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Supported Study 2016

Please find the Supported Study Timetable for January and February leading up to the senior school prelims starting on the 8th of February. As you prepare for the upcoming prelims we would strongly recommend that you attend all of the sessions that are relevant to your subject.

All of the sessions will start immediately at the end of the school day and last for one hour. For more information about the individual sessions please speak to your class teachers or the Principal teacher of the department in question.

Good luck and prepare to be successful.

 

Digital Learning and Teaching – Public Consultation

Digital Learning ConsultationThe Scottish Government are currently involved in a Public Consultation on a Digital Learning and Teaching Strategy for Scotland.

The four main themes are:

1.  Empowering leaders of change to drive innovation and investment in digital technology for learning and teaching.

2.  Improving access to digital technology for all learners.

3.  Ensuring curriculum and assessment relevance in a digital context.

4.  Extending the skills and confidence of teachers in the appropriate and effective use of digital technology.

The consultation is open until the 17th, December 2015 and we encourage all parents to get involved here.

 

Scholar – Parent Information

Scholar - Parental LeafletScholar – an online resource developed by Heriot Watt university – have been updating and extending their courses to fit with the new National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses.

They recently published a Parent Information leaflet to help explain the benefits of using Scholar.

Scholar is an exciting resource that allows students to access free course materials for a variety of subjects.  In addition Scholar have been running Live Homework Sessions, which have proved particularly popular.

Students will require their Scholar login details to access these resources; speak to either your class teacher about obtaining these or see Mr Boag in Maths.

 

 

 

Primary 7 – Showcase Event

A reminder to all of our P7 parents:

Barrhead High’s Primary 7 Showcase Event takes place this evening [Wed, 25th Nov] between 7pm and 8pm.

Parents will get a chance to visit various departments within the school and can ask questions on courses, progression or how much homework do students typically receive.

In addition, parents and pupils can visit the stalls in the dining hall to find out about other awards, extra curricular clubs and activities students can get involed with.

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We look forward to meeting you later this evening.

Rotary Club Youth Speaks Competition

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Well done to S3 students Ailidh Hamilton, Brogan Meechan and Peter Douglas-Kellie who took part in the annual Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition last week, hosted this year by Mearns Castle High School.
 
The team delivered an excellent presentation on ‘The Commercialisation of Christmas’ and were runners up in the senior category. Ailidh was the team’s main speaker, while Brogan chaired the presentation and Peter delivered Barrhead High School’s vote of thanks.
 
Well done to all of them!