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

We are working with ApparelXchange to collect all types of unwanted clothing & footwear, including school uniform, active wear, shoes, trainers and jackets for reuse. If you have any of these items you no longer need or can gift to friends or family, please clean, fold and bag up. Please hand in donations to the school janitor’s office by Thursday 20th June.

This is located at the right of the main school entrance. All the donations will be collected by ApparelXchange sorted, quality checked, reused or recycled. They are available for reuse at low cost or for free to families who need some extra support. Lots of clothing still gets thrown away, when it can be reused for social and environmental good. So, have a pre summer clear out, and bring in those donations by Thursday 20^th June . We really appreciate your support. To find out more about ApparelXchange, a social enterprise,  please visit their website; www.apparelxchange.co.uk

We are pleased to offer a number of supported study sessions during the Easter holidays. As well as in school support, there are also a number of online classes available.

Morning sessions will run from 09:30 until 11:30 and afternoon sessions are from 12:00- 14:00. The school canteen will be unavailable so pupils should bring a packed lunch or money to purchase food from the local community.

Sessions will run from Tuesday 2nd until Thursday 11th of April.

The timetable can be accessed here- Easter Revision 2024

Dear Parents/Carers:

A reminder that Nicola, our school’s Financial Inclusion Support Officer (FISO) will be at this week’s EAL Coffee Morning on Wed 6th March from 10.00am-12.00pm to support families where English is not the first language to find out about financial entitlements. To date, Nicola has supported Hillhead High families claim over £200,000 of entitlements. If you would like to attend, please contact our school office or email Mrs Alexander to confirm.

We have now published our second block Supported Study Timetable which can be viewed below. Sessions will begin on Monday 15th of January and will run each week until the Easter holiday. Any amendments will be communicated on year group Teams pages.

Our timetable also includes information about free online learning resources which will be really useful for learners.

2023-4 Supported Study (January to Easter) (1)

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

Thanks to all who attended our P7 Information Evening on Tuesday 28th November. Here is a copy of the presentation:

P7 Information Evening Presentation

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