There is an exciting opportunity for an apprenticeship with Taylor Wimpey as a Management Accounting Trainee.
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S1 Sports Day
The whole of S1 attended Sports Day at Linwood yesterday. Congratulations to all of the pupils who won medals and to the year-group as a whole for taking part so enthusiastically throughout the day. You were a credit to our school!
Thank you to all of the staff who helped with supervision, our S3 helpers and to our wonderful PE department for organising such a fantastic day out. Look out for more pictures of the day on the plasma screens in the Open Area.
Developing The Young Workforce
An ambition of Developing the Young Workforce is that education and employers will work closely together to equip all young people with the skills and knowledge they will need to flourish in the workplace. Working closely with our Parent Council, we are keen to develop business partnerships with businesses and companies to help us develop the employability skills of our pupils and help to prepare them for the world of work.
Information has been sent out to all parents and carers to ask for their support with this initiative. Click here to see the letter and here to see further information about Developing the Young Workforce.
Mearns House Competition
In Summer 2016 Mearns House will open across from our school on Waterfoot Road. It is a state of the art care home for the elderly. The new development will include a café, which will also be open to the general public.
Pupils at Mearns Castle have been invited to take part in a competition to name the café. The winning entry will receive an Ipad mini and will also have their idea used as the café name.
To access an entry form for the competition click here or collect one from your Year Head. All entries should be passed to Miss McLachlan by Friday 6th May. Good luck!
Dyslexia Scotland – Open Meeting
There is a meeting of the Dyslexia Scotland Glasgow East Renfrewshire branch on Thursday 5th May at Mearns Castle High School. The focus of the meeting is Visual Stress.
To access more information about this event, please click here.
Strathclyde University – S@S Accelerate
Want to find out more about the career you would like to follow?
Interested in finding out what it is like to study at university?
Two week-long programmes are being held at Strathclyde University for pupils at the end of S4, S5 and S6. Through a series of group activities, you will be able to find out more about the career you are interested in, discover what studying and working in your chosen field is like, discuss your career and academic options with university staff and work with current university students.
Monday 20th – Friday 24th June:
- Electronic & Electrical Engineering
- Product Design
- Psychology
- Sport
Monday 25th July – Friday 29th July:
- Business
- Chemistry
- Education
- Languages
- Law
- Physics
To find out more, speak to your DHT or Pupil Support teacher. Further information can also be found at www.strath.ac.uk/sees/wideningaccess.
Clyde College – Parent Information Evening
The ERC Vocational programme Parent Information Evening for Glasgow Clyde College options will be held on Thursday 21st April at their Cardonald Campus at 6pm. This will give pupils and their parents/carers the opportunity to experience and participate in their chosen vocational course in the classroom, in turn helping to ensure that they have made the correct vocational choice. Invites have been issued to all parents of pupils who have secured a place on the options below:
- Accounting
- Animal Care
- Applied Anatomy
- Construction Crafts
- CSCS
- Early Education and Childcare
- First Aid
- Forensic Science
- Health and Social Care
- Human Resources and Law
- Photography
- Playwork
- Politics
- Professional Theatre Preparation
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sound Production
- Sport and Recreation
- TV Production
- Timber Decking
If you require any further information, please contact Mr Gooch or Miss McLachlan.
West College Scotland – Parent Information Evening
The ERC vocational programme Parent Information Evening for the WCS options will take place at their Paisley Campus on Tuesday, 26th April at 18:00pm. Invites have been issued to all parents of pupils who have secured a place on the options below:
- Automotive Skills
- Cake Decoration
- Computer Games
- Construction Crafts
- Human Body Structure and Function
- Professional Cookery
- Vehicle Maintenance
If you require any further information, please contact Mr Gooch or Miss McLachlan.
