Parents/Carers,
A letter was sent out yesterday via our school app and email explaining how to book a telephone appointment for the S1 Parents Evening. Please click on the link below to see it.
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Parent Update – 17.01.22
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please click on the link below for the newsletter. This has been sent out via email and via our free school app – GroupCall Xpressions.
New Acting DHT for S6 and S6 Evidence Gathering Timetable
Please see below a letter from new Acting DHT for S6, Mr Richardson and the evidence gathering timetable for S6.
Introduction Letter S6 Parents
P7 Information Evening
Dear Parents/Carers,
There will be an information evening on 25th November for P7 parents/carers. This letter provides more information:
P7 November Information Evening Letter
Parent Update – 19.11.21
Dear Parent/Carer,
This week’s newsletter was sent out via our school app (GroupCall Xpressions) and also by email. You can also access it by clicking on the link below.
Anti-Bullying Week 2021
Anti-Bullying Week 2021 is running from the 15th until the 19th of November. This year the theme is One Kind Word and there will be lots of activities running in school to support this message.
Please follow us on Twitter to be kept up to date with these activities- @HillheadHS.
A parent pack has been created with lots of useful information and it can be accessed be clicking here.
The Anti- Bullying Alliance are also hosting two Twitter Talks which you can get involved in by following the @ABAonline account and using the hashtag #OneKindWordTT.
A Twitter Talk is a virtual Twitter-based meeting that takes place by replying to tweets and using a hashtag. The Anti-Bullying Alliance will ask a series of questions that will be posted as tweets over the course of the talk. They will have a panel of amazing experts but anyone with a Twitter account can take part. hope to start vibrant discussions and want to be able to promote the work that you do.
You do not have to respond to every tweet that is sent or even every question but any input you have will be really valuable. If you have any particular questions you’d like to ask, please email aba@ncb.org.uk.
1. Anti-Bullying Week 2021: How can we make schools kinder places to be?
Time and Date: Tuesday 16th November – 4.30pm – 5.30pm
Panel:
- Kidscape / Twitter handle: @kidscape
- NASUWT The Teachers’ Union / Twitter handle: @nasuwt
- Maiden Erlegh School Reading / Twitter handle: @MESReading
- The Diana Award / Twitter handle: @antibullyingpro
- Diversity Role Models / Twitter handle: @diversityrm
- Equaliteach / Twitter handle: @equaliteach
- The Anne Frank Trust UK / Twitter handle: @annefranktrust
- Department for Education / Twitter handle: @educationgovuk
- Schools’ Wellbeing Partnership / Twitter handle: @ncbtweets
2. Anti-Bullying Week 2021: How can we be ‘anti-bullying‘ parents and carers?
Time and Date: Thursday 18th November – 8.30pm – 9.30pm
Panel:
- Kidscape / Twitter handle: @kidscape
- Contact / Twitter handle: @contactfamilies
- Music.Football.Fatherhood / Twitter handle: @mffonline_
- NSPCC / Twitter handle: @NSPCC
- Mr G / Twitter handle: @deputygrocott
- Childnet / Twitter handle: @childnet
Parental Newsletter – 08/11/21
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please click on the link below for the newsletter. This has been sent out via email and via our school app – GroupCall Xpressions.
Skills Development Scotland S1 Webinar
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) offers a range of in-school services to support your child from first year onward.
Watch this webinar to find out more about SDS and what our careers advisers can do to support your child’s career development and planning:
Glasgow School Serve Up Low Carbon Lunches
We were delighted that our pupils and canteen were selected to demonstrate Glasgow’s dedication to low carbon lunches. The article and photographs are available below.
As part of the Sustainable Food Places ‘Day of Celebration and Action’, Glasgow City Council has partnered up with the Glasgow Food Policy Partnership to organise a Low Carbon Lunch.
The environmentally friendly lunch options were served in all Glasgow schools yesterday (29 September 2021). These emphasised the impact of our food choices on the planet, to both pupils and staff. Alongside the nutritious lunches themselves, all schools were provided with education materials to be used in the classroom.
A low carbon meal utilises ingredients that have lower greenhouse gas emissions. Food (mainly, meat, dairy, eggs and fish production) contributes up to 30% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the United Kingdom and so, the long term effects of our daily food choices cannot be underestimated.
A Low Carbon Lunch is not only better for the planet, but is a treat for the taste buds!
Pupils of Hillhead High School were joined by a professional chef who carried out a cookery demonstration, encouraging the young people to become more adventurous when eating, growing and cooking with vegetables. The session was co-ordinated by the Veg Cities Glasgow campaign run by the Glasgow Community Food Network.
“As part of the school curriculum, our pupils are learning about food sustainability and the benefits of produce from local suppliers having a positive impact on tackling the climate emergency. “The Low Carbon Lunch will be another example of how we can learn how everyone can make a difference and follows the announcement recently of our Food for Life Served Here Bronze award for our school meals and as out city prepares to host COP26 in November.”
Councillor Anna Richardson,
City Convener for Sustainability and Carbon Reduction,
Making small changes to lunches served daily in hundreds of schools across the city, will have a huge impact. This is a continuation of the councils work with the Soil Association, who awarded Glasgow with a Bronze ‘Food for Life Served Here Award’ last week.
The Low Carbon Lunches also support the agenda of the Glasgow City Food Plan, which aims to make the city’s food system more sustainable.
Serving up Low Carbon Lunches is a major step towards delivering on the city’s commitment to the Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration. Glasgow is now urging other cities across the world to take the pledge and sign, ahead of COP26 in November.
Pathways Information Evening
Thank you to everyone who attended our Pathways Information Evening on Tuesday 5th of October. We would also like to thank all of our partners who attended the meeting and delivered presentations. The presentations are available below, as well as links to our partners websites and social media channels. If you would like any more information please contact Mr Richardson- gw12richardsonjack@glow.sch.uk
Foundation Apprenticeships Glasgow
Foundation Apprenticeship Glasgow Twitter
Glasgow Clyde College – School Event ( HillHead)
