Wonderful coffee morning at break today hosted by Alva Academy Home Ec to showcase the Christmas cakes made by our young people🎄🧁

can’t thank you enough for all your support throughout 💗 it’s been a pleasure 🫶🏼

an emotional goodbye today to Alva Modern Studies and the rest of the faculty after completing placement 1 🎓 feeling so overwhelmed by the support and kindness of the social & RMPS team at Alva, and to my mentor Miss Mitchell for being so amazing and inspiring to work with 💗

Mrs Crawford using Padlet and the 'I Used To Think, Now I Think' MTV routine with her S2 RME class. Great thinking and deeper understanding on display!! Well done all!  👏🤯🧠

a fun lunch spent with the Equalities committee creating butterflies to write kind messages on for International Women’s Day 🦋

an exciting day for myself and my PGDE bestie Miss Sheppard both passing our final observations today!! feeling happy and grateful, and excited to make the most out of my final weeks at Cumbernauld Academy🌞

What a fun CLPL today with Miss Penman @ Cumbernauld Academy learning holiday Spanish!🇪🇸thank you CAML can’t wait for the next one!

good luck all the N5 and Highers sitting their Modern Studies exam today! you will all be brilliant 🫶🏼

And the learning and engagement continued on day two.

a very emotional week! finished my last student placement at Cumbernauld Academy last Friday, who I owe so much too for all the support I’ve had 🫶🏼 had my last day of uni this week, and found out I’m going to Alloa Academy for my probation year! Can’t wait to start in August 🥰

can’t believe the PGDE is over! so grateful for the support from my family, friends, placements and Kath over the last 9 months 🫶🏼 excited to stay probation at Alloa Academy!!

A big day today for the UK !! Make sure if you’re old enough to get out there and vote, every vote counts! (remember to take photographic ID to the polling station) 🗳️🇬🇧

A lovely evening last night at S1 meet the teacher event 🍎 it was great to meet a lot of pupils families and loved ones, and showcase some fantastic work they have completed this term 🥳 a nice welcome from my House Group too!

happy Halloween from social subjects!! A great ‘thriller thursday’ was had yesterday! So proud our faculty won best dressed 🎃 well done suffragettes! 💜🤍💚

first US election as a Modern Studies teacher! 🇺🇸 National 5 were looking at the political system and playing the ‘race to 270’ game!! Interesting few days ahead 🤓

Over £100 donated to UNICEF by Alloa Academy! Thursday’s pupil-led UNICEF fundraising #RightToPlay staff vs pupil football match and bake sale were extremely successful! Lots of fun! ⚽️🧁👌 Shoutout to everyone who helped organise and donate! Alloa Academy #RightsRespecting

a very fun Penultimate day!! a very full circle moment from watching it as a pupil to performing in it 🫶🏼

Serenaded into holidays Alloa Academy. What a brilliant year and can’t wait to see what 2025 brings for our school community. Have a restful holiday and a very happy new year when it comes.

a great afternoon learning about the Clacks Youth Forum and other amazing organisations in Clackmannanshire 🥳

such an amazing afternoon celebrating women 🫶🏼 thank you for having me!!