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Welcome
Welcome
Our final update of the P7 - S1 transition information below has now been completed.
We hope you find this to be a useful resource during this time and alongside the rest of the site containing information about the school that it helps answer any questions you may have.
Key Dates
Key Dates
Welcome to our Learning Community: evening event for parents - Monday 16 March 2026
School tours for parents: morning of Wednesday 15 April 2026 (9.00am-12.00noon)
A Taste of Mackie: evening visits for pupils - each pupil allocated one Wednesday evening during month of May
Induction Days: three full days for P7 pupils in Mackie Academy - Monday 15 - Wednesday 17 June 2026
Meet the PSAT: virtual meeting for parents - evening of Tuesday 16 June 2026
Transition Days
Transition Days
Our 200 incoming S1 pupils have now successfully completed the main part of our transition programme having spent three days in school from Monday 15th through to Wednesday 17th June.
These young people spent around half of these three days in classes and following a timetable similar to what they will encounter in August. In addition to timetabled classes, they spent time in team building and sports activities and began to develop their relationships with their PSAT and US Time teachers as well as classmates. We will wound off the three days by providing the audience for the full final dress rehearsal for our school show, Bugsy Malone, which was a fantastic way to end their visit.
Meet the PSAT - Online Meet
Meet the PSAT - Online Meet
PSAT stands for Pupil Support and Attainment Team. This is the term we use in Mackie Academy for the key staff who are more commonly known as 'Guidance' in other schools. Each of our five PSAT leaders manages the caseload in one of our house groups.
Parents had the opportunity to meet their young person's PSAT leader online on the evening of Tuesday 16th June.
The presentation for this evening made by each PSAT are linked below.
Cowie
Cowie P7 Parents Presentation.pdfDunnottar
Dunnottar P7 Parents Presentation.pdfFetteresso
Fetteresso P7 Parents Presentation.pdfSwanley
Swanley P7 Parents Presentation.pdfUry
Ury P7 Parents Presentation.pdfSchool Dress Code
School Dress Code
We do have a dress code in Mackie Academy. You can find out what it is at the link here.
All new S1 will be given a Mackie Academy tie on their first official day in August.
School hoodies are available and we are delighted to be working with Stitch n Print in Stonehaven - a local producer and company providing high quality garments.
Hoodies are now available in four colours: red, grey, black or navy and in a variety of sizes. Orders for hoodies are placed directly by parents and not through the school. The link to order is at
https://stitchnprintstonehaven.co.uk/product-category/mackie-academy/
A Taste of Mackie
A Taste of Mackie
Over the course of the four Wednesday evenings in May, almost all incoming S1 pupils visited the school for three hours in an evening to allow them to find their way round the building and meet young people from other schools whilst the school is a lot quieter.
Around 50 young people each evening have enjoyed treasure hunts and gym inductions and been kept busy by Catriona, our Pupil Wellbeing Worker, and various other members of staff from Mackie Academy.
Parent Tours - Wednesday 15 April 2026
Parent Tours - Wednesday 15 April 2026
We hosted 40 parents and carers during the course of the morning of Wednesday 15 April.
Tours were conducted in small groups led by some of our current S1 pupils. Feedback from parents who took a tour has been positive and particulary recognised the great job our S1 tour guides did on this morning.
Joining our learning community 160326.pdfJoining our Learning Community
Joining our Learning Community
On the evening of 16 March 2026 we were delighted to welcome over 350 parents, carers and young people to the 'Joining our Learning Community' event.
The presentation opposite is the information shared at that event.
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