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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 2d

🎄 Carrick Academy Christmas Fayre 🎅

📅 Friday 29 November
🕙 10am–12pm
📍 Maybole Community Campus

Stalls, Santa’s Grotto & festive fun for everyone! ✨

Enquiries: [email protected]

#SuperbeGerimus #ChristmasFayre

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 5d

🏃‍♀️ On Tuesday, Carrick Academy pupils took part in the Ayrshire Schools Cross Country Championships in Kilmarnock.

All pupils represented the school brilliantly 👏

A special shoutout to Isla Milligan (2Y) who finished 1st in the S2 Girls category! 🥇

#SuperbeGerimus #CrossCountry

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 5d

🎄 Carrick Academy Christmas Concert 🎶

📅 Tuesday 9 December
🕖 7pm
📍 Games Hall
🎟 Tickets £5 from the Music Department

Join us for an evening of festive music and cheer! 🎅

#SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 8d

📄 The following documents have been updated on our website:

School Improvement Plan
Cluster Improvement Plan
Quality & Standards Report

Read them now 👉 carrickacademysayr.weebly.com/school-docum...

#SuperbeGerimus

School Documents

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 19d

Our junior team (Camilla, Sophie & Caleb) built what was definitely the best model… we’ll just say Belmont hosted and Belmont won 👀

👏 All were a credit to Carrick Academy!

#STEM #Engineering #SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 19d

🔧 Yesterday, our pupils took part in the Rotary Club of Ayr Engineering Competition at Belmont Academy.

🏆 Our senior team (Amara, Leonie, Lara & Aiden) won their category – an incredible result for an all-S4 team competing against S5/6s!

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 21d

🎉 Young Carers Event

All young carers are invited to Ayrshire College on Tue 28 Oct, 4:30–7pm for an evening of fun activities, stalls & a tasty buffet!

🎁 £10 Love2Shop voucher for all attendees + prize draw:
💸 £100 JD Sports | 🍔 £50 Just Eat | 🎧 JBL earpods & speaker

#YoungCarers #SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 26d

💻 Apprenticeship Opportunity

Crawford Henderson in Maybole are looking for an IT Digital Support Modern Apprentice to join their team in a technical factory role, starting November.

Great chance for a school leaver!

👉 Apply now: qaapprenticeships.kallidusrecruit.com/vacancyinfor...

IT Digital Support Apprentice

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 26d

🏃‍♂️ The start line is looming… fingers crossed for good weather on Sunday!

If you haven’t sponsored our team yet, here’s the link 👉 gofund.me/47e51cfdd

All donations support Carrick Code Rewards, recognising positive behaviour & attendance 👏

#SuperbeGerimus

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 26d

👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Yesterday, 3 of our school captains attended the DYW Leadership Lunch at the Brig O' Doon as part of Ayrshire Chamber’s Business Week.

They heard from inspiring speakers including Billy Bowie & David Smith, gaining insight and confidence as young leaders

#DYWAyrshire #Leadership #SuperbeGerimus

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 28d

➗ Yesterday our S3 & S4 pupils took part in the Enterprise Maths Challenge Qualifier at Belmont Academy.

👏 They were fantastic ambassadors for Carrick, tackling problem solving, practical challenges and a maths relay, finishing 5th overall!

#Maths #SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 28d

📢 S1 Open Evening / Meet the Teacher
🗓 Mon 6 Oct | ⏰ 4.30–5.30pm

Parents/carers are invited to tour the school with their child, meet teachers and see pupil work. A fantastic chance to experience S1 learning in action!

#SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · 29d

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 29

Carrick Academy are supporting Dyslexia Awareness Week Scotland to bust the myths about dyslexia. Get involved and support the campaign.

dyslexiascotland.org.uk/dyslexia-awa...

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Carrick Code Fundraiser!

www.gofundme.com/f/carrick-ac...

Donate to Carrick Academy - Carrick Code Fundraiser!, organized by Catherine Patterson

Hello! These 5 enthusiastic runners are participating in the The G… Catherine Patterson needs your support for Carrick Academy - Carrick Code Fundraiser!

www.gofundme.com

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 26

📢 The SQA Exam Timetable 2026 is now live.

Check it here: www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/1439.html

#Exams #SQATimetable #SuperbeGerimus @sqanews.bsky.social

Exam timetable 2025

Find exam dates on our 2025 timetable - National Qualifications diet

www.sqa.org.uk

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 26

⚽ Well done to our S1/2 pupils who represented Carrick Academy in the Maybole Community Shield yesterday, with senior pupils officiating 👏

The team reached the semi-final, losing out to Girvan. Congrats to Marr College, the eventual winners 🏆

#Football #SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 24

⚽ Huge thanks to our partner Coerver for delivering coach education to staff and senior pupils ahead of the launch of our School of Football 👏

#SchoolOfFootball #Coerver #SuperbeGerimus

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 24

📢 Our Anti-Bullying and Wellbeing policies have been updated and are now available on our school website.

🔗 carrickacademysayr.weebly.com/school-docum...

#Wellbeing #Respect #SuperbeGerimus

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 23

📚 As part of Dyslexia Awareness Week (29 Sept–5 Oct), Dyslexia Scotland is hosting a free online event:

Busting Myths about Visual Stress
🗓 Tue 30 Sept | 🕡 6.30–7.30pm

🔗 Book here: dyslexiascotland.org.uk/events/?even...

#DyslexiaAwareness #SuperbeGerimus

Events | Dyslexia Scotland

Dyslexia Scotland's Events calendar.

dyslexiascotland.org.uk

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 17

Here's the timetable for our extra curricular clubs.

Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Carrick Code Fundraiser!

www.gofundme.com/f/carrick-ac...

Donate to Carrick Academy - Carrick Code Fundraiser!, organized by Catherine Patterson

Hello! These 5 enthusiastic runners are participating in the The G… Catherine Patterson needs your support for Carrick Academy - Carrick Code Fundraiser!

www.gofundme.com

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Carrick Academy @carrickacademy.bsky.social · Sep 5