{"id":99,"date":"2020-09-18T12:00:05","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/?p=99"},"modified":"2023-11-08T09:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T09:11:26","slug":"rectors-log-18-9-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/kirkcaldyhighschool\/2020\/09\/18\/rectors-log-18-9-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Rector’s Log 18\/9\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Parent\/Carer<\/p>\n

I hope that you are doing OK. Welcome to the KHS news roundup.<\/p>\n

This week has seen a continued focus on getting on with learning in the safest possible way and I continue to be very impressed by our young people’s commitment to doing the right things. Despite the inconvenience, the issues of forgetfulness and the ambiguity of some of the requirements, our kids are doing their best to respect the rules on face covering, hand and workspace hygiene, physical distancing for adults and the one way system. This has been highlighted in the local and national press this week, with KHS being recognised as a school doing very well in the circumstances.<\/p>\n

I’m also grateful to you for keeping your son\/daughter at home if they are ill and for keeping us informed of any test results should Covid symptoms be detected. I’m happy to report that there have been no positive test results for any pupil, parent, family member of staff associated with KHS. But we won’t be complacent, and we know that it could happen. However, I am satisfied that we have appropriate risk assessment and response procedures in place. Thanks to Mr Reekie, our Business manager, for his work on keeping these updated in line with changing Scottish Government advice.<\/p>\n

I’ve mentioned PE over the past few weeks and have become aware that some schools appear to be restarting indoor lessons. Mr Stewart and I agree that we’ll be sticking to the guidance issued by “Education Scotland” at the start of this week. It goes like this;\u00a0The re-introduction of indoor physical education should be in line with the Scottish Government plans for allowing over 12 year olds to participate in indoor contact sports. The proposed date for this is 5 October. The Covid-19 Sub-advisory Group advises that indoor physical education in schools, for pupils of all ages, should not re-start until this date. This will enable the effects of the major step of schools reopening to be understood, and the necessary school-based mitigation practices to become established. Physical education within school settings should only take place outdoors for the time being.<\/em><\/p>\n

I wonder if you saw The Courier this week? KHS was front page news on Tuesday with an in depth “back to school” report. There are also a couple of very interesting video reports available on the Courier website here;<\/p>\n

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Courier – VIDEO: Our schools team on cancelled exams, home schooling, masks\u2026 and what comes next<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Courier – VIDEO: Educating during a pandemic \u2014 how life in secondary school looks now pupils are back<\/a><\/p>\n

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Well done to all the contributors, pupils and staff, who, as usual, were outstanding ambassadors for our school.<\/p>\n

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Pupil Leadership Team 2014-2015<\/p><\/div>\n

Then, on Tuesday, a reporting team from The Times came in to school and today published a very insightful account of the new educational offer under virus restrictions. They found our school to be in happy, robust form and making the very best of it. In fact, I’ve just had a message from Fife’s former Director of Education, who is now based in Hong Kong. He congratulates the school on such a positive report. Here’s a link, but I’m afraid it involves a “paywall”;<\/p>\n

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Times – Pupils give full marks to teachers tackling the virus<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The photo is one of our Pupil Leadership Team, taken by James Glossop of The Times.<\/p>\n

And of this all ties in very well with the latest upload to the KHS “Youtube” Channel. I give you “Happy Together” by the school staff;<\/p>\n