Barrhead High have been given a fantastic opportunity to be involved with the Jacobs ENTHUSE STEM project. This is a 2-year project (working with 3 other schools, Jacobs, STEM Learning and Young STEM Leader) that will focus on inspiring and educating our young people, and hopefully encouraging more students to follow a STEM pathway.
The project is currently gathering data from staff and students on how much experience they have of STEM, what they understand STEM to be and where they think things could improve. We are therefore asking all S1 and S2 students to complete this short questionnaire. This will help shape the project moving forward.
Before you start the survey:
1. There are only 5 questions.. so not too much work.
2. The questions talk about a subject called “D&T”…This is Design and Technology.
3. The questions ask you to think about “a subject” while filling in the form. Can you all think about SCIENCE.
4. Lastly, you will need your GLOW email to login. That is the one that ends @glow.sch.uk.
Deadline for completion of the surveys is 11th March 2021.
The Educational Psychology Service is delivering three online one-hour parents’ sessions in March (see attachment for details). The aim of these will be to explore how Covid has affected how children and young people think, feel and behave, and to discuss ways in which parents can support their child through the current challenges. The sessions will refer to our Healthier minds website and resources (https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/healthierminds) and will involve input from partners across East Renfrewshire who support children and young people’s mental wellbeing.
Parents and Carers interested in being part of these sessions are asked sign-up by completing a brief online form included in the attachment above.
You will also be able to submit any questions that you may wish to have answered during the session.
The first of the sessions takes place next week, on Thursday, 4th March, and parents and carers wishing to join this session are asked to have the online form returned no later than Tuesday, 2nd March 2021.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is offering parents and carers an online opportunity to find out more about how they can help their child make their S2/3 subject choices for the Senior Phase. Scotland’s national skills agency has organised the virtual session on Thursday 25 February which will also give parents and carers information about accessing a wide range of SDS support.
Careers advisers Joan Duncan and Gemma Smith will be providing expert advice for parents and carers of young people in S2 and S3.
Joan said: “Thinking about what options to choose at school can be daunting for young people and their parents and carers. As well as this session, SDS also has a Subject Choices tool on SDS’s My World of Work website which helps pupils explore where options choices can take them.
“It gives young people and their parents and carers the opportunity to explore job profiles, industries, Foundation and Modern Apprenticeships, refine their search by what someone is most interested in and use the tool as many times as they like to find out more about different options. There are other tools to try and the more tools you try, the better career suggestions we can give.”
This virtual event, which is from 6.30pm until 7.15pm, will also have a question and answer session.
If you would like to get involved with the above cyber security workshop, please be aware that you need to register for the event, here.
If you are successful, can you message your Friday, period 5 & 6 teachers and make them aware that you are attending this online event rather than lessons.
All S3 girls are invited to apply for Strathclyde University’s – Engineering the Future for Girls STEM event.
The program is a three day event, held in June 2021 and involves BAM Nuttall, BP and Strathclyde University. Students will be involved in a online engineering events and webinars.
To Apply
To apply, students should send an email to see Mr Boag (gw08boagstuart2@glow.sch.uk) in the first instance. Students should be aware that applications must be submitted, online, no later than Monday, 15th March 2021.
In addition, as part of the application process, students are required to nominate a teacher who will be required to submit a supporting statement. Students should nominate Mr Boag as their supporter and use the email address noted above.
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