Due to the weather conditions this evening’s S2 parents’ night will be postponed until the 23rd of January.

Appointment times will remain the same.

The application process for this year’s  Scottish FA  Performance School programme at Braidhurst High School is now officially open.

To apply please visit https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/performance/jd-performance-schools/applications/ to complete your child’s application form.

On Friday 15^th Dec over 200 Braidhurst pupils departed the school to various locations throughout central Scotland on reward trips as part of our Celebrating Success initiative.

Over 50 of our S1 pupils headed to Motherwell Civic Theatre to see this year’s panto “Jack in the Beanstalk” while our S2 pupils headed into Glasgow Quay to the new Odeon Luxe Cinema (where all the seats recline) followed by some American style Ten Pin Bowling.

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With over 200 trampolines, 3 foam pits and even a ninja warrior course, over 60 of our S3 & S4 pupils headed to Flipout in Glasgow (the world’s largest Trampoline park) before also going bowling.

Our S5 & S6 pupils (plus a few extra S4 pupils) had two separate trips with one group heading to SOAR at Braehead where they took to the (indoor) slopes for some sledging fun at Snow Factor, before some adventure golf at Paradise Island and high wire stunts at the skypark. The 2^nd smaller group of S5/S6 pupils headed in the opposite direction to our nation’s capital spending the day at the Edinburgh Christmas markets.

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Braidhurst High Art and Design pupils were asked to submit their drawings to illustrate this year’s Christmas card.   They made a fantastic job of preparing their work and the successful pupils work will be included in the design

Safer Internet Day 2018

Safer Internet Day 2018 will take place on Tuesday 6th February with the theme ‘Create, Connect and Share Respect: a better internet starts with you.’

Celebrated globally and coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre the campaign sees hundreds of schools and organisations join together to raise awareness of online safety issues and run events and activities right across the UK.

As a result of this collective action Safer Internet Day 2017 reached 3 million children and 2 million parents across the UK.

Join the campaign to make Safer Internet Day 2018 the biggest yet!

Schools, companies, police services, charities and other organisations across the UK are invited to get involved in the campaign to inspire the safe and positive use of technology.

Last year over a thousand organisations supported the day, and you can now register as a Safer Internet Day 2018 supporter to share what you are doing to support the day.

The UK Safer Internet Centre has provided ideas for getting involved and over the coming months will be sharing a range of resources to help you get involved, including educational resources and films.

Right now you can get involved by helping to spread the word to any schools and organisations who could get involved on the day.

Plans for 6th February

On the day, the campaign will create a huge buzz right across the UK and globally!

There will be national youth events, activities in schools across the UK, media coverage, a day of trending on social media, companies will spread the word to customers and employees, as we all aim to reach as many children and families across the UK as possible.

Together we can make a positive difference

As a result of hearing about Safer Internet Day 2017, an evaluation found that the majority of children spoke to their families about staying safe online while 79% felt more confident about what to do about any worries online. As a result of the day, 1 in 4 young people said they spoke up about something that had been worrying them online.

Together we can make #SID2018 the biggest campaign yet and make a real difference to the digital lives of children right across the UK.

Find out more and get involved! www.saferinternetday.org.uk #SID2018

On 21 November a total of 49 pupils made the trip to The Etihad Stadium to watch the Champion’s League group match between Manchester City and Feyenoord Rotterdam. Despite the match only finishing 1-0 to the hosts with a late goal from Raheem Sterling, pupils had an excellent time being close to the action and seeing top stars such as Sergio Aguero and Kevin De Bruyne   Alistair Small and Rhys Mallinson were triumphant in the traditional bus quiz, winning a match day programme each.   Alistair also winning a Manchester City top in the bus raffle.   Pupils and Staff had a very enjoyable outing.

Reading is at the heart of academic success and helps to develop a robust mental health amongst young people.  Braidhurst has risen to the challenge of strengthening the literacy skills of our pupils in lower school by inviting them to participate in a ‘Reading Championship’.  This program is run by the school library and delivered as part of the S1-S2 English curriculum.  Pupils have good reason to get engaged with personal reading, as the more books they read will lead to certificates, badges, trophies, and a class rewards afternoon involving pizzas and a movie.  Pupils have admirably risen to challenge with the majority taking their library book home to read in their spare time and visiting the school library on a very regular basis looking for their next book to devour.  Mrs McKenna, Depute Head Teacher in charge of the Pupil Equity fund, remarked that “the ‘Reading Championship’ puts front and centre our belief that literacy goes beyond classroom based activities and assessments and is a skill which enriches our lives on a daily basis.  Promoting reading for pleasure is an essential part of our strategy to raise literacy levels across the Broad General Education phase of the school and we are committed to encouraging our pupils by recognising their efforts in this regard.”