The S1 Exams / assessments which were scheduled to take place this term will be cancelled.
Decisions regarding these along with reports for S1-3 will be taken when further clarity is received from the Scottish Government regarding the re-opening of schools.
Please stay safe and enagage where you can with the online learning that staff are making avaialble.
Mr Gardiner
DHT (S1/S2)
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Don’t forget there is lots of useful info on the UCAS website:Â https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/after-you-apply/coronavirus-covid-19/information-students-scotland
Hope you and your families are all well and managing to cope with these trying times. It is extremely strange to contact you about an end of term when we have not been in school for the last two weeks nor likely to be back after Easter. However, on the bright side the hub is now up and running to support families of our front line workers and is now based at Cathedral Primary school. Our staff, as you know they would, continue to volunteer to help. We are delighted at how many of our pupils are accessing the online materials staff are regularly posting.
We are, conscious it has been a long , hard and unsettling term for all of us. What we are proposing is that we all draw breath over the next two weeks. Staff will take a break from posting resources online. We will however, post some websites we would recommend you can access if you wish to keep a routine or need something to stretch your mind. We strongly recommend that you continue with some form of daily exercise, preferably a walk in the fresh air! After the break it will be back to business! Please note the HUB is open over the two week period and those staff helping, and cover the whole week, will take their week after the break. It is important you remind your child they cannot meet up with their friends during this time and should maintain a distance of 2m.
We will still be checking our emails so please do not hesitate to get in touch if you need our support in anyway. You will find the email addresses of pupil support staff on our website.
Please take care over the next two weeks.
Mrs Rooney
Dear Parent/Carer
Hope this email finds you and your family well. I know there are so many concerns at present, especially with regards SQA , but the most important thing is that you and your family remain in good health.
However, we appreciate this is a particularly stressful time for your child when they are also concerned with regards their exam results. The Scottish Government, as you are fully aware, cancelled all the exams and the SQA are now working extremely hard as to the best way they can deal with this so it is not detrimental to your child. I would like to reassure you that it has always been the policy of the SQA to work with the school to ensure the results your child receives is a true reflection of their hard work and ability. This will continue.
I have provided a link from the SQA which takes you a helpful question and answer section for parents on their website.
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/93777.html
In the meantime please take care of yourselves. If you need us please do not hesitate to get in touch. Your child is able to contact their teachers through glow teams and the email addresses for their pupil support teacher is available on our website.
Mrs Rooney
Head Teacher
For advice, support and relevant contact information, SDS have created a page of FAQ’s on their website:
Remember Covid-19 can be passed from person to person if you are TOO CLOSE together. Please avoid groups of more than two at stay 2m apart. Otherwise you run the risk of infection.
Talk to your friends on social media; use video links for face-to-face contact. Do NOT meet in person. Avoid Covid 19 – stay safe!
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