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Fostering Fortnight


It’s ‘fostering fortnight’ so this is a great time to remind you that there is still a need for supported carers in East Renfrewshire.

Supported carers provide loving homes to 16-21 yr olds who aren’t ready to live on their own so if you have a spare room to offer,  please consider if you could be a Supported Carer. East Renfrewshire Council will provide the support, training & an allowance.

Find out more at http://socsi.in/Wh5yr

 

Scottish National Standardised Assessments – S3 Pupils

Over the next 2 weeks, our S3 pupils will sit the new Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA). These are the new assessments introduced by the Scottish Government as part of their National Improvement Framework strategy and all S3 pupils across Scotland will sit these for the first time this session (as will all P1, P4 and P7 pupils).
There are 3 assessments – reading, writing and numeracy – which are taken online. In Barrhead High School, our pupils will take the literacy assessments during the first week and the numeracy the following week.
 
These are not assessments that require particular preparation or studying on the part of the pupils but we do want them to do their best.
If you want further information, please see the pdf file below, or go directly onto the government’s SNSA website.

BBC Schools News Report

Our Rights Respecting School Group recently took part in the BBC Schools News Report. They were investigating the new school building and its impact on the local community.

 

SQA Examination Period

All S4-6 pupils have been issued with a letter today giving the arrangements in place for the exam period.

In summary:

  • It runs from Mon 30th April – Friday 1st
  • All S6 and S5 pupils and any S4 pupils sitting 5 or more National 5 exams may study at home if they have their parents’ permission.
  • For other S4 pupils, there are some additional ‘Taster Courses’ arranged. The relevant pupils have been given information about this separately.
  • A number of targeted supported study sessions have been arranged prior to each exam – pupils are encouraged to make use of these.
  • Pupils coming into school at any time during the exam period (including for exams) must be in school uniform.

Best wishes to all our pupils for every success in their exams.

Mr Sinclair

 

SQA Examination Arrangements Letter

S3 Exam Timetable

The S3 exam diet will take place between the 30th of April and the 11th May.  Over the exam fortnight our S3 will get their first experience of examinations.  They will sit a selection of single and double period assessments in their subjects at the level they are currently studying.

The exams will give the S3 an opportunity to practise their exam technique under timed conditions.  Some of the exams will take place in the Games Hall currently being used for the ‘real’ SQA exams.  With the N5 exams having increased in duration recently, this is a vital experience for our S3 students as they develop their exam technique and experience the reality of exam pressure a year ahead of the final exams.

Students and parents/carers can click on the link below to see the exam timetable in full. Remember, the timetable covers all of the exams taking place for every pupil – pupils will only sit the exams that take place when they have that subject in their timetable.

S3 Exams Timetable 

Easter School Arrangements

We are delighted to announce that our Easter School arrangements have been finalized for this year.

Over the last few weeks the senior students have been signing-up for revision classes in a variety of subjects.

We hope that students make the most of this opportunity, and make great strides in their learning as they prepare for their SQA examinations.

The school office will be open during school hours and a Depute Head Teacher will be available should you have any concerns or questions.

 

Easter School Timetable