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Summer Placement application: deadline extended

Summer Placement application deadline extended

Salary now added £8 per hour

North Lanarkshire council have extended their deadline for their summer placement applications; the deadline is now this Sunday the 22nd of February. You can apply if you are 16 on or before the 22nd of June. You need to be able to commit to 5 out of the 6 weeks however for clerical roles they may look at 4 weeks commitment and you DO NOT need to be leaving school as it is over the summer.

What the summer placement can offer you

  • Hands-on, real-world experience
  • Exposure to live projects and professional teams
  • Valuable industry insight and networking
  • £8 per hour paid placement

These placements are a fantastic way to build your CV, gain meaningful experience and receive £8 per hour for your hard work.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain experience, earn while you learn, and enhance your career prospects this summer.

It can also lead to a Modern Apprenticeship with the council.

Apply now before applications close:

Summer Student Placements (Various Locations) – NLA08341 | North Lanarkshire Council | myjobscotland

As part of the application you need to do 90 second video answering 3 questions

Why have you applied?

What benefits do you anticipate you will gain from the role?

What are your aspirations for the future?

Invigilator recruitment 2026

We are currently recruiting invigilators for the 2026 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 Qualification Scotland 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.

Helping Hand HUB

Tuesday 4th Mar 2025

10am to 1pm

New & Preloved: Clothes, Winter Jackets, School Uniforms, Toys, Prom Dresses and lots more… Many items completely free of charge

Everyone Welcome. Join us for Tea, Coffee & Biscuits

Y.M.C.A

294 Main Street

Bellshill

ML4 1AB

Families Here and Now Service Event

The FHANS group (Families Here and Now Service) are running an event next weekend (8th & 9th of March 2025) in Chryston Hub and in Motherwell.

The theme of this event is “Mothers day” and it is intended for families to join in and have fun! It is important to note that despite the theme being mothers day, the focus will be on making something for a person that means a lot to you!

This drop-in service will have lots of fun arts and crafts to do such as card making and colouring in for the children! There will also be plenty of snacks and drinks for both parents and children to enjoy.

Saturday (08/03/25): 12pm to 2pm, Chryston Community Hub conference room (Chryston Primary)

Sunday (09/03/2025): 12pm to 2pm, Barnardo’s Motherwell (58-60 Albert Street, Motherwell, ML1 1PR) next to the Health and Wellness Hub.

These drop-ins are free, and everyone is encouraged to come along, there will be FHANS workers there too, who will be there to help and assist anyone who needs help or support in the meantime. You do not need to be referred to FHANS to come along as this event is open to the community!

SQA Exams 2025: Update

The SQA have made significant changes to the 2025 exam timetable.

Info/ updates below or CLICK HERE to view

They have added an extra day which means that exams will now start on Friday 25 April 2025 instead of Monday 28 April. The finish date of Monday 2 June is unchanged and remains as a contingency day. Results Day will be Tuesday 5 August.

Change of exam day

  • Accounting – all levels
  • Classical Studies – all levels
  • Computing Science – all levels
  • Dance – all levels
  • Engineering Science – all levels
  • English for Speakers of Other Languages – Higher
  • French – all levels
  • German – Higher
  • Media – Higher
  • Modern Studies – all levels
  • Nuadh-eòlas – all levels
  • Practical Metalworking – National 5
  • Practical Woodworking – National 5
  • Psychology – all levels

Change of exam time

These exams remain on the same date but they have changed the exam times:

  • Biology – National 5
  • Cantonese (Listening) – Higher
  • Cantonese (Listening and Discursive Writing) – Advanced Higher
  • Care – National 5 and Higher
  • Fashion and Textile Technology – National 5 and Higher
  • Mandarin Simplified and Traditional (Listening) – Higher
  • Mandarin Simplified and Traditional (Listening and Discursive Writing) – Advanced Higher
  • Religious, Moral and Philosophical Studies – National 5
  • Urdu – Higher