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VISION VALUES AND AIMS 
VISION VALUES AND AIMS

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.

CALENDAR & EVENTS 
CALENDAR & EVENTS

 

SCHOOL CALENDAR
2022-23  

Please click below to access our school calendar of key dates for the current school session.

       

SQA EXAMINATIONS

Our seniors start study leave on Monday 24th April. The SQA logo above links to the SQA exam timetable. To help learners fully prepare - Exam Tutorials have been scheduled before each exam. This timetable is available by clicking here. We wish all our seniors every success in their examinations.

 

 

 

LATEST NEWS UPDATES 
LATEST NEWS UPDATES

 

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. 

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING 
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLBEING

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

Contact Details [2] 
Contact Details
John Paul Academy

2 Arrochar Street

Glasgow

G23 5LY



Phone: 0141 582 0140

Fax: 0141 582 0141
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING 
HEALTH AND WELLBEING

       

 

FINANCIAL INCLUSION SUPPORT 
FINANCIAL INCLUSION SUPPORT

During these challenging economic times families can access financial support via our Financial Inclusion Support Officer. You should make contact with your child's Pupil Support Teacher first to discuss this further before contact with the Financial Inclusion Support Officer. Please click the links below for further information on Financial Inclusion Support.

Support for Families - Information Poster

Support for Families - Information Booklet

The Cost of the School Day - Information Poster

Pupil Support teachers can be contacted by phone - 0141 582 0140, or by using the email addresses supplied here

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YOUNG SCOT NEC 
YOUNG SCOT NEC
The Young Scot National Entitlement Card is available to all young people aged 11-26 in Scotland. This can be used to gain money off / rewards etc. Apply online at Young Scot NEC.  To encourage young people to stay safe as we return to school, Young Scot are offering extra reward points and the opportunity to enter a competition to win a Macbook or an iPad. For more information on this click the link Young Scot Rewards Back to School Briefing.  

 

DYW - DEVELOPING THE YOUNG WORKFORCE 
DYW - DEVELOPING THE YOUNG WORKFORCE

                                   

If you have any questions or concerns regarding college places, apprenticeship or careers advice - please contact Mr Dougall, George or Stephen our careers advisors from SDS.

The contact details for everyone are as follows:

Mr Dougall - gw15dougallelliot@glow.sch.uk

George (S4/5) - george.dragsnes@sds.co.uk   mobile - 07789 481392

Stephen (S6) - stephen.coyle@sds.co.uk   mobile 07833 435611

LATEST OFFERS - These can be found in the DYW Menu of the Website - please check regularly.

 

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Key Dates 
Key Dates