Autism Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month Support for Learning are recognising Autism Awareness month next week by having a few different activities taking place: All PSHE classes will have an Autism lesson to help raise awareness Support for Learning are hosting a coffee morning on Friday 27th April to both raise awareness and raise money for Scottish Autism society. Finally, all staff have been issued with 2 information sheets Top tips for helping Autistic students learn What you need to know about Autism Both sheets can be found on the Support for Learning Web Page There is also an opportunity to access to a free online module focusing on woman and girls with ASD. Information is given below: Woman and Girls Module This module aims to
Double Yellow Lines
Thursday 5th April saw the much awaited double yellow lines being put down in the school car park. I would ask that all members of the school community heed these lines and do not park in this area. This is to ensure the safety of all members of the school community. Written by Mr McGilp.
Early Closure
Please note the school will be closing at 2.30pm tomorrow 29th March for the Easter Holidays.
UHI Perth
Great to see former pupil Lucy Brayson in the UHI Undergraduate Prospectus advertising her course!
Lunchtime Library Pupils
Today the last Cadbury’s Crème Egg knitted chick was sold by the ASDAN pupils’ who have been fundraising for Guide Dog’s Scotland. Their final total will be revealed soon. Thanks to everyone who bought them.
Welcome
Everyone at the school would like to welcome PC Paul McWhinnie to the team. Paul will be based between here and St. Aidan’s over the course of the week. He is a part of a bigger roll out of “School Community Police Partnership Officers” across almost all secondary schools in North Lanarkshire. Paul will be involved in such things as delivering our PSHE programmes and will be a great asset to our team to continue to deliver high quality education to the young people of the Wishaw area. Written by Mr McGilp.
British Transplant Games – Youthlink Awards March 2018
At the recent Youthlink awards in Glasgow, two of our senior pupils, Evan Bridges and Jordan Marshall were recognised for their involvement in the #Transplant Stories Project (North Lanarkshire) team which came runners up in the The Digital Youth Work award (Sponsored by Sky Academy) “It was a truly eye-opening experience – one that I will never forget.” That’s what Evan had to say about the #TransplantStories digital team at the 2017 British Transplant Games. This unique partnership between the University of the West of Scotland and North Lanarkshire’s Community Learning and Development youth work team saw 11 young people from schools, employability hubs and Modern Apprenticeships come together to learn new digital skills. Over 12 weeks, the youth work team ran sessions on online
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