Learning & Teaching at Mackie Academy
Staff at Mackie Academy
A list of all teaching and support staff along with their roles and working patterns can be found here.
The basics in lessons at Mackie Academy
Mackie Academy The Basics 2022-23.pdfOpposite is what we agreed upon for our students and staff in our lessons and around the school at Mackie Academy.
Restorative Practices at Mackie Academy
Restorative Infographic.pdfClimate for Learning and Restorative Practice
Our school's Climate for Learning refers to the ethos and culture of our school, not only in classrooms, but in social areas and moving around the school, and this ethos and culture extends into our local community.
Positive relationships are key to ensuring a positive learning environment . GIRFEC underpins all of the work we do as a school, and the positive relationships that we seek to foster and maintain are vital to Getting it Right for Every Child.
Our emphasis on positive relationships of mutual respect is founded in the UN Convention for the Rights of the Child, and the rights set out within it that should be available to all children in order to meet their needs and allow then to reach their full potential.
Our vision, values and aims are summed up by our four Core Values: Commitment, Integrity, Teamwork and Excellence, and by our motto, "There is Virtue in Hard Work". These are a fundamental way in which we promote and embed our Positive Climate for Learning, expressing clearly the aspirations we have for all members of our school community.
Our commitment to Restorative Practice is one of the key ways in which we ensure and maintain positive relationships which are so important to so many different aspects of our work as a school.
The infographic opposite and the resources below are designed to support your understanding of Restorative Practices at Mackie Academy. FAQs can be found here
Learning Interventions at Mackie Academy
Learning Interventions.pdfThe picture opposite outlines the different learning interventions in place to support pupils.
If parents wish to discuss any of these further please speak to your child's Pupil Support and Attainment Team Leader.
National E Learning Offer
If you click on the image opposite this provides a single place to find out more about the range of resources and materials which make up the National e-Learning Offer. This focuses on support for practitioners to improve the online remote learning of children and young people.
Education Scotland, e-Sgoil, the Association of Directors of Education in Scotland (ADES), the Scottish Government and Regional Improvement Collaboratives (RICs) are working in partnership to increase the support available nationally for e-learning and you will be able to access that range of support here.
The National e-Learning offer complements the online learning being provided by schools, local authorities and RICs across Scotland.
In addition to this, remember Glow is the national online learning environment which is freely available to all learners and teachers in Scotland. You can find out more about Glow on Glow Connect.
ClickView
Used by over 4,000 schools and colleges, this online video platform provides access to thousands of videos and educational resources for all subjects, in a safe and secure environment.
The platform hosts a wide range of educational video content, from popular films to documentaries and originally produced video resources. This ClickView-produced educational content is curriculum-aligned and designed to give students a deeper understanding of topics and concepts.
The videos are also a fantastic resource for you to use with your child at home to revise a topic, help with research projects, or to approach discussions and understanding around student wellbeing.
We’re providing a safe way for your children to view valuable video content online. The inbuilt rating system means children can only view content that is age-appropriate.
You can access ClickView anywhere, at any time. Type www.clickview.co.uk into your browser, download the free app for iPad or iPhone in the Apple Store or the Android app via Google Play. Simply sign in using your child’s school login credentials.
Scholar
Scholar
Scholar is an online teaching and learning initiative run by Heriot Watt University. It currently supports numerous online courses aligned with the Scottish curriculum. Course content includes summary notes, interactive revision questions, extended writing tasks, as well as the running of regular revision webinars.
Pupils in the Senior Phase studying subjects supported on the platform have been given accounts. Logging in will allow you to see the Scholar materials for all of the SQA-aligned subjects that you are studying that the platform currently supports (i.e. you do not need different login details for your Chemistry or Biology classes).
Pupils in S3 all have been registered with Scholar and have login details. Pupils can access Scholar directly through their GLOW launchpad without needing their Scholar login details but they can also go to the Scholar website and select to login there with their GLOW details. If anyone has any difficulties with this they should speak to their subject teacher who will help them out.
Achieve Revision Tool for National 5 and Higher courses
Mackie Academy has an ACHIEVE Whole School Subscription which runs until 22nd December 2024. The subscription allows you to use ACHIEVE with:
unlimited teachers
unlimited students
All 52 ACHIEVE courses at National 5 and Higher
Teachers and students who do not already have an account can sign up at https://achiehttps://achieve.hashtag-learning.co.ukve.hashtag-learning.co.uk. When signing up for an ACHIEVE account, students should enter the School Code H9bHXDzz.
You can find further information on how to use ACHIEVE in our comprehensive help guides.