John Paul Academy

At John Paul Academy, through service to the common good and in recognition of the dignity and voice of each person, we commit to the pursuit of excellence, through the development of each person's God given talents.

28 FEBRUARY 2023 - please find attached here a letter from Mr Owen, Head Teacher. Education Scotland have now published the findings of their inspection carried out in December. The Education Report Letter to parents can be found by clicking here and the summarised findings report can be found here. 

21 FEBRUARY 2023 - please see the letter attached here from the Director of Education detailing the strike action impacting schools on 28th February and 1st March.

1 FEBRUARY 2023 - SQA INVIGILATORS NEEDED - If you are interested in being part of an invigilation team, please submit an expression of interest form using the link below. An invigilator undertakes the duties of invigilation for the external assessment of National Qualifications, in accordance with SQA policy and procedure. These activities will be under the direction of the relevant centre’s chief invigilator.

The invigilator role profile provides details of the contract specification, selection criteria and key performance measures. Please refer to the selection criteria before completing the expression of interest form. Invigilator expressions of interest which meet the selection criteria will be accepted on a first come first served basis and will be forwarded to the relevant centre/s.

An automatic response will be issued, to the email address registered with the application, when the form has been received.

25 JANUARY 2023 - Please find attached here a letter from Mrs Lynch regarding S4 into S5 Options for 2023-24. The Senior Phase Pathways booklet and S5/6 Options Forms can be found in the Pupil Zone, Options Pathways area of this site - click here to access.

5 JANUARY 2023 - Happy New Year and welcome back to all of our young people. Please find attached here a letter from the Director of Education regarding planned industrial action impacting schools on 11th and 16th January. 

During this pandemic it is important that everyone takes care of their personal health and wellbeing. Below are some links to access support.

Lifelink Counselling Services has now gone remote to enable the delivery of counselling sessions by telephone or video call during this time of social distancing. Click here for additional links and apps

Counselling sessions will take the form of telephone or video sessions based on the young person’s preference and will still work in-line with the regular counselling model of delivery. Plans are already in place to continue supporting those pupils in our school already benefitting from this support but new referrals can be made either by calling 0141 552 4434 or online at Lifelink.org.uk https://www.lifelink.org.uk/make-a-referral/ .

  Responding to change.

Any young Person aged 16 -18 living in Glasgow struggling with mental health issues or experiencing a tough time can find support on Big White Wall. If you are struggling, or know someone who is, don’t hesitate to join BWW or recommend it to someone you know.95% of members reported feeling better as a result of joining BWW, and 73% shared something for the first time. Whatever you’re going through, BWW is there to help.

You can access Big White Wall at www.bigwhitewall.com