dates for these are: Tuesday 22 October 2019 and Tuesday 7 January 2020. Pupils will not attend school on these dates.
All school holidays for session 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 can be viewed on East Lothian Council’s website and on our website under Session Dates.
Transitions have been a huge success and it has been a joy to witness young people become more established and secure in our environment as their familiarity has increased. The addition of Mr Swanston to the team is very exciting and he brings with him knowledge, experience and enthusiasm. After our teacher meeting on Tuesday afternoon I reflected on how much we have progressed and that all those who have joined the Meadowpark team its emerging journey have done so with good grace, optimism and energy which is sending out a positive message to pupils, parents and the wider community #whatwecando #wecandoit. Read more here...Newsletter 21.06.19
Knox Academy is pleased to invite applications for the following vacancies:
Closing Date: Sunday 23 June 2019
Closing Date: Sunday 30 June 2019
All current and previous vacancies can be viewed within our Recruitment section of our website.
All pupils and staff will be able to vote for the new head pupils next Tuesday (25 June 2019). Below are the manifestos from all candidates to help to inform your decision. Thank you for reading.
I might as well state the obvious and get it out of the way…the weather has been appalling this week and I moved away from the West Coast of Scotland 30 years ago precisely because of the wet weather! It has been very frustrating forcing pupils to stay indoors, to witness rain seek out the smallest egress and create mayhem and hear the moans and groans about frizzy hair, sodden shoes and battered umbrellas.Read more here...Newsletter 14.06.19
Any pupil interested in participating with Queen Margaret University & East Lothian School Libraries “My Future East Lothian” Film Project, please attend an introductory meeting in the school library at break today, Wednesday 12 June.
The project will develop your skills in film editing, script writing, project planning, and interviewing skills. You will be working alongside Queen Margaret University lecturers and students throughout the project.
If you cannot attend this meeting please see Miss Todd in the library ASAP to register your interest.
A secondary teacher friend from mainstream school commented this week that she could see the light at the end of the tunnel, meaning of course the summer holidays and I replied that I was sure it was there somewhere but I haven’t quite got sight of it yet. Having come from a primary background it took me a few years to work out why June was a quieter month in high schools: senior pupils have left and the new S1s don’t establish themselves until August so most secondary teachers are currently enjoying a slightly quieter phase. In fact this is something that we can use to our advantage when preparing Meadowpark pupils to attend subject classes in mainstream which a number have this week. I am so proud of those pupils who have managed classes in Knox and their sense of achievement and enjoyment is palpable.... read more here.
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