Last week, We hosted a city wide football event St Machar Academy 20 teams attending from 8 Academies it was shaping up to be a busy one! It turned out to be a fantastic event, well organised and delivered. ⚽️👏 Thank you to all volunteers that came along to make the day happen

An introduction session to patient care, risk assessments and the cardiovascular system today during our visit to the Suttie Centre. Thank you to Katie, Laura, Rachel and the medical students for leading the session. NHS Grampian University of Aberdeen

Well done Jess PortlethenAcademy

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Well done Savani.

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A coach reflects on their initial exploration of PBL as a vehicle to engage students with disabilities as they prepare them for career, college, and civic life. Read more here!: bit.ly/39Rd43Z

Reflecting on last week—we kicked off the academic year at 6:30am on the first day of term. We made our way to the Scottish Borders from Northfield Academy with 123 young people. It was a week to challenge ourselves, build relationships and make memories! #HowWeCrew #Excelerate

🔴 Tune in to hear us LIVE on SHMU at 1pm! We have our AFCCT Youth Ambassadors live on Station House Media Unit to talk about their experience working with the Trust and youth opportunities. 🎙️ shmu.org.uk/fm #AFCCT10

Our Health Sector class participated in a Speed Networking session on Tuesday. One by one pupils questioned our industry representatives to find out about the range of career pathways, job roles and skills. SFRS Aberdeen City NHS Grampian VSA Bon Accord Care & mha

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Great buzz in our Theatre over lunchtime today as we hosted our annual Fresher’s Fayre to promote all the amazing extra curricular opportunities available to pupils across PortlethenAcademy and to encourage sign-up. #ProudOfPorty #Teamwork #Skills

This week our S2s visited our local care home, foodbank, and community hubs to investigate social issues in our area and interview the people and organisations who make a difference as part of their YPI Scotland project!#communityconnected #MakeADifference #pbl

In their mock assessment centre interview with Barclays UK, our Retail pupils where asked to present a guide to great customer service for a challenging scenario. Pupils presented excellently and will move on to their individual mock interviews in school next week. Mr Wright

Our Silver City entry event involved the exploration of street art stories and different instillation techniques. Watch this space to follow the journey to their authentic product. Excelerate St Machar Academy

Our Level 4 Equine Skills group started their course yesterday at Hayfield Riding Centre. Pupils demonstrated great engagement, courage and a willingness to learn. Wider Achievement 🏆

There is such a great buzz in our marketplace! Here’s to making new connections, sharing inspiring stories and learning from each other #Excelerate Northfield Academy Amy Ether BCSO Isla Gibb St Machar Academy The Wood Foundation