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Congratulations to our new school captains- Ishwa F & Fraser A! Also to our new Vice Captains- Kirsten B, Niamh M & Tabitha B

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I’m excited to let you know about plans to host a free, virtual Scottish Education Exhibition in September for senior phase pupils across Scotland who are considering their pathways to further and higher education.   The event will take place on Thursday 9 September from 10am – 7pm and we hope schools will set aside time on this day for pupils to attend.   The Scottish Education Exhibition is being hosted by 14 Scottish universities, three colleges, SDS and SAAS. It will give senior phase pupils the chance to chat to representatives from each of the institutions, view information and videos, download prospectuses and join live webinars covering subjects including:   Alternative routes to higher education Choose and apply Understanding entry requirements Personal statements An introduction to further education Scottish finance Recognising the key influencing role of parents and carers, the event will also feature an information session specifically for this group. We appreciate that it’s difficult to make decisions about further study when there’s still uncertainty around open days and large-scale events. The Scottish Education Exhibition is being designed with pupils in mind to provide them with everything they need to make the right decisions and their next steps.

The Council is currently conducting a review of Additional Support for Learning across ERC. As part of the process, parents and carers are asked to compete a short survey.   Please use this link to the survey if you would like to participate:

https://tinyurl.com/ERC-ASN

Please remember to visit our Support hub at:

https://sites.google.com/er.glow.scot/woodfarmhub/home

The support hub holds a wealth of information and advice on supporting your child with remote learning, their wellbeing and any aspect of ASL.  The hub is updated regularly and aims to support young people and their families.

As a Gold Rights Respecting School, we are proud to share with you Woodfarm High School’s Declaration on Girls’ Education. Pupils across the school have shared their views which we have collated into a short video which can be viewed on our Twitter. The final declaration has been sent to UNICEF as part of their campaign in the lead up to the G7 Summit.

https://twitter.com/WoodfarmHigh/status/1400368728500576257

 

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S1 & S3 parents’ consultation: S1: 3 June at 4.30pm – 7.00pm.

Appointments open for booking on 27 May 4.00pm – 2 June 5.00pm S3: 10 June 4.30pm – 7.00pm. Appointments open for booking on 1 June 4.00pm – 9 June 4.00pm

Book your appointment here: https://woodfarm.schoolcloud.co.uk

Further support on parents’ consultation events, including videos on using the system can be found here:

Virtual Parents Evening Info

As a Rights Respecting School we are committed to promoting the Rights of others. With the G7 Summit fast approaching, we have been tasked with creating our own Girls’ Education Declaration for Woodfarm.

The short video below explains a little more about this and why it’s so important.

UNICEF will collect these Declarations and share them with the UK Government in order to ensure that the officials working on global education policy and commitments for the G7 will have heard from children and young people in the UK about what is important to them.

The Declaration will look at three key areas:

• The challenges that girls’ face in accessing education and why it’s important;
• What we will do in our school to support girls’ education
• Our calls for G7 leaders to take action on girls’ education

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiXa0gUnQsI

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We are delighted to invite you to join us for this year’s BGE Celebration of Achievement and acknowledge the successes of our young people in S1 to S3.

Each year the Achievements Committee asks faculties to nominate four pupils from S1 and S2 for a certificate which recognises achievement in any of the following categories:

• Skills for Learning
• Skills for Work
• Skills for Life
• Outstanding Effort

In addition, each faculty has nominated one S3 pupil for a special Faculty Award.

These awards will be celebrated online via our Twitter account, @WoodfarmHigh.

Please join us in congratulating our award winners on Thursday afternoon.

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There is a change of date for this month’s residential care meeting. Instead of today, we will meet next Wednesday, at our usual time of 7pm. Do you care for someone living in a care home? Join us for an opportunity to discuss any concerns and ask questions. To find out more, email Christine McKenzie or join using the green button.

Wednesday 05 May 2021