General News

FAMILY BURNS SUPPER
Published: 15 January 2014

Knox Academy Support Group has organised a Family Burns Supper to which all are invited. There will be a Licensed Bar, Haggis (vegetarian option available), Neeps and Tatties, and of course Knox Academy's finest Traditional music and entertainment.

 

Date: Thursday 23rd January from 7pm - 10pm

Location: Knox Academy Food Court

Tickets: Available from Knox Academy Reception

Cost: £10 per adult, and £5 per Senior Pupil. Other pupils must be accompanied by an adult

 

Thanks in anticipation for your support,

KASG

 

EAST LOTHIAN SPECIAL NEEDS PLAYSCHEMES: VOLUNTEERING
Published: 13 January 2014

Interested in helping others, are patient and have a good sense of humour?

This could be the opportunity for you!

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EAST LOTHIAN SPECIAL NEEDS PLAYSCHEMES
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for volunteers aged 15+ to support local children with disabilities during the school holidays in Easter, Summer & October.

Training, PVG Disclosure, expenses & transport all provided.

Rewarding experience and looks great on your CV!

It is a very rewarding experience, and our volunteers have reported increased confidence, greater decision making ability and improvements in their methods of communication as a result of their volunteering experience.

Contact Kirsty Wood on 01620 893056 or kwood@eastlothian.gov.uk for more information.

 

The deadlines for recruitment of new volunteers (all application forms must be returned before this date) are as follows:

  • 24th February – Easter Playscheme
  • 6th May – Summer Playscheme
  • 18th August  – October Playscheme

THE DEBATING SOCIETY INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM IN DEBATING:
Published: 10 January 2014

'Megacities are bad for the developing world.'

 

WHEN: Monday 13th January, 1.10pm

WHERE: T1.1

 

All are welcome, and bring your lunch as we will start promptly.

 

For more information on the Debating Society, click here.

 

A Sumerling

STUDY LEAVE - 2014
Published: 10 January 2014

Pupils in S4-6 will receive study leave during the main diet of examinations (29 April – 6 June), please see below for details.

S5/6

Monday 28 April – Friday 30 May, inclusive (pupils returning for the new timetable on the 2 June). 

A small number of pupils will have exams in the week beginning 2 June.  These pupils will remain on study leave until the day after their final examination.

S4

Tuesday 29 April – Thursday 29 May (pupils returning on Friday 30 May). 

Pupils studying at National 4 level will not be required to sit a final exam.  As a result, study leave will not be appropriate.  A number of pupils will be studying a mixture of National 4 (no exam) and National 5 qualifications.  An authority-wide policy is being devised to deal with this circumstance.  It is likely that pupils with a certain number of National 5s will get full study leave, and pupils with fewer will get some study leave around the time of the exams they will be sitting. 

We will pass on this information as soon as a final decision has been made.

S Illingworth
Depute Head Teacher

FINANCIAL SUPPORT: EAST LOTHIAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Published: 09 January 2014

The East Lothian Educatinoal Trust provides financial support to individuals in order to attend school trips or camps. 

An application form is available here. This would require details of household income.

The closing date for individual applications is also 3rd February, however, individuals may apply to any of the 4 governors meetings held throughout the year, these are usually February, May, August and November and, as they will be paper copies, they should be returned to:

J Morrison
East Lothian Educational Trust
ELC - Corporate Resources
John Muir House
Haddington
EH41 3HA

 

ORCHESTRA AUDIO FOR PRACTISING

Published: 09 January 2014

The link below will take you to a website that has an audio recording of 'Journey's Greatest Hits' - one of this years Spring concert pieces.

Click here to access the audio recording and click on the speaker icon to play.

LISTEN AGAIN - CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2013
Published: 29 December 2013

Listen again to the talented pupils of Knox Academy who took part in the Christmas Concert held on Tuesday 17 December 2013.

To listen and view the videos (for the first time available in HD) please click here.

 

KNOX NEWSLETTER - CHRISTMAS EDITION 2013
Published: 20 December 2013

The latest edition of the Knox Newsletter is now available.

Click here to access it.

ADULT LITERACY AND NUMERACY
Published: 19 December 2013

The ALN team in East Lothian provide a range of reading, writing and Numeracy provision across East Lothian. The website can be found by clicking here.

So, what's on offer?

  • Support for people who want to brush up their skills or need support with other learning (eg College or vocational training)
  • An informal meeting with every learner to identify their needs
  • Support in a small friendly group or 1:1 work with a tutor
  • Support for people who are dyslexic
  • Support for people with learning disability
  • Support with SVQs
  • Lip reading courses for the hard of hearing
  • Pre-entry, on course and pre-exit guidance
  • Training for volunteer tutors.

For more information contact Sheila Northcott (Adult Literacy and Numeracy Development Officer) on 01620827863 or snorthcott@eastlothian.gov.uk .

PRELIM TIMETABLES - JANUARY 2014
Published: 19 December 2013

This year preliminary examinations for S4, S5 and S6 will take place during a 3 week diet starting in January 2014.

Information for each year group issued via 'pupil post' is indicated below along with the relevant examination timetables.

 

 

 

S4 Pupils - TIMETABLE

The preliminary examinations are designed to give pupils a taste for what they will experience in the finals in May.  It also allows staff, pupils and parents to assess progress, and identify areas for development in the coming months.

It is worth pointing out that the majority of National 4 qualifications do not have an external examination; therefore a prelim is not necessary. 

As has always been the case, S4 pupils do not get study leave at prelim time, and are expected to be in classes when they are not in an examination.

Pupils who qualify for additional arrangements in these examinations will also receive a personalised timetable, to follow.

In the past prelim evidence was crucial for the appeals process.  As of this session the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has changed this process.  Evidence from assessments, including prelims, will only be considered where a pupil misses the final exam as a result of illness, or some other circumstance beyond their control.  For all other pupils who perform below the standard expected there is the opportunity for the paper in question to be checked for either administrative or marking errors.  We will send out a more detailed guide to appeals around the time of the examinations in May, but if you are interested to find out more before then I would suggest you visit the SQA website, where you will find a comprehensive guide to the new appeals process.

I appreciate that this is a very testing time for pupils and parents alike.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact the school.  Likewise, if there are any practical issues with the examination timetable, please contact us as soon as possible.
 

S Illingworth
Depute Head Teacher

 

S5/S6 Pupils - TIMETABLE

The preliminary examinations are designed to give pupils a taste for what they will experience in the finals in May.  It also allows staff, pupils and parents to assess progress, and identify areas for development in the coming months.

For the first time S4, S5 and S6 will be sitting their prelims in one diet, running from 13.1.14 – 31.1.14. Those S5/S6 pupils studying National 5 qualifications may have some exams in the first week of the diet.  It is worth pointing out that the majority of National 4 qualifications do not have an external examination; therefore a prelim is not necessary. 

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