"Empowering our students to be confident and self-motivated learners who have respect for others and clear aspirations for their future success."
Congratulations to our staff team who came second in the 'Lift a Lifeboat' Challenge this weekend. The challenge was to 'squat' the equivalent weight of a lifeboat, which is approximately 18 tonnes. Well done to the team who raised over £100 for the charity.
A reminder that this Friday will be a dress down day when all students can donate £1 to wear their own clothes. The students have been choosing the charities they would like to support this year - watch out for the update!
This year’s first debate got off to a flying start with a packed house to debate “should cannabis be legalised”. Both sides spoke confidently making some convincing arguments with regard to the medical benefits on cannabis as well as the environmental impact of growing cannabis. There were also som…
Last week was EU code week and SNHS students had a chance to engage in coding activities. Learning to code is a really useful skill for all students to learn, even if they don’t want to become coders. It teaches us organisation, logic and perseverance, as well as how to debug or find mistakes in ou…
Last week, 25 Year 10 Geography students set off for a three day trip to Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. Although a little soggy for the first part, the students visited an upland farm, went down a limestone cave and walked around some spectacular scenery. They also took part in the “Geog Factor” sh…
Staff and students at St Ninian’s High School would like to wish our regular visitor and neighbour Hector Duff a wonderful 100th birthday! Hector has been a visiting speaker to both Upper and Lower school for over a decade, and our students have been privileged to hear Hector’s stories and experien…
Tuesday afternoon saw our Annual Presentation of Awards Ceremony hosted at the Villa Marina. The ceremony included speeches by Mrs Brereton, our Chair of Governors, Mr. Coole, our Head Teacher and reviews of the year by student representatives from each Key Stage. A full set of award winner photogr…
Date for the diary - the 2019 Employment & Skills Event will take place at the Villa Marina on Thursday 7th November between 9am to 5pm. More details the follow!
The chance to sample home made cakes, have a cup of tea and chat was well received by both staff and students today. At our 'Tea and Talk' event, in recognition of World Mental Health Day, students had the opportunity to find out more about the support available for mental health issues and engage…