Huge congratulations to our 7 students who undertook 4 week paid internships over the summer as part of Career Ready. A huge thank you to their mentors at The University of Edinburgh, DYW West Lothian, DesignLED Products Ltd, Spring Solutions, The Larder & BlackRock UK JYHS

A huge thank you to the Royal Navy for challenging all our S1 pupils this week and boosting their teamworking, communication,problem solving and creativity. #jjyhstransition #iamSkilled JYHS

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Congratulations to our JYHS Maths Students of the Month for September! And thanks to Scotmid Co-operative for their sponsorship.

Cyber Security experts from the Army in working with senior students with an interest in this growth area. Thank you to those who supported this exciting event for our students @jamesyounghs

A huge thank you to Paula and Yvonne from Glen Drummond Ltd for speaking to our S3 students about personal finance and the importance of budget setting - our pupils will now attempt to set their own future budget in #iamskilled class @jamesyounghs

Some very strange happenings in JYHS yesterday…….

A big well done to our JYHS maths students of the month for October! Wonderful attitudes and performances! #jyhscares West Lothian Council

As part of of Scottish Careers Week our Personal Support teachers this morning are sharing their own career pathway to help widen our pupil horizons JYHS #ScotCareersWeek25

Exciting night ahead !!

Personal Support Groups today watching some inspirational short video content today to help widen pupil horizons during #ScotCareersWeek25 JYHS Career stories | Videos to inspire you | My World of Work

A huge thank you to HMRC and Money Ready for delivering fascinating workshops to all our S6 students today on managing your finances as a young adult. #S6experience #iamskilled JYHS

The process to establish His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education in Scotland is underway and inspection news is now shared by HMIE. Take part in the school inspection consultation before 26 November 2025: ow.ly/YE6050WS5qw.

A huge thank you to Peter Campbell from Electrify for his fantastic talk to all our S3 students as to the importance of what you post on social media - what does it say to future employers? All part of our S3 employability programme #iamskilled @jamesyounghs

A huge thank you to representatives from KPMG who gave an insightful talk into degrees, graduate apprenticeships and the world of finance and accounting @jamesyounghs

AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT ALERT!! Against fierce competition from 52 schools across Scotland, including many private institutions, The James Young High School proudly secured second place in the prestigious Scottish Mathematical Council competition. The event, brings together competing

Super exciting - the launch of YPI Scotland with S2 students today - can't wait to see who will win the £3000 for their charity in May. Double excitement - our 2025 winners have been asked to host the YPI National event @ Perth Concert Hall. #iamSkilled #soproud JYHS

Congratulations to our JYHS Maths Students of the Month for November. Great working examples of our #JYHSCares Vision and Values!