Learning for Sustainability and Laudato Si
We have lots of activities and projects going on in school. Check back later for updates.
Our Cluster Learning for Sustainability produced this short film recently to summarise all of the work we have achieved in the past few years. Check it out here
In St Luke’s High School nurturing every child’s god given talents to enable them to flourish beyond school and un-leash their potential, is at the centre of everything we strive for as practitioners and as parents/carers.
Studying and preparing is vital to exam success. The Study Guide ‘Preparing and Supporting your Child for Success’2021-2022 contains useful tips on supported study and targeted study approaches to suit different types of learning that are specific to your child.
Exams are a daunting time for both learners and parents. The fear of failure or not living up to expectation is a very real anxiety some children face prior to exams. This period can be extremely overwhelming for young people, some will ask for help, others will hide away and some will seem completely in control only to begin study leave and all of sudden emotions are running high. The aim of the St Luke’s High School Supporting your Child’s wellbeing through assessment booklet is to provide support in partnership with your child’s teachers and suggest strategies that can protect your child’s well-being on the build up to exams.
Wider Achievement recognises the life and work skills that are gained from taking part in activities outside of the classroom. These achievements can come from learning within the school, home and wider community and can cover a wide variety of activities ranging from hobbies, volunteering to recognised award programmes.
This helps develop skills for learning, life and work and can be invaluable for our young people as they grow up.
See the St Luke’s High School Wider Achievement Catalogue for clubs and opportunities for our young people. The catalogue gives a description of different wellbeing activities on offer. The dates of these clubs have been updated for session 22-23 and can be found here.
Go to the DYW WEST YouTube channel for videos to support your decision making for career choices for when you leave school.
City of Glasgow College will host a virtual event on Monday 10th August 2020 between 12 and 2pm and/or 4pm and 6pm.
We still have limited availability for some courses beginning August/September 2020 but the event is equally suitable for next year’s leavers and guidance staff/parents requiring further information.
Attendees can:
www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/clearing2020
Health and Wellbeing Family Update 7 – June 2020
Looking after our health and wellbeing as best we can is really important for us all in these uncertain times. Here you will find more health and wellbeing activities that your child can do on their own or you may want to do them together as a family.
The Mental Health Foundation has advice on How to look after your mental health during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Click on the link to access the website for tips and practical advice.
Health and Wellbeing Family Update 6
We hope you are spending time with the people close to you – they might live in the same house as you or maybe you are staying connected in other ways. This sixth update gives more advice to families about how to stay healthy during lockdown – mentally and physically.
If you are interested in finding out more information around Foundation Apprenticeships, contact the school and ask to speak with Mr Toal.
Foundation Apprenticeships – COVID-19 update and news
Thank you for submitting the requested information outlining the extent of SVQ completion against each framework for your learners.
This continues to inform our engagement with SQA as we seek a solution.
We expect to be in a position to provide a more detailed update on the work with SQA in the coming days.
We’re contacting pupils who have submitted an expression of interest for a Foundation Apprenticeship via email to establish if they have completed an application with a learning provider or need additional support from SDS.
This is being tested on a small batch before being rolled out more widely.
We’re currently developing new materials to support recruitment over the summer months – these will include social media assets and key messaging.
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sending a letter to all Foundation Apprentices going into their second year.
The letter will support the “keeping in touch” process by providing additional reassurance from SDS, whilst highlighting the support available from SDS Careers Advisers to all learners.
A copy of the letter will be shared with all providers.
A reminder that SDS has support in place for individual FA learners through our Careers Advisers.
Advisers are available over the phone or online. To speak to a school Careers Adviser, call the local centre and ask for them by name.
As part of this enhanced support, SDS Careers Advisers have been contacting FA learners on a one to one basis via existing procedures.
Find a local careers centre or get more information on myworldofwork.co.uk.
Please check our COVID-19 FAQs for regular updates.
We have added an answer on Disclosure Scotland and their capacity to support PVGs going forward this week.
The FAQ guide for training providers is on the training provider area within the COVID-19 section of the SDS website.
This will continue to be updated to respond to FAQs coming through from you.
If you have any questions or issues not addressed by the guidance above, please email newapprenticeships@sds.co.uk
We continue to liaise with SQA on measures to support providers through this uncertain period.
We urge you to follow the Scottish Government’s latest information and advice on Coronavirus at gov.scot/coronavirus.
Public health advice can be found at: Coronavirus (COVID-19) on NHS Inform.
