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S3 BGE Graduation Ceremony

On Wednesday 2nd May, S3 pupils celebrated being Successful Learners in Braidhurst High School, graduating from the Broad General Education Phase (S1 – S3) to the Senior Phase (S4 – S6).  The focus of the Ceremony was Celebrating Success with an emphasis on the young learners’ career journeys in applying skills for learning, skills for life and skills for work.

Alongside first-class musical entertainment from the Performing Arts Department, the pupils heard from our S3 World of Work Ambassadors and a panel of invited guests.  Karen Baird and Emma Baird, former pupils, shared their career journey as owners of Funtastica, a thriving local business comprising of a gift shop, coffee shop and dance studio. We were delighted to welcome them back to their old school.  Joseph Martin, school Career Adviser, shared valuable information on his role in supporting pupils in the senior phase.  Pauline O’Neill, Continuous Improvement Officer for NLC had recently visited the school to see Developing Young Workforce in action, and we were delighted that she could join us to celebrate and encourage our young people in their journey.  Our final speaker, Kieran Aitken, Managing Director of Orbit Enterprise Education and young entrepreneur, shared his inspirational success story with the graduates. Kieran’s current venture is to encourage, inspire and support the next generation of Scottish entrepreneurs to create the businesses and jobs of tomorrow.  We look forward to working with Kieran again in the near future.

Thanks to all staff involved in organising such a successful, inspiring event celebrating the progress and achievements of your young people in the BGE phase.  We look forward to celebrating the same success as pupils progress into the senior phase.

Celebrating Success Committee

Parent workshops: Responding to bullying & online safety

Dear Parent/Carers

In conjunction with respectme, Scotland’s anti-bullying service parents and carers are invited to attend two forthcoming  workshops being held across regional venues.

Online safety:  This interactive and hands on workshop lasting two hours will explore a range of important issues related to navigating the ever changing online world safely. The event will focus on:

  • How young people use technology- the risks/challenges
  • Popular social media apps- the pros and cons
  • Practical advice on parental controls, privacy and safety settings  with an opportunity to explore your own social media settings
  • Talking to your children about keeping safe online

Responding to Bullying: This 90 minute workshop is designed to:

  • Increase your awareness of bullying behaviour
  • The different ways you can respond if your child is being bullied, or is involved in the bullying of others.
  • How you can work together with your school to provide effective support for children and young people.

These regional events will take place on the following dates:

27 March 2018, Edinburgh City Centre:

Online Safety – 10.00am- 12.00pm

Responding to Bullying – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

 

18 April 2018, Ayr City Centre

Online Safety – 10.00am- 12.00pm

Responding to Bullying – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

 

26 April 2018, Stirling

Online Safety – 10.00am- 12.00pm

Responding to Bullying – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

 

19 April 2018, Glasgow City Centre

Responding to Bullying – 10.00am- 12.00pm

Online Safety – 1.30pm – 3.30pm

 

24 April 2018, Coatbridge

Online Safety only – 6.30pm – 8.30pm

 

2 May 2018, Dundee City Centre

Online Safety – 10.00am- 12.00pm

Responding to Bullying – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

 

3 May 2018, Aberdeen City Centre

Online Safety – 10.00am- 12.00pm

Responding to Bullying – 1.00pm – 2.30pm

 

Places are limited so places must be reserved by contacting enquiries@respectme.org.uk

Easter School 2018

Please see below for a copy of the Easter School timetable which will run on Tuesday 3rd of April 2018 and Wednesday 4th of April 2018.

IMPORTANT: Due to the ongoing renovations in the school this year’s programme will only run for two days instead of three however we have added an extra afternoon session for each day.

There will be restricted access to the school with only the technical block, music department and part of the business/ICT corridor being used. Pupils should access the building via the tuck shop area doorway. There will be a sign in sheet in the tuck shop area and a note of which rooms staff have been allocated to.

There will be no heating in the building so a jumper/sweatshirt is highly recommended.  Pupils should also bring a packed lunch as we will not have canteen facilities.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact the school.

Easter School 2018 Timetable

School closed

Message from NLC

Due to the severe weather warnings, ALL schools and nurseries in North Lanarkshire will be CLOSED tomorrow (Thursday 1 March). Please continue to seek advice on travel and safety from the Met Office and Transport Scotland.

We will update school website and twitter with updates about Friday as soon as we have any information.