Last updated on:
Wednesday August 6, 2008
Knightswood
Secondary
School
60
Knightswood Road
Glasgow G13 2XD
Telephone
0141
582 0160
FAX
0141
582 0161
e-mail
All e-mail addresses have been removed due to a large amount of unsolicited
mail.
Current
Roll: >1300
Non-Denominational
School day
8:55am - 3:50pm (Mon - Tues)
8:55am - 3:00pm (Wed - Fri)
Lunch 12:40pm - 1:20pm
Blank Timetable
Glasgow City Council
Staff Links
GCC
Extranet
Education
Bulletin
E-Wallet
Staff
News
Other
useful links
SQA Exam timetables
and other information
Our
Maths Resources
Seemis
website offering help with click & go
Course
and revision notes to download for some popular Higher Still courses
e-learning
programme
All
assocciated Dance & Drama Wear. Former pupil's shop in Glasgow.
Front Page News
On the Monday 23rd of June our annual award ceremony was held in the school's assembly hall. Over 160 students from all years received awards. Among the invited guest was Councillor Steven Purcell, Baillie Liz Cameron
Councillor Paul Rooney, MSP Bill Kidd, Councillor Graeme Hendry
Mr Gerry Lyons, Area Education Manager, Associated Primary Head Teachers and Primary 7 staff, members of the Parent Council and the P.T.A..
Awards were given in the following categories:-
· Endeavour awards.
· Sporting awards.
· Subject awards.
There was entertainment provided for the parents and teachers which included a performance from the school orchestra and pupils frm the Musical Theatre Course performed "A Medley from the Theatre".
See the Roll of Honour for all those who received awards.
The Parent Council Shield was awarded to Hannah Grant of S2 for her outstanding effort.
Shop
Online and Raise Funds for the Valencia C.F trip in 2009
Easyfundraising is a shopping directory listing some of your favourite
online stores including Amazon, NEXT, Debenhams, John Lewis, Toys R Us,
HMV and over 500 others. Just use the links on the easyfundraising site
whenever you shop online and, at no extra cost to you, we'll receive a
free donation of up to 15% from every purchase you make. It really is
that simple!
................. 
It’s completely FREE to register and you won’t pay a penny more
for your shopping when you use the easyfundraising site. In fact you can
even SAVE MONEY as many retailers offer discounts, special offers and
even 'e-vouchers' exclusive to easyfundraising.
If you shop online anyway then why not raise valuable extra funds for
us by using this fantastic scheme. All you need to do is visit www.easyfundraising.org.uk
and when you register, select Knightswood Secondary School as the
organisation you wish to support.
In
June 2009, 22 boys from our current S2 will be spending a week living
in the heart of the Valencia C.F training acadamey. The
youngsters will not only benefit from the specialist professional coaching,
but also the educational and cultural aspects that this trip offers. We
have already experienced a very successful trip to Real Madrid in 2004.
Report
by: James Tedford
Knightswood under 14's football team came close to tasting glory in the Crookston Cup Final against a tough Bannerman High side, in an intriguing encounter that went all the way to a gruelling lottery of penalties. But alas, hearts were sunk as Knightswood failed to convert two of their five penalties whilst Bannerman only failed once from the spot.Bannerman High kicked off proceedings and it was obvious even in the early stages that a goal fest was on the cards as the game quickly went into full throttle. Knightswood had the first chance of the game, narrowly missing the target with a quality free kick that just went over the woodwork. Both sides tested the defences but the back lines stood firm and the first half remained goalless.After an inspiring team talk from manager Mr. Diver, Knightswood took an early lead through David Collins after a scramble in the box but Bannerman hit back straight from the kick off to level the scoreline. Bannerman then took the lead with a goal that Knightswood disputed as an offside but the goal stood. This seemed to knock the stuffing out of Knightswood and the job was made even harder when captain Graham McKay was sent off. As they came up against the brick wall defence of Bannerman, it didn't look good for the Knightswood boys but as the dying seconds ticked away they were handed a lifeline with a last gasp penalty. Alexander Donaghy converted the spot kick to take the game into extra time. Knightswood dominated the proceedings of an energy sapping first half of extra time but failed to take advantage and as the half time whistle blew the teams were locked at 2-2.Bannerman started the second half well and took the lead with a half volley from six yards. The tired legs of Knightswood kept going and were rewarded near the end with a second penalty. Alexander Donaghy converted again to take the pulsating second half into spot kicks.As the tension grew and the drama unfolded the Knightswood boys just came up short after a fantastic effort from the whole team and just lost by the skin of their teeth and the glory of the Crookston Cup was gone. Report by: Declan O'Kane 4R11
Mr Grant of the Maths Department has teamed up with an ex-pupil to produce a web site dedicated to following the the activities of our school's football teams. Although parts of the site are still under construction, it is now complete enough to be launched. This is an entirely new site and not part of the existing official school site. The web site can be found at www.kss-sport.co.uk.
Fond Farewells...
During her time at Knightswood Eilean has made a significant contribution to making the Learning Support Department one of the most effective in Scotland. She has helped many pupils achieve their ambitions and provided excellent support to all other Departments. Eilean introduced a number of support initiatives which have raised the attainment of those pupils coming into her Department. Eilean will be hard to replace and we wish her a long and well earned retirement.
Best
value web hosting
Sandra will be very sorely missed by the pupils and staff. We wish her a fantastic and relaxing retirement, well deserved after so much hard work.
Those pupils fortunate enough to have been in her class, reach the highest standards academically, she insists on best efforts, but they also very much enjoy her abundant sense of fun. What more could a parent ask, than that their child will get the best possible grade in their exams, and also enjoy the learning required to reach that goal. Pupils respect Sheena Geddes, her standards are high, but all of her pupils know she is on their side. Her colleagues and friends, of which she has many, will resoundly second that sentiment.
Knightswood
Newsletter
Available editions
May 2007June 2007
Feb 2008
If you are a former pupil of Knightswood Secondary I would encourage you to visit the Former Pupil Website created and maintained by Rosemary Young (herself an ex-pupil of the school). On the site you will be able to register messages and get in touch with old school pals all for no fee (unlike friends reunited). There is also a huge amount of old photograph waiting to be seen (thanks to John Lightbody for posting these images).
Site created and maintained by K Rybarczyk copyright©Knightswood Secondary. All rights reserved.
Note:
By viewing or accessing this site, you are acknowledging your agreement
to the following statements:
Unless otherwise stated, copyright and similar rights in all material
presented on this web-site, including graphical images, is owned by Knightswood
Secondary. All information relating to a third-party is for the purpose
of providing the end-user with relevant information regarding the third-party
and is not considered to be the intellectual property of Knightswood Secondary.
You have limited permission to print or download extracts from these pages
for your personal non-commercial use only. No part of this web-site may
be reproduced or transmitted to or stored in any other web-site, nor may
any of its pages or part thereof be disseminated in any electronic or
non-electronic form, nor included in any public or private electronic
retrieval system or service without our
prior permission. You may not create a database in an electronic or other
form by downloading and storing all or any part of the pages from this
site without our prior written consent save as expressly authorised by
an agreement in writing
between us. Any copies of the pages of this web-site that you save to
disk or to any other storage system or medium may only be used for subsequent
viewing purposes or to print extracts for personal use.
Links to Third Party Sites
This web-site contains links to the sites of third-party information providers.
The information provided by these web-sites or subsequent linked web-sites
is not within our control and is therefore not the responsibility of Knightswood
Secondary. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement of the
web-site by us.
Disclaimer
Knightswood Secondary makes every effort to provide accurate and current
information on this web-site. However, it does not give any warranty or
representation of any kind with respect
to the site or its contents, including warranties in respect of the accuracy,
completeness, appropriateness or currency of the information on the web-site.
End-users should check with the relevant learning providers and other
organisations represented on the web-site that information relating to
them is accurate and current. To the fullest extent permitted at law neither
Knightswood Secondary
or its employees or pupils will be liable for damages arising out of,
or in connection with, the use of this web-site.
Our complete policy document can be read here (MS Word doc)
