As we enter November next week there have been many events and important themes covered over the course of this week. Details below;
Show racism the red card – We have worked to raise awareness of this important work in line with Black History Month. Thanks to Mr Moffat and all who helped pull this together with important messages linked to our values of Respect and Diversity…..noted below in our plan for the day each period.
Uniform – Pupils are looking smart and ready to work in the morning which is positive. Please maintain this as we progress into the winter.
Ties – Following many orders, our School ties are now available for purchase on ParentPay at the price of £6.80. If you have previously ordered a tie, please come to the School Office to collect.
S4,5,6 Parents’ Eve – Date reminder of 30th Nov for Anderson and Barton Houses. See email from the School with specific details. Any questions just ask on Admin@leith.edin.sch.uk
The date for Cowan and Port Houses is 12th Nov, details to follow.
Careers Fayre – We will hold our annual careers fayre for S4/5/6 on Tuesday 29th October in the games hall Periods 1 and 2.
S4s are Period 1
S5 and S6 – Period 2
Below is a list of the companies coming. This is a great opportunity for our young people to engage directly with organisations who might well provide them their onward journey after school, or inspire them to think about careers they hadn’t considered.
Addleshaw Goddard – LEGAL
University of Edinburgh Nursing – HEALTHCARE
Queen Margaret University – HIGHER EDUCATION
Graham Construction – CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND PROFESSIONS
North Edinburgh Childcare – CHILDCARE/NURSERY WORK
Investment 20/20 – FINANCIAL SERVICES
British Gas / Centrica – ENERGY
Speakers for Schools – WORK EXPERIENCE OPPORTUNITIES
The Leith Agency – CREATIVE/ADVERTISING/MARKETING
Teachers – EDUCATION
QA – IT / TECHNOLOGY
iConfidential – CYBERSECURITY
Narro Associates – CIVIL ENGINEERING
Active Schools – SPORTS AND LEISURE
Police Scotland – POLICE
EDF – RENEWABLE ENERGY
University of Edinburgh – HIGHER EDUCATION
Intercultural Youth Scotland – CHARITY
Edinburgh International Festival (EIF) – CREATIVE, TOURISM
Edinburgh College – FURTHER EDUCATION
Scotch Whisky Experience – DRINKS INDUSTRY, TOURISM
KPMG – FINANCIAL SERVICES
Blackrock – FINANCIAL SERVICES
Edge Autism – CHARITY
Barratt Homes – CONSTRUCTION
European Day of Languages – We have over 40 languages spoken across Leith Academy sitting within our value of Diversity! The Languages week was a few weeks ago; the results of our Key Adult quiz in international knowledge are….
1st Cowan, 2nd Port, 3rd Barton, 4th Anderson
Well done to all for taking part and to Mr Martinez for leading this work. House points will be allocated!
Maths UK competition success – The results of the UK Mathematical Girls Olympiad are now in, and are as follows:
Ciao Tsai- Distinction (Best in School)
Simran Rawat- Participation
Sofia Cordero Tachikake- Participation (Best in Year)
Anne-Marie Jiang- Distinction (Best in Year)
Abisha Chapagain- Participation
The competition is a difficult and lengthy standard, so well done to all!
Youth Philanthropy Initiative – As part of our annual YPI program, we invite several charities for a speed date session where our S3’s ask them questions to help them decide which charity the youngsters want to represent as they aim to raise awareness with the wider school and win £3000 for their chosen charity. You can see the work done nationally using this link Home | YPI .
Our S3’s did a great job this week as we look forward to the next stage.
Hoping you have a good weekend from all at Leith Academy.
