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Covid19 Update

College/ Foundation Apprenticeship Update

Due to COVID-19 there have been some changes made to the Tuesday and Thursday afternoon college offering as well as Foundation Apprenticeships.
If you have any questions about these changes, or want more information about college or Foundation Apprenticeships please contact Mr Richardson on gw12richardsonjack@glow.sch.uk
There are slight differences between college and Foundation Apprenticeships, for this reason they have been separated into two sections for this update.
College Courses (Tuesday and Thursday Afternoon)
The courses will take place ONLINE until December, at which point they will be reviewed.

The college will deliver the courses on a Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in a variety of 3 ways:

 

1                    Pre-recorded lessons

2                    Live Virtual lessons

3                    Project based student centred activity

On Tuesday and Thursday afternoons pupils should work from home. If there are any difficulties with ICT or internet access, please contact Mr Richardson on the details above.
The below college courses will begin on the 7th September;
Introduction to Sport, Fitness & Outdoor Education : Level 5 – Glasgow Kelvin College – Springburn Campus
Professional Theatre Preparation : Level 6 – Glasgow Kelvin College – Easterhouse Campus
SFW Early Learning and Childcare : Level 5 – Glasgow Clyde College – Anniesland Campus
SFW Early Learning and Childcare : Level 5 – Glasgow Kelvin College – Springburn Campus
Automotive and Engineering : Level 4 – Glasgow Clyde College – Anniesland Campus
These courses being on the 14th of September;
NPA Professional Cookery : Level 4 – City of Glasgow College – City Campus
NPA Legal Studies :: Level 6 City of Glasgow College – City Campus
Up in the air and on the Ground : Level 4/5 – City of Glasgow College – City Campus
The induction for these courses will take place between 31/08/20 and 14/09/20. The colleges have access to GLOW email addresses so keep an eye out for an update from them.
Foundation Apprenticeships (Tuesday and Thursday All Day- Engineering Systems Tuesday, Thursday, Friday All day)
All Foundation Apprenticeships will take place online with the exception of Engineering Systems (more information on this below)
On Tuesdays and Thursdays pupils should work from home. If there are any difficulties with ICT or internet access, please contact Mr Richardson on the details above.
Work is ongoing at the moment to adapt the work placement section of the framework to fit with COVID-19 restrictions in a way that still provides pupils with an outstanding work related learning experience.
Engineering Systems
This course is different to the other frameworks as it is over 3 days (Tuesday, Thursday and Friday). This course will include some on-site lessons. Specific information has been emailed to the pupils on this course.
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Apprenticeship Opportunities

City Building are currently recruiting for trade and administration apprenticeships via Glasgow Guarantee. Applications are being accepted from Glasgow Guarantee registered candidates only (please see adverts attached for age criteria).

 

The closing date for all City Building apprenticeships has now been extended to midnight on Sunday 31st May 2020.

 

Applications should be made via Glasgow Guarantee. See email from Mr Richardson for more information.

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Careers Week

From Monday the 11th until Friday the 15th Hillhead will be running its first ever Virtual Careers Week. We have lots of activities planned including webinars with industry experts, videos, virtual work experience, mock interviews and more!

We will have a different focus each day;

Monday- Entrepreneurship

Tuesday- College and University

Wednesday- Interviews

Thursday- Apprenticeships

Friday- CVs

Please follow us on Twitter to join in- twitter.com/HillheadHS

Check your GLOW emails to sign up for any of the webinars or to book a mock interview!

Covid19 Update, UCAS

Reach, Top Up and Summer School Update for S5- S6

Top- Up
  • Anyone who attended and completed the program but were not able to complete their written assignment have been awarded a B pass for this assignment.
  • Results will be sent out to you and to admissions officers for Universities in the next 2 weeks
Summer School
  • Summer school will run online in June or July
  • Pupils will have one of the following offers for completing Summer School: academic skills module only, OR academic skills module and 1 or 2 academic subjects.
  • You may receive an offer to complete Summer School if you do not achieve your acquired grades for your SQA exams.
Reach Campus Week (Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Vet Medicine – Current S5 pupils moving to S6 in June)
 
  • This will take place online on the week beginning 15th June
  • On campus sessions will follow as soon as possible
  • The online sessions will include all information needed to apply in October.
  • Adjusted offers will still be made for completing Reach Campus Week
 
Sutton Trust Summer School
  • Will now run online week beginning 27th June
  • Completion will still play the usual role in adjusted offers for Life Sciences; Arts; Social Sciences; Physical Sciences, Engineering.
Access to a Career Programme (Accounting & Finance, Engineering, Education)
  • The aim is to run this later in the year. If this is not possible it will run online.

If you have any questions about the above, please speak to Mr Richardson.

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SDS Update

Like many organisations, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is adapting our ways of working to meet the needs of colleagues, customer and partners through the crisis.

Our responsive career service has moved from face-to-face service delivery to online and telephone. This means we are continuing to;

  • retain targeted support for school pupils in the senior phase, alongside the support of local authority partners
  • provide targeted and universal support for adult customers including Next Steps
  • deliver our PACE redundancy support for employers, employees and apprentices, both online at www.redundancyscotland.co.uk and through our dedicated support helpline on 0800 917 8000

We have also introduced new services such as the My World of Work Job Hub, which enables employers across Scotland to quickly advertise immediate vacancies, and to support individuals seeking employment at this critical time.

As the pandemic response continues, we are working to augment these services with further support for those that need it.

In the weeks ahead Skills Development Scotland will be launching a range of interim services designed to support individuals affected by the pandemic. These will include:

  • Enhancing our web content and launching a helpline for individuals who have been impacted by the pandemic – ensuring through our partnership approach that those who need it get the right support, at the right time
  • Enhancing our web content and launching a helpline for pupils and their parents and carers – to explore their options and make informed choices about their next steps, whether staying on or leaving school
  • Developing a career education programme –  that will blend digital content and offline resources centred around the Career Education Standard and the CMS Framework

 

We will be working in a strong spirit of partnership to shape these offers, recognising that many other national and local organisations are currently evolving their own delivery to support the national effort around COVID-19.

 

We will continue to keep you updated on the development of these services in the days and weeks ahead.

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My World of Work

Now is a great time to register for my world of work and beginning planning for life after Hillhead High.

Whether you are just starting to think about careers, or getting ready to leave school and enter the world of work, college, or university- myworldofwork.co.uk is a excellent resource to help you.

You can take careers quizzes to help you find out what careers match your skills and interests. You are also able to use their user friendly tools to create a CV, personal statement and cover letter, which will be essential for you whichever path you take when you leave Hillhead High.

You can register here- www.myworldofwork.co.uk

and this helpful guide will walk you through how to register- My World of Work To-do List user guide v2 MyWorldofWorkRegistrationGuide

 

You can use their helpful “To- do List” to work your way through the tasks most relevant to your current stage- My World of Work To-do List user guide v2

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Update for S5 and S6

Dear seniors,
I am writing to give you an update about next steps, as well as some suggestions of ways you can make use of your extra time, if you have access to ICT. I have broken this message down into different sections so you can focus on the parts that apply to you.
School Leavers
If you have now left school but do not have a secure destination to go to once colleges, universities or businesses re-open you must speak to us. If you have not been accepted to college or university or don’t have any employment lined up we are here to support you.
Don’t put it off or fall into the trap of thinking it will all work out. The current circumstances are unusual, but you should be working hard to be as prepared as you can be for when things return to normal.
So if you have left school and do not have a destination to go to, please let me know via email. You can also speak to Fiona the careers advisor on these details;

Fiona Bain

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Fiona.Bain@sds.co.uk

Useful links
S6- Level 6 Leadership Award
 
If you are able to, you can continue to work on your unit 1 and unit 2 folios. Of course, there will have been disruption to your Leadership Project. As a result you may wish to switch to something that can be achieved under the current circumstances or you could also write about everything that you had planned to do, and then in the “Challenges” section, write about how COVID-19 disrupted your plans and what arrangements you could make when thing return to normal. If you require any support for this please let me or Miss Hamid (gw15hamidshemiala@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk) know.
 
 
 
UCAS
 
If you applied to university you may have received replies and/or offers. I have added a flow chart to the school website which shows some of your options if you have been successful or unsuccessful.  Ms Campbell has also sent out an email about changes to your dates for replying to offers.
Useful Websites/ Resources:

 

 

Tuesday + Thursday College Courses and Foundation Apprenticeships for 2020/21
You can apply for these opportunities up until the end of April. Many of you have already done so and rest assured that these application have been received. You usually find out if you have been accepted in middle of April, this may of course be delayed given the current circumstances but I will keep you up to date as soon as I hear anything,
Useful Links
College Prospectus and Application Form- http://www.goglasgow.org.uk/Pages/Show/2041
Foundation Apprenticeship Information and Application Form- https://fapglasgow.scot/
CV and Personal Statement Writing
If you have ICT access, now is a great time to work on your CV, Cover Letter and Personal Statements for College or University.
Myworldofwork.co.uk is an excellent resource that can help you to write a strong CV and/or Personal Statement.You will also be able to take “careers quizzes which will give you suggestions for possible career paths that match you skill and interests. I have attached a registration guideline which walks you though how to get access to the website,
Useful Links
If you have any questions about any of the above, please let me know,
Kind regards,
Mr Richardson.