{"id":2154,"date":"2025-11-11T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/?page_id=2154"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T17:12:17","slug":"s3-into-senior-phase-options-portal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/curriculum\/curriculum-architecture\/senior-phase-s4-s6\/s3-into-senior-phase-options-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"S3 into Senior Phase Live Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">S3 into Senior Phase Live Page<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Update: 12.02.26<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>We are now moving to the third part of our S3 into S4\/5 option process<\/h5>\n<p>On Wednesday 11.02.26 we explained at assembly that further information would be shared on Friday 13.02.26.<\/p>\n<p>Full details below:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4575\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/curriculum\/curriculum-architecture\/senior-phase-s4-s6\/s3-into-senior-phase-options-portal\/3-steps\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps.png\" data-orig-size=\"940,654\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3 steps\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps-300x209.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4575 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps.png 940w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2024\/12\/16092334\/3-steps-768x534.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>\u2018Next Steps Options Letter\u2019 &amp; Online Request Form<\/h5>\n<p>On Friday 13.02.26we will issue all S3 pupils their \u2018Next Steps\u2019 Options Choice Letter. A sample of this letter can be seen here:<\/p>\n<h4><a style=\"color: #41a62a\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120833\/26-Next-Steps-Letter-Sample.pdf\">26 Next Steps Letter Sample<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each letter is individually created and sets out:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What pupils have identified as possible options previously<\/li>\n<li>What teaching staff advise are appropriate pathways<\/li>\n<li>Individualised advice as to how to access choices available on the pathways menu<\/li>\n<li>How to access support through a pastoral care consultation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The letter will be emailed to pupils directly through their \u2018Glow\u2019 Outlook account. The physical letter will be handed out the following week and we will post this home for anyone not in attendance.<\/p>\n<h6>The 2026 Pathways Menu<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The menu, showing all of the available pathways has been released at the same time as the letter. You can view our 2024 Pathways Menu here (click to enlarge):<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4828\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/curriculum\/curriculum-architecture\/senior-phase-s4-s6\/s3-into-senior-phase-options-portal\/26-s3-into-s4-5-pathways-menu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu.png\" data-orig-size=\"1260,712\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"26 S3 into S4-5 Pathways Menu\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu-300x170.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu-1024x579.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4828\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu.png 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu-1024x579.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12120948\/26-S3-into-S4-5-Pathways-Menu-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5>Online \u2018Next Steps\u2019 Options Request Form:<\/h5>\n<p>Also on Friday 13.02.26, as the \u2018Next Steps\u2019 letter is distributed, we will also open our online options request form. This is located below and <strong>opens 13.02.26 at 4.00pm<\/strong>. It will be open until Monday 09.03.26. In this form, pupils can confirm their options requests, or notify us that they would like an options consultation.<\/p>\n<p>If pupils wish to have a consultation, we would ask that they use the form to arrange one by Monday 23.02.26.<\/p>\n<p>The form is available here:<\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=oyzTzM4Wj0KVQTctawUZKUywvPejP3JLr6KtWmMEmShUQTBTRTI5UzQxVklGWktHMURBQldESEJCMi4u\">S3 into S4\/5 &#8216;Next Steps&#8217; Options Request Form 2026 \u2013 Fill in form<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>We know there are always questions about options choice, and the move to S4. We have prepared a &#8216;FAQs&#8217; letter which is available here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2026\/02\/12122722\/FAQs-overview-letter-to-S3-parents-26.pdf\">FAQs-overview-letter-to-S3-parents-26<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Course details remain available in our online options handbook:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/hillheadhigh\/uploads\/sites\/7656\/2025\/12\/01122242\/REVISED-2026-27-S3-to-S4-Options-Booklet.pdf\">REVISED 2026-27 S3 to S4 Options Booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please return to this page for ongoing updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>S3 into Senior Phase Live Page Update: 12.02.26 We are now moving to the third part of our S3 into S4\/5 option process On Wednesday 11.02.26 we explained at assembly that further information would be shared on Friday 13.02.26. Full details below: \u2018Next Steps Options Letter\u2019 &amp; Online Request Form On Friday 13.02.26we will issue &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/curriculum\/curriculum-architecture\/senior-phase-s4-s6\/s3-into-senior-phase-options-portal\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">S3 into Senior Phase Live Page<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16545,"featured_media":0,"parent":169,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2154","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2154","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2154"}],"version-history":[{"count":71,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4831,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2154\/revisions\/4831"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/hillheadhigh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}