Monthly Archives: June 2018

Whole School News

Support and advice for pupils

SQA exam results will be issued to Scotland’s learners on Tuesday 7 August, by text message and through the post.

It can be a stressful time for young people – but support will be available, online, through our Helpline, via social media and face to face for learners needing to discuss their options.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) offer free, impartial advice and information for those receiving their exam results to help them decide what to do next.

A leaflet detailing the help available from SDS is included with the SQA results letter. In this document, you will find some useful resources which can be adapted to your needs to help you direct learners in need of support when they receive their results – whether it hasn’t gone according to plan or better than expected.

Learners, parents and carers can call the Exam Results Helpline to speak with one of SDS’s trained advisers about their options. From apprenticeships to UCAS Clearing, college to employment, they have information on what you can do next. The Helpline is open on 7-15 August and you can get details

www.atmyworldofwork.co.uk/examresults

You can message advisers via DM on Twitter at@mywowscotland or private message via facebook.com/myworldofwork or your local SDS Facebook page.

SDS careers centres are located nationwide, and careers advisers are available year-round – not just on results day – to offer advice on your career options. Find your nearest centre

www.atmyworldofwork.co.uk/centres

The most important thing to remember is – don’t panic! Whatever your results, there is a way to follow your ambitions, and SDS advisers are ready to help you think about options.

Whether your #examresults are better than expected or not, help is available from @skillsdevscot. Call the Exam Results Helpline on 0808 100 8000 or head to @myworldofwork

https://bit.ly/2bcsyoI

After results day(please note that the Helpline doesn’t open until 7th August)

If you want to talk to someone about your #examresults, the team at @skillsdevscot can help. Call 0808 100 8000 or head to @myworldofwork for advice on what to do next

School Sports, SFA

GIRLS FOOTBALL

On Thursday 14th June our girl’s football team participated in the Scottish Multicultural Football Festival which celebrates cultural heritage and active citizenship through football at the Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility. The girls participated in a mini-football tournament finished in runner-up position.

School Events, Whole School News

SCHOOL PRIZEGIVING 2018

The school hosted its annual end-of-year prize-giving on Tuesday 12th June in the assembly hall. The event acknowledged and rewarded the pupils from all year groups who have shown a distinction in academic subject areas; displayed commendable endeavour in their school work; or displayed a passion for personal reading; an excellence in sport; a dedication to volunteering or being a member of the school/house captaincy team. A platform party of distinguished guests were on hand to assist the prize-giving committee with the presentation of awards: the Rev Derek Pope opened the event with his introductory remarks, whilst staff retirees Mr Paterson and Mrs Keatings, Mr McGhee (Continuous Improvement Officer for North Lanarkshire Council), and Ms. McMurrich ( North Lanarkshire Council’s Head of Education – South). John Beaton (FIFA and SPFL Referee) gave his remarks as principal guest and offered the audience an honest and funny account of his time as a pupil at Braidhurst and his career path as a highly successful referee.  The evening was also supported with a terrific programme of musical numbers including the concert band, saxophone ensemble and our Scottish pipers and drummers.

Languages and Literacy

MARTIN STEWART VISIT

On the morning of Friday, 15th June, we enjoyed a visit from author, Martin Stewart. As part of our drive to raise literacy levels in the Broad General Education phase of the school, we invited Martin to deliver sessions to our S3 pupils, which focussed on strategies to make their creative writing more powerful, as begin working towards achieving their National 5 qualification. S2 pupils were treated to a presentation from the author, where he inspired and enthused as he described his own personal journey of lifelong learning and developing skills for work. Our pupils were delighted to receive their very own copy of his book, “Riverkeep”, even waiting through interval to have them signed; a truly ringing endorsement of what a fantastic event this was!

Health and Wellbeing, Sciences

S3 Heart Start

A group of third year science pupils from Braidhurst High School received certificates this week to mark their successful completion of the British Heart Foundation’s Heart Start programme. The course was completed as part of their National 3 Science Course. Pupils are now proficient in CPR, recovery position, dealing with suspected heart attacks, chocking and bleeding.

The pupils thoroughly enjoyed the course and appreciate how useful it may be in their lives.

Sciences, Technologies, Whole School News

Visit to Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Braidhurst High School robotics club have, by special invitation visited a global leader in technology, namely ,Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), situated in Erskine. The vast 100,000 sq.ft complex is a hub for the company’s refurbishment of IT technology, for example laptops, printers and large servers. Housed within this complex are a number of HPE companies that the club were engaged with.

The visit started with a tour to the 0% waste, IT equipment section run by DXC, then it was on to the high tech world of “app” development by Micro Focus International who are a HPE global enterprise software company.

The host for the day was Mr.Scott McNee who took the club members initially on a tour of the DXC Green engineering, renewal and refurbishment site and then the members were given a workshop by the “app” development team.

After Lunch it was the clubs turn to showcase their award winning robotics team to the directors of the various HPE subsidiaries. After the visit Scott contacted the school to say thank you for bringing such an inspiring group of young people along to HPE.

He commented that in his conversations with the club members, that the visit has had a positive influence on them and broadened their career horizons. Scott’s final remarks in his correspondence were, that Braidhurst High School should be very proud of these young STEM ambassadors. In his opinion it demonstrates what can be achieved when such an enthusiastic team of teachers / influencers give these opportunities to pupils. Scott commented that “They were an absolute credit to both yourselves and the school and it was a pleasure to host you all today”.