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Sharing all the achievements and good work from our English and Scots lessons. #weAREphsreaders
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We have a busy supported study timetable in the department.
We are fair chuffed fer @missmaird.bsky.social and Perth High School has been recognised fer oor Scots work. We’d love if ye’d vote for us. projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotslanguag...
Scots Language Awards 2025 shortlist unveiled
Hands Up for Trad are gled tae annoonce that amang the braw nominees includit on the shortleet for a Scots Leid Award 2025, are weel worthy fowk fae Scottish literature, theatre, eddication an busi…
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August 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A muckle weel done tae 1B2 and 1P9 fir performing their sounds o the castle script tae oor P3 freens fae Oakbank primary fa hiv been learning aboot castles. Oor bairns scrieved a their ain Scots scripts takin oan jobs foond at Huntingtower castle in the 16th century. They did a braw job! #weAREphs
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March 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Organising oor scripts fir oor S1 soonds o the castle project. Nae sure foo mony mentions o jobbies is too mony? Affa proud o fit they’ve come up wi so far @learninghoolet.bsky.social
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March 14, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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What a great #WorldBookDay 📖📚

Who said Secondary teachers cant dress up and celebrate books?!

The students loved it and the book activities in my BGE classes today. They loved it so much, we’re celebrating books tomorrow too 🤓

#weAREPHSreaders #erAREPHS @englishphs.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
1B2 and 1P9 were joined by storyteller Eileen Budd tae help us wi oor Soonds o the castle’ project wi @HistEnvScot We hid Harry in chainmail, Mrs Fraser carrying the milk and William wi a basket sword! As weel as captivating storytelling! Affa excited tae get scrievin.
March 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Today our English team are celebrating #WorldBookDay with a range of book themed activities. Some of the team have dressed for the occasion. #weAREphsreaders
March 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Calling all readers. You must be 13+ to take part.
Are you a reader in Scotland?

Sign up to take part in Readers of Scotland, our new research project, Readers of Scotland, which will explore readers' experiences and help more people access all the benefits that reading has to offer. 📚✨

www.scottishbooktrust.com/our-research...
Readers of Scotland
Sign up to take part in Readers of Scotland, a research project aimed at exploring readers' experiences and helping more people access all the benefits that reading has to offer.
www.scottishbooktrust.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Escape to the tailored suit,
the pan-loaf speech,
the benefits of higher education…

—“Kailyard & After”, by William Neill (1922–2010), b. #OTD, 22 Feb. He wrote poetry in all three of Scotland’s languages & was an active campaigner for Scots & Gaelic in education
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February 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We have a busy supported study timetable in the department.
February 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Mrs Fraser has been enjoying some National Theatre live over the past few weeks, at Perth Cinema. Did you catch any of them?
February 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This week, Mr Rowan took the Warhammer club to Aberdeen. Thanks as always to our PTA who help fund the equipment.
February 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A big congratulations to S2s, Jessica J and Tristan C for making it through to the next round of the COPFS public speaking competition.
Commiserations to Mr Kearns and his team from Glenalmond. #weAREphs
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February 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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1P9 have started their Scots Language unit! This week has been an introduction to the Scots words we know and exploring others we found through research!
Excellent posters produced today, even with some silly words 🙉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📚#scotslanguage #phsenglish #weAREPHS
February 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Mrs Fraser’s S4 have been making revision posters to consolidate their learning of the Jackie Kay poetry. Orla, Abbie, Emily and Rosie designed this impressive one. #weAREphs
February 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🪐 BURNS NIGHT SKIES

With a rare planetary alignment taking place in our skies this month, welcome to our 2025 Burns Night project where 11 poets, writing chiefly in Scots, look to the night skies. Features no less than 4 heavenly-wrought Makars. 🌌

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Burns Night Skies
On Burns Night, 25 January 2025, there will will be a rare celestial alignment of the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the same section of the sky. Alignments like these are relati...
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January 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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January 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM