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    • BGE Curriculum

      S1 – S3 Information, knowledge and skills needed to thrive now and in the future.

      Faculties & Subjects

      Discover Subject News, Events, Daily Feeds, Student Work, Courses and Video Presentations.

      Remote Learning

      Opportunities and resources to expand learning away from school. 

      THE CURRICULUM

      The Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) is the national curriculum used from nursery to secondary school.

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      Study Starts Now

      Offering an 8-week revision guide, Supported Study, Easter School info, and links to Achieve, West OS, e-Sgoli, and Scholar.

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      Senior Phase

      S4 – S6 Information. The senior phase builds firmly on the experiences and outcomes from the BGE.

      Support for Learning

      Support and Information for pupils with Additional Support Needs.

      Competitions

      The latest competitions for a variety of subjects that our young people can enter.

    • Trips

      Discover upcoming educational visits, away days or residential holidays organised by the school to broaden the educational experience.

      Young Enterprise

      Building a successful and sustainable future for all young people, the Young Enterprise rewards young people with an event that celebrates entrepreneurialism.

      EVENTS

      There’s always a lot going on at Stranraer Academy. From inspirational talks and musical performances to careers fairs, and parent’s evenings to school excursions.

      Discover those essential dates for your diary.

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      TERM DATES
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      P7 Transistion

      An exciting event in any young person’s life. Here you will find all the information needed to help our young people transition to Stranraer Academy.

      The Polar Academy

      A fantastic event and opportunity for a small selection of brave and adventurous young people. Join the experience.

    • The Headteachers Office

      Featuring Headteacher’s Letters, Comments, Weekly Updates, Video Blogs and Acknowledging Student Success.

      The Teachers Lounge

      Faculty and Teacher’s Social Media Feeds. Daily updates from each subject.

      Film Archive

       Archive for Legacy Media Production.

      NEWSROOM

      Click the button to discover regular updates on what’s going on at Stranraer Academy.

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      The Student Rec Room

      Daily Notices, Essential Information, Student Leadership, Exceptional Work and Pop Culture News. It’s all here in the Rec Room.

      Wider Achievement

      Share your successes to inspire others. Submit details and photos to be featured on our website and other platforms.

      Posters & Graphics

      Archive for Academy Posters, Graphics and Typography.

    • Teachers & Support

      Meet the exceptional teaching staff at Stranraer Academy which delivers a first-class learning environment for our young people. 

      Parent Council

      The Parent Council is a group of parents selected by all parents in the school to represent their views.

      STRANRAER ACADEMY STAFF

      Stranraer Academy is a culture of inspiration, innovation, energy and creativity in teaching, and this character shapes the learning of our pupils.

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      Leadership

      Stranraer Academy’s senior leadership works together to implement a school’s vision.

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      Campus Police

      Discover the official campus Police Officer’s page for Police Scotland on the Stranraer Academy website.

      Clerical & Janitorial

      Essential to the everyday operations of the academy.

    • Virtual Tour

      This presentation will give you an engaging and thorough tour of the academy.

      Frequently Asked Questions

      Discover the common questions and answers about our Academy.

      School Meal Information

      Healthy Nutrition, Menu Choices and how a young person can claim for Free School Meals.

      KEY INFORMATION

      In this section, you will find essential, enlightening and exciting communication relevant to the academy, our young people and the greater community.

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      DAILY NOTICES
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      Policies

      Stranraer Academy policies cover pupil welfare and safeguarding, teaching and learning practices.

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      Discover how to engage with the academy through our other media platforms.

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      Find out about our school uniform expectations and where to buy uniform.

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Senior Phase Curriculum

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SENIOR PHASE TIMETABLE | SUBJECT CHOICES S3 -S6 |  CAREERS, FURTHER & HIGHER EDUCTION | SENIOR PHASE SUPPORT | SENIOR PHASE NEWS | YOUNG ENTERPRISE | SENIOR PUPIL REPRESENTATIVES

In secondary schools, there are two stages to the curriculum; the Broad General Education and Senior Phase.

Senior Phase (S4-S6), a flexible system that offers increased personalisation and choice, where young people continue to develop the four capacities and have opportunities to gain qualifications. All young people in Scotland have an entitlement to a senior phase of education which:

  • provides specialisation, depth and rigour
  • prepares them well for achieving qualifications to the highest level of which they are capable
  • continues to develop skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work
  • continues to provide a range of activities which develop the four capacities
  • supports them to achieve a positive and sustained destination
BGE Curriculum
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Senior PhaseTimetable

The S5/6 curriculum gives pupils the opportunity to make further individual progress with their subjects, whether that is developing at National 3, 4 or 5 or taking their subjects to new levels at Higher or, in S6, to Advanced Higher. Experience in taking a new subject may be available to pupils. Pupils take 5 courses in S5 and up to 5 subjects in S6; giving them every opportunity to meet the entrance requirements for college and university.

 

 

Subject Choices S3 – S6

Students entering S3 are offered the following subjects as options for study. In S4 they will choose 5 of these subjects to continue, along with English and Maths, giving a total of 7 national certificate courses.

 

 

Students entering S3 in 2023 were offered the following subjects as options for study. In S4 they will continue with their chosen subjects, along with English and Maths, through to national certification exams and awards (click on the image to discover more).

2023 – 2024 Options Available in s5 & s6
Students continuing into S5 and S6 in 2023 were offered the following subjects as options for study (click on the image to discover more).

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Skills for Learning, Skills for Life and Skills for Work

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Easter School Timetable

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Enterprise Education

Young Enterprise works directly with young people, teachers, volunteers and influencers to build a successful and sustainable future for all young people. 

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Supported Study

At Stranraer Academy, our young people can engage with, and lead, a large selection of clubs and supported study opportunities, including sports, music, creative arts, technologies, history, languages and many more!

Click the school building to discover our supported study sessions.

Discover More at Stranraer Academy

Click the link below to discover Stranraer Academy’s contact information page. This area includes essential email addresses, phone numbers, an interactive map and how to contact a young person’s Pupil Support Principal Teacher.

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