Street Soccer and Dance NL – Drop in sessions Tuesday’s between 7 to 9pm at Coltness High School. Street Soccer and Dance NL targets young people aged 9 – 18, it encourages young people, parents and residents to help create an improved sense of health and wellbeing in their communities utilising football/dance as a ‘tool’ to divert young people. The Street Soccer sessions use a portable football pitch, skills zones and specialised coaches to attend hot spot areas without the need for expensive permanent facilities. Partners benefit from the relationships nurtured and then offer alternatives. Attendees will participate in a range of alternative activities and interventions which would not otherwise have been undertaken resulting in sustained crime reductions, breaking down of barriers, increased
2017 Scottish Youth Parliament Elections: How to Vote
This week, from Monday 6th March, the voting opens for the MSYP (Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament ) Elections. The voting period is 6th to the 16th March and there are 5 Candidates for the Motherwell and Wishaw Canstituency. SYP 2017 e-Voting Instructions 2017 Scottish Youth Parliament Elections: How to Vote You can vote online during the election period by… Visiting http://elections.youngscot.org Entering your Young Scot card number OR a temporary number given to you Selecting your constituency This should be the area you live or go to school. You can only vote in ONE constituency. Choosing your candidate(s) You will be asked to rank your preferred candidates in order, with 1 being your top choice, 2 being your second choice. You
Education Scotland
HMI Visit – Coltness High School We are delighted to report that following a visit to the school last week, Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) have commended the significant progress made since their initial visit in February 2014. They will make no further visits to the school. Inspectors particularly commended the gains made in the qualifications achieved by youngsters, with an improving trend evident in recent years. This is matched by young people moving on to positive destinations after school, whether this be to higher or further education, training or employment. Inspectors noted that the curriculum offered to young people had been strengthened, with a greater variety of learning pathways on offer. There were good systems in place to track pupil progress and young
SQA Examination Timetable 2017
https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/files_ccc/Exam_Timetable_2017.pdf
Happy World Book Day
Bea Ferguson, a storyteller from Edinburgh entertained many of our 1st and 2nd year pupils’ with several stories on Tuesday 28th Feb as part of our World Book Day celebrations. This is the 20th anniversary of World Book Day in the UK and is a celebration of authors, storytellers, illustrators, books and most importantly it’s a celebration of reading! We also had a few other W.B.D activities for our pupils’ including: World Book Day Quiz Who am I? (Name staff using their autobiography title) Design a WBD Book Token Written by Mrs Leckie.
Coltness High School 50th Anniversary
To celebrate Coltness High School’s 50th Anniversary the PTA are organising a ‘Curry & Ceilidh’ with details as follows: Friday 24th March Coltness High School Theatre 7pm for 7.30pm, finishing at 12 midnight BYOB £10 Tickets available from the school office.
Environmentally Friendly
Environmentally Friendly The Support for Learning Department in conjunction with Science have been driving an Eco-Friendly Project. The aim of the group is to raise awareness across the school and in time gain an ECO-FLAG. The project will be led by a committee of pupils who have all volunteered their time and support. All information including committee names and minutes of recent meetings can be found on the board at the entrance to the school. Written by Mrs McQuaid.
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