Mental Health Awareness Week 2020

Hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, Mental Health Awareness Week will take place from 18-24 May 2020. The theme is kindness.

The Mental Health Foundation has created a new support pack as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2020. There is a focus on kindness, one of our school values.

This pack has lots of useful advice and suggestions for activities:

Mental Health Week Supporter Pack

You will also find a range of useful resources in the Parents and Families section of our wesbite. You can access this via the menu at the top of the page, or by clicking here.

We have also created a specific page with resources to support mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic. Again, this can be accessed via the menu at the top of the page, in the Covid-19/School Closure menu, or by clicking here.

Support Resources for Families: Online Safety

The National Parent Forum of Scotland has produced three helpful new resources to support parents and family during lockdown.

Take a look at them by clicking the links below!

Learning At Home In Lockdown

Online Safety

Securing your Devices

You can also find useful information relating to online safety in the “Parents and Families” section of our website. This can be accessed by the menu at the top of the page, or by clicking here.

Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award

Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award 
For New S6 Students:
Applications for this award are now open.  It is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to develop their communication, confidence and team work skills through a variety of outdoor activities and the completion of a community based project.  Please see the link below for more details and how to apply.

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.

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!

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.

Big White Wall – A Community to Support Mental Health

It’s estimated that 1/4 people will suffer with mental ill health. We also know that talking about it can be difficult.  But people no longer have to struggle alone. Whether you’re dealing with a mental health issue or just feel burdened by everyday worries or concerns, Big White Wall provides safe, anonymous online support.

Big White Wall provides a supportive, online community to give help when you’re feeling down. Trained professionals are available 24/7, and there’s a choice of safe therapeutic services, including online self-help courses. This means anyone who may be struggling can get support at a time that suits them, from the comfort of their own home.

Big White Wall is now available for all residents 16+ for free in Glasgow funded by Glasgow City Council Education Services. If you live in Glasgow and are 16 years to 18 years you can simply go to www.bigwhitewall.com and enter your postcode to join. 70% of members report feeling better as a result of using Big White Wall and 1 in 2 shared something on Big White Wall for the first time.

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For more information on Mental Health supports, please visit the ‘Covid and Mental Health’ page on our website. This can be accessed through the ‘Covid/School Closure’ tab on our main menu, or by clicking the following link:

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/gc/hillheadhigh/coronavirus/covid19-mental-health/

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