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SQA Assembly – Important Information
Please read this PowerPoint for the information shared at the SQA Assembly during our final week before the break. This is for all S4-S6 pupils sitting SQA exams and details all the information they need to know.
Any learner who does not have their personalised SQA TT yet they should go to the main school office or see Mrs Kelly to get this on Tuesday.
If anyone has SQA related questions, please see Mrs Kelly on Tuesday 22nd from period 2 onwards.
Introduction to Nursing opportunity
Location
Glasgow Clyde College – Anniesland / Cardonald Campus
Course Outline
The Introduction to Nursing programme will provide you with an introduction to the nursing profession which will allow you to examine a career in nursing or health care. The course consists of practical sessions within the college skills lab carrying out foundation nursing skills and prevention of infection. An introduction to mental health and first aid will be included. You will investigate professional standards and accountability in effective care practice and gain academic skills that will prepare you for future university study.
Additionally, by completing this course there is the possibility of progressing to Glasgow Caledonian University adult or learning disability BSc Nursing studies degrees. However, you must have the entry requirements of two Highers at a B Grade (one Higher must be an essay/written subject) and you must also pass this Introduction to Nursing Programme and be highly recommended by the college.
Attendance Pattern
You will attend college on Tuesday and Thursday afternoon from 13:30 – 16:00.
Pupil Eligibility
You must have:
- National 5 Maths or Application of Maths. You must also be sitting at least two highers or have achieved two highers that meet the Glasgow Caledonian Pathway requirements (two Highers at a B Grade -one Higher must be an essay/written subject).
- S5 or S6
Qualification Breakdown
SQA Units at SCQF Level 5 and 6 – this is not a full group award.
Introduction to Nursing SCQF Level 5/6. Units you will study are:
- Academic Writing for Health Care
- Introduction to Mental Health
- Foundations of Care Practice
- First Aid
What opportunities will be available to me when I finish?
On successful completion of this course, you will have the opportunity to be treated as an internal applicant or progress to Glasgow Caledonian University directly. This will also be dependent on your attendance and commitment to this course.
To progress to Glasgow Caledonian University adult or learning disability BSc Nursing studies degrees, you must have the entry requirements of two Highers at a B Grade (one Higher must be an essay/written subject). You must also pass this Introduction to Nursing Programme and be highly recommended by the college.
If you do not qualify for the Glasgow Caledonian progression, you might go on to do:
- National Certificate Level 6 Health Care (Pre-Nursing course with clinical placement on average one day per week).
- Higher National Certificate Healthcare Practice (Equivalent to First Year Nursing). You will be required to have successfully completed the Intro to Nursing plus have one additional Highers, one of which must be essay/written subject.
Senior Awards Ceremony 2024-25
Spring Newsletter
Chefs in the making!
Some pupils from the Caledonian Centre had the pleasure of going to Tony Macaroni in East Kilbride.
They enjoyed making their own pizzas starting from simply a ball of dough and then selecting their own toppings. After devouring their pizzas, they all enjoyed some ice cream. Thank you to all the team at Tony Macaroni at St James Retail Park, East Kilbride.
Everyone was made feel very welcome and enjoyed this experience very much.
Sporting Success
We have had more sporting success recently with Grace McDermott (S2, Lewis) becoming Scottish Champion in her category in Acro Gymnastics. Well done and good luck to Grace and her partner Summer at the British in May.
It was also sporting success for Eva Bremner (S2, Lewis) who won several awards in Dance at the Scottish Freestyle championships. Eva took silver for solo, bronze for rock n’ roll, bronze for “boogey wooogey” and her team took overall 1st too. Congratulations to Eva!
Social Enterprise Success!
Some of our S3 pupils have been working with Experian on a Social Enterprise project. This project was then presented to a ‘Dragon’s Den’ to bid for a start up fund.
The group presented their business plan for a swap shop to support those in need of uniform or clothes for summer and successfully gained £100!!!
Well Done to everyone who attended and to the team for working on the presentation, jingle and pitch!
KP Swap Shop will start up soon!
Dance Showcase
A huge well done to our senior phase dancers who took part in this years showcase. The pupils performed dances that they have been working on over this academic year.
Well done to Miss McKay’s cheerleading squad and the S3 dancers for being our guest performs of the night. You were fantastic!
Thank you to all the parents, carers and staff who attended the event to support our young people.
Spring Break Revision Classes
This year we are offering extensive support to our Senior Phase young people over the Spring Break. With the guidance of their teachers, they’ll revisit all the key areas of the subject, strengthening their knowledge and working on their exam technique, using past paper questions to ensure they’ve got the know-how and confidence to shine in their upcoming exams.
We have both in person sessions in school and online sessions which are provided online by e-sgoil.
- King’s Park Sessions Sign Up – You must sign into Glow to access
- E-Sogil Sessions Sign Up – You must sign into Glow to access
Please encourage your child to sign up and attend.
SCQF Gold Ambassador School
We are delighted to have received the Gold Award for being an SCQF Ambassador school. This is due to all the hard work we have done in sharing the SCQF opportunities for our learners and their different education progression pathways.
Well done to everyone involved!
SQA – Your Guide to exams
All S4 -S6 pupils should read the SQA Guide to your exams, following the link. This is available in digital format only. We strongly encourage our young people to read this guide as it has valuable information in it regarding SQA exams.
Further details will be shared in preparation for the SQA exams including parent/carer information and an SQA assembly for our young people.
Please see Mrs Kelly if you have any questions.
Attendance Matters Every Day
Every school day makes a difference. By making sure your child goes to school every day, you’re helping them build a bright future and reach their full potential.
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What supports do we offer if you or your child need help getting into school?
Your first point of contact for support regarding any concerns over attendance is your child’s Pupil Support Teacher. They will work in partnership with young people and parents/carers to create and implement a plan to support young people to attend school.
| House | Pupil Support Teacher | Email Contact |
| Arran | Miss K McGugan (Mon-Wed)
Miss S Armour (Thurs & Fri) |
KMcGugan@kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
| Lewis | Miss McTaggart | FMcTaggart@kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
| Mull | Ms Gibson | AGibson@kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
| Skye | Mr Samson | ISamson@kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
| All | Mrs Bertolini
Mrs Ogilvie |
LBertolini@kingspark-sec.glasgow.sch.uk |
Partner Support Staff – King’s Park Secondary School has several school-based partners we work with to support young people including our Campus Police Officer PC O’Neil, our FARE Family Liaison Worker Dawn Cook, our Education Psychologist Alyson McGregor, our School Counsellor and our MCR Pathways Coordinator Ish Khan. We also provide opportunities for young people through external organisations including Rangers, Castlemilk Youth Centre and more. Please contact your child’s Pupil Support teacher if you would like to talk about the range of supports we can offer.
Calling all S4 – S6 pupils studying towards exams!
Please make use of this excellent opportunity for free supported study online sessions!
Registration for e-Sgoil’s 2025 Senior Phase Easter Study Support is now OPEN.
This webinar programme is a key element of Scotland’s National e-Learning Offer (NeLO) comprising of live, interactive webinars delivered by experienced, GTCS registered teachers.
A total of 57 webinars are on offer, covering 27 subjects at different levels. Each webinar group will meet for three sessions during 7th – 11th April 2025. This provision is free to all learners.
The timetable, registration form, and a range of supporting documentation can all be accessed here.
Please note that our separate Evening Study Support webinar programme continues during term time until the start of the SQA exam diet.
If you have any questions or queries, please get in touch with e-Sgoil.
Rights Respecting Schools – GOLD!
In February, UNICEF visited our school for accreditation to the Rights Respecting Schools Award. Just last week we have had it confirmed that we have been successful in being awarded our GOLD Rights Respecting Schools Award. This is quite an achievement so well done to our full school community for putting children’s rights at the forefront of everything we do!
Special thanks to Miss Mussen, the staff and the large groups of young people involved! We will celebrate more later in the session along with a celebration of our school values too.
It is important we continue to learn about, understand and live through Children’s rights as a GOLD school. Participation, pupil voice, fairness, dignity and excellence in education remain the articles most important to us a school on our school charter.
Senior Phase College Applications Closing
The Colleges (City of Glasgow, Glasgow Clyde & Glasgow Kelvin) have informed us that the Application portals for pupils registering for next term’s Senior Phase College programmes will close as of end of business on Wednesday 30th April.
If pupils who intend on attending the Lvl 4-7 programmes next term who have not yet registered can they please to register as soon as possible to ensure that they don’t miss out.
