Brenda Sutherland

Learn Together – Parent Conference Event

November 4, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

Learning Together, Mintlaw Academy’s first Parent Conference took place on Thursday 19^th November 2015.

Following a key note address from Mr Horberry, parents opted to attend up to three workshops/presentations on a wide variety of topics including Building Resilience, Internet Safely, Study Skills, Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce, Teenage Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Technology in the Classroom, and a session led by local employers on the employability skills they look for in young people. There were also presentations from pupils on Wider Achievement and volunteering opportunities within the curriculum, and displays from the Mintlaw Academy Parent Council and PTA.

Parents had an opportunity to visit department and faculty stands and displays, enjoy performances by Drama and Music Department pupils and to view the work of pupils in the Art Department. The event was much appreciated by all who attended.

If you attended this conference we would be very grateful if you could spare a couple of minutes to complete a quick survey about your experiences. Your views will influence planning for similar events in the future and so your opinions are very important to us. Please complete the survey by clicking on the link below.

Thank you

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PDKDWTZ

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Mintlaw Academy – Celebration of Engineering 2015

October 30, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

The 2^nd – 6^th November 2015 is Mintlaw Academies Celebration of Engineering, engaging with Industry is seen as an important factor to enhance the curriculum with the Faculty of Technology. Every pupil who has a class within the Faculty during this week will be given a presentation or take part in an activity either to help them with career options or to inspire them about Engineering.

We have a range of contributors to the week who will all bring something different for the pupils. Highlights of the week include visits and presentations from GE Oil and Gas Peterhead, an insight into the Carbon Capture and Storage project at Peterhead power station as well as the annual S2 Engineering Challenge delivered by NESCOL.

This aims to be an enjoyable week for staff and pupils and hopefully the building of strong industrial relationships.

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Mintlaw Academy presents at Offshore Europe 2015

September 14, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

Please click the link below to see how working in partnership with Shell our “Engineering Girls” are inspired by their course.

https://www.energyvoice.com/offshore-europe-2/87435/offshore-europe-2015-shell-inspires-young-women-to-eye-the-industrys-opportunities/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily%20newsletter%20new

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Improvements to Online Payment for Cashless Catering in Secondary Schools

August 14, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

A letter has been sent out to all parents and carers of pupils registered at Secondary schools across Aberdeenshire in relation to the payment for school meals. School meal payments should be simpler following an upgrading to an improved system for online payments. This will help reduce administration and cash handling in schools and to improve the customer experience for parents and carers paying into the system, allowing balances and account history to be viewed.

The new system will require one off registration. See important details by clicking on the following link-

Cashless Catering in Secondary Schools and Online Payment Facility.

As far as the pupil experience will be concerned, there will be no difference for Secondary school pupils and online payments for Primary school pupils will be introduced during the coming academic year through a phased roll-out programme.

All Secondary schools have been transferring to the new system over the Summer holidays and this will be operational for the start of the new term. Any balances remaining at the end of the last school year (2014-15) will be automatically transferred across to the new system.

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Aberdeenshire GIRFEC Website

April 20, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

I would like to draw your attention to the new Aberdeenshire GIRFEC website. This is now the central way of containing information on GIRFEC for practitioners, young people and parents / carers.

It now means that information can be contained in one place and is intended to help everyone navigate through a complex landscape.

Please use the link below

http://www.girfec-aberdeenshire.org/

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INSIGHT –

March 16, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

The Scottish Government provide schools with a statistical “toolkit” which enables teaching colleagues to access school performance data. Please see below for some interesting statistics.

Mintlaw Academy S6 Boys leaving 2013/14 -100% Positive Destinations (Insight Data) – this is 10% above the Aberdeenshire Average.
Mintlaw Academy S4 Girls leaving in 2013/14 – 100% Positive Destinations (Insight Data) – this is 15% above the Aberdeenshire Average.
85% of Mintlaw Academy S6 Girls left to go to Further Education compared to 69% Aberdeenshire Average
82% of Mintlaw Academy S6 Boys left to go to Higher Education compared to 62% Aberdeenshire Average
27% of Mintlaw Academy S5 Boys left to Higher Education compared to 9% Aberdeenshire Average !

Clearly Mintlaw ranks amongst one of the best performing in the region.

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March 1, 2015 by Brenda Sutherland

Congratulations to Iain Lovie in S2 who recently won the Silver Medal in the Scottish National School Championships for his age group. Iain also receives the “Mintlaw Academy Pin” for achieving outstanding success. Well done Iain.