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GLASGOW SCHOOLS CONNECTED LEARNING PROJECT – iPAD ROLL OUT TO ALL PUPILS

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.

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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Face coverings update 27.08.20

Below is a copy of information sent out via GroupCall Xpressions app and email on 27.08.20. If you have not already done so, please download the free app or ensure we have an email address on file for you so you receive important updates.

Dear Parent/Carer,

As you will be aware the advice around wearing facemasks is changing and from Monday 31st we need everyone (except those with exemptions) to wear a mask in those busy areas. Many pupils are already wearing them when moving around school and you may have seen picture we shared on Twitter last week of staff wearing them as they move around school.  Others will be used to wearing them on public transport or in local shops. We will go over the advice again during registration classes tomorrow and produce some resources for our website. There is some really useful material on the Young Scot website to help support pupils and you can find it here. https://young.scot/get-informed/national/facts-at-secondary-school

Pupil Support staff will also have a small supply of masks for next week in case any pupil requires one.

Covid19 Update, expressive arts, music

Music Department Update

Music Department update in light of Coronavirus:

The following 2 documents have been produced to support our Music Instructors, Music Teaching staff, parents and pupils move forward in these challenging times in Music.
Certain instruments cannot currently be played in school (brass and woodwind) and singing is also not allowed at this current time. For pupils to undertake activities like this, video technology must be used to help support our pupils for the foreseeable future.
For pupils whose instruments fall under the current restrictions or for pupils who sing, a letter will be sent home explaining that they must read through the above documents. Included in the letter will be a page that the Parent / Guardian must sign to say that they have read these documents. This letter should then be returned to Mr Reid (Faculty Head of Expressive Arts).
Only at this point when the letter is returned and signed, should pupils start to engage in the live streams with their Music Instructors or video sharing with instructors or teachers.
If any parent has any concerns or has any questions, can these please drop Mr Reid an email at:
gw10reidross@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk
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