On Tuesday our Anti-Bullying Ambassadors enjoyed taking part in a discussion with other representatives from the island's secondary schools to share their thoughts on what each school is doing to promote anti-bullying. The students had fantastic ideas of how to develop this project and we look forw…
The Human Library is a concept which originated in Denmark and has now developed worldwide. Their mission is to ‘create a safe space for dialogue where topics are discussed openly between human books and their readers.’ We have adapted it here at St. Ninian’s and our 'Library of Humans' have enable…
All Year 11 students from across the island will be able to attend this event as part of their ongoing preparations for the world of work and identifying their preferred pathway post-16. For more information please take a look at the follow presentation. EMPLOYMENT & SKILLS SCHOOLS PRESENTATION You…
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…