Thank you to all the parents/carers and young people who came along to the coursing information event on Monday. I am sure it has helped in explaining the process your young person is about to embark on and provided you with the necessary information to support them well with it too. Thank you to Mr Russell who led the session. All the information you will need to support you and your young person with their choices can be found here.

Careers Event 2024

A huge thank you to everyone who came along on Wednesday. It was really busy and the feedback from those attending and the exhibitors was very positive. The addition of the Apprenticeship talks appears to have worked well and certainly gave those who attended food for thought. We are so grateful to all the companies and organisations who gave of their time to support us.

It is always risky to start thanking folks due to the risk of missing people out but the following deserve a wee mention:

Elaine Gorman, our DYW link, who pulled the whole event together. Her professionalism and determination are two of the key factors in its success.

The senior pupils who helped on the night deserve a wee mention, with a range of the exhibitors going out of their way to praise their competence, enthusiasm and positive demeanour.

The FES staff who put a shift in to set up all the tables and other logistics.

The parents who supported in terms of serving refreshments were also fantastic – a true school community effort.

If you attended the event and would like to provide feedback, we would be very grateful as we are always keen to improve things if we can. There is a very short Google Form available here – Career Event feedback.

Parent Council 

Our next meeting will take place, online, on 30 January 2024. If you would like to join this meeting please contact the Parent Council by email, parentcouncil@ka-net.org.uk, so they can send you the link. It would be great to see as many parents/carers as possible.

Success Stories

Badminton

From 24-26 November, Badminton Scotland hosted the UK Para Badminton Championships 2023 for the first time at Tollcross International Swimming and Leisure Centre. The tournament brought together 65+ Physical Disability (PD) and Learning Disability (LD) athletes over three days to play in over 30 events. Aiden Dunn (S4) took part in the LD division that includes autism.   He achieved the following amazing results: Division 2 singles – Silver; Division 3 Doubles – Gold; Division 2 Mixed Doubles – Bronze. Aiden had only been playing for 2 months at that point which makes this achievement even more brilliant!