http://www.hermitageacademy.argyll-bute.sch.uk/
Brief outline of the Senior Leadership Team & The Faculty of Wellbeing, Equality and Inclusion
The Hooked on Hermitage Transition Project
The school day/Transition Day Plan Data Forms & Key dates
THE EXTENDED SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
DEPUTEHEADTEACHER MISSSTEWART
PTGUIDANCE
A1/3:MRSFRASER
A2:MRSBIENNIER(MTWF)
A2:MRGIBSON(TH)
LEADPUPIL
SUPPORTTEACHER
MRBERRALL(MON-THU)
DEPUTEHEADTEACHER MRMUNRO
PTGUIDANCE
C1:MRTHOMSON(MON-THU)
C2:MRSCALLAGHAN*(MON-TUE,FRI:C1)
C2:MRSMCGINLAY(WED-FRI)
OUR HOUSE TEAMS ARRAN BUTE DAVAAR CUMBRAE
LEADPUPIL SUPPORTTEACHER MRSKHAN
HEADTEACHER
MRMORGAN
DEPUTEHEADTEACHER
MRMORRISON
PTGUIDANCE
B1:MISSBRADY
B2:MRSPURVES
LEADPUPIL SUPPORTTEACHER MSCONROY
DEPUTEHEADTEACHER
MRSMUIR(MON-THU
MRTHOMSON*(FRI)
PTUIDANCE
D1/3:MRARBUCKLE
D2:MISSMARSHALL
LEADPUPIL SUPPORTTEACHER MRSBREWER
Ms Kennedy (DHT) and one of our PT Guidance & Raising Attainment will visit your primary school to explain their role and answer any questions you may have about transition.
APRIL
You will start to complete your Hooked on Hermitage work in class.
Timeline
June 4
JUNE
Parental Information Evening in Hermitage Academy - All young people are welcome to attend too!
Getting Hooked on Hermitage: Sports & Stem Transition Day event MAY
AUGUST
Continue of the Hooked on Hermitage work in your S1 classes
P7 Transition Day visits to Hermitage Academy: Two full days of timetabled classes to experience.
May 16 June 5&6
Settling in interview with your Guidance Teacher. SEPTEMBER
Timetables and locations of Bus
Stops will be shared nearer the time with your young person via their primary teacher. We will also communicate this to parents.
Making your way here Pupils will make their own way to school using the mode of transport that they will use when they begin at Hermitage Academy.
We will also give clear communication about where pupils go when they arrive and a huge team of staff and S6 buddies will be there throughout the day to support them.
THE RUN OF THE DAY
On the first day of transition P7 staff will meet their pupils at Hermitage Academy and will also be on hand all day, should the pupils need them.
Whilst with us, pupils will experience an S1 timetable, sampling subjects across the curriculum, meeting their teachers and their new classmates.
Time will be allocated on the two transition days for:
Welcome & introduction,
A walk through cashless catering
Class experience - meeting staff and other pupils
A Buddy Meeting.
CLASSING & TIMETABLES
Pupils will told by their P7 teachers what House and Class in advance of their transition days. The will also be issued a timetable in advance of the transition days so they will know if they are require to bring a PE kit.
Pupils will be split into full classes based on their House group. There will be a maximum of 30 pupils in each full class set.
Eg 1A1 (Arran), 1B1 (Bute), 1C2 (Cumbrae)
There are approximately 9 classes each year.
For practical subjects such as Science and Technical, pupils will be in a class with a maximum of 20 pupils in each set. This will be a mixture of pupils from their full set and S1 pupils from other classes.
Pupils will attend Registration every morning in the full class set.
CATERING
We use the same system as you currently use at Primary and this will transfer across to us.
Main Hatch - Hot Meals - 1 Meat Dish and 1 Vegetarian
Right Hand Side - Fast Food
https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/education-andlearning/free-school-meals
UNIFORM
The Finer Detail
We know that purchasing items of school uniform can sometimes lead to debate within families. We hope that the checklist above provides the clear expectations for you and your young person to follow prior to purchasing any new items of uniform.
For example: when purchasing footwear – please ensure that the shoes are all black with no white/coloured bands or branding.
Uniform Checklist
White school shirt
Plain black trousers, skirt or tailored shorts (no jeans or leggings)
Plain black jumper/ cardigan (no hoodies)
Appropriate year tie
Plain black tights
Plain black footwear (no white/coloured bands or branding)
Hermitage Academy PE Kit
Plain Black shorts/ tracksuit bottoms
Plain Black/ Red/ White T-Shirt
Trainers
Transition Days
Pupils will wear their primary school uniform on their transition days and a copy of our uniform policy can be found on our website.
FORMS
On my upcoming visits to our local primary schools consent forms will be issued to classroom teachers to grant access to our internet services in school, inform us of your decisions around the use of media including your son/daughter and for you as parents/carers to access google guardian.
Contacting the School: First Point of Contact
The first point of contact for a “day to day” query relating to your child is the Principal Teacher of Guidance. They see your child every day and they will get to know you and your child well through their time in Hermitage Academy. The House Team contacts are illustrated below. You can also contact your child’s House Teacher by emailing:
enquirieshermitageacademy@argyll-bute.gov.uk
When contacting through e-mail, please provide your child’s name and registration class and this will be directed to the appropriate member of staff who will be in contact.
If your query is urgent, then please direct it towards the Head of House and mark the email urgent.
Hermitage Academy
Communicating with our School Community
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Google Site - http://www.hermitageacademy.argyll-bute.sch.uk
Our Google Site provides information about our school. We encourage you to access this by clicking on the icon or link to keep updated with everything happening in our school.
School Calendar
Sign up to our live School Calendar by clicking on the icon so that you have access to all of the key dates taking place throughout the school year.
Xpressions
This is our main route of communications between parents/carers and our school. Sign up to Xpressions by clicking on the icon.
X (Formerly known as Twitter) - https://x.com/HermitageAcad
This allows you to follow the school as well as individual departments to see what is happening throughout the school day.
This has been set up by our pupils to celebrate achievements and promote events. Click on the link to view the Instagram launch video.
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HermitageAc/
This allows us to celebrate achievements and communicate with our wider community.
Parent Tab on School Website: http://www.hermitageacademy.argyll-bute.sch.uk/ Parent TAB. Application for school meals and clothing grants: https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/education-and-learning/free-school-meals
School Uniform Policy https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YgCSPRc-HzHRQzPBUq2sfeAuAmherElo/view?usp=sharing
Contact us: enquirieshermitageacademy@argyll-bute.gov.uk (FAO C Kennedy)