Please see the below letter from Mr Carson and Mr Richardson regarding the latest update from the SQA.
S6 College Courses and Foundation Apprenticeship
As part of S6, pupils have the option to study a college course or a Foundation Apprenticeship. Mr McFarlane has presented to all pupils in S5 to let them know about the fantastic opportunities that are available. These presentations are below and include the link to making an application.
Senior Phase College Courses & Foundation Apprenticeships
Open Door Curriculum Brochure 2022-2023.docx
The College Prospectus for 2022-23 is available here-Prospectus 2022_23
Pupils can also apply to the Glasgow Clyde College Open Doors Programme for one of the below options.
Web Design
Engineering Systems
Intro to Civil Engineering
British Sign Language
Introduction to Mental Health and Well being
Textiles
Introduction to Midwifery and Children’s Nursing
Open Doors Higher Psychology
For more information on Foundation Apprenticeships please visit this website https://fapglasgow.scot/
S2 Parents Evening – Tues 1st February
Our S2 Parents Evening will take place via telephone calls on Tuesday the 1st February from 4.15pm until 6:45pm.
We will use our online booking system to allow parents to book appointments with the teachers they would like to speak to.
Please see our attached guide which has details on how to use the system to make appointments. Booking will open on Monday 24th January close on Friday 28th of January at 3.00pm.
S2-Telephone-Parents-Evening 2022
If you have any issues in using the new system, please contact the school office.
S6 Evidence Gathering- Leadership Award
On the last 2 days of the final evidence gathering week, pupils will come into school to complete their Level 6 Leadership Award. This is to give pupils to complete the 2 units, before focusing on their other qualifications.
We will split the year into two groups to allow more contact time with teachers.
6A 6B 6C 6D should come into school for their Leadership Award classes on Thursday the 10th of February
6E 6F 6G should come into school for their Leadership Award classes on Friday the 11th of February
When pupils are not involved in the Leadership Award they can stay at home to complete college applications or to upload and complete sections of their Duke of Edinburgh Award. On the day they are not involved they can also come into school for independent study if they wish.
SQA Documents- English, Mandarin, Urdu and Arabic
We recently asked the SQA to translate a key document “Your National Qualifications” into Arabic, Urdu and Mandarin.
These can be accessed here
NQ learners 2021 – final Word doc Urdu + SB
S5 Parent/Carer Update – 20.01.22
Mr Neil has sent out a letter to all parents & carers of S5 pupils this morning via our school app and email. You can also read it by clicking on the link below.
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.
Cost of the School Day Newsletter – Jan 2022
As a school we are committed to reducing the cost of the school day for pupils and families. You can find more information by clicking on the About Us section of this website and also in the newsletter below. This was sent out to parents and carers via our free school app and also by email.
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
S6 Parents Evening
Our S6 parents evening will take place via telephone calls on Tuesday the 18th of January from 16:15 until 18:45.
We will continue to use our online booking system to allow parents to book appointments with the teachers they would like to speak to.
Please see our attached guide which has details on how to use the system to make appointments. Booking will open on Friday 7th of January at 14:30 and will close on Friday the 14th of January at 15:00.
If you have any issues in using the new system, please contact the school office.
