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
World Book Day Winner
Well Done World Book Day Winner! Coltness High School held several book related activities to celebrate World Book Day. One of our first year pupil’s won Mrs Leckie’s library competition to match a set of book characters to a well-known author. World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. Written by Mrs Leckie.
Willie Angus VC
Several pupils have been involved in creating a documentary about local hero, William Angus VC. This is part of WWI research and commemoration, in conjunction with other local schools and CLD. Some members of the team appeared on BBC Radio Scotland, here is the interview.
Dyslexia Unwrapped
Welcome to Dyslexia Unwrapped, the online hub for young people with dyslexia. It’s fun, informative and designed just for you. Watch a vid, find support, get involved via the Support for Learning webpage under our Dyslexia Links.
Free Online Leaning Modules
Free Online Learning Modules Dyslexia Scotland are offering a fantastic CPD opportunity free of charge. They have created 3 online modules to raise awareness and develop your knowledge of dyslexia. The modules, which support GTC Scotland Professional Standards, Professional Update and Professional Recognition, have been developed primarily for teachers, school management and GTCS registered local authority education officers. Please take a look via the Support for Learning webpage under the Dyslexia link.
Knowing The Signs and Symptoms of Child Sexual Exploitation – EVENT CANCELLED
Event has been cancelled, this will be rescheduled at a later date. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Monday 5th of March
Hoping to be business as usual tomorrow but keep an eye on twitter and school website.
Basketball Trip On Sunday Cancelled
Due to the adverse weather conditions impacting us over the past few days we regret to inform that the basketball trip on Sunday has been cancelled. It has been difficult to finalise details with the school and the Emirates being closed. For our basketball enthusiasts we will endeavour to run a similar excursion in the future.
School Closed – Thursday 2nd of March
Due to the severe weather all North Lanarkshire Council schools will be closed tomorrow Friday 2 March 2018. The school will be closed on Friday the 2nd of March, due to the bad weather. Senior Pupils who are studying for exams and preparing for assessments can access study resources at the following locations, as well as on Class Blogs or Glow areas. National 5 BBC Bitesize Higher BBC Bitesize Scholar Glow SQA Past Papers Assignment Help and Advice Stay warm and stay safe.
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