Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our vision Heightened expectations
that through Learning and courtesy we can all be Happy and
successful in an inclusive school Pride in your school - Your badge
Shield protection and safety Book the importance of learning Towers
strong, safe, secure Lily of the garden modesty, humility White
background peace, calmness Blue background loyalty, truth Gold
edging and sash generosity, success Motto learning and courtesy.
Burgundy - determination, perseverance. Slide 2 Welcome to Harlaw
Academy Our values Fairness Perseverance Honesty Tolerance Trust
Resilience Ambition Participation January Thursday 22 S2 curriculum
evening (7.00-8.00) Friday 23 S4-S6 prelim exams end Friday 23 PTA
Ceilidh (7.00-10.00) Tuesday 27 S3-S5 course choice evening
(7.00-8.00) Thursday 29 S2 parents meetings (4.00-6.30) Thursday
29Validated self-evaluation day 1 Friday 30Validated
self-evaluation day 2 February Thursday 5 Parent Council meeting
(7.00-8.30) Wednesday 11 S4 parents meetings (4.00-6.30) Monday 16
Mid-term holiday Tuesday 17Staff in-service day Wednesday 18 Staff
in-service day Thursday 19 S5/6 parents meetings (4.00-6.30) Slide
3 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our behaviours We will show: Respect
for people Respect for learning Respect for community Harlaw
Academy Uniform From August 2014 Shirt or polo - white or pale blue
Crew or jumper black or burgundy Black blazer or fleece (Tesco
only) Black trousers or skirt Black shoes/trainers School Tie (not
Tesco) Available from: Tesco embroidery service, on-line only
Aitken and Niven, Bridge Street and on-line John Lewis, George
Street and on-line Slide 4 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our vision
Heightened expectations that through Learning and courtesy we can
all be Happy and successful in an inclusive school Our performance
in SQA exams August 2014 42% achieved 5 or more level 5 awards by
end of S4 83% achieved 5 or more level 4 awards by end of S4 90%
achieved 5 or more level 3 awards by end of S4 30% achieved 3 or
more level 6 awards by end of S5 12% achieved 5 or more level 6
awards by end of S5 19% achieved 1 or more level 7 awards by end of
S6 Slide 5 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our values Fairness
Perseverance Honesty Tolerance Trust Resilience Ambition
Participation Some wider achievements in 2014/15 Scottish road race
champions (senior boys) - Callum Symmons, Matthew Kilner and Mark
Quinn Aberdeen City Sports Awards highly commended Sewery
Tarczynski - logo design chosen for Energy Futures North East
Junior band - silver plus award Senior band - gold award Duke of
Edinburgh Awards - 38 Gold, 43 Silver and 85 Bronze Keir Lynch -
runner up in the Scottish First Aid Awards. Natasha Cuthbert -
runner up in Young Ambassador of the year awards. Matthew Read -
performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Slide 6 Welcome to Harlaw
Academy Our behaviours We will show: Respect for people Respect for
learning Respect for community Pupil voice and support: Head girl
(Katie Howard) Head boy (Jack Lodge) Prefects and house captains
Form captains Sports leaders Rights ambassadors Harlaw defenders
Slide 7 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our vision Heightened
expectations that through Learning and courtesy we can all be Happy
and successful in an inclusive school Current school roll = 944
pupils Associate Primary Schools: Broomhill, Ferryhill, Hanover
Street, Kaimhill Around 40% of pupils join us from other schools
Slide 8 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our values Fairness Perseverance
Honesty Tolerance Trust Resilience Ambition Participation Some
activities/opportunities: 4 senior pupils travelled to Rwanda as
part of their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Over the two week visit
they worked with local people in their fields and helped at our
partner school The group produced a blog of their trip which is
well worth visiting www.harlawteamrwanda2014.wordpress.com Slide 9
Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our behaviours We will show: Respect for
people Respect for learning Respect for community
Auschwitz/Birkenau: 20 pupils and 3 staff travelled to Poland to
find out more about the holocaust as part of their History and RME
courses. Slide 10 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our vision Heightened
expectations that through Learning and courtesy we can all be Happy
and successful in an inclusive school Referendum debate: A few days
before the referendum a group of 11 senior pupils travelled to the
SECC Hydro to take part in the big, big debate. This was a
televised debate in front of 8,000 school children. Although our
pupils did not get any of their questions broadcast they had a
fantastic experience and played an active part in event. Art
Projects: The Art department always have lots of activities and
projects on-going. Pupils recently designed to be part of an
installation at the new GDF Suez offices on Riverside Drive. Food
bank: Every month our pupils and staff fill a supermarket trolley
with donations for the foodbank at Inchgarth community centre.
These small donations can make a massive difference to people in
our community Slide 11 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our vision
Heightened expectations that through Learning and courtesy we can
all be Happy and successful in an inclusive school Go4Set:Over 100
4th year pupils were working with ConocoPhillips through the STEM
Go4Set project. This has been a superb opportunity to experience
working with young ConocoPhillips engineers on STEM projects Pupils
developed employability skills; problem solving, presentation
skills, time keeping and meeting deadlines as well as getting a
first class taste of life in the Oil industry. Slide 12 Welcome to
Harlaw Academy Our values Fairness Perseverance Honesty Tolerance
Trust Resilience Ambition Participation UN convention on the Rights
of the Child Article of the month (January 2015) Article 24 health
and environment Children have the right to the best possible
health. This includes good quality health care, clean water,
nutritious food and a clean environment Slide 13 Welcome to Harlaw
Academy Our behaviours We will show: Respect for people Respect for
learning Respect for community Parent Council: Chair Carol Eddie
(Parent) Next meeting - Thursday 5 February PTA: Chair Various
Contact Gill Redman (parent) via school office Next meeting - to be
confirmed Slide 14 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our vision Heightened
expectations that through Learning and courtesy we can all be Happy
and successful in an inclusive school Visit our new look website
Slide 15 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our values Fairness Perseverance
Honesty Tolerance Trust Resilience Ambition Participation Find
homework on-line at .. Accessed via the school web site Slide 16
Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our behaviours We will show: Respect for
people Respect for learning Respect for community Visit our twitter
feed Harlaw Academy PE Slide 17 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our
vision Heightened expectations that through Learning and courtesy
we can all be Happy and successful in an inclusive school School
improvement plans 2014/15 Plan 1 Getting it right for every child
Plan 2 Learning and teaching Plan 3 Ethos and leadership Slide 18
Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our values Fairness Perseverance Honesty
Tolerance Trust Resilience Ambition Participation Learning and
teaching Slide 19 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our behaviours We will
show: Respect for people Respect for learning Respect for community
House points January 2015 Albyn: 258 Carden: 375 Holburn: 197
Victoria: 445 Waverley: 585 Slide 20 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our
vision Heightened expectations that through Learning and courtesy
we can all be Happy and successful in an inclusive school Senior
Management: David Innes Head Teacher Stephen ONeill Depute Head (S1
and S5) Anne Douglas Depute Head (S2 and S6) Jennifer Rennie Depute
Head (S3) Fiona Lawrence Depute Head (S4) Laura Murray School
support co-ordinator Slide 21 Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our values
Fairness Perseverance Honesty Tolerance Trust Resilience Ambition
Participation Guidance: Chris Duncan Albyn Gillian Strudwick Carden
Dan Price-Davies Holburn Fiona Freeland Victoria Fiona Alexander
Waverley Pupil support: Anne Adams Support for learning Slide 22
Welcome to Harlaw Academy Our behaviours We will show: Respect for
people Respect for learning Respect for community Notices for the
day/week: School access this week due to building work the door at
B block is a fire exit only Careers appointments see guidance staff
Assemblies Year Head this week Rock Challenge meetings on Tuesday
and Thursday Welcome visitors from Aberdeen City Council Thursday
and Friday
