A group of S4 pupils recently visited an exhibition on work produced at the Creative Residency in Kilbowie Residential Centre. There was a wide range of work from students including artwork from the fine art painters and screen-printers. All pupils really loved the large scale photography work that was o show as well as the 3D props and costumes.
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BRILLIANT CLUB – SCHOLARS PROGRAMME
Twelve of our S3 pupils recently took part in the ‘Brilliant Club’ scholars programme which exists to increase the number of pupils progressing to highly-selective universities. The scholars programme provided the pupils with the opportunity to experience university style learning as they worked in small groups and were supported by a PhD level tutor over the course of the term in order to complete a module culminating in a final assignment. The in-school tutorials were also complemented by a trip to Strathclyde University for the launch trip.
For a number of weeks our pupils worked along-side their PhD tutor, Clara Vergez. Pupils worked through a module titled ‘Visions of Vessels: How do doctors see disease inside the body?’ We are delighted to announce that all 12 pupils passed the programme, with a number of them achieving a first class pass. Their hard work and effort was rewarded with an invitation for them and their parents/carers to a fantastic graduation ceremony. The ceremony took place at the University of Edinburgh on Thursday 6th of February. Congratulations to all the pupils and thanks to Dr Gardner for supporting the pupils throughout the programme.
SCHOOL OF FOOTBALL – PITCH OPENING
On Wednesday 5th February Braidhurst welcomed local councillors into the school to celebrate the opening of the new 4G football pitch and to showcase the fantastic partnership work between North Lanarkshire Council, North Lanarkshire Leisure Football Development and Scottish FA Central Region, which enables the Braidhurst football programmes to flourish.
The event began with a presentation highlighting the incredible work of the School of Football programmes and the planning and organisation that went into creating the new pitch. Head Teacher, Mrs Rooney, and School of Football Coach, Mr Young, also spoke to the invited guests before Principal Teacher of PE, Mr O’Neill, and a selection of School of Football pupils spoke about their first-hand experience of the programme which places young people at its centre.
The event ended with a coaching session on the new 4G synthetic pitch which impressed all in attendance. Depute Leader of North Lanarkshire Council and local Councillor of Motherwell West, Paul Kelly, praised the pitch as the “best in the country.” We were also delighted to welcome Councillor Megan Gallacher and Councillor Frank McNally.
SoF 2020: applications open
The school are delighted to announce that applications are now open for the School of Football and Girls’ School of Football programmes 2020.
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Applications close by the end of the school day on Friday 13th March 2020
Good luck to all applicants.
ROBOTICS SUCCESS
Congratulations to our robotic teams: “Anonymous, “Visible”, “The Quadruple Clefs” and “Me and the Boyz” for participating in the regional championships in the VEX Tower Take Over Challenge. This year’s competition was held at New College Lanarkshire in Motherwell. Teams from North Lanarkshire schools competed against each other for an ‘alliance place’ in the UK regional finals, which are held in Telford, and we are delighted two of our teams were successful in achieving a place. The Vex Robotics Challenge is the world’s largest and fasters-growing robotics competition for secondary schools, universities and colleges. More than 12,000 teams from 32 countries playing in over 750 tournaments compete to become the best globally. Members of the robotics club are now refining their skills in programming, problem solving, team-work and driving before they go to the national competition.
PRIMARY EMPLOYABILITY WORKSHOPS
The school’s My World of Work ambassadors: Olivia, Sharleen, Emily, and Rebecca, visited our three cluster primaries on Tuesday 4th February to deliver a fun employability workshop to each of the schools. Activities delivered by the ambassadors included: an ‘Animal Me’ quiz where pupils learnt about their personalities and what animal describes them best, a fun create your own toy task, and other activities which developed communication, problem-solving, and team-work skills.
SCOTTISH FA JD PERFORMANCE SCHOOL VISIT
On Wednesday 8th January the school welcomed to school the Deputy First Minister John Swinney, Scottish FA representatives Rod Petrie, Brian McLaughlin and Malky Mackay, Motherwell and Wishaw MSP Clare Adamson, Deputy Leader of North Lanarkshire Council Councillor Kelly, Convenor of Education & Families Councillor McNally and Education Officer Anne Munroe, amongst others, for a Scottish FA JD Performance School visit.
The event opened with a presentation and Q&A from Brian McLaughlin and Malky Mackay which was followed by current performance school players, Shay Nevans, Jack Bell, Jacob Blaney and Alastair Small sharing their perspective of the programme. Former pupils Leon McCann and Cameron Williamson were also on hand to offer their experience as well.
Head Teacher Mrs Rooney and Principal Teacher of P.E Mr O’Neill also spoke to the gathered audience about the many successes of the programme before the visitors were given a tour of the school, which included S6 pupil Jay Blakeway showcasing the school’s ‘Developing the Young Workforce’ Learner Journey wall. The visitors were also given the chance to observe a coaching session of the players by SFA coach Stevie Clarke on the school’s astroturf pitch.
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