Wednesday, May 27, 2020
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

 Register online at  https://uptree.co/tideway/e/3215741163/

All students are welcome to attend, regardless of location – you just need a reliable internet connection!

Overview

Tideway are re-connecting London with the River Thames, by building a 25km Super Sewer under the Thames to intercept those nasty spills and clean up our river for the good of the city. 

If you are interested in apprenticeships in areas ranging from civil engineering, boatmasters, business administration and digital engineering, then come along and meet the Tideway team in this interactive online workshop.

Who should attend: 

– Students interested in finding out more about a career in a revolutionary London project. 

Agenda: 

– Introduction to Tideway and their project, as well as company culture
– Tips on Applications
– Apprenticeship workshop
– Networking with Tideway Professionals 

Prioritisation for this event will begin 2 weeks before the event date; if you register after this time, you might not receive a response. 

Network Rail has launched a new awareness-raising campaign to warn against trespassing on the railway during the COVID-19 lockdown.  Trespass is proving to be an issue across the country including locations in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Perthshire, the Lothians and the Highlands.near Dalmeny.  Network Rail works closely with the British Transport Police to keep Scotland’s Railway secure and trespassers and vandals will be prosecuted. The public can also help to keep the railway safe by contacting Network Rail’s 24-hour helpline on 03457 114141 to report any locations where trespassers are gaining access to the tracks. 

A wee message from us to all of our pupils, parents, staff and the community.  Stay safe, take care and we hope to see you soon.  You can also watch a video on our school twitter account here.

Due to current circumstances, this year’s ERC Convener’s Awards ceremony has been cancelled.  However, in order to recognise the outstanding achievement of pupils, ERC will be celebrating the amazing achievements of young people online.  We look forward to seeing all of the videos and Williamwood’s on Thursday 14th May.  More information can be viewed here.

e-Sgoil is offering an innovative and exciting programme of online, real-time courses for Scottish school pupils during the current term. Participation is free!  Pupils need to enrol via a link in the document attached here and then log in on their laptop at the time allocated.

Please find the latest Health and Wellbeing update here.

A reminder that this Thursday and Friday (7^th and 8^th May) are holidays for pupils and they are not expected to be working on Google Classrooms.  Lessons resume on Monday 11^th May as normal.

Notes from Scotland is a composing scheme for young people aged 14-18 years living in Scotland. Through the scheme, young composers will develop their composing talent, learn new skills and meet other young musicians and composers. They will spend six months working with an RSNO composition mentor to write a piece of chamber music, which will then be performed by RSNO musicians.

Young people are invited to apply for the scheme by sending us a sample of their recent work, which will be shortlisted by a panel made up of composers, RSNO musicians and RSNO staff. Five successful candidates will be selected to take part in the scheme.

The Scheme

During the course of the scheme the young composers will receive mentoring from a composer associated with the RSNO, who will be there to guide them through the process of writing a piece of chamber music. This will take the form of one to one tuition in person, or online.

They will also have the opportunity to attend RSNO concerts, and occasional workshops and masterclasses throughout the scheme.

Participation in the Notes from Scotland Scheme is free.

The Performance

At the end of the scheme (February 2021), five new pieces will be performed by RSNO musicians in front of an audience at a showcase event. All the pieces will be professionally recorded for you to keep.

For more information and how to apply, please visit https://www.rsno.org.uk/engage/notes-from-scotland/