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SDS Update

Like many organisations, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is adapting our ways of working to meet the needs of colleagues, customer and partners through the crisis.

Our responsive career service has moved from face-to-face service delivery to online and telephone. This means we are continuing to;

  • retain targeted support for school pupils in the senior phase, alongside the support of local authority partners
  • provide targeted and universal support for adult customers including Next Steps
  • deliver our PACE redundancy support for employers, employees and apprentices, both online at www.redundancyscotland.co.uk and through our dedicated support helpline on 0800 917 8000

We have also introduced new services such as the My World of Work Job Hub, which enables employers across Scotland to quickly advertise immediate vacancies, and to support individuals seeking employment at this critical time.

As the pandemic response continues, we are working to augment these services with further support for those that need it.

In the weeks ahead Skills Development Scotland will be launching a range of interim services designed to support individuals affected by the pandemic. These will include:

  • Enhancing our web content and launching a helpline for individuals who have been impacted by the pandemic – ensuring through our partnership approach that those who need it get the right support, at the right time
  • Enhancing our web content and launching a helpline for pupils and their parents and carers – to explore their options and make informed choices about their next steps, whether staying on or leaving school
  • Developing a career education programme –  that will blend digital content and offline resources centred around the Career Education Standard and the CMS Framework

 

We will be working in a strong spirit of partnership to shape these offers, recognising that many other national and local organisations are currently evolving their own delivery to support the national effort around COVID-19.

 

We will continue to keep you updated on the development of these services in the days and weeks ahead.

Covid19 Update, UCAS

Important UCAS Information

For the latest information about UCAS applications, and how they have been affected by coronavirus, please read the document below.

UCAS Update – Coronavirus

UCAS will also be holding a Live Facebook Q&A session for parents. This will be held on 30th April at 4pm.

You can also find a range of general UCAS and Universities advice, as well as learning about different post school options, in the “Skills and Pathways” menu, which can be accessed from the home page.

 

 

Covid19 Update, learning at home, study skills

Learning at Home: A Directory of Resources

Dear Parent/Carer,
There are a wide range of learning resources available for young people during the school building closure.
The resource below is a helpful directory of where you can access resources for each subject, and contact information including email address and Twitter links for departments and teachers.
You can also find a copy of this resource here in our Learning at Home page in the Covid19/School Closure section of our website.
Please contact Principal Teachers and Faculty Heads  via the email addresses in this document if you have any queries about the material available.
Covid19 Update, newletter

Spring Message from the Head Teacher

Dear Parents and Carers,
Our Spring term ends today and I would like to thank you for all of your support and kindness, especially over the past few weeks.
As you know in normal circumstances we would be making our way over to Wellington Church today for our Spring Assembly, so I have written a Head Teacher’s Address to send to the pupils and to you, which you can read by clicking this link: Spring Assembly-April 2020
The school may be currently closed but we are still a whole school community and on behalf of the staff I wish you good health, peace and happiness over the Spring Break.
Best wishes,
Karen McAlaney
Head Teacher
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My World of Work

Now is a great time to register for my world of work and beginning planning for life after Hillhead High.

Whether you are just starting to think about careers, or getting ready to leave school and enter the world of work, college, or university- myworldofwork.co.uk is a excellent resource to help you.

You can take careers quizzes to help you find out what careers match your skills and interests. You are also able to use their user friendly tools to create a CV, personal statement and cover letter, which will be essential for you whichever path you take when you leave Hillhead High.

You can register here- www.myworldofwork.co.uk

and this helpful guide will walk you through how to register- My World of Work To-do List user guide v2 MyWorldofWorkRegistrationGuide

 

You can use their helpful “To- do List” to work your way through the tasks most relevant to your current stage- My World of Work To-do List user guide v2

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Update for S5 and S6

Dear seniors,
I am writing to give you an update about next steps, as well as some suggestions of ways you can make use of your extra time, if you have access to ICT. I have broken this message down into different sections so you can focus on the parts that apply to you.
School Leavers
If you have now left school but do not have a secure destination to go to once colleges, universities or businesses re-open you must speak to us. If you have not been accepted to college or university or don’t have any employment lined up we are here to support you.
Don’t put it off or fall into the trap of thinking it will all work out. The current circumstances are unusual, but you should be working hard to be as prepared as you can be for when things return to normal.
So if you have left school and do not have a destination to go to, please let me know via email. You can also speak to Fiona the careers advisor on these details;

Fiona Bain

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Fiona.Bain@sds.co.uk

Useful links
S6- Level 6 Leadership Award
 
If you are able to, you can continue to work on your unit 1 and unit 2 folios. Of course, there will have been disruption to your Leadership Project. As a result you may wish to switch to something that can be achieved under the current circumstances or you could also write about everything that you had planned to do, and then in the “Challenges” section, write about how COVID-19 disrupted your plans and what arrangements you could make when thing return to normal. If you require any support for this please let me or Miss Hamid (gw15hamidshemiala@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk) know.
 
 
 
UCAS
 
If you applied to university you may have received replies and/or offers. I have added a flow chart to the school website which shows some of your options if you have been successful or unsuccessful.  Ms Campbell has also sent out an email about changes to your dates for replying to offers.
Useful Websites/ Resources:

 

 

Tuesday + Thursday College Courses and Foundation Apprenticeships for 2020/21
You can apply for these opportunities up until the end of April. Many of you have already done so and rest assured that these application have been received. You usually find out if you have been accepted in middle of April, this may of course be delayed given the current circumstances but I will keep you up to date as soon as I hear anything,
Useful Links
College Prospectus and Application Form- http://www.goglasgow.org.uk/Pages/Show/2041
Foundation Apprenticeship Information and Application Form- https://fapglasgow.scot/
CV and Personal Statement Writing
If you have ICT access, now is a great time to work on your CV, Cover Letter and Personal Statements for College or University.
Myworldofwork.co.uk is an excellent resource that can help you to write a strong CV and/or Personal Statement.You will also be able to take “careers quizzes which will give you suggestions for possible career paths that match you skill and interests. I have attached a registration guideline which walks you though how to get access to the website,
Useful Links
If you have any questions about any of the above, please let me know,
Kind regards,
Mr Richardson.
Covid19 Update, endperiodpoverty

Free Period Products

We are aware now more than ever that some families will be finding it difficult to access period products. HEY GIRLS are a charity that work closely with the school and they provide free sanitary products to our pupils.

We can organise for HEY GIRLS to send 3 month/family packs to your home address or we can organise for them to be at a collection point close to the school.

Please e-mail Miss Higgins if you would like to benefit from the free period products:  gw10higginsnicola@glow.ea.glasgow.sch.uk

Please see the HEY GIRLS website to see all the wonderful work they do www.heygirls.co.uk

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to e-mail Miss Higgins.

 

 

 

 

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