Our ‘Storytelling Project’ is currently being delivered to twenty second-year pupils by storyteller Bea Ferguson and is shaping up to be a fantastic initiative. Pupils are tasked with finding their own story (perhaps a family story passed down from grandparents or other relatives) or researching a local legend from the Motherwell area (examples would be ghost stories from Dalzell House or the flooded village of Bothwellhaugh). Bea will then teach the pupils how to write and then “perform” their story to an invited audience of family and friends at a tea party which will take place just before the school Easter holidays. Pupils also recently enjoyed a field trip to North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre where they learnt more about Motherwell’s mining history and had access to the local studies archives. It is hoped that the project will have a positive impact on both the creative and personal reflective writing skills of pupils, whilst also building their self-esteem and positivity about their communities.
Category Archives: Whole School News
School weather update
An Amber (Be Prepared) warning remains in place until 1000am on Friday 2 March. North Lanarkshire Council area is covered by this warning.
As a consequence all schools and centres will be closed tomorrow (Friday 2/3/18).
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.
Winter school’s update
Update from NLC:
ALL North Lanarkshire schools will be CLOSED today (Wed 28th Feb). Amber Met Office warning for snow remains in place – please avoid travel. If you do travel be prepared for severe disruption.
Urgent update
We have experienced some difficulty with our water supply today. These have been resolved to enable to the school to remain open all day today.
The school will be open on Monday as usual.
ROAD SAFETY COMPETITION
Great news for the school and in particular its Art and Design department. Braidhurst pupil, Ellie McGregor, gained 1st Place in the S1 – S6 group in this year’s ‘North Lanarkshire Road Safety Calendar’ competition. Ellie spent a great deal of time producing her poster idea for the competition and it certainly did the trick with the judges, being voted first place in the secondary school category.
This is fantastic news as she gained this place over 2000 other entries and has been presented with an award certificate and a voucher for £30 to spend at Argos.
SCHOOL OF FOOTBALL AND GIRLS’ SCHOOL OF FOOTBALL
The aim of the programme is to develop technical, tactical, physical and mental skills as a player as well as promoting positive social skills and increased motivation towards academic progress. Players are involved in daily coaching sessions for the three years of their school life, so must display a good technical standard to cope with the demand. The option to study for a qualification in Football in S4 is an option as pupils move into the Senior Phase of their education.
The Girls’ School of Football share the same aims as the standard programme, providing a very similar programme and range of opportunities.
To apply for the School of Football or the Girls’ School of Football please visit the Braidhurst High school website. https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/Braidhurst/ then follow the link from the ‘Our School’ drop down menu to the ‘Football Programmes’ then to the School of Football and Girls’ School of Football.
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