We are excited to share our Winter Newsletter with all!
Please click the link below to view what has been going on in the school this term.
DYW Leadership Training with Glasgow Airport
On Wednesday, the 4th of October, the office bearers and I had the privilege of working with Craig and Beth from the HR Department at Glasgow Airport for a leadership training session involving psychometric testing. Before the session we were given a survey to complete, which asked us to choose words and phrases that were most and least like ourselves. Based on our responses to the survey we were given feedback that was presented in a personal profile, outlining the characteristics, values and strengths of each person. The information was also conveyed through three graphs which identified areas of strength and development of each person. We found that all of us had thorough, perfectionist characteristics, where we would be more likely to take lots of time to research things before making any decisions. We are less likely to demonstrate dominance and ‘in charge’ qualities. Continue reading “DYW Leadership Training with Glasgow Airport”
Morgan Stanley Work Insight Tour
Recently senior phase students studying Business Technology visited Morgan Stanley for a work insight tour. It was a very interesting and worthwhile trip which we all enjoyed. We were given a brief presentation about the company and the different committees within the company. We were then told about the different things they do out with the company, for example charity work and fundraising or visiting schools, donating kindles for pupils to support their learning. They then talked to us about the different ways people have joined Morgan Stanley, for example some people have taken internships or apprenticeships before working full time with the company. We also had female employees from different departments of the company come and tell us how they joined Morgan Stanley and their experience within the company. It was inspiring to see so many women working in a career that has previously been considered a male dominated field. The majority had no intention of going into that field but when they joined Morgan Stanley they found a job they enjoyed. They also talked about how Morgan Stanley has offices all around the world and that some departments have the opportunity to visit, for example the New York office or Mumbai office. They then gave us a tour of the building, and to be honest that was probably one of the reasons why the people like their job as they had a gym and a very fancy canteen. But what I took from this experience is the idea that the majority of the people we talked said they were in the exact position a lot of the 5th and 6th years are in now; the fact that we are beginning to identify the route we would like to take when we leave school. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and look forward to many more.
Zaina S5
School and Business Partnership Plan 2017/18
You can access our School and Business Partnership Plan for the 2017/18 session by clicking on the image shown below. For more information on DSYW partnerships at our school, please contact Mrs Marshall via the Contact Us page of this website.
Maths in the world of work
Mr. Drugan’s S1 class came up with a pretty extensive list of careers that would make use of Maths as part of #mathsweekscot #glasgowmaths
Our Partners – CMS Cameron McKenna Law
For more information on our partnerships please contact Mrs Marshall via the contact us page of this site.
We have a long standing partnership with CMS Law and continue to benefit from their experience when preparing pupils for a career in law.
Reflection by Sabrina.
Ten pupils with an interest in pursuing a career in Law attended a Career Insight Day at CMS Law Firm. When we arrived we were joined by two other schools and put into groups. We each had our own booklet which contained a range of tasks to complete. Each group had one lawyer from the firm to help us complete Continue reading “Our Partners – CMS Cameron McKenna Law”
Our Partners – STEM Event
For more information on our partnerships please contact Mrs Marshall via the contact us page of this site.
Strathclyde University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow Airport, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Analog Devices and BAE Systems delivered workshops to S2 pupils to develop their skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Pupils also learned about possible career opportunities involving STEM.
Our Partners – Apple Buchanan Street – Learning Visits
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Pupils from Business Technology, Drama and Music have participated in a variety of Apple Field Trips during the last academic session. The image shown below is taken from our Computing Science trip, where the girls worked with Apple staff to solve a range of programming problems.
Our Partners – Glasgow Airport
We have lots of exciting upcoming events with Glasgow Airport this session. For more information on our partnerships, please contact Mrs Marshall via the contact us page of this site.
How to Land Your Dream Job
Our S6 pupils will be participating in an interview workshop with representatives from Glasgow Airport. Â Pupils learn how to prepare for interview before undertaking interviews with employees from a variety of sectors within Glasgow Airport. This is ideal training as pupils prepare for interviews at university, college, apprentices or in relation to employment.
Office Bearers Leadership Training
Our S6 Office Bearers will undertake leadership training with senior managers of Glasgow Airport. The training will enable them to learn and discuss potential scenarios that they will encounter this academic year in their role as Office Bearers.
Work Inspiration Day
S3 pupils are invited to attend Glasgow Airport to experience and learn about the different roles and career opportunities Glasgow Airport has to offer. Anyone who is interested please see your Pastoral Care teacher or Mrs Marshall.
Our Partners – Apple Buchanan Street – Creative Industries
For more information on our partnerships please contact Mrs Marshall via the contact us page of this site.
Creative Industries pupils present their business plan to Apple!
‘As part of our project for Creative Industries class we have been developing our own brand of make-up called ‘Rouge’. We have created our own logo and branding whilst carrying out market research to ensure that we created a product that people wanted. As a result we created the Rouge Lipstick. As part of our presentation Nagoul, Treasure and I visited Apple Buchanan Street. We were given a task by the Business Team to present our ideas in the boardroom ‘Dragon’s Den Style’. An Apple trainer helped us with the software and we were given one hour to create a presentation.
Once we had created our presentation we were sent to the boardroom to deliver it in front of Head of Marketing for Apple in Scotland, Head of Business for Apple in Scotland and the Store Manager. Our presentation was a success and after some tough questioning, all three Apple representatives said they would invest in us.
Overall this was a worthwhile and enjoyable experience. It was an opportunity that we could not refuse. How many pupils can say they have presented a business plan in front of a billion dollar company!? Being in the Apple Store was very exciting for us and we really enjoyed our time.’
By Morooge S6
S2 English Language Research
S2 pupils undertook a sociolinguistic project researching the use of ‘like’ as a discourse marker and a quotative in natural conversations.
A discourse marker (‘filler’) is a word or phrase that is added to a sentence but doesn’t change the overall meaning of the sentence e.g. ‘well’, ‘you know what I mean?’, ‘okay’, and ‘like’.  A quotative is a word used to mark quoted speech. E.g. “…and then he was like, ‘you’ll need to have your work tomorrow’.
Before our research pupils felt – in line with common perception – that the discourse marker ‘like’ and the quotative ‘to be like’ were examples of ‘bad English’; pointing to the seemingly random nature of its use and its lack of an apparent function in conversation. Another common assumption was that it is used mainly by younger, female speakers.
S2 pupils gathered data from conversations, transcribing it and analysing it in order to answer these questions:
- What is the most common function of ‘like’?
- Do younger or older speakers use ‘like’ more?
- Do more males or females use ‘like’?
- Do native or non-native English speakers use ‘like’ more?
Pupils had the opportunity to develop their numeracy as well as research and enquiry-based skills throughout the learning process. The research was written up as individual dissertations and as a poster presentation.
