Welcome back!
Every Little Helps
Hello Tomorrow
Fight for Every Heartbeat
Never Knowingly Undersold
Turn on Tomorrow
Moving Forward, Working Together
Whitburn Academy’s Vision and Values:
An appreciation of learning
Respect and caring for self
Respect and caring for others
A sense of belonging
Social responsibility
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.Babe Ruth
How could you have a soccer team if all were goalkeepers? How would it be an orchestra if all were French horns?
Desmond Tutu
Midnight sports marathon
Help Week
The Christmas Concert
Eco Team
Examination Results
Positive Destinations
Art / Graffiti Club
Debating team
Film Club
Pupil Councils
Horizon (Victim Support) team
Handball teams
S2 Construction challenge team
Sports Teams
S3 Maths Challenge teams
S6 Peru Trip team
Media Club / Radio Team
The four contexts of learning:
•Curriculum areas and subjects•Ethos and life of the school•Interdisciplinary learning•Opportunities for personal achievement
'This is to remind our lads who they're playing for, and to remind the opposition who they're playing against.'
Bill Shankly
We live in a universe marked by diversity as the law of its being and our being. We are made to exist in a life that should be marked by cooperation, interdependence, sharing, caring and compassion .
Desmond Tutu