Dear Parent/Carer I am writing to you following the most recent update to guidance on reducing the risks from COVID-19 in schools which was published by the Scottish Government on 17 February and applies from Monday 28 February 2022. You can read the guidance online from the Scottish Government website.  Full details are available in the letter issued on Friday 25 February 2022 from Nicola McDowell, Head of Education Service.

I hope that you and your young person had an enjoyable and relaxing half term break. We often use the start of a new term to reinforce some of our school expectations. I am writing to seek your support in helping to reinforce our school uniform policy now that Covid mitigations are reducing and we are starting to return to a more ‘normal’ approach to life in general.  This letter from Miss Cook sets out all uniform expectations for young people attending Knox Academy.

Knox Academy is pleased to invite applications for the following vacancies:

Closing Date: Sunday 27 February 2022

• Play Leader (Tots & Teens) - Temporary - Term-Time - Part-Time

Closing Date: Sunday 6 March 2022

• Teacher of Drama - Permanent - Full-Time (to start as soon as possible)
• Teacher of English - Permanent - Full-Time (to start as soon as possible)
• Teacher of Modern Languages - Permanent - Full-Time (for August 2022)

All current and previous vacancies can be viewed within our Recruitment section of our website.

East Lothian Council has updated the Young Carer's website with lots of useful information.

A Young Carer is someone under 18 or is 18 years but still at school, who provides unpaid help and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who due to illness or disability cannot manage to live independently without their help. Some children and young people will have small caring roles, and some will have big caring roles. You might share this caring role with another sibling or an adult carer.

East Lothian Council want to ensure that all our Young Carers have the same opportunities as other children and young people their age. We therefore need to know who our Young Carers are in order that we have the most appropriate services in place to meet their needs. It you know a Young Carer or are a Young Carer please complete our initial questionnaire. Some-one from the Young Service will then contact you to tell you more about what we are doing to support Young Carers in your local area.