As we enter the holiday weekend, some updates below; Parent/Carer Partnership Panel – As part of the Council’s continuous improvement, we are creating a collaborative partnership where parents and carers can act as strategic advisors to the City of Edinburgh Council on matters of Inclusion. Their lived experience will help us to shape the policies […]
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Head’s News 15 May 2026
Published on: 15 May 2026
Head’s News 8 May 2026
Published on: 8 May 2026
Some updates and information below for Families; The basics…..Mobile phones – These should not be seen in lessons in order to protect learning. We are close to launching our new policy on phone free learning. Ensure iPads are brought to school and charged. The basics…..Uniform – We keep this simple for Families; -White shirt or […]
Head’s News 1 May 2026
Published on: 1 May 2026
We have reached the May Day holiday weekend. We are all off on Monday, Staff go back for training on Tuesday and our youngsters return 8.30am on Wednesday. Some updates and key points; Access to Industry – We have a partnership which helps young people think about their next steps beyond School, they spoke to […]
Head’s News 24 April 2026
Published on: 24 April 2026
Welcome from the Easter holiday as we enter a busy summer term. Some information and key updates below; Mobile phones – We will be moving to our ‘phone free learning’ position soon. Please continue to talk to your child about this and ensure they have their iPad charged and ready for learning in their school […]
Head’s News 2 April 2026
Published on: 2 April 2026
Uniform – Parents may want to refresh uniform to enable their child to arrive at School appropriately ready to learn. See items below; -Black Leith Hoodie available here https://logoxpres-schoolwear.co.uk/collections/leith-academy this helps us with security of the building Or -A plain black jumper -A white shirt -Plain black trousers / skirt -Black footwear We have stock […]
Head’s News 27 March 2026
Published on: 27 March 2026
The clocks change this weekend by going an hour forward. We also enter our final week of term before we break on Thursday at 3.16pm for the Easter break, the final few days remain important for the final learning themes in S4,5,6 courses before our Seniors begin their assessments. Some news and updates below; Uniform […]
Head’s News 20 March 2026
Published on: 20 March 2026
We have 2 weeks to go until the Easter break with performances, assessments and revision dominating the landscape. Today we also had our P7 Maths Teams come to Leith Academy for a superb Magic Maths Morning, more on that next week. Updates below; Stakeholder update Mobile phones – We are progressing plans where mobile phones […]
Head’s News 6 Mar 2026
Published on: 6 March 2026
Some updates for Families below; Feedback to plan – Thanks to 250 Families who have completed the questions to help me look at what we are doing well and what we need to consider. We work hard at trying to create a supportive and purposeful atmosphere, hearing from Families helps us review that each year…..an […]
Head’s News 27 Feb 2026
Published on: 27 February 2026
As we enter March this weekend, we enter a very busy time in Schools. Over next week I will send a separate email to Families asking you to complete our annual survey, it really helps me if we can have a high response rate. Last year we go over 250 responses which was great! If […]
Head’s News 13 Feb 2026
Published on: 13 February 2026
As we finish the half term with sunshine on Leith it has been a busy week once again, some key points and updates below; Uniform – We keep this simple for Families, but it is also important for our building security and safety; Please take time over the holiday to ensure your child arrives ready […]
Head’s News 15 May 2026
Published on: 15 May 2026
Head’s News 8 May 2026
Published on: 8 May 2026
Some updates and information below for Families; The basics…..Mobile phones – These should not be seen in lessons in order to protect learning. We are close to launching our new policy on phone free learning. Ensure iPads are brought to school and charged. The basics…..Uniform – We keep this simple for Families; -White shirt or […]
Head’s News 1 May 2026
Published on: 1 May 2026
We have reached the May Day holiday weekend. We are all off on Monday, Staff go back for training on Tuesday and our youngsters return 8.30am on Wednesday. Some updates and key points; Access to Industry – We have a partnership which helps young people think about their next steps beyond School, they spoke to […]
Head’s News 24 April 2026
Published on: 24 April 2026
Welcome from the Easter holiday as we enter a busy summer term. Some information and key updates below; Mobile phones – We will be moving to our ‘phone free learning’ position soon. Please continue to talk to your child about this and ensure they have their iPad charged and ready for learning in their school […]
Head’s News 2 April 2026
Published on: 2 April 2026
Uniform – Parents may want to refresh uniform to enable their child to arrive at School appropriately ready to learn. See items below; -Black Leith Hoodie available here https://logoxpres-schoolwear.co.uk/collections/leith-academy this helps us with security of the building Or -A plain black jumper -A white shirt -Plain black trousers / skirt -Black footwear We have stock […]
Head’s News 27 March 2026
Published on: 27 March 2026
The clocks change this weekend by going an hour forward. We also enter our final week of term before we break on Thursday at 3.16pm for the Easter break, the final few days remain important for the final learning themes in S4,5,6 courses before our Seniors begin their assessments. Some news and updates below; Uniform […]
Head’s News 20 March 2026
Published on: 20 March 2026
We have 2 weeks to go until the Easter break with performances, assessments and revision dominating the landscape. Today we also had our P7 Maths Teams come to Leith Academy for a superb Magic Maths Morning, more on that next week. Updates below; Stakeholder update Mobile phones – We are progressing plans where mobile phones […]
Head’s News 6 Mar 2026
Published on: 6 March 2026
Some updates for Families below; Feedback to plan – Thanks to 250 Families who have completed the questions to help me look at what we are doing well and what we need to consider. We work hard at trying to create a supportive and purposeful atmosphere, hearing from Families helps us review that each year…..an […]
Head’s News 27 Feb 2026
Published on: 27 February 2026
As we enter March this weekend, we enter a very busy time in Schools. Over next week I will send a separate email to Families asking you to complete our annual survey, it really helps me if we can have a high response rate. Last year we go over 250 responses which was great! If […]
Head’s News 13 Feb 2026
Published on: 13 February 2026
As we finish the half term with sunshine on Leith it has been a busy week once again, some key points and updates below; Uniform – We keep this simple for Families, but it is also important for our building security and safety; Please take time over the holiday to ensure your child arrives ready […]
