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Apprenticeships, information, Parents, Pupils

Foundation Apprenticeships – Online Information Evening (17 February 2022)

We are pleased to welcome students, school staff, and parents/carers across East Renfrewshire to our online information evening where we will discuss the Foundation Apprenticeship programme for those entering the senior phase part of their school journey in August 2022.

Please register for the event using the link below:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/foundation-apprenticeships-information-evening-tickets-260057187047?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

ERC, information, Parents

Parental Involvement and Engagement Census

East Renfrewshire Council and its educational establishments undertake regular periodic surveys of parents and carers. Such surveys support school and local authority improvement planning and provide an opportunity for parents to share their thoughts on current and future involvement and engagement with schools.
Similar practice is undertaken by all local authorities in Scotland and educational establishments under their control. In order to rationalise this approach to surveying parents/carers and in order to allow comparable consistent data to be collected nationally, which will assist in evaluating the impact of interventions and programmes and support future policy development, every parent/carer of a school pupil in Scotland is being invited to take part in the national Parental Involvement and Engagement Census.
Only one parent/carer per child will receive an email which will include a link to the survey and it is only necessary to complete the survey once per family, per school. The survey should take no longer than ten minutes to complete. The survey will open on Monday 31st January and close on Monday 28th February 2022.
The data gathered will be used for statistical and research purposes and will provide East Renfrewshire Council and its schools with information to help:
• plan, monitor and deliver better policies for the benefit of all,
• identify and share best practice,
• better understand some of the factors which influence parental involvement and engagement with our schools,
• further enhance positive relationships with parents to secure positive outcomes for our children.

The information collected will also be securely shared with the Scottish Government to assist in evaluating the impact of national interventions and programmes and to support future policy development at a national level.
Further information on the collection and how the Education Department and Scottish Government will process the data collected is provided in the Council’s privacy statement and Scottish Government website:
https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/pie-census-privacy-notice

https://www.gov.scot/publications/parental-involvement-and-engagement-census/
Should you have any further questions, please contact the Education Department:
Education Department
Council Headquarters
Eastwood Park
Giffnock
East Renfrewshire
G46 6UG
0141 577 3229
customerservices@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Thank you for taking part in this survey collection.

Parents, Pupils, Support, Wellbeing

Available Courses

The following courses are available free for parents/carers in Scotland via the link below.

The courses highlighted in yellow are specifically targeted to teenagers and/or their parents.

  • 1. Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby
  • 2. Understanding your baby
  • 3a. Understanding your child
  • 3b. Understanding your child with additional needs
  • 4. Understanding your teenager’s brain
  • 5. Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)
  • 6. Understanding your child’s feelings (a taster course)
  • 7. Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing (accompanies 3a and/or 3b)

 

To access these courses for free, families need to use the access code TARTAN.

 

https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/

Careers, options, Pupils

Options Support from the S5 DYW Ambassador’s Team

Our team of DYW Ambassadors have been hard at work thinking of ways they could support those in our school community who are ready to make options choices over these next few weeks.

Here is a video the team have produced to introduce themselves:

https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/gw08hamiltonaudrey01_glow_sch_uk/ERRUdPO_J_tOnprkm8PWW8oB8-fALsV9NxBPqzJacPH3Zg?e=xtLnTl

There are a number things they have come up with that we hope you will find helpful in guiding your decision making process.

Please watch our video below to give you some ideas:

https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/gw08hamiltonaudrey01_glow_sch_uk/EZOX7clOuxBEtgSCI2aR4zkBJp6IbEI39BmU-sBtTu90mA?e=x0TckI

If you are looking for some inspiration for future careers or even courses to study after school, please have a look at our Careers Week materials as below:

Link to Careers Insights Videos:

https://sway.office.com/z4hRC7RkjowDa3wK?ref=Link

Link to Universities and Colleges Information:

https://sway.office.com/3h2JxGN8AcDTL415?ref=Link

We would also encourage both pupils and parents/carers to make use of the tools and vast range of information available on the My World of Work Website https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/

We have created a video to demonstrate some tools you may find useful at the time of Options Choices, both for pupils and for parents/carers.

Click on the link below to access the My World of Work Demonstration Video:

https://glowscotland-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/gw08hamiltonaudrey01_glow_sch_uk/Ea5aWC7G1e1Hm4C2IGUUDZ4BUAXIoPrCo7VgzTWcC1ma1w?e=URMkDs

If you have any problems using My World of Work we will offer lunchtime drop in support sessions on Monday’s from 12.30 till 1pm in room A17, starting on Monday 31 January until Monday 14 March. There is no need to book for this session, just pop along if you are having problems signing up for My World of Work, or using any of the tools on the site.

Feedback Form:

If you do make use of these resources we would really appreciate your feedback so that we can plan future support, please access a review form using the link below:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKW_OKFn3E31Pn2YCkv9or-pUOVFRMDZGQktFWTI2QUxHQUtLTFQ2OVlWVi4u