Prospectus 2025/26

Across Dumfries and Galloway, our schools are working together to deliver a virtual learning campus to provide more equitable access to subjects and learning opportunities for young people.

This will be achieved through a flexible learning environment, offering greater personalisation and choice around the subjects you take in school.

This innovative learning approach will help prepare you with key skills for learning, life and work and build your capability for you to successfully enter university, college, or work with the confidence of having acquired the skills and attributes that each environment requires.

Using a blended learning approach (mix of face to face and digital), learning through DG Schools Connect will give you a greater choice of course and the platform to complete your course of study flexibly and at a location best suited to you.

Student requirements

Whilst this is an innovative and exciting learning environment, the blended approach will be better suited to some learners and not to others. You will need to think carefully before applying for your chosen course. The following questions will help you to consider the 3 key skills areas that you will need to ensure success studying at DG Schools Connect:

1. Independent Learning

Before completing the Application, ask yourself:

  • Can you plan and organise your own time?
  • Are you able to work independently?
  • Can you meet deadlines without always needing to be prompted by others?
  • Can you plan ahead and remain disciplined enough to carry out that plan?
  • Are you prepared to learn in spaces that aren’t traditional school environments?
  • Can you be flexible with your time, for example, meet teachers and fellow students via Teams outside of core school hours, if required?

2. Digital Literacy

Being able to adapt, innovate, research, and deliver results are qualities desired by further and higher education establishments and employers. By engaging in this course, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in working digitally and using the digital tools that are now essential for life for their study and work.

You will get support in this area through an induction programme before embarking on an online course.

3. Communication

As delivery will be a blended model with some ‘live’ face to face learning and some independent learning you will be required to maintain a strong social element to your learning.  This will involve:

  • Using digital platforms for communicating with teachers and peers to enhance your learning.
  • Presenting completed tasks and assignments and homework pieces virtually via Teams.
  • Communicating openly and regularly with peers and teachers in relation to coursework and assignments.

DG Schools Connect Course Offer

In session 2025/26, we have the following courses on offer. Please click on the course name to view the course descriptor for more information.

Advanced Highers

Advanced Higher Biology

Advanced Higher Computing Science

Advanced Higher Maths

Advanced Higher RMPS

Advanced Higher Spanish

Highers

Higher Accounting

Higher Computing Science

Higher Geography

Higher Maths

Higher RMPS

Higher Spanish

Foundation Apprenticeships

Foundation Apprenticeship Business Skills Level 6

Foundations Apprenticeship Creative and Digital Media Level 6

Other Qualifications

Skills for Work: Financial Services National 5

NPA PC Passport Level 6

Music Leaders Award: Bronze

Music Leaders Award: Silver

Music Leaders Award: Gold

Making your application

If you are interested in making an application to study at DG Schools Connect please use the link below and complete the application form. Applications are open from Tuesday 11 February to Friday 28th March 2025. Applications may open again after SQA results in the summer if spaces are available.

Before applying you should speak with your guidance teacher, the subject teacher or a member of the school leadership team to arrange your endorsement; you will be required to tell us the name and address off the teacher providing your endorsement on the application form. You will also be asked to provide a supporting statement detailing why you want to study with DG Schools Connect so please consider this before starting your application.

Entry requirements: for some subjects there may be entry requirements, this will be identified on the course descriptor.  In general, to study an Advanced Higher learners will require a Higher pass (typically A or B) in the subject wishing to be studied, plus a range of other Higher passes. To study a Higher learners will require a National 5 pass (typically A or B).  Some subjects are able to be taken as a Higher even if the subject wasn’t taken at National 5, however a range of other relevant National 5 passes will be required.

All courses are subject to an options process which may mean that courses are oversubscribed, or that there isn’t enough demand for a course to run. When this happens, we will work closely with schools to find the best option for you.

Please note – you will need your Glow credentials to access the application form.

Apply now!