1. “Kilmarnock Academy strives, as a community, to ensure that all young people reach their full potential and have opportunities to achieve qualifications, learn new skills, develop as individuals and gain key employability experiences within a nurturing environment.” - Vision statement October Parent Information Session Tuesday 14 November 2017

2. New Kilmarnock Academy
Introductions

3. New Kilmarnock Academy - Agenda
New build update – Keir Construction
Decant process
The Campus and the School day
Staffing update, management structure
School uniforms, badges, motto's
Merging of curriculum, subject choices
School values
Support
SQA Exams
Joint working & Best practice
Transport
AOCB

4. New Kilmarnock Academy - Stalls
Keir Construction – Model
EAC Transport
Ayrshire School Wear
Kilmarnock Academy Office – Parent Pay

5. – Paul Wilson, Project Manager
New Kilmarnock Academy – Build update
Keir Construction
– Paul Wilson, Project Manager

6. New Kilmarnock Academy – Build update
On target for Handover in April 2018
Pupils from both schools will start together
Looking at 2 days before the Easter Holiday and two after as exceptional closure days
Phased return of pupils 18th & 19th April
Gaelic in secondary will be phased in from August.

7. New Kilmarnock Academy – Decant Process
Monthly Project Team meetings are ongoing
Monthly Secondary Transition meetings
Decant meetings started with Equitix – next meeting 24th November
Each school responsible for own decant. Two managers.

8. New Kilmarnock Academy - Campus
Shared
Campus
Kilmarnock
Academy
James Hamilton Primary
Early Childhood Centre
Gaelic
Hub
Community

9. New Kilmarnock Academy - Safety
Security entrance
Security timed doors
No direct community access
Interior secured doors and routes
Safe walking routes
Supervision plans
Fire evacuation plans
Maps provided

10. New Kilmarnock Academy – School Day
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Thursday & Friday 1
8.50 – 9.40am 2
9.40 – 10.30am 3
10.30 – 11.20am
Break
11.20– 11.35am (15 min)
11.20 – am   (15 min) 4
11.35 – 12.25pm 5
12.25 – 1.15pm
Lunch
1.15 – 1.55pm  (40 min)
1.15 – 1.55pm       (40 min) 6
1.55 – 2.45pm 7
2.45 – 3.35pm

11. New Kilmarnock Academy - RecruitmentHT
Appointed
8 x PT Pastoral
In progress
10 x PT Curricular
Teaching staff
Retain
LGE Staff
Appointed/ agreed
Janitorial Staff
Onsite services
TBA
1 x PT SFL
4 DHTs

12. Plain Black Jumper/ cardigan Black school trousers / Skirt
New Kilmarnock Academy - Uniform
Uniform Details
White Shirt & Tie
Plain Black Jumper/ cardigan
Black school trousers / Skirt
Black school shoes

13. New Kilmarnock Academy - Curriculum
Will run as two separate TTs until Senior Phase study leave starts on 27th April 2018
New TT to start 30th April 2018
For this, options processes will be synchronised between schools – meeting with PTPS in advance.
Curriculum design
Pathways events: 15th Jan for JHA & 1 Feb for KA

14. New Kilmarnock Academy – BGE Curriculum

15. New Kilmarnock Academy – Senior Phase Curriculum

16. Working together through
New Kilmarnock Academy - Values
Working together through
RESPECT
FAIRNESS
COMPASSION and TRUST
Community
Acceptance
Self discipline
Endeavour
Ambition

17. New Kilmarnock Academy - Values
Parents
6th and 7th November 2017
Staff
27th and 28th November 2017
Pupils
S1/2, S3/4 and S5/6
19th December 2017

18. New Kilmarnock Academy – Targeted Support
Aspire Hub:
SEBD
Wellbeing Hub:
Nurture
Connect Hub:
Poverty related support
Access Hub:
Support for Learning

19. New Kilmarnock Academy – Universal Support
Campus Police Officer
Pastoral PTs (Named Person)
School Nurse
Career’s Advisor
Home/ School Link Worker
Young persons mentor

20. New Kilmarnock Academy – SQA Exams
Easter school – for both schools we are now looking at using St Joseph’s Academy
Pupils will continue to be taught by their teacher until exam leave (30 April 2018)
Exam venue: Games Hall in the new Kilmarnock Academy – fully air conditioned, no passing pedestrian traffic
Seniors wear basic school uniform to exams – new tie except for outgoing S6 (wear old ties for identity)
Will run as two separate exam diets in one venue
New invigilation team appointed
Exam consetion arrangements
Seniors return in June 2018

21. P7 New Kilmarnock Academy – P7 Transition Tuesday 12 December 2017,
DHT visit to all HTs
HT/ DHT visits to all classes
HT/ DHT visits to all Parents (in primaries)
Joint Parent information night 12 Dec (Venue -Grand Hall)
P7 collaborative project: Exp Arts Day 2 May
Induction days inc Sports AAA
Tuesday 12 December 2017,
Grand Hall

22. New Kilmarnock Academy – Joint Working & Planning
Working Time Agreements have been adapted to include time for staff to work collaboratively both in formal meetings and some in-service days.
Calendars have been synchronised between JHA & KA to facilitate a joined up approach in moving forward such as with
S4 Work Experience
options
Prizegiving ……
Pupils:
Met all pupils
activities for each stage P7- S3 to come together.
joint excursions and experiences such as Rapid Response.
Parents:
Joint information sessions – 14th November !
P7 Parent information evening 12 December
Pathways sessions Jan/ Feb own schools.
Consistent delivery of information to both school’s parents

23. New Kilmarnock Academy – Best Practice
Happening at all levels for courses, admin etc.
Policy alignment – looking at some key areas:
Respectful Relationships & Behaviour
Tracking & Monitoring
SQA Presentation as a starter!

24. New Kilmarnock Academy - Transport
Free School Transport (over 3 miles following a suitable walking route)
Subsidised School Transport (between 1.5 and 3 miles, free to those in receipt of FSM)
Privileged Seat Transport (Space available on exisiting school transport contracts)
Applications made to East Ayrshire Council School Transport as early as possible and preferably before 30 May.

25. New Kilmarnock Academy - Catering
Canteen service as normal in school.
Various outdoor booths
Too far to go down the town!
Parent Pay system

26. New Kilmarnock Academy -
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