In light of the First Minister’s announcement today that remote learning will be extended until mid-February, we would like to hear from our parents, carers and pupils to see what barriers they are experiencing when working at home. We are keen to see what is working well and what suggestions you have for improvement so we can put these in place at the earliest opportunity. Please spend a few minutes sharing your thoughts with us by completing the relevant Glow Form at the links below:

Parent Carers

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKfNR7olDeb5IivhAXPeiBQxUNkVKUUFNUk1aMzBFVEZaUU8yWEZGSFFSTy4u

Pupils

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKfNR7olDeb5IivhAXPeiBQxUNzk3R005QVo0NjNGNVlLRVVaV1VHOEJDWi4u

 

New SCHOLAR video- Information for Parents and Carers

The video link below may be of interest to the parents of our S3-6 pupils.

https://bit.ly/ParentsAndCarersInfo

Please find attached letters from the Head of Education regarding Senior Phase courses and the upcoming assessment block.

 

Letter to Parent-Carers – 11.1.21

Letter to Pupils – 11.1.21

As we move towards another period of remote learning we feel it would be beneficial for pupils and parents to have a look over the attached document that contains guidance on using Microsoft Teams to access live lessons and other curricular content.

Parental and Pupil Guidance for Remote Learning

We will also be publishing a weekly planner for all year groups every Sunday evening via our school blog and app.

In preparation for remote learning the following resources may be of interest to you.

 

Free Microsoft Office Tools

1. Log in to Glow
2. Go to Scotland Launch Pad
3. Click on the ‘Download Office Now’ tile
4. Get free Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Access and more

 

Accessing Glow via your console

Follow the YouTube links below to see how you can access Glow via your console

PS4- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHTHaXhccDE

Xbox One- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWTwAfLKbkU

 

Free Mobile Data Increases

A number of network providers are providing additional data allowance free of charge to support online learning. More details can be found here:

https://get-help-with-tech.education.gov.uk/about-increasing-mobile-data

 

Please check back on Sunday evening for details on the work set for next week.