Please join us at 7pm on Wednesday 30 September 2020 for the live broadcast of the Knox Academy Awards Ceremony 2019/2020.

The event celebrates the attainment and achievement of many of our young people at the school. We also have a Guest Speaker and some of our musicians performing at our event. A great evening in store.

There has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 within Knox Academy. A detailed risk assessment has been carried out by the school and Health Protection to identify any close contacts.

The school remains open and if your young person has not been contacted then they should continue to attend school if they remain well.

What to do if your young person develops symptoms of COVID-19
Full details and further advice are contained in the letter issued today (15 September 2020) from NHS Lothian from Dr Richard Othieno, consultant in Public Health Medicine.

How to stop COVID-19 spreading

There are things you can do to reduce the risk of you and anyone you live with getting ill with COVID-19.

• regularly wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds
• use hand sanitiser gel if soap and water are not available
• wash your hands as soon as you get home
• cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or your sleeve (not your hands) when you cough or sneeze
• put used tissues straight in the bin and wash your hands.

DofE Scotland (and all at Knox Academy) want to take the opportunity to celebrate the success of young people from Knox Academy in the volunteering, physical and skills sections of their DofE Award. We have been sent our Social Value Certificate (below) outlining the number of hours which our young people have put into these sections in 2019-2020 as well as the impact of their volunteering expressed as a monetary value.

A Tremendous Achievement!  Well done to all!

DofE Scotland are hugely proud of the impact of the DofE on young people across Scotland, and indeed the UK.  You can find case studies and further information on the Duke of Edinburgh website.  This also outlines the adaptations we have made to allow young people to continue with their DofE including the exciting Certificate of Achievement.  The Certificate of Achievement is available to all participants who have completed their Skills, Volunteering and Physical sections at all Award levels but haven’t been able to do their expedition and/or residential at Gold because of the pandemic. Any participant who enrols between 1 June 2018 and 31 July 2021 will be eligible for a Certificate of Achievement.