Attention all S1 and S2 pupils, the Creative Writing Club will start on Monday, 14th September at lunchtime in Room 35.
Come along and see what we have to offer.
New members welcome.
Category Archives: Latest News
Parent Equalities Forums – Thurs, 17th Sept
The first of this session’s Parent Equalities Forums will take place on Thursday, 17th September at 7pm in Woodfarm HS. All parents are welcome to attend.
The agenda will cover:
1. Update on Education Department Equalities Plan 2015 – 17
2. Diversity Day 2015
3. Forum future planning
Standards & Quality reports 2014-15
Two versions of the Standards & Quality report 2014-15 have been published today.
The summary version gives a flavour of the workings of the school over the last year. The full version explains in more detail.
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New Assessments Dates have been added
New assessment dates have been added to the Assessment Calendars, see below.
Take a look, copy each event to your own calendar and stay organised!
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To all parents: Important Dates for 2015-16
Students have been issued with an Important Dates 2015/2016 letter.
This letter gives details of each year groups tracking report, parents evening, full report and award ceremony. There is also information on the dates of the school holidays.
S3 / S4 Parents’ Information Evening
All S3 and S4 students have been given details of the upcoming Parents’ Information Evening, which will take place on Tuesday, 8th September from 6.30pm.
The evening is designed to help you support your son or daughter as they prepare for their SQA Examinations.
Please see the attached letter for further information.
Edinburgh Book Festival
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On Monday, 31 August S2 and S3 pupils visited the Edinburgh Book Festival to hear author Matt Whyman talk about his books and what inspired him.
Pupils had the opportunity to browse in the bookshop and have their lunch in beautiful (and sunny) gardens within the Book Festival grounds, before taking their front row seats in the auditorium. Many pupils bought Matt Whyman’s books and got them signed by him at the end of his session.
Here are some views from the pupils:
‘I really enjoyed the experience. Everyone was really friendly and always had a smile on their face.’
‘The Edinburgh Book Festival was brilliant.’
‘I loved hearing about Matt Whyman’s book, especially ‘The Savages’ because it sounds very good.
Parent Council Meetings
Our parent council intends to hold a number of meetings throughout the coming session. Please see further details below.
The new Barrhead High School
Parents, pupils and staff will all be aware of the continuing delay in the commencement of the building of the new Barrhead High School and we all share the frustration caused by this. I have been given the following information by the Council and we are all hoping the causes of this delay can be resolved very quickly.The Education Department and indeed the Council are most disappointed in the delay in establishing the new build replacement for Barrhead High School. The proposals that have been developed and shared with the school and wider community are exciting and will provide first class indoor and outdoor facilities.The delay is a consequence of changes to European accounting rules that affect a variety of public sector finance projects, including Barrhead High. It is completely outwith the Council’s control. We can’t say at this stage say what any delay would be. We remain firmly committed to providing a new Barrhead High and the details of the project have not changed. There are a whole host of projects affected by this reclassification of what constitutes public/private expenditure. It is simply a technical accounting issue, there is nothing we can do.
East Renfrewshire Disability Action
East Renfrewshire Disability Action (ERDA) were launched at the Barriers & Bridges Community Conference event in March 2011 and exist as a local disability organisation to raise the issues and concerns of disabled people at a local and national level and to challenge policies and decisions which maintain and reinforce the social, physical, attitudinal, cultural and economic barriers that prevent disabled people taking up their rightful role as full and equal citizens.
The organisation is always on the look-out for new members both disabled and able bodied. For more information, please e-mail enquiries@erda.org.uk or the website at www.erda.org.uk.
