BRUCE CHARTER ON DISPLAY

Haddington burgh charter issued by Robert the Bruce in 1318 is currently on display at John Gray Centre.

As part of East Lothian's Saltire celebrations the Burgh of Haddington Charter issued by Robert the Bruce in 1318 has gone on display at the John Gray Centre, Haddington. The Charter came back to the East Lothian archives last week and is the oldest document in the collections. It is now on display at the John Gray Centre until Wednesday 5 December.

East Lothian's Records Manager, Alex Fitzgerald, explained:

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CAREER INTERVIEWS

Pupils with Career Interviews on Tuesday 4 December 2012 are:

08.50       Michael McKinnon        

09.30       Shelby Leckie                 

10.10       Igor Mrsic                                             

11.05       David Spiden                  

11.40       Sam Wylie 

2.00         Dylan DeVos                  

2.40         Molly Ferguson

Please arrive promptly for your interview. Thank you for your co-operation.

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TORNESS POWER STATION: APPRENTICESHIPS

EDF Energy runs a very successful advanced modern apprenticeship scheme, and Torness power station will be holding two information days on 8 December 2012 and 12 January 2013 to tell prospective recruits more about it.

From studying at HMS Sultan in Portsmouth for the first two years to what qualifications are needed and how to apply, the information day will prove invaluable to anyone considering a career in engineering maintenance. Read more about TORNESS POWER STATION: APPRENTICESHIPS

YOUNG ENTERPRISE CHRISTMAS MARKET

Two Young Enterprise teams from Knox Academy, BottleItUp and Team Engage, will be attending the Young Enteprise Christmas Market at the Apex International Hotel, Grassmarket from 10 am to 3 pm tomorrow (Saturday 1st December).

Please come and join us to learn all about our businesses and our products/services. There will be many Young Enterprise groups attending the event  from across the Lothians and its a great chance to come and find out more about the programme itself. Read more about YOUNG ENTERPRISE CHRISTMAS MARKET

Scottish Junior Championship for Swimmers with a Learning Disability

On Wednesday 21st November Joshua Nisbet and Ashleigh Lawson traveled through to Scotstoun in Glasgow to swim in the Scottish Junior Championships.They had a fantastic time against some fierce competition.  Joshua got through to the final of the 25metres Back Crawl and did a personal best of 31.84secs.  This was not enough to bring back a medal but an excellent effort for Joshua.  Ashleigh was in the final of the 25 metres front crawl and was piped at the post for a medal in this race.  Joshua tried hard in the final of the 50metres front crawl but the competition was very hard. Read more about Scottish Junior Championship for Swimmers with a Learning Disability

30 November 2012

I hope that you are all having a good St Andrew’s Day.  We have had numerous pupils turning up in tartan and younger pupils are also celebrating by having a Reading Hour in English (as good an excuse as any!).

We have continued to receive plaudits for the Business Question Time that was held last week – people are still congratulating the pupils on the interesting questions that they posed to a panel of local business people, and on the catering that was supplied by pupils from Home Economics afterwards. Read more about 30 November 2012

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