General

Having taken advice from the Council, we will be closing at 12.25pm on Thursday 30th June for those pupils who walk home or who can make alternative arrangements. Staff will remain in school for those pupils obliged to wait until 3.40pm to get their buses home and we will arrange some activities for the afternoon. It would be very helpful in terms of the canteen, and essential so that we can monitor and manage attendance in the afternoon, if you would indicate to the school either by phone or email if your child is likely to be remaining in school until 3.40pm that day.

Please let us know by Friday 17th June if your child will be remaining in school on the afternon of Thursday 30th June.

Highland Council are beginning a refresh of the existing Chromebooks on loan to pupils. Starting next week, pupils in our new S2 and new S3 will receive new Chromebooks in exchange for their old one. The letters below, which have been emailed to parents and distributed to pupils outline arrangements for this. It is vital that pupils in S2 and S3 return both their existing chromebook and their charger at the same time as they receive their new Chromebook.

At a recent Parent Council meeting, the school was asked to confirm the situation with regard to dress code. Dr Vance has written to all parents outlining the schools’ expectations for dress code amongst pupils. Please see his letter below, and the link to the Information section for our Dress Code policy.

The latest letter for parents and carers was emailed today and can be downloaded at the link below. It covers:

• New Timetable
• New Houses / Guidance Teachers
• Update on building expansion
• Updated Registration Arrangements

SQA Exams begin on Tuesday 26 April, with the final exam taking place on Wednesday 1st June. The link below contains the adjusted times and room allocations for all exams at Culloden Academy and has been issued to all pupils.

At the end of a long term, the latest letter for all parents and carers can be downloaded below. This has also been emailed to all parents/carers this morning. This letter covers:

• updated covid-19 guidance
• key dates for next term

The Easter Holidays run until Monday 18th April. All pupils and staff return on Tuesday 19th April. Happy Easter and Best Wishes to all in our school community.

Please see the attached letter outlining arrangements for pupils who will not be sitting end of course exams this session.

The Rights Respecting Schools Award puts children’s rights at the heart of schools in the UK. The Award recognises a schools’s achievement in putting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into practice within the school and beyond. Click the image to see the full poster outlining our progress so far.

With high levels of staff absence and very limited availability of supply cover, we only just managed to keep the school open last week for all year groups. This week the situation has deteriorated slightly and so we need to take steps to protect learning and teaching as best we can. What has been decided is that if we ask one year group to remain at home each day, the teachers who would usually be teaching them can cover other classes for absent colleagues. Therefore please be aware of the following:

• Wednesday 23^rd March- S3 pupils should remain at home
• Thursday 24^th March- S2 pupils should remain at home
• Friday 25^th March- S1 pupils should remain at home.

It is too early to speculate about next week but I will issue a further update on Friday via a parental email and website post.

Dr J Vance

The latest letter for Parents and Carers can be downloaded below. This has also been emailed to all parents and carers this morning. It covers:

• Study Leave
• Easter Study Support
• Assemblies
• Mobile Phone Policy