Changes to Free School Meals and Clothing Grants
Clothing Grants The council is changing the way they pay clothing grants. If you qualify and have applied for a clothing grant you will receive a payment directly in to your bank account. You should receive your payment sometime after Monday 17 July and it will appear on your bank statement as ‘clothing grant’. Please […]
Online Payment Service – ParentPay
We are pleased to inform you that we are launching the new online payment system ParentPay. You will have received details of this new service earlier in the week (letter and flyer were issued to pupils on Monday 19 June). These provided information on how the service will help you and the […]
Volleyball & Basketball Courses
Active Schools are running a number of sports related courses and qualifications for pupils throughout the year with opportunities following the courses to assist at clubs or events. Below are details of 2 courses being held just before the schools return in August. If you have any questions contact Shona.clark@ea.edin.sch.uk
Shakespeare Project
A number of our students took part in a Shakespeare project which was performed at the King’s Theatre last night and they did exceptionally well. There were five schools involved in total. Have a read at the review written today. This is a great achievement for them, not only to perform Shakespeare but to do […]
Congratulations!
Congratulations to one of our former students, Jack Southam, who recently graduated in the field of Dentistry! Well done Jack!
Skills Development Scotland
Message from Skills Development Scotland…. Please visit the link below to access your local page providing you with key data, labour market information, reports, and further information on the support we provide to individuals and businesses in your area. You can also look up where your nearest SDS office is located. https://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/in-your-area/city-of-edinburgh
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Jake Douglas, Scott Hutchison, Ryan McIntosh and Tyler Duffy who won Best Film at the Into Film workshop held at the Edinburgh International Film Festival on the 22nd June. They did us proud with their mysterious, atmospheric film.
S4 Work Experience
Parent/Carers, can you please support your son/daughter to look for work experience opportunities over the summer break. At present there are only 39 jobs that we have access to here at school. This will grow, however getting out and sourcing a self-found placement is much more beneficial. Mrs MacPhie will be holding a lunch time […]
Extra-Curricular Sports Programme
In order to make the programme as accessible as possible and provide a variety of opportunities for pupils to take part in, we need support from volunteers to lead and assist at our clubs. We are particularly looking for parents with an interest in football or netball but would welcome other sports. If you are […]
School of Football trip to Hampden
Well done to our School of Football students on their trip to Hampden Stadium this week. They behaved and performed very well. One team managed to get to the semi final with the other narrowly losing the final. They were a real credit to our school and themselves and really enjoyed the experience!