It is that time of year, the annual Culloden Christmas Concert is almost ready for a an audience. On 3rd December , we are showcasing and celebrating the musical talent of our students and staff. Tickets are now available to be bought online. Please follow the QR listed on the poster or simply click the link below. We look forward to seeing you there!
The S6 Young Enterprise Team – Tailored Tails – attended the Dragon’s Den yesterday, where they pitched for finance to invest in their business.
They delivered a fantastic pitch and were awarded the cash they asked for. The Dragons were very impressed with their product, progress to date and professionalism. Well done! They are now focused on production, producing sustainable high quality pet bandanas to sell at various Christmas fairs.
Our Construction Skills students enjoyed a visit to the Morrisons construction site at the new Kin Hotel development on Church Street. As well as seeing the construction site first hand, students also learned about apprenticeship opportunities with Morrisons and were given tips on what they look for during the application process; with a part-time job, a keen attitude, and work experience being the three most important factors.
Last week some of our fab Senior PE & UES students took part in an exciting skills-building engagement delivered across two sessions by the British Army.
Working their way around a round-robin of four practical challenges, every student had the opportunity to participate in all four activities, putting a range of valuable employability skills to the test.
From moving toxic waste as a team, relying on clear communication, collaboration and problem-solving, to the ultimate challenge of bomb disposal, our students threw themselves into every task and did absolutely brilliantly!
Activities like these provide a fantastic opportunity to develop transferable skills, build confidence and experience the importance of working together under pressure.
A HUGE thank you to the British Army’s RLC CET Team and SCOTS IET for delivering such an engaging and memorable experience for our young people. We really appreciate your time, expertise and enthusiasm!
RASASH recently delivered an interactive workshop to pupils covering relevant topics and having open discussions around consent, power and sexual violence.
We than took our knowledge and creativity into the workshop to create meaningful messages through jewellery. Pupils developed skills in letter stamping, drilling and shaping.
To showcase their learning in the Marketing topic, our S3 Business classes were tasked with creating new chocolate brand concepts and we welcomed the fabulous Angus MacLeod of @cocoabothy to judge these on Monday.
Standards were exceptionally high but the winners were eventually decided as:
1st Aarti, Simmy and Heidi with Choco Crunch
2nd Joss and Innes with the SpongeBob Surprise Egg
3rd Filip and Evan with Lochy
Lots of delicious @cocoabothy chocolates were consumed and the event was a huge success. With our thanks to Angus for supporting the school and providing our pupils with this great learning opportunity.
Well done to the S4 Volleyball team who competed in the North of Scotland Volleyball festival at RGU Aberdeen on Wednesday 29th November. After 14 matches the team won all but 3, with some excellent play in what is their first competitive volleyball experience. Great things to come for this group as they continue to develop their skills.
The October Newsletter has been sent to all Parents and Carers this week. It covers:
We are delighted to announce that Rosa Tyrer and Josie O’Brien have been selected as Culloden Academy’s new SportScotland Young Ambassadors for this year!
As Young Ambassadors, Rosa and Josie will play a key role in promoting sport and physical activity across our school community. They will work to encourage more pupils to get involved in sport, lead initiatives and events, gather pupil voice, and help create positive opportunities for everyone to be active and enjoy the benefits of sport.
They have already represented Culloden Academy at the local Young Ambassador event with Active Schools, sharing ideas with other YAs and completing a Safeguarding for Young Leaders course.
We are excited to see the impact Rosa and Josie will make throughout the year and wish them every success in their new roles!
