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This week pupils and staff had a very informative visit to Glenkinchie Distillery.  This inter-disciplinary visit covered aspects of the Home Economics and Geography curriculum, and Developing the Young Workforce.  As well as exploring how whisky is made, pupils found out about the supply chain in place to ensure timely and uninterrupted provision of raw ingredients and the si...

Congratulations to past student, Richard, who has fulfilled his life long dream of being a train driver.  From leaving school at 16 he started as a ticket collector on a station and worked his way up to become a guard and has recently qualified as a train driver. This required passing several exams and interviews and shows what can be achieved if you stick at it and don't give...

The Friday before the Autumn half-term holiday is now firmly established in the school calendar as the day of our annual Coffee Morning, raising funds for a charity chosen by our pupils.   This year pupils chose to raise funds for Cancer Research, continuing on from last term's Pentlands sponsored walk. As well as choosing the charity pupils are responsible for planning the ev...

Recently we ran a session for parents on "How to get a Good Nights Sleep", looking at the importance of good sleep for young people and exploring ideas around improving sleep habits. Click on the link above to download the presentation and accompanying information. A great additional resource is Sleep Scotland, who can be contacted on 0800 138 6565, Mon-Thur -10am-4pm.

Tuesday the 18th of June dawned dry and warm, a perfect day for our pupils' sponsored walk.  The planned route crossed over the Pentland Hills from south to north, starting at Nine Mile Burn and snaking a path around Braid Law and West Kip to finish at Threipmuir Reservoir, where a barbecue awaited.  Well done to all our pupils who took part and for raising over £250 for Cancer...

The highlight of our return to school this week (apart from actually returning to school) was an evening school trip to see the stage musical Matilda at the Edinburgh Playhouse.   Pupils and staff enjoyed a raucous evening of song and laughter in Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin's adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic children's book.  The late finish did mean that there were a few bl...