Every year, we host an ‘Find your talent’ evening to showcase our extra-curricular offer across the school. The event is for both pupils and parents to come along and hear about the benefits of extra-curricular clubs and to sign up for these. Some of the options on offer will be:

• VEX Robotics
• Debate Club
• Computing Club
• Podcast Club
• Music
• Art
• Future Friday
• Mental Health Ambassadors
• Mentors in Violence Prevention
• Futsal
• Table-Tennis
• Trampolining
• Dodgeball
• Fitness
• Dance
• S1 School of Netball

Dear Parent/Carer,

SQA Examinations & Study Leave

Exam preparation is well underway at Braidhurst. Following the Easter break, your son/daughter will be issued with their individual SQA Timetable detailing exactly when their exams will take place. It is important that they check the accuracy of the details provided. If you have any questions, or if corrections need to be made, please contact the school as soon as possible. Pupils, parents and carers are advised to visit the SQA website for useful information:

https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/100863.12012.html

Courses at Higher level, and most at National 5, have an external exam. This is a compulsory part of the course. All courses at National 4 level are based on internal assessments.

As the SQA exams are run nationally, the date of exams cannot be changed. Some exams will run over bank holidays and in-service days. However, the school will be open on these dates to allow pupils to sit their exams.

Pupils sitting Highers, or one or more National 5 exam, will be on study leave from Monday the 22nd of April inclusive. Pupils must make the most of this opportunity and spend their time preparing for exams. Please note staff are available in school and are always happy to assist pupils. Should your son/daughter wish to attend school to revise – this can be arranged. School policy is that pupils coming into school must wear school uniform, this is also the case when sitting exams.

Pupils following a N3/4 pathway will complete an employability week in Forgewood Community Centre from Monday 29th April to Friday 3rd May. The week prior to this can be used to complete outstanding assessments.

Return to School: Senior pupils will return to school after the exams as follows:

• Thursday the 30th of May there will be an induction for all pupils moving into S5.
• Friday the 31st of May there will be an induction for all pupils moving into S6.

Pupils must attend their induction so that they can be issued with their new timetables and begin lessons.

Should you have any difficulties relating to the SQA Examination Arrangements, or if your child is unwell during the examination period, please contact Ms Kerr.

Yours faithfully

Ms Joanne Kerr

Depute Head Teacher

An upcycled fashion show event ‘Threads’ will take place on Wednesday 28th February 2024 at Forgewood Community Centre.

Doors open at 6.30pm and the show commences at 7pm until 8.30pm.

For more info CLICK HERE

We would like to wish all pupils, families, staff, and friends in the Braidhurst community a peaceful festive break when it comes.  We have scheduled fun, festive events for all young people to take part in.

Please click the links for more info

We are currently recruiting invigilators for the 2024 exams. Invigilators play a crucial role in supporting the exam diet. Their role is to help maintain the quality of the external assessments of National Qualifications by ensuring they are conducted in accordance with SQA policy and procedure.

All invigilation activities are carried out under the direction of a chief invigilator. Full training is provided, and no prior experience is required. You will also be supported by your chief invigilator throughout.

To find out more about the invigilator role and submit your application, visit the SQA Website

If you have any questions or need more information, please contact Joanne Kerr on 01698 274 999 or SQA directly at invigilation@sqa.org.uk.

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