Equality & Inclusion
Rights Respecting Schools
JYHS has been awarded Gold Rights Respecting Schools Award . Look out for the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) displayed around the school and discussed in lessons.
For more information head the UNICEF website UNICEF - Rights Respecting Schools (opens new window)
Equali-tea Club (Thursday 3:35pm-4:30pm, Library)
Learn about wider social justice issues and take action for positive change, while enjoying tea and biscuits
LGBTQ+ Support at JYHS
If you need someone to talk to our LGBTQ+ Champions are Mrs. Pirie (House Head) and Mrs. Wilson (Librarian) or you can speak to any member of staff you feel comfortable with.
For more information on LGBTQ+ support and activities at JYHS click on the title below.
Inclusive Education
LGBT inclusive education is a government priority throughout all schools in Scotland. With the support of lgbteducation.scot all staff at JYHS are receiving training to help ensure our curriculum is inclusive to all and tackles issues which are important to our young people. To find out more about this please see https://lgbteducation.scot/about/
Read Woke Challenge
See our Library pages for details of our Read Woke Challenge