Justin Sinclair
@jsinclairSBC
Chief Education Officer, Scottish Borders Council. Views are my own.
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Wishing all young people across the Scottish Borders the very best for SQA Results Day. Well done to those who achieved what they were aiming for. If things did not go as hoped, please do not lose heart. There is #NoWrongPath and many routes to a positive destination.
NEWS | The Results Helpline opens tomorrow (Tuesday, 5 August 2025) to support around 147,000 Scottish pupils and students set to receive their full Higher, National and Advanced results. skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/news-events/20… #SQAresults
All Borders schools will be closed tomorrow, waste and recycling collections cancelled and other services impacted by Storm Eowyn. See our news story for full details - scotborders.gov.uk/news/article/4…
Our first #EducatingBorders podcast episode of the new school year dropped last week. Featuring @JamesBewsey on SBC Way developments and the revamped @inspireSBC team plus CLPL news from @SBCProfLearning. Listen for free here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edu…
As we start the new school year, we have launched our updated School Attendance Policy to better support our pupils and families. Learn more about why attendance matters and how we can work together to help every child thrive here: ow.ly/8K9C50SWJyB #EverySchoolDayCounts
Fantastic news @Gala_Academy! Well done to everyone involved on receiving the Digital Schools Award and the Digital Well-being award! A fabulous double achievement! @Mrs_AinslieSBC @Mrs_Pritchard_ @MrRoddyGraham @scotborders @SBCEducation1
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the following awards from Digital Schools Award Scotland. @Schools_Digital! ⭐️ Digital Schools Award ⭐️ Digital Well-being Award A huge thank you to all the pupils, staff and colleagues who helped achieve these awards!
📢 Calling all passionate, committed and outstanding leaders 📢 We have a fantastic opportunity to apply for Headteacher at Lauder Primary school. It is a great modern school with an amazing community. Follow the link to find out more 👇 myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/scott…
Well done to all, and thank you.
Congratulations to our 'First Steps in Leadership' participants! The cohort shared their leadership journeys with mentors and guests! Chief Officer @jsinclairSBC thanked them for their commitment and encouraged them to continue! #valuingourleaders #SBCway @SBCEducation1
An outstanding presentation Yvonne - we really appreciated you taking the time to share your school improvement journey. I look forward to welcoming you back in the beautiful Scottish Borders.
Thank you to colleagues from the Scottish Borders for taking the time to listen to me talk about how to approach school inspection. I loved sharing our school improvement journey….#valleyvalues @jsinclairSBC
😍HAPPY NEW PODCAST DAY! #EducatingBorders is here with all this goodness... 🗣️ Wee Blether with @Suchmo83 🎉 @inspireSBC update 🌟 @Bruce_NextLevel, @mrsdicksonteach and Derek Huffman from Berwickshire HS on Pedagogical Coaching Listen now! ▶️ podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edu…
Our final #SBCway BREAKTHROUGH curriculum sprint was launched today. Great response from @SBCEducation1 HTs as we shared the new Maths & Numeracy approach. Huge thanks to @ErinMckeich @TaylorDawn50723 and #LizPinder for the input.
🎉 Educating Borders returns! 🎉 This episode features... 📝 @ChristineTeaha1 from @TheWritingRevol 🎓 @SBCProfLearning update 💻 @Linzi_Holliday on the new @inspireSBC website ▶️ Stream now here: open.spotify.com/show/3U6DvVp6k… @SBCEducation1 @sbcincludes @SBCEarlyYears
Lots of pupils wore their uniforms on Thursday to celebrate World Thinking Day and Founders Day. It was also Kingsland's Birthday as we have been in this building for 14 years so we all sang Happy Birthday to Kingsland 🎉🎈#worldthinkingday #happybirthdaykingsland
Exciting times ahead for service improvement in @scotborders with children & young peoples’ views at the centre. Thanks to @CELCIStweets for their support! The surveys are only the start of this programme to #KeepThePromise @ChampsBoardSB @HanCH82 @LesleyMunro8 @jsinclairSBC
We are delighted to partner with @CELCIStweets & @Coram to deliver the #BrightSpots programme in @scotborders This is an important part of how we intend to #KeepThePromise. The #YourLifeYourCare & #YourLifeBeyondCare surveys are now open & need to be completed by 15th March.
Are you looking for the next step in your senior leadership journey within education? Find out about current vacancies within our education service at our recruitment event on Friday 23 Feb from 2pm - 4pm at Inspire Learning: Tweedbank. For more see: ow.ly/cMcK50PHqZX
That’s another #SBCway curriculum launch done. Thanks to @TaylorDawn50723 and @elainemch1 for the input. Great engagement from @SBCEducation1 leaders as we explored the 4-part curriculum. Looking forward to the feedback.
🚨 NEW PODCAST! 🎉 Episode 10 of #EducatingBorders is out now! ▶️ Listen to @Emma_Turner75's 'Wee Blether', @SBCProfLearning update and @KirstyBanks10's 'iPad Pedagogy of Play' book chat here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edu… #edutwitter #primaryrocks #edutech
Delighted to share our case study of effective practice published by @CELCIStweets focussed on procedures we’ve implemented to support care experienced @SBCEducation1 school leavers into a positive&sustained destination. celcis.org/application/fi… #KeepThePromise #SBCequity
This @UNESCO #DayofEducation, read about how Scotland’s Virtual School Head Teachers are establishing new, innovative, and alternative ways of supporting care experienced children and young people during their education on our new case studies webpage: ow.ly/sGRj50Mw4zY
🏴 Scottish Borders is the only local authority in Scotland* that publishes a fortnightly education podcast! 🎧 Episode 7 dropped last week - listen in here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/edu…… *that we know of... #EducatingBorders #Podcast
This is definitely worth a listen!
Was a pleasure to speak with the enigmatic @MrRoddyGraham about @SBCEducation1 new #SBCway BREAKTHROUGH curriculum. For me, the Highlight of the episode is Hawick cluster sharing their Oracy curriculum engagement. Truly brilliant! @lisa_scott45 @LynnhodginsLynn @elainemch1
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