"Always to choose kindness and create a respectful environment where staff and pupils can inspire each other to achieve their goals and become life-long learners."


Recent News

East Lothian Council have shared an update on yesterday’s (25 September 2025) email chain caused by...
Edinburgh Airport "Day in the Life"- Session If you have an interest in taking part in Edinburgh...
Please find this week’s job vacancies at the following link: Job vacancies - East Lothian Works...
Please click here to view the new study support timetable for session 2025-26  
Pop by the library and visit our book fair to view all of the fantastic books on offer. The...

A Word from Miss Cook, Head Teacher

26 September 2025

Staffing

Posts currently being advertised:

Acting DHT (to replace Steven Illingworth) – closes Sunday 28 September

Teacher of PE from October 2025 - December 2026– advert goes live today

Information for all parents/carers

Assemblies

This week our assemblies have been about our forthcoming MacMillan Coffee Morning and how Houses can get involved in baking for this and raising money for a great charity. Pupils can also earn points for their House by becoming involved.

European Languages Week

Today (26 September) marks the European Day of Languages - a day for celebrating linguistic and cultural diversity. Throughout this week the Languages Department has run a variety of activities for our S1, S2 and S3 pupils and these have created a real buzz across the school and highlighted the importance of languages and explored different cultures and customs.   

Rights Respecting Schools

The Right of the Week;

Article 7 - Name and Nationality (which ties in nicely with the European week of languages)

Children must be registered when they are born and given a name which is officially recognised by the government.  Children must have a nationality (belong to a country).  Whenever possible, children should know their parents and be looked after by them.

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Welcome

Knox Academy is the secondary school for Haddington and the surrounding area in East Lothian, Scotland, UK.  We are an active school community with many events taking place regularly.

The Bulletin is updated with news relevant specifically to pupils on a day-to-day basis, while other school news can be viewed below. Our school calendar contains key dates throughout the current session. A summary of session dates is also available.  Current vacancies for staff are advertised on myjobscotland and also in the Recruitment News section of this website.  

Please contact the School Office if you require further information on any aspect of the community at Knox Academy.