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The current pattern of school term dates, holidays and In Service days is set until July 2020.
Glasgow City Council has developed a proposed calendar for the following two years and wants to hear the views of parents, carers, pupils, staff and the wider public before the dates are finalised.
The consultation will be open until 8 September 2019, thereafter, responses will be considered before finalising any dates.
The proposed school term dates and details of the consultation can be found here.
Glasgow City Council has produced an abbreviated response letter that anyone who wishes to make their views known, can complete the form below. Please follow the instructions at the end of the letter.
Are you a former pupil of Notre Dame High School?
The Parent Council urge you to respond to the survey on the future entry requirements for our school.
The survey link can be found here:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/C2LDO/
As Headteacher, I would like you to be aware of the live consultation in relation to Notre Dame High School.
The local authority are currently seeking views from all interested parties on future entrance criteria for our school and I would encourage you to express your opinion on the following proposals;
Option 1 – No change. Notre Dame High remains girls only with two associated primary schools, St Ninian’s and Notre Dame Primary.
Option 2 – Notre Dame High remains girls only with an extended and altered catchment area to include Notre Dame, St. Patrick’s Primary, St. Joseph’s Primary and St. Charles’ Primary.
Option 3 – Notre Dame High changes to co-educational with a catchment area to include Notre Dame Primary, St Patrick’s Primary and St. Joseph’s Primary.
Below, you will find the link to both the full consultation paper and the associated survey:
Consultation – Entry Criteria for Notre Dame High
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/C2LDO/
I have arranged a number of dates where the consultation paper and survey link will be available in school for anyone who requires support or access to the online survey. These are;
Monday 25 March – 3.35 p.m.– 6 p.m.
Tuesday 16 April – 3.00 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday 18 April – all day
Should you require support and these dates are not suitable, please contact me at the school and I will be happy to arrange something more convenient.
You should also be aware of three public meetings which have been planned, allowing all interested parties the opportunity to listen, to express their views and hear the opinion of others. These are listed below;
Tuesday 16 April Notre Dame High School, 7 p.m.
Thursday 25 April St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary, 7 p.m.
Tuesday 7 May St. Roch’s Secondary, 7 p.m.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at the school.
Glasgow City Council’s consultation to decide future entry requirements for our High School is underway. You have until Friday 24 May 2019 to make your voice heard.
Please add comments or recommendations alongside the option you select:
1) Status quo – keep the school as it is with the same catchment area
2) Status quo and extended catchment – increase the number of associated schools – allowing more girls direct access to the school
3) Change the school to a co-education offer – allowing boys, potentially as early as 2020.
Notre Dame High School Parent Council’s preferred option is number 2, with the added comment that St Ninian’s Primary should stay within the revised catchment.
That position is based on the fact that over 95% of our parents and carers have already expressed their clear wish for our school to remain all-girls. In a questionnaire distributed last year, you also told us that you would agree with extending the catchment area to allow more girls to access its inclusive and inspiring educational benefits.
Make your voice heard here:
https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/C2LDO/
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Parent Council letter issued to all parents and carers on Monday 18 March can also be found here:
Parent Council letter in Urdu can be found here:
