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As intimated last week, the legal and financial arrangements were completed on Monday 21st March and work has started already – the Johnny Kelly Pavilion was already down before I left school for the Easter Weekend. I am sure we are going to see things continuing to move at a fast rate.
BAM (the construction company) have issued their first newsletter which you can access via the link below. We will continue to help communicate information as the project develops.
Mr Sinclair
We wanted you to be one of the first to know that the KPMG Discovery programme is open for applications. It’s the chance for your ambitious and enthusiastic students to gain an insight into life at KPMG and find out if a career in business is right for them.
For further information visit KPMG Careers website.
S4 students recently received a STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics – presentation from Rhona Marsland, a STEM Ambassador.
Please find attached Rhona’s slide on further engineering and apprenticeship opportunities.
Next week’s SCHOLAR online sessions will be:
| Modern Advanced Higher Languages Tuesday 22nd March at 7.00 pm |
| Advanced Higher Computing Science Wednesday 23rd March at 7.00pm |
| National 5 Maths Thursday 24th March at 6.00pm |
Full details can be found on the SCHOLAR website: http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Resources/Live_Online_Sessions/
The Tutors will also be online to answer student questions on the discussion boards, details can be found: http://scholar.hw.ac.uk/Resources/Ask_a_Tutor.html
Please note that our Modern Language and Computing Science homework sessions now start at 7pm and Ask a Tutor availability starts at 8pm. >>Further details
Last year a group of S3 girls attended a SmartSTEM – Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics – Event in Caledonian University. A promotional video has been released to encourage more students to attend further events taking place later this year.
Well done to Briony, Emma, Eilidh, Daniella, Rebecca, Jessica, Martine, Kirsty, Ashleigh, Abbi and Chloe who all attended the event and a massive thank-you to the four girls who all faced the camera too; Jodie, Rachel, Catriona & Nicole.
East Renfrewshire Council have a number of current vacancies, including:
Domestic assistant, Catering assistant, Nursery Nurse, Care Worker Companion, Assistant Cook, Machine Alterations.
Form more information, click on www.aplacetogrow.co.uk.
I am not yet in the position of issuing a definite statement about the commencement of the work to build the new Barrhead High School. However we believe we are very close to that and already some preparatory works have been, and are being, carried out.
From tomorrow, we are expecting to lose significant areas of our carparking. As a consequence, we are putting arrangements in place to coordinate this and this will have knock-on effects on staff, pupils and parents.
In particular, we have asked all S6 pupils who bring cars to school to park outside the school grounds, as some staff will have to do as well.
We will also not be able to allow drop-off or pick-up of pupils by parents inside the school grounds. My advice would be to arrange this some distance away and ask your young person to walk the last few hundred metres. Please note that the area around the Johnny Kelly pavilion will be closed completely and will be a functioning building site as soon as work starts.
The area between the school and St John’s church would be the only immediately adjacent area available for pick-up and drop-off but it will become a busy parking area for school staff and pupils and for the construction staff and I would recommend parents make alternative plans.
If these arrangements will cause particular difficulties for individuals due to, for example, medical conditions, please contact the school to discuss the alternatives.
I recognise this will cause some inconvenience but I believe the long-term gains will far outweigh the short-term hassle. It is just great to know things are starting to move quickly on the new school and if we all work together, I am sure it will go smoothly.
Mr Sinclair
This year Doosan Babcock are looking to recruit 6 Technical Apprentices to join their Technology team. Click on link to apply http://bit.ly/1R6o2R1
Doosan Babcock will also be holding an Open Evening Thursday 5th May at their Technical & Engineering building which will provide both parents and pupils with a full overview of the Doosan Babcock business, the Technical apprentice programme and lab tours covering metallurgy, NDT (non-destructive testing ) and RVI techniques (remote visual inspection).
https://www.facebook.com/doosanbabcock
