Dear Parent/ Carer,

Please note that school closes for Easter at 12.30pm on Friday 1 April and will re-open for pupils on Tuesday 19 April at 8.45 am as normal.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you once again for your tremendous support over this term, not only in keeping everyone as COVID safe as possible but also in ensuring our children and young people attend school whenever possible and prepare thoroughly for their assessments during what have been very challenging weeks for everyone.

Parents/carers of S4, S5 and S6 pupils: Remember that we have a full Easter School programme during the holidays, so please encourage your son/daughter to attend if at all possible. Details are available via our School App.

All senior pupils have been advised on how to prepare for their examinations through the preparation of a well-structured study timetable. It would be most helpful if you could talk this through with your son/daughter to ensure that he/she has a personalised study timetable of their own.

Experience shows that young people who prepare in this way have a much greater degree of success in examinations.

Please also note that your son/daughter will be informed of their estimate grades for each of their National Qualifications before the examination itself. These estimates have been based on clear evidence of performance gathered over the course of the session.

Finally, I would like to wish all of our young people and their parents/carers a lovely, safe and happy Easter

Best Wishes

P. Gilchrist