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Published: 17 December 2015

S3 pupils will start thinking about their work placement which this session will take place from June 6th - June 10th 2016.  You should noet that this is immediately after Activites Week and immediately before the start of S4, so it will be a very busy time for parents and pupils!

You can find out all you need to know by hovering over the School Info tab on the Knox home page and clicking on "Work Experience" at the bottom of the list.

Any questions, please contact Miss Easson, or the FAQ document on the web site.

Published: 16 December 2015

This term the social subjects have been involved in many activities, showing the wide range of opportunities that these subjects offer to pupils throughout their time at Knox Academy. The vast range of interdisciplinary learning and skills that pupils acquire within these subjects is invaluable to their progress within school and in the future. Here are a list of some of the exciting trips and projects pupils have been working on within the social subjects leading up to Christmas.

Business and Admininstration

Coca Cola Real Business Challenge - The S2’s have been working hard on the ‘Coca Cola Real Business Challenge’ this term which involves students from S2 forming a company and developing a new sustainable healthy juice brand...

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Published: 11 November 2015

The Knox Academy French Departement are offering a variety of opportunities to help make sure pupils are well prepared for their National 5, Higher & Advanced Higher exams. The detials of the revision sessions on offer as are follows:

 

 

Published: 08 October 2015

The Knox Maths Department has a number of opportunities for your child to make sure they are well prepared for their National 5 and Higher Maths Exams. In addition to a number of revision sessions during lunchtime and after school (a timetable can be found on our Website), the RevisionHUB (www.knox.is/revisionhub) is our dedicated place for pupils to find practice on specific topics. It includes worksheets, answers, video tutorials and quizzes.

We have also decided to run, for the first time, revision sessions on a Friday after school from 1245 - 1415. The 5 sessions will be approximately six weeks apart and the dates and we ran a very successful first session recently based on three topic areas decided by pupils: "Arcs and Sectors...

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Published: 15 May 2015

Work experience is closer than you think, coming hard on the heels of activity week.  So if you're in the middle of packing or planning for the activites week, have a thought for Monday June 1st when your child will be stepping out as a working person.  I have put out notices through the school bulletin and they are below for you to check at home:

Pupils need to phone their employer to check all is fine for June 1st.

Safety footwear - if this required, please alert me and I can order safety boots

Log books and supervisor reports - all pupils should have these to take home before the end of the week

Transport costs - bus fares will be reimbursed on production of bus tickets after the placement. ...

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