St. Margaret's Academy is equipped with a state of the artlibrary.
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Head of Department |
Mrs A Pike |
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Staff |
Mr S McPartlin (Assistant Head Teacher) Mrs M Byrne (Assistant Head Teacher) Mrs H Morris (Senior Teacher) Mr J Bennett Mr G Hughes Miss B Reilly |
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To ensure the development of essential skills the departmentprovides all our S1 and S2 pupils with work that both challenges themand gives them the satisfaction that comes from success. The Englishcourse for S1 and S2 pupils includes a study of Scottish Literatureand Media Studies.
A Paired Reading Progamme is available, designed to help S1 and S2pupils who experience reading difficulties. This programme alsobenefits the senior students who help the younger pupils.
First year pupils take part in a Readathon. In 1994/95 they raisedmoney for the Malcolm Sargent Leukaemia Fund.
The English teachers work closely with the Learning ServicesDepartment.
St. Margaret's Academy is equipped with a state of the artlibrary.
In addition to the more traditional books and periodicals, we alsohave a wide and varied collection of CD discs, multi-media packs andvideo tapes. These can be accessed through the computers, listeningcentres and television/ video which are located in the library.
To help our students make the best use of this learning resourcean information skills course has been developed. This will help ourstudents become confident information handlers well able to accessinformation no matter what form this takes.
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Standard Grade English is now well established in S3/4
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In S5 Students can study a variety of modular courses as well asthe Higher course. We offer Communication 2 & 3, Media Studiesand Introduction to Literature modules.
All pupils are encouraged to take part in excursions. Recentexamples include a trip to the King's Theatre in Edinburgh to see theNational Theatre's production of An Inspector Calls. This year's bookevent will be sponsored by Albany Books.
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