Placing Requests

Following a review of the Placing Request Regulations, there is a change to the deadline for advising parents/carers on the decision of their placing request. The deadline for advising parents/carers for those placing requests received by 15 March 2021,has been extended from 30 April 2021 to 15 May 2021. For placing requests received after that date, parents/carers will be advised within two months. Further details are available on the Council website and can be viewed by using the link below: http://https//www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/schools-and-learning/school-admissions/placing-requests

Spring Supported Study

S4, S5 and S6 SQA Candidates. Please use this link to sign up to the Digital School Supported Study offer. https://bit.ly/SpringSupportedStudy2021 Spring Break Schedule – April 2021 (1)

New video for learners- Studying for SQA Qualifications Using SCHOLAR

New video for learners- Studying for SQA Qualifications Using SCHOLAR

We are delighted to announce the release of our latest support video for learners. This new resource, “Studying for SQA Qualifications Using SCHOLAR”, has been created to show learners how to use SCHOLAR in their studies as they work towards a National 5, Higher or Advanced Higher qualification. The video is suitable for learners with no prior experience of SCHOLAR, but may also be of benefit to students with summative assessments or exams approaching who may wish to use the interactive course materials and automatically marked, end of topic and end of unit assessments for consolidation and revision. Our new video is available at http://bit.ly/StudyWithSCHOLAR Best wishes, SCHOLAR Team

Easter Study

e-Sgoil is offering an Easter programme of real-time, interactive webinars covering Nat 4 to Advanced Higher, for Scottish learners in the Senior Phase. The programme is not designed to deliver whole course content but will focus on key aspects of the subject(s) and hints and tips on how to be successful in assessments. From the 6th to the 16th, there will be three Live Webinars per course. We will be delivering over 60 courses offering 3 webinars each, over 2 weeks. All the pupils who are already registered for e-Sgoil Study Support in the evenings will be included in the Team but will have to register for e-Sgoil Easter Study Programme. Webinars will use a ‘flipped learning’ approach. This means that young people

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Walk for Wellbeing Results!

A1 Total distance: 809.65km Group winner: Rachel Gemmell 4A1 85.5km A2 Total distance: 821.92 Overall winner Lauren Allen 6A2: 115.25km   Arran total:1631.57 L1 Total distance: 644.4 km Group winner: Emily Mitchell 6L1 87.35km L2 Total distance: 636.8km Group Winner Charlie Harkin: 3L1 98km   Lewis total: 1281.2km S1 Total distance :1100.32km Group Winner Jamie-Lee Smillie: 5S1 108.78km S2 Total distance: 452.01km Group winner: Cara Glen 3S2 98.89km  Skye total: 1552.3km Coltness High School total distance: 4465.07km Amazing achievement!

Uniform Bank – School Appeal

The school are collecting once again for the school uniform bank. Any items of uniform in good condition which no longer fit would be greatly appreciated, and can be handed in to the box in the school foyer beside the office. Many thanks again!

LGBT Charter Mark – Silver Level

LGBT Charter Mark – Silver Level

Dear Member of the School Community I write to you with the great news that we have achieved LGBT Charter Mark status at Silver level. To me our drive to attain this award is not just about the sphere of LGBTi, it is about equality in the general sense whether that be related to gender, social status, religion, race or nationality. Some of the values of our school are: “Equality, Inclusion, Tolerance, Kindness and Respect”, and so attaining this award is very much in line with our morals and beliefs. One of the things that makes me proudest about being head teacher of the school is the excellent way our young people accept and befriend any new individuals in the school community, no

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