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Due to the imposed School Closures, Academy students should switch to Online Learning as of Monday 11th January. Staff will use a variety of techniques to provide Learning Online: Posting work for students to work through in their own time. Setting assignments/projects for students to work on. Posting video material for students to view. Requesting […]

Due to the extension of the school closures, until 1st Feb at the earliest, we have taken the decision to cancel the January Mock Exams (Prelims) as a formal Exam Diet. It should however be noted that some subject areas may still use the prepared exam papers as part of a class assessment to gather

A letter from Gillian Brydson, Director of Skills, Education and Learning on the reopening of schools in January 2021. 22 December 2020 Dear Parent / Carer Following the First Minister’s announcement on Saturday evening (19 December) I want to update you on what will happen in January when your child would normally return to their

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As you will have no doubt heard in the National press, the Scottish Government has decided that in the interest of fairness across the whole country, all National Exams have been cancelled.  The decision to cancel the National 5 exams was taken a while ago and we have been working to make sure that systems

S3 Exams will be held during the week of 23rd – 27th November. Students should make a note of when the exam for each subject is to be held and prepare thoroughly. Students should draw up a study plan for the weeks leading up to the exam and revise well in advance. This year, due

Following elections involving the Senior Students and Staff at the Academy the following Students have been elected as Prefects for session 2020-21: Maya Johnston (Head Girl) Douglas Copeman (Head Boy) Jemima Grounsell Rosie Norman Samantha Oliver Karolina Szafer Paddy Traynor Kirkcudbright Academy Prefect Team has a strong tradition within the Academy and Community, it is something

As I am sure you will have seen in the news, the Government have acted on new advice from the World Health Organisation and have from made the wearing of face coverings compulsory for all secondary students when they are moving around the school and in communal areas, including toilets.  The requirement to wear face coverings

This week we have received updated Government advice on school trips and unfortunately, at this stage, residential trips are not recommended. This is due to a greater risk of transmission of Covid-19 on an overnight stay with shared facilities. It is with regret that I have had to cancel our trip to Langdale and we

In line with Scottish Government guidelines being updated for school pupils and young people travelling on both dedicated/contracted and non-dedicated bus services, Stagecoach Busses have created a web page with information for both pupils and parents: Please click on the link below: https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/west-scotland/aug-20_back-to-school-with-stagecoach