Leadership Opportunity⭐️We are recruiting new Digital 'Divas' for this next academic session! Applications close 18 June. See below on how to apply, we are looking forward to taking on new recruits Bathgate Computing

Wonderful to see the work of the students at this tonight! What a talented young bunch 🙌🏻

One sleep until our Xcite Reward Day! A last reminder for all pupils to wear sports clothes but to bring items for all Scottish weather! 🌧️ Hopefully it stays dry! 🤞🏼 Please also remember your swimming stuff for the inflatable and any drinks / snacks to keep you going! 💪🏼

An xciting day was had by our top merit winners! They spent the day Xcite Leisure on the inflatable, playing paddle tennis, badminton, football, rounders and giving the golf simulator a go! Thanks to all staff at Xcite for supporting our ARK reward scheme! ⭐️ Bathgate Academy

All that activity made us hungry! A huge thank you to Pizza Hut UK Bathgate branch for donating so much food! We loved our pizza lunch! 🍕 We’re lucky to have such a brilliant community that supports our school and demonstrates the same values! Bathgate Academy #ARK

Welcome back! And a big hello to our new leadership team! 👋🏼 Exciting ARK updates coming your way next week! 🥰

Our Captains have been busy promoting our new ARK Collective…but what is this?! All will be revealed next week! 🔈Bathgate Academy

And we’re off to our S6 Leadership Residential 🌟 Bathgate Academy Updates of activities to follow 🧗‍♂️

BGE pupils can sign up to a decision-making group on our new ARK Collective! Scan the QR code & read through this glow form with your young person. There is still time for them to sign up to actively support school improvement & create change! #learnerparticipation Bathgate Academy

Our Assembly Hall is looking nice and busy for our first ARK Collective Meeting. It is so encouraging to have over 60 pupils signed up to our new decision making group! They are the ARK-itects of their own school improvement! 💡 #learnerparticipation Bathgate Academy Education Scotland

Some pictures of staff and learners working together in their committees to discuss and plan for the change they want to make/find out about, what they need to make this change, and the roles of each committee member. Bathgate Academy #schoolimprovement #learnerparticipation

A brilliant display of our school values in action! Well done S5! 👏🏼 #ARK

We are excited to host our second ARK Collective meeting tomorrow! This newsletter details the committees on the ARK Collective & the initial improvement ideas from each sub-committee. Pupils will begin to action their ideas tomorrow! #learnerparticipation Bathgate Academy

Today was the 2nd ARK Collective meeting! Pupils reflected on progress & began acting upon their next steps. This included how they will spend the participatory budget. Ideas include resources for a new Art therapy club, recycling bins, etc Bathgate Academy #learnerparticipation

A brilliant display of ambition 👏🏼

What a fab day at the Central Schools Scotland Dance Competition🪩👯. Huge thank you to Larbert High Dance Academy for hosting and inviting us along✨! Our students were a credit to Bathgate Academy Bathgate Academy PE Department with our Juniors winning 3rd and our Seniors winning 2nd in Lyrical categories🏆🪩!

Please ensure you cast your vote in how we spend the participatory budget this session! Pupils, parents and carers and staff can all complete the glow form to ensure their view is taken into account. Some great ideas from our ARK Collective! #learnerparticipation