Supported Study Sessions

Mearns Academy offers a range of supported study sessions for pupils in S4-S6 to help with their courses / national qualifications. 

No sign up is required for these, pupils can dip in and out as required but should keep an eye on Glow for details of any changes to sessions. 

e-Sgoil's 2025/26 Evening Study Support

Registration for e-Sgoil's 2025/26 Evening Study Support programme is now open.  This Scottish Government funded provision is focussed on delivering equitable access to all Senior Phase learners and is completely free. Study Support comprises live, interactive webinars and are delivered online by experienced, GTCS registered teachers. 55 different webinars are on offer each week during term time, covering the most popular curricular areas as well as an extensive range of other subjects.  Webinars are due to begin on Monday 27th October. 

7435 learners from 331 secondary schools across Scotland signed up last year. Almost all learners surveyed rated the overall quality of their experience as ‘excellent’, with 77% claiming that the webinars actually made a difference to their final SQA exam grade.  

• Further information on how to access the programme can be found here.  

• Resources for schools to print, share or use at assemblies can be accessed here.   

All webinars are delivered via Microsoft Teams within the Glow Schools intranet. The learner registration form is also held within Glow and, as such, it is important that learners are aware of their Glow credentials before signing up. Schools who do not routinely use Glow can still provide learners with their usernames and passwords to enable them to access the provision. 

Should it be helpful, e-Sgoil would be able to provide you with detailed data in regard to the number of learner/subject registrations from your school. This information can be used to support targeted conversations with individual learners or departments within your school. Sign-up data from previous years can also be provided to allow for schools to evidence increased engagement with the provision over time.  

Should you have any questions or queries, please contact Rhona Johnstone on rjohnstone1q@gnes.net