Our Parent Council AGM will take place on Monday, 2nd Sept 2019 from 7pm.

All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.

Our Parent Council AGM will take place on Monday, 2nd Sept 2019 from 7pm.

All parents and guardians are welcome to attend.

STEM Event Reminder:

SmartSTEMs are very excited to announce that they are supporting the first Insp-Hire Event hosted by Nine Twenty on Saturday, 14th of September at Glasgow Caledonian University.

Insp-Hire is an initiative geared towards targeting parents or guardians of children and young people (age 4-14) to learn about industry 4 and how this will impact their children.

We have inspirational speakers including Gillian Docherty from Data Lab, an amazing interactive exhibition space with virtual reality, digital twinning, 3D printers, electric vehicles and more plus 10 workshops where both parent and child can interact together to learn to solve a cyber security attack, code Lego and build your own Fitbit to name a few.

We have a routes to success area which shows the different paths you can take to reach your goals along with soft skills sessions.

On top of this, there will be a food and drink arena showcasing some of Scotland’s finest food and drink manufacturers with brief presentations on how their products are made.

To top it all off….this event is FREE of charge and a great day out for families.

Sign up to attend here https://insp-hire.eventbrite.co.uk

Our annual Higher Education Information Evening will take place tomorrow (Tuesday 27th August) from 6.30 pm.

This event will have presentations from both the University of Strathclyde and SAAS, and is open to all S5/6 students, and their parents and carers, who are considering an application to university.

We look forward to welcoming you along.

More fruit and vegetables, less processed red meat and sugar on the menu.

https://www.gov.scot/news/making-school-food-healthier

The Scottish Government and all local authorities are jointly committed to providing the healthiest food to children and young people. This commitment is underpinned by a duty to provide school meals that meet strict nutritional requirements, including encouraging the use of fresh, local and sustainable produce

School food regulations will be amended to ensure:

• a minimum of two full portions of vegetables and a full portion of fruit are offered as part of a school lunch, with full portions of fruit and or vegetables also available in, for example, tuck shops
• a minimum weekly amount in the school menu of red and processed red meat provision –  such as bacon, ham and pepperoni

For Primary schools – Ensure no more than 175g of red and red processed meat can be provided over the course of the school week, of which no more than 100g should be red processed meat. All of the 175g amount can be used for unprocessed freshly prepared red meat.

This is a new standard and is based on the Scottish Dietary Goal for red and processed meat which is supported by scientific evidence based dietary recommendations to limit intakes of these foods to 70g per day with the purpose of protecting the health of children and young people. Therefore if a child is to have processed meat in their diet this can be managed at home by parents/carers.

Dietary advice highlights red meat as a major source of iron and zinc which can contribute to meeting the recommended nutrient intakes for primary school lunches removal of fruit juice and smoothies from primary and secondary schools to help reduce sugar intake.

The measures follow extensive consultation and advice from a working group comprising health, nutrition and education experts.

https://www.gov.scot/publications/report-responses-consultation-nutritional-requirements-food-drink-schools

• Currently all East Renfrewshire school meals are nutritionally analysed and comply with the existing regulations laid down by the Scottish Government.
• All medically prescribed diets will be accommodated on receipt of an Acute Services Division referral form from a hospital dietician or a Doctor’s letter detailing dietary requirements.

To all DOFE Students:

Be aware we have our first DOFE meeting this Thursday, 22nd August from 3.35pm in room 202.

** All Students hoping to go on expedition on Thurs & Friday, 5th & 6th Sept must attend all meetings over the next few weeks! **

To Parents/Carers:

On Thursday, 5th Sept I am looking for some parents/carers to volunteer to drive students (approx 10 students in total) to Strathaven.  We would be leaving school at 9am, arriving in Strathaven by 10.30am.  All students will meet at school on Thursday, 5th Sept and have their rucksacks transported to Strathvaven by transit van.

If you are able to assist, can you phone the school office and leave your contact details and I will get back you. Thank you.

Mr Boag

DOFE Supervisor

We have a significant amount of lost property from last year and no room to store it – before the new term adds even more – jackets, blazers, shoes, etc. It is all on display until next Monday. If your child lost something come in and check. After that we will recycle it.

A reminder that any S5 or S6 pupils who require to amend their options choices, should come in to school on Tuesday from 10 am to 2 pm. If necessary we will also have staff in school on Wednesday, same times.

Best wishes to all our pupils for results day tomorrow. I hope you all get the results you worked for!

Remember there is no longer an appeals process but if you think there is something not right with your certificate or results you can phone in to school and speak to someone.

The appeals process has been replaced by the SQA Post-Results Service. This is in place to identify and address any errors which may have occurred in the marking. Barrhead High School follows the East Renfrewshire Education Department policy (see below) and can  only submit a request for a clerical check or marking review if “it holds clear and compelling evidence that there is a reasonable possibility that an error may have occurred with the marking or totalling of marks in a candidate’s materials”. It is not sufficient for a candidate’s final award to be below the level anticipated by the pupil or even by any estimates submitted to the SQA or that achieved in a mock examination.

If your results impact on your subject choices for next year, you should come into school on Tues 13th or Wed 14th Aug to renegotiate.

Remember – whatever your results, you have options. If they impact on your Higher or Further Education choices or on potential employment, our Skills Development Scotland (Careers) Adviser will be in school on Tuesday 6th and Thursday 8th August.

You can also call @skillsdevscot#ExamResults helpline on 0808 100 800 and speak to a careers adviser. Find out more here: (link: http://socsi.in/Cwv0a) socsi.in/Cwv0a 

leafletforparentsandcandidatesJun19

Our Celebrating Success evening this year was packed with outstanding performances from our young people – trampolining, dance, gymnastics, music, robotics … and more.

We have seen a very high level of achievement from our individuals and teams this session and this was recognised and celebrated in the finale when the pupils displayed their medals and trophies in  many different disciplines. Our trophy cabinet is bulging!

Each year the evening has opened with a video created by the PE Department.  high standard was set in the past and they have pulled all the stops out once again to match – and even surpass this.

You can catch this year’s video with the link below.

Barrhead High School Celebrating Success Evening Jun 2019

Mr S