State Funeral

Monday 19th September 2022

Culloden Academy will be closed on Monday 19th September to observe the national bank holiday for the State Funeral of HM The Queen. The school will be open Wednesday – Friday this week as normal.

The letter below has been emailed to all parents/carers. The Highland Council press release also has more details.

School Car Park

The letter below is an important reminder about safety within the school car-park. A copy is being emailed to all parents and road safety issues have also been addressed at pupil assemblies.

HM Queen Elizabeth II has died

It has been announced by Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral yesterday afternoon. The Convener of The Highland Council, Councillor Bill Lobban expressed his deepest sympathies to The Royal Family, he said:

“On behalf of The Highland Council and communities of the Highlands, we join the nation in mourning for Her Majesty The Queen. We extend our heartfelt sympathies to all members of The Royal Family and Household and honour Her Majesty The Queen’s long service and duty to the country.”

The Highland Council will observe a 1 minute silence as a mark of respect for Her Majesty The Queen at 11am today, Friday 9 September 2022

Rector’s Drop-In Cancelled

Unfortunately tonight’s Rector’s Drop-in has had to be cancelled. As mentioned in the last letter if your concern is of a serious nature- please do not wait but instead follow the school’s processes and contact your child’s Guidance teacher or Year Head.

The next Drop in is planned for 4 weeks’ time- Wednesday 28th September.

SQA Appeals 2022

We are really proud of the effort that all of our young people put in over the last year, and we hope that all of our pupils are happy with the results they have received from the SQA this morning. 

Over the summer every pupil should have received information from the SQA about the free appeals service being run this session. If you would like to lodge an appeal for any of your subjects, please use the link below to fill in the google form.

Book Fair

A great big thank you to everyone who bought or donated – we raised £185.24.  All money will go to the Ukraine Appeal.

P7 Book Sale

Calling all New S1s . . .

Are you looking for something new to read but want to be kind to the environment and support a good cause? Culloden Academy pupils have kindly donated their books for you. There will be a book fair running at lunch time in the library on your transition days next week. All funds raised will go to the Ukraine Appeal. So, bring along some pennies and donate what you can. There will homemade cakes and crafts available too!