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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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      SCHOOL APP
      SCHOOL APP
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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.

      School App

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

      School Uniform

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

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The Teachers Lounge

Welcome to The Teachers Lounge! We are excited to provide you with recent news, staff events, and various school social media platforms that aim to keep you informed and connected.

Please note, if you are having difficulty viewing our Facebook pages on your mobile device, it may be due to your settings. We kindly ask that you turn off the “Hide my IP Address” option in your browser’s settings to ensure the best browsing experience possible. As always, we are here to help, so please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

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Recent News

"Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon

Staff Events

Staff Social Media

Rural-focused program of learning taken at S3-S6. Emphasis is on practical hands-on experiences, visiting a range of farm and rural enterprises throughout the year. In addition, students work in school in the school polytunnel and garden, working with a trained horticulturalist to develop their skill set growing and nurturing plants. 

Rural Skills

Duke of Edinburgh Award

The Duke of Edinburgh program runs weekly in school, with participants undertaking sections such as volunteering, skills, and physical in their own time during the course of the year. The school supports the expedition section through provision of most required kit – rucksacks, tents, cooking equipment – as well as preparing and guiding participants in their groups and individual planning for their overnight adventures.
 
Achieving a DofE Award fosters skills, confidence and gives an edge over others when applying for college, university or a job. The DofE Award is a fantastic way to demonstrate and evidence the development of ‘soft skills’ such as communication, commitment, leadership and teamwork.
 
By doing the DofE young people also make a difference to other people’s lives and through their community work, be fitter and healthier, make new friends and have memories to last a lifetime.

Battlefields Trips

Annual S3 seven-day residential trip to Belgium and France. the trip ussually runs during Study Leave, and is in the thrid or fourth week of May.
 

The trip is based in the historic Flemish town of Ypres, and includes visits to Memorials, historic sites, interpretive and immersive museums, British & German war cemeteries. We visit battlefields around Ypres (Belgium) as well as the Somme in Northern France. The emphasis of the trip is on ‘Reflection’ and ‘Sacrifice’.  

Some highlights of the itinerary include: 

Ypres & the Salient: 

  • Memorial services at the ‘Last Post’ ceremony at the Menin Gate, and the Scottish Memorial 
  • The “In Flanders Field” Museum 
  • Passendaele Memorial Museum, & Hill 60 
  • Tyne Cot (British Commonwealth) and Langemarke (German) Cemeteries 

 The Somme: 

  • The Sir John Monash Centre at Villers Bretoneux 
  • Wellington Quarries, Arras 
  • Lochnagar Crater, Somme 
  • Thiepval memorial, 

Charities Committee

This Facebook page has all the information about up-and-coming fundraising activities in school and out.

PE Dept

Keeping you up to date with clubs, fixtures, results, wider achievement and all the other things we do

RMPS

Keep up to date with RMPS. Mr Dornan’s Twitter feed will keep you informed of everything from BGE to the senior phase curriculum. Click the logo!

Mr Dornan runs several clubs:

Wednesday Lunchtime. LGBTQ+ drop-in.

Monday/Friday lunch/break. S3 drop-in/chill-out zone.

 

Parent Council Social Media

The Parent Council are always incredibly active across its social media and continuously adds new posts about events, news, and opportunities, as well as supporting and building capacity amongst Scotland’s parents to capitalise on children’s learning experiences.

Research evidence shows that when parents, carers and other family members are effectively involved in their children’s education, the outcome for their children is better and our parent council continue to contribute to the school and greater community.

Follow the links to each of the Parent Councils’ social media pages.

If you cannot see the Facebook page on mobile, please turn off Hide my IP Address in your browser settings.

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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