Category: schools

Teacher Strikes

Teaching unions have notified their intention to hold industrial action next week. As such, NO schools in South Lanarkshire will be open to pupils on Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March. Please consider making alternative arrangements for childcare on these days. School breakfast clubs will not operate on the days of the strikes. Please […]

Tunnocks visit Calderside Academy

Last week the senior pupils in the ASN dept of Blantyre’s Calderside Academy had a very special visit from Graham Harkness from Tunnocks. Graham visited the school as part of a programme being run to allow the pupils to discover more about the ‘world of work’ as they prepare to leave Calderside and venture out […]

Register your Child for Nursery

It’s time to register children aged two, three and four who will be eligible for funded nursery places from August this year. If you have a child due to attend nursery after the summer it is important that you register your application for a place in time for the 28 February deadline. Councillor Gavin Keatt, […]

Calderside Academy & ‘Moving On’

Pupils from the ASN Department at Calderside Academy recently had an excellent opportunity to visit a local factory to discover what goes on and how the factory works. The S6 pupils are taking part in a course called “Moving On”, which is designed to prepare the pupils for leaving school and entering the workplace.  Sarah […]

Schools Closed this Friday

South Lanarkshire Council Schools will all be closed this Friday 3rd February 2023. Teaching unions have notified their intention to hold industrial action that day and based on the information currently available, NO schools in South Lanarkshire will be open to pupils on this date. Please consider making alternative arrangements for this day if your […]

Calderside Cooks

We don’t seem to publish enough of the excellent things, talented youngsters are doing at Blantyre’s Schools, something we’ll hopefully remedy this year. Like this for example, this……where we were very impressed by the Calderside Academy S4 students who recently made a Honeyed chicken with rice and veg to practise their culinary skills. Lovely results […]