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Careers Education & Guidance

Careers News

Careers Café farming

We were lucky enough to host 3 Merchistonians, who all attended the school in different decades (70s, 80s and 90s!), for our Agriculture careers talk this week

Careers Café renewables

We welcomed Mairi Dorward from renewables consultancy Xodus on Zoom for her careers talk on renewable energy. 

Careers Cafe Engineering

On Tuesday 30th January we welcomed Taciana Jackson, a chartered civil engineer from BAM Nuttall, to give a talk at the Merchiston Careers Café about 'Routes to Engineering'. 

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It is often said that the purpose of education is to prepare pupils for the next step of their journey. In a fast paced world, in terms of technological advancement and changes to both education and the world of employment, it is perhaps more apt to say that it should prepare your son for the challenges of adapting to, and the shaping of, this world.

Developing this adaptability requires both an educational element: providing an environment in which self-awareness can be developed, leading to a focus on developing a range of skills and attributes; and a guidance element: being aware of the choices to be made at each stage of education, having good quality information to hand to aid this, and the implications of the choices made.

Dr D Cartwright  Academic Leadership Team

The main aim of Careers Education and Guidance at Merchiston is to enable your son to make informed choices at relevant stages.  At the core of this lies the development of skills and attributes relevant to lifelong learning and career progression.

YEAR GROUP DETAILS

The information below provides an overview of the education and guidance in each year group.

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School News

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Whole School Cross Country

All pupils took part in our annual Whole School Cross Country event on campus. Congratulations to the winning clan, Spylaw. 

Sport & Activities

There were so many achievements happening this week in sports and activities, that we had to summarise them here. A big congratulations to all the boys below who were celebrated at our recent whole school assembly.

STEM Nation Expo

Merchiston’s MerchiSTEM hosted a stall at Education Scotland’s STEM Nation Expo at Glasgow City Chambers following the successful submission of their STEM Nation Portfolio in the Summer Term 2023.

Rights Respecting Conference

At the end of last month Merchiston was proud to host our first Rights Respecting Conference for fellow Rights Respecting Schools across Edinburgh. We welcomed 14 Schools from across the independent and state sector to share stories and ideas on Rights Respecting issues.