Stranraer Academy · Pupils
Your timetable, your homework and your whole week in one place — plus a sat-nav that walks you to the room, door to door. Built for this school. Free for every pupil.
Today
Time, weather, and exactly what’s happening right now — registration, break, lunch or a lesson — with how long is left and what’s coming next. Plus anything due and a tip to start the day.
Today’s Picks
An artwork, a book, a game, a film, an album and a song — picked fresh each morning, with a trailer to watch and links to find it. A reason to open the app even when nothing’s due.
Word of the Day
Beginner, intermediate and advanced — pick your level. Every word comes with its meaning, how to use it in a sentence, and a speaker button so you know exactly how to say it.
Trending
A bar you can flick across — News, Sport, Tech, Education, Music, Movies and TV. Real headlines, updated through the day, so you’ve always got something to talk about.
Radio & Spotify
Over 20 stations across Pop, Dance, Chill, Talk and Scotland, plus a Spotify tab. Start a station and it keeps playing while you get on with homework anywhere else in the app.
Timetable
The full week in one grid with today picked out. Tap any lesson to jump to that day and add notes. Set it up once — drop-down subjects, rooms and teachers — and every room links to the sat-nav.
Find my way
Pick where you are and where you’re going — or browse rooms, offices, stairs, entrances and fire exits. Ground, first and second floor plans, and it works out the route for you.
Step by step
The route is drawn on the floor plan and broken into steps — “start at GT4, follow the path to the stairs, then go up.” Next, back, or restart. No more wandering the corridors in week one.
Room photos
Tap a room and you get a real photograph of it, plus which floor it’s on and a button to route you straight there. Much easier to find a place you’ve already seen.
Homework & tasks
Add homework with a priority and a due date. Turn on notifications and your phone reminds you at half seven the morning it’s due. Tick it off when it’s done — it keeps it so you can reuse it.
Exams & focus
Add any test or exam and it counts down for you, with the SQA timetable bolted in. Then hit the focus timer — 25 minutes on, five minutes off — and actually get somewhere.
Study tips & strategies
A study tip every day and proper strategies that work — Pomodoro, flashcards, past papers. Plus quick links to Glow, OneDrive, BBC Bitesize, SQA and My World of Work.
You have arrived
No app store, no account, nothing to pay. It installs like a real app and keeps working offline once it’s loaded.
You’re already in the right place — if you’re on a computer just now, open this same page on your phone in Safari or Chrome.
iPhone: tap Share, then “Add to Home Screen.”
Android: tap the menu, then “Install app.”
It opens like any other app — no browser bar, no faff. Set up your timetable once and you’re away.
The planner is just below.
On a phone, use the steps above to add it to your home screen — on a computer it opens full-size in the browser.
Stranraer Academy · My Planner
Your whole school day, on your phone.
The Pupil Planner installs straight to your home screen — no app store, no login to remember, and it keeps working offline once it’s loaded.
It’s built around Stranraer Academy’s own timetable, not a generic template. Whatever’s on right now is highlighted with a live countdown, the full week sits in one colour-coded grid, and every room links straight to a sat-nav that walks you there door to door.
Add your homework with a priority and a due date and it sorts itself — with a push reminder at half seven the morning it’s due. Plus something new every morning to open it for even when nothing’s due: a Word of the Day, six picks across art, books, games, film, music and songs, what’s trending in news and sport, and 20+ radio stations that keep playing while you work.
Free for every pupil, forever.
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A pupil council is a formal group of pupils within a school who are elected by their peers to represent them and their views.
Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) says that children and young people should have a say in decisions that affect their lives. A school council can provide a meaningful way in which pupils can voice their opinions and have their views taken into account in decisions which impact upon them.
The Pupil Council currently consists of over 60 representatives across S2-S6, with the number set to increase in August with the inclusion of the new S1 cohort. The reintroduction of the Pupil Council is integral to the emphasis being placed on Pupil Voice and will present pupils with the opportunity to have their say on the big issues impacting upon them on a day-to-day basis within the school.
Meetings will be held monthly and representatives from all year groups will also be invited to meet with Mr Farquhar to discuss the key issues from these meetings.
During lesson time mobile phones should be switched off.
Mobile phones should be kept in bags for the entire period.
Mobile phones can significantly distract the learning environment when used inappropriately.
Sometimes it may be necessary to use your phone to aid learning. The class teacher will instruct you if this is necessary.
Phones or Watches being used inappropriately will be confiscated and held safely in the school office until a Parent/Carer can collect them or arranges their return in exceptional circumstances
You can discover more about the school's Mobile Phone Policy in our school policies section.
Escape route signs are posted throughout the school.
Escape route procedures are posted in each classroom.
If the alarm sounds or if the Head Teacher orders the evacuation of the school, remain calm- your teacher will accompany you to the nearest fire exit.
All bags should be left in the classroom.
Individuals who are unable to exit the upper floors must wait at ‘refuge points’ and notify the emergency staff.
After leaving the school building, you should make your way to the designated assembly point.
Pupils in the swimming pool may assemble in the pool area unless the emergency is in their area – if so, they must assemble at the rear of the Basketball Area.
Pupils in the Aird Centre may assemble in the conservatory unless the emergency is in their area – if so, they must assemble at the rear of the Basketball Area.
Pupils from the Learning Centre will register with registration classes unless it has been otherwise agreed.
S1-S4
S5-S6
House group signs are displayed at four points around the assembly point.
On arrival, you should make your way to your identified class point.
You should line up in an orderly fashion and await the teacher responsible, for taking the class register.
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PT’s & DHT’s are assigned to House Groups to ensure good order.
Any pupil whose conduct is viewed as being seriously detrimental to maintaining good order, contact will be made with home by the Year Head.
Once the building has been declared safe by the fire officer, classes will be dismissed one at a time by the DHT.
The classes closest to the school building will be dismissed first and should make their way back to the building in an orderly fashion.
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Payment can be made in cash or through Young Scot cards, obtainable from schools for cashless transactions. There are two methods to reload the cards:
Exams let you demonstrate what you have learned. We understand you may be nervous or worried about sitting them later this year so we created Your Exams to help you prepare.
It tells you what you need to know and gives information and advice so that you can do your very best on the day of exams. Your Exams also contains rules you need to read and understand before exams start. These are in place to make sure exams are fair for everyone.
Remember to prepare, stay calm and do your best.
Report it any time, from any device — same form as the QR code on the posters around school. You'll get immediate care and support.
All children have the right to be protected from harm, abuse and neglect. Every adult in Scotland has a role in ensuring all our children and young people live safely and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. The vision for all children and young people in Dumfries and Galloway is that they should be: safe, nurtured, healthy, achieving, active, respected and responsible and included. Schools and front-line education and child care services will play an important role in ensuring all children and young people are safe and well. Further information can be found at
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Parents, carers and pupils have a key role in keeping the school community safe. We would therefore urge parents to share any information which would keep everyone safe, and to support and encourage their child(ren) to do the same.
There is an expectation that drugs, substances and weapons will not be brought into the school environment ‘In responding to drug/substance or weapons-related incidents, schools will follow education authority guidelines. In all such circumstances, parents/carers will be contacted, and their cooperation expected. The police will be involved if drug use is suspected or discovered or there are concerns regarding the possession, threat or use of weapons.
All schools in Dumfries and Galloway are expected to record any unusual incidents or concerns they may have about a child. Usually, this information will be shared with parents/carers when issues of concern arise. The wellbeing of children and young people is a priority for all schools. As a result, all schools have child protection coordinators who will work with children, families and supporting partners in matters relating to Safeguarding and Child Protection.
Child Protection Co-Ordinator and LAC Champion
Pamela Livingstone
Depute Child Protection Co-Ordinator
Claire Dougan
You could get financial support to stay on at school if you are from a low income household and meet certain criteria. This is called an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).
EMA is a means tested weekly allowance of £30, payable to students aged 16 to 19 for a maximum of 3 years. Students must achieve 100% attendance per week of the agreed attendance within their EMA Learning Agreement completed at school level.
It is payable in arrears, during term time only, generally on a 2-weekly basis. No payments are made for school holidays. Students can apply if they attend a school in Dumfries and Galloway or have a history of being Home Educated, attend a Young Persons Activity with Employability and Skills D&G Council or travel daily to a Cross Border facility.
Students who plan to attend a College in Scotland should apply for EMA to the college direct. Students will be asked to complete and return a Learning Agreement if their application is successful so that payments can start. Successful students will receive an award letter by email to their School Glow email account or if they do not attend a school it will be sent to their personal email as stated on their application.
Students can apply if they:
To get EMA, your household income must be:
Household income is the income of your parents or carers who live with you.
Dependent children are:
You must apply and reapply each academic year. There are deadlines that may affect payments in regard to the return of an application or a learning agreement please refer to the guidance document or contact us.
The application process is now online. Please read the EMA guidance notes first. If you don’t have access to a PC or mobile device with an internet connection, please contact us direct for advice on how we can help.
If you do not have the relevant Tax Award and are in receipt of a benefit other than Universal Credit , please print and arrange completion and return of Part C – Certificate of Benefits received found below.
If you do not have the relevant Tax Award/Universal Credit Award or your SA302 for self-employment, please print and arrange completion and return of Part B – Accountants Certificate found below.
Once your online form has been submitted successfully, you will receive an email asking to email all supportive financial information to ema@dumgal.gov.uk.
Please clearly state the Students Name, Date of Birth and Learning Centre to enable us to match it to the appropriate form. If you unable to do this the school should be able to help you with this further or contact ema@dumgal.gov.uk direct. Do not delay applying online even if your financial documents may not be available.
Deadlines apply to EMA and can affect payments.
If you experience any other issues or require further help or advice, please firstly email ema@dumgal.gov.uk or call 030 33 33 3000 and ask to speak to the Education Support team in regard to EMA.
