{"id":793,"date":"2020-04-13T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T18:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schswebsite\/?page_id=793"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:26:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:26:17","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schswebsite\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S0PnxNo1fc\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schswebsite\/information-for-parents\/celebrating-pupil-achievements\/\">Celebrating Pupil Achievements<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Celebrating Pupil Achievements&#8221; &#8212; St Columba&#039;s High School, Gourock\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schswebsite\/information-for-parents\/celebrating-pupil-achievements\/embed\/#?secret=5FdelxkGoA#?secret=S0PnxNo1fc\" data-secret=\"S0PnxNo1fc\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Notify Us of Pupil Absence<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Please\u00a0 use Parent Portal to notify us of a pupil absence or medical\/dental appointment.\u00a0 Alternatively you can\u00a0phone the school office\/leave voice message on 01475 715 250. Please inform us before the start of school day if your child is going to be absent from school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.visme.co\/view\/w4xyorzo-st-columba-039-s-top-tips-for-getting-to-school\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schswebsite\/welcome\/top-tips-to-support-school-attendance\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1124,633\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Iain McLean&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1728257413&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=\"Top Tips to Support School Attendance\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10903\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2024\/10\/06223051\/Top-Tips-to-Support-School-Attendance.jpg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/my.visme.co\/view\/w4xyorzo-st-columba-039-s-top-tips-for-getting-to-school\">Click here to access TOP TIPS for getting to school<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #808080\"><strong>Digital Learning Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>St Columba&#8217;s High School Digital Learning Information<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schsdigital\/\"> (click here)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Welcome\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the St. Columba\u2019s High School website.<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0hope that this site will provide you with helpful information about the school.\u00a0 It will give you some insight into the aims of St Columba\u2019s and how we try to turn those aims into practice for the benefit of all the young people.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"397\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/schswebsite\/welcome-2\/nd-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2018\/02\/ND.png\" data-orig-size=\"245,270\" 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=\"ND\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2018\/02\/ND.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2018\/02\/ND.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-397 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/in\/public\/schswebsite\/uploads\/sites\/5757\/2018\/02\/ND.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>St Columba\u2019s is our school.\u00a0 Together we can make it a valuable experience for each of our pupils.\u00a0 Working together \u2013 pupils, parents, teachers, parishes and the wider community \u2013 we really can provide an education which is best for your child.<\/p>\n<p>I invite you to work with me and the whole school community in building an environment where we can celebrate achievement for your child, for your family and for St. Columba\u2019s High School.<br \/>\nI hope that you enjoy your visit to the site.<\/p>\n<p>Nicola Devine<\/p>\n<p>Head Teacher<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating Pupil Achievements Notify Us of Pupil Absence Please\u00a0 use Parent Portal to notify us of a pupil absence or medical\/dental appointment.\u00a0 Alternatively you can\u00a0phone the school 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Please inform us before the start of school day if your child is going to be absent from school. 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