Our School Day
At Lochside Academy we operate a timetable with 2 longer days finishing a 15:45 and 3 shorter days at 14:55. The 32 period per week model allows us offer a wider range of courses to our pupils in the BGE phase whilst also allowing for 7 Level 4/5 courses ( in S4) and 5 Level 5/6 courses (in S5/6). It also allows us to offer our pupils Wider Achievement courses in S5/6 which enhances the number of SQA accredited awards/courses for our pupils.
School Uniform
S1-S3 :
• NO denim
• Any footwear
• A black skirt* or black trousers or thick black leggings
• A white polo shirt with or without school badge or a white formal shirt.
• A black school sweatshirt with the school badge or/and a black school blazer (the blazer is optional for S1-S3)
• A school tie is optional for S1-S3
S4-S6 :
• NO denim
• Any footwear
• A black skirt* or black trousers or thick black leggings
• A white polo shirt with or without school badge or a white or black formal shirt.
• A black blazer with badge
• A school tie
• A black school sweatshirt, plain black v neck jumper or plain black cardigan can be worn under the blazer.
* Skirts should be a reasonable length as excessively short skirts are unsuitable for a school setting.
School bag: All pupils will be expected to have a school bag with them at all times.
Purchasing school uniform
School uniform can either be purchased direct from the suppliers online from Pomprint Designs at http://www.pomprintdesigns.com/
School ties are available to purchase from Lochside Academy school office.
Child Protections and Safeguarding
Lochside Academy is committed to ensuring that all children and young people get the best start in life and are safe from harm. In order to achieve this we create an ethos where wellbeing and safeguarding is prioritised by making adaptions to universal and targeted supports in school and by working with multi-agency partners in keeping with the GIRFEC Operational Guidance. In addition we have well known processes to take action if a risk of significant harm is suspected.
Please find below links for our Child Protections and Safeguarding Policy, Attendance Strategies, and School attendance Leaflet documents for your information: