Staffing  

PT Guidance (Pupil Support Leader) - Interviews took place on Monday and our preferred candidate, based on pre-employment checks, is Iona Holmes. It is hoped she will start on Monday 18 May 2026.

Rebecca McHugh will also start with us, next week, as our new Pupil Support Worker in our Inclusion team.

Wendy Doig, Pupil Support Leader for Traprain House, leaves us next Thursday after 10 years a Knox Academy. She has been an amazing asset at our school and I would like to express our thanks for all she has done for us – pupils, families, staff and wider community. Wendy will take her expertise on to her new post. We would like to wish her all the very best for the future.

S5-S6 Study Support

E-Sgoil Easter Study Support

2026 Registration for e-Sgoil's 2026 Easter Study Support programme is now open. This is accessible to all Senior Phase learners and is completely free. Study Support comprises live, interactive webinars and are delivered online by experienced, GTCS registered teachers. Almost 60 different webinar subjects are on offer during the week of 6th – 10th April, covering the most popular curricular areas as well as an extensive range of other subjects.  

As well as their Easter Study Support programme, they continue to deliver weekly Evening Study Support webinars during term time. Please note that if learners are already registered for the evening programme, they will need to register separately for the Easter programme. Please can parents/carers encourage their young people to make use of this programme to help them with their studies over the Easter holidays too.

Chromebooks

Most of our young people are amazing at bringing their new Chromebooks every day. However a number of young people do not bring them and this hampers them in lessons where these are being used for learning and teaching. Please can we ask for parent/carer support in reminding them to pack them the night before and in ensuring they are fully charged for use.

If your young person is in S4/5/6 and leaving school this year, they must return their Chromebook after their last exam as part of the Leavers process (they do not get to keep them as they belong to ELC). They should return them, fully operational, with the charger, to Miss Patterson. These will then be passed on to other pupils. Thank you for your support in ensuring this...