Author: JNewell (Hollybrook)

Hollybrook Academy
Standard & Qualities Report 2023
Acting Headteacher : Allison MacLeod
The contact e-mail address is:
headteacher@hollybrook-sec.glasgow.sch.uk
Our telephone number is: 0141 423 5937
Our school address is:
135 Hollybrook Street,
Govanhill, Glasgow, G42 7HU
Further information is available in: newsletters, the school website, and the school handbook

Hollybrook
Academy’s Achievements and
Improvements from 2022-23

Hollybrook Academy’s new STRONG mascot, Jax, drawn by Erin McDuff , s4

We have made sure pupils are supported
Everyday: through:

Daily Pastoral Care time
All pupils can have free breakfast through PEF funded Magic Breakfast Club
Whole school Emotion Works programme that helps pupils understand feeling and behaviour
Individual counselling through Castlemilk Stress Centre
Weekly Music Therapy and Musicall
Youth worker from Castlemilk Youth Complex 3 half days a week to support pupils in alternative curriculum.
Regular use of Sensory Room and quiet spaces ( cosy corner) identified in each classroom
Bespoke PSE lessons for Individuals as required
Weekly celebration assemblies
Whole school nature photography competition
Identified Pastoral Care staff for each pupil to offer support as required.
Celebrating, recognising and sharing achievements through Facebook Twitter and newsletters.
Regular links with Social work, school nurse, Education Psychology, CAMHS and other services as required.
Regular clubs such as Autism is a Superpower; LGBT Awareness;
Basketball; Football; Quiet Movie Club; Animae and Gaming + Fitness

We supported
pupils’
learning thro’:

Ensuring nurture unpins all our learning and teaching
Running a daily Nurture Group in the ‘The Living Room’
Supporting our Senior Lifeskills Class to achieve National 1 +2 SQA Personal Achievement Awards.
Through educational residential trips to Blairvadach; Ayr; Loch Arklet; Loch Lomond and many day trips in and around
Glasgow.
Ongoing links to Dortmond in Germany through ERASMUS and entertaining our German guests during their week long visit to Glasgow
Every S4– 6 achieving SQA in National 1 to National 5 units and Awards
Making sure pupils have alternative to the playground at break and lunch times ( quiet spaces , clubs and sensory room)
Enhancing our daily practice to work towards achieving the Language and Communication Award
Staff focus on pace and challenge in Forward Planning.
Senior phase pupils all have individual timetables
Having digital learning embedded across the school through iPads
Recycling and refurbishing old ICT equipment to build high spec gaming computer for use during Media and Gaming class.
Working with City of Glasgow lecturer to support woodwork classes.
Employed 5 new SfLW to support pupils in classes across the school.

We connected beyond the gates of Hollybrook:

Ensuring all pupils have access to outdoor Learning through:
S1 – Discovery Award JMA
S2 – Explorer Award JMA
S3 – Bronze Duke of Edinburgh
S4 – Consolidating Skills
S5/6 – Bronze Duke of Edinburgh
Growing fruit and veg in our new allotment in Croftfoot
Taking part in the National Young Philanthropists Initiative– winning £3000 to the winning charity
Working with our new Developing Young Workforce Coordinator to help secure pupil placements and college links
Taking part in Art project run by Govanhill Housing Association
Partnerships with Kings Park Secondary; Middlefield School, St Alberts Primary
Working with the Castlemilk Outdoors Ranger; Pinkston Basin; The Loading Bay; Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Trades’ House
Linking with local businesses : Penny Farthing Pub; KPMG; Morrisons; Jean Armour Burns Memorial Trust; Geek-Aboo, Asda
Supporting Charites: Mary’s Meals
Linking HE and Candlish Wynd Church to create the Chatty Café in the local community
Working with Sewing seeds to create a lovely sensory garden in memory of late Headteacher
Raising money for Pakistan flood appeal.

Here is what we plan to improve this year…

Using BSquared to support learning and teaching across the school through accurate pupil tracking.
Train our staff in Forrest school to make it sustainable for us as a school
Increase pupil voice and decision making through school pupil council and create a relationships policy to support all.
Greater links for individual pathways through college links; volunteering opportunities ,work experience placements, local schools.
More team teaching and continuous professional development opportunities for all staff
Improve opportunities for parents and carers to take part in school based learning
Rename our student tutors to become Nurture teachers and develop a programme of delivery to support Nurture for all across the school