During week beginning 02.12.24 we will begin a series of activities to introduce options choice to pupils in S2 and pupils in S3.

These are designed to get pupils thinking about the transition to the next year, planned for May 2025. There will be separate assemblies for pupils in both S2 and S3.

Details about these are given in the letter that was shared electronically 29.11.24. A sample of the letter is available here:

S2 AND S3 Introductory assembly and survey letter

Individual website pages provide information for pupils in each year group:

• S2 moving to S3
• S3 moving to S4-5

The following letter has been distributed to parents and carers of pupils in S3:

S3 Parental Letter Aug 2024

This week we will introduce the options process to pupils in both S2 and S3. There will be special assemblies:

• S2 – Friday 08.12.23 – Period 1
• S3 – Thursday 07.12.23 – Period 3

The following letter has been sent digitally to all parents/carers:

S2 and S3 Introductory letter

Further information will continue to be available through year group specific website pages:

• S2 moving to S3
• S3 moving to S4-5

Today we issued the latest tracking reports to all pupils in S2 during their English period. A sample of the covering letter can be seen here:

S2 Report Letter 11.10.23

We are delighted to have also awarded recognition certificates to 63 pupils following their tracking report displaying  “Always a High Standard” across all of their classes. For more information about these certificates please see the following website page:

Recognition of achievement – Always a high standard certificates

Mr Brown issued the latest tracking reports to all pupils in S3 during their English period 21.09.23. A sample of the covering letter can be seen here:

Tracking Covering Letter 21.09.23

We are delighted to have also awarded recognition certificates to 63 pupils following their tracking report displaying  “Always a High Standard” across all of their classes. For more information about these certificates please see the following website page:

Recognition of achievement – Always a high standard certificates

10.02.23: All S3 pupils will receive an email copy of an individualised letter designed to guide them through the next steps in the options choice process. We have also updated the following page to provide all information:

S3 into Senior Phase Options Portal

The following letter has been distributed to parents of pupils in S3: Letter to parents S3 August 22

We know that a lot of staff and pupils have been experiencing proxy authentication issues on school iPads.

We had previously published the following help and tips page through Sway: https://sway.office.com/wRYnDRoxD3SkqV3d?ref=Link

We have updated this today (second video in the Sway presentation).

All are reminded that, even if the proxy authentication issue persists, school iPads can still be used to access Teams, Outlook and almost all mediums being used to deliver online learning.

The local authority ICT team are currently taking steps to reduce the incidence of proxy authentication problems.

We are pleased to announce that in the coming weeks Hillhead High School pupils (S1 to S6) will be issued with a brand new, Glasgow City Council Supplied and Managed, iPad.

Initial details are available in the following letter:

Connected Learning – Pupil iPad Deployment Letter 04.09.20

Parents and carers are encouraged to access the video presentations linked within the letter.