Good Morning
We have had to make some last minute changes to our timetable for next week. The changes only affect S4-6 Design and Manufacture pupils who will no longer be in during week 3. Please see the attachment below for details.
As always, pupils must check their class Team to see if they are expected in school.
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The timetable for next week’s practical lessons is now available to view via the attachment below:
The newly formed Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at RBA came together as we wanted to ensure our new school provided an inclusive and welcoming ethos for all people no matter their gender or sexuality. Robert Burns Academy is committed to ensuring every student feels included and respected. The group consists of pupils of all year groups and a number of staff and we aimed to provide pupils with lots of opportunities to promote LGBTQ+ equality in the Campus. For our first task, we wanted to let our whole school community know why we have set this up and why it’s important to promote equality across the Campus. We decided to set our first task around Purple Friday, which takes place on the last Friday of LGBT History month – a month to celebrate the LGBT community and to raise awareness of the importance of inclusion, equality and acceptance. The GSA have planned several events and tasks which will take place over the next few months. If you would like any more information about the GSA, get in touch with Miss Ross – eacara.ross@glow.sch.uk
The attachments below have this week’s remote learning topics.
The timetable for week 2 of senior phase practical lessons is attached below. Please remember that attendance during these times is vital in completing work towards National Qualifications. School transport will run as normal for those who usually make use of it.
Today we had over 90% attendance from our young people in S4-6 who were expected in school to continue with their practical work. This is a big improvement from yesterday and we thank our parents and pupils for their commitment to their qualifications.
The attachment below has the timetable for the week beginning 1st March. It is essential that pupils only attend school if they have been notified by their teacher on their class Team, even if their subject and class are on this timetable.
MESSAGE FORWARDED ON BEHALF OF KEN EDWARDS
Helping your child with S2-3 subject choices – support for parents and carers
I’m pleased to be able provide information about the above forthcoming webinar for parents starting at 6.30pm on Thursday 25th of February.
This event is open to parents and carers across Scotland who have young people in S2/3 making their Senior Phase course choices.
A copy of the approved press release is shown below and contains further details of the event as well as a link to Eventbrite where parents can register to attend (here.)
Thanks
Ken Edwards
Education Programme Lead
Please find attached documents containing more information for Senior Phase pupils returning to school next week. The first document is general information and guidance on how the school day will operate, please take time to read this before returning to school.
The second document is a timetable showing which subjects will be in each day to allow pupils to plan in advance what days they will be in school. Pupils should look for their subject and the time that they usually attend that subject (right hand column) to see what date applies to their class. However, it is important that pupils check their class Teams page and only attend on this day if their class teacher has confirmed this with them.
We urge pupils to take part in the voluntary testing programme. These tests are available from the school. See previous communications for details of the testing programme and how to give your consent.
We are delighted to have received confirmation from the First Minister that Senior Phase pupils (S4-6) can begin a phased return to school from Monday 22nd February.
As previously indicated the purpose of this phased return is to support learning and teaching in subjects where there are the highest levels of practical work that require in-school facilities and cannot be undertaken remotely. Pupils will not return to school to immediately begin work on assessments, this will be a resumption of normal learning and teaching to ensure that they have a secure foundation and course coverage prior to formal assessment taking place in the later stages of the 2020/21 academic session.
Remote learning will continue for all BGE pupils and Senior Phase pupils.
As we are only permitted to include 5-8% of the school roll on the premises for these purposes it is important that your child checks their class Teams page for information from their teacher regarding which day(s) they will be in school. In order to ensure pupils across all practical subjects are given an opportunity to come into school to carry out their work, a rota will be created spanning the next three weeks. Pupils should not attend school unless they have been notified by their class teacher or PTG.
Senior Phase pupils who will be attending school are invited to take part in the voluntary NHS COVID-19 testing programme. A letter detailing what is required is attached. You can confirm your child’s participation by completing the Glow Form attached below.
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