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Heriot’s earns RAF makes P4 take part in

UK Parliament flying progress Technology Day

Gold The RAF section of the Heriot’s CCF
always striving to achieve more
Accreditation things, whether that is a music
badge or a regional competition. At
January 2020 got off to a good the start of Term 1, we have been
start with the news that the school perfecting our aircraft recognition
had been accredited with the Gold skills with the help of our resident
commercial plane expert, Cdt Freddie
Teacher Ambassador Award from the
Megaw, and our national aircraft
UK Parliament. This award recognises
recognition champion, FS Max
the work that schools do to promote McClellan. Mr Oliphant has kindly
democracy and engagement with the lent a hand to our first aid team
UK Parliament. in preparation for a competition,
and it’s safe to say that we’ve
Heriot’s presented a portfolio
improved a lot since last year thanks
of evidence from more than 12
to his help. We have been able to
months which demonstrated our
take many of our cadets to RAF
commitment to encouraging our Leuchars for Air Experience Flying,
pupils to be well informed about the a truly unforgettable experience,
wider world and decision making on a and one that most of us will never
national level. find anywhere other than with the
RAF cadets. During January, Sgt P4 show their technical enterprise
Examples of our work included:
Joshua Nichols also attended a flying
a Term 3 liaison project between
scholarship course, and completed Pupils star in
S1-3 registration classes and P1-7 his first solo flight. Closer to the
classes; S5 citizenship classes ground, we have been spending ‘sword and
completing a unit of lessons focusing our lunchtimes in the training wing
on democracy and politics; Senior practising our drill movements. We sandals epic’
School registration classes linking have not only been able drastically
to UK Parliament Week, with many improve our timings and execution S4 Latin pupils hit the small screen
of RAF drill but we have had in January as they performed their
pupils contacting their local MP to
the opportunity to develop our translation of the Cambridge Latin
raise issues which were important
teamwork. Course’s ‘amor omnia vincit’ with
to them; Spyglass Online providing
Cadet Sgt Jenny Gibbs the aid of green screen technology
extensive coverage of the General which transported them to the
Election – publishing some 45 Geographers setting of the Roman Baths in Bath.
articles in six weeks. As the Oscars’ season approached,
Mrs Gemma Hay hear plastic plea it was clear that the team, technical
and performance, had the next
Members of EARTH attended a talk, ‘Stop generation’s ‘sword and sandals’ epic
the Plastic Tide’, by Catherine Gemmell will be in good hands. The translation
from the Marine Conservation Society. of the passage was well done too.
Catherine has been working with schools Mr Duncan Carnegie
to help teach children about the oceans,
why they need protecting, and what can
be done about plastic pollution. It was an
amazing talk about the things we can all
do to help make a difference to the oceans
and the marine life that inhabits them.
S1 pupils presenting as part of the Sarah Cayzer (S3) and Eleanor
school liaison It’s Latin, but not as we know it
Cameron (S1), on behalf of EARTH

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