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Child Protection Policy, May 2023

Calderhead High School CP policy with badge

Any concerns around Child Protection should be brought immediately to the attention of the Child Protection Co-ordinator. In Calderhead High School, this is Ms M. M. Darragh, Depute Head Teacher. In her absence, direct the concern to Mr Robertson, Headteacher or PT Pupil Support.

Rationale
All children have a right to be protected from abuse and neglect, therefore child protection is the responsibility of everyone. The shared responsibilities of Education & Families and other agency employees are to protect children from abuse and exploitation, to respond appropriately when abuse is identified and to ensure whenever possible that all children can exercise their right to be raised in a warm, stimulating, and safe environment with the support of staff, their families and carers. It is the clear responsibility of all those involved in our school to adopt good practice throughout their work.

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Attendance

Impact of Absences

Being absent from school reduces the number of lessons a pupil will attend for every subject. The tables below show the significant impact absences have on teaching and learning.

How many lessons will a pupil miss based on weekly absences?

Number of days absent per week Number of lessons missed per week Number of lessons missed per month
One day 7 28
Two days 14 56
Three days 21 84

 

How many lessons will a pupil miss a year based on monthly absences?

Number of days absent per month Number of lessons missed per academic year
Three days 231
Five days 385
Ten days 770

 

Arriving late to School

If a pupil arrives late to school in the morning or to class during the day, important events such as assemblies, teacher instructions and the handing out of resources can be missed.

The table below indicates how frequent late coming equates to a significant amount of missed teaching.

 

 

Minutes late per day

  

 

Approximate number of days teaching lost per year

  

 

Approximate number of lessons missed per year
Five minutes 3 19
Ten minutes 5 ½ 38
Fifteen minutes 8 57

 

 

Attendance percentage breakdown

75% attendance across 4 years results in a pupil missing one full teaching year by the end of fouth year.

90% attendance means that a pupil is absent from lessons for the equivalent of one-half day every week. Over five years, this is the equivalent of approximately one half of a school year.

An average attendance of 90% can significantly hinder future opportunities both within further education and the workforce. Every school day and every lesson is important, make them count!

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School Calendar for session 2022/2023

Calendar 22-23 Parent Carer version

The link above takes you to the School Calendar for this session.  This includes the dates for all Parents’ Nights, Tracking Reports and Full Reports. It also includes when the official school holidays are.  The S4 Prelims begin on the 12th of December and the S5/6 Prelims are scheduled to begin on the 8th February.  The SQA exams will begin on Monday 24th April 2023 and finish on the 31st May 2023, as yet we do not know the exact days of each exam.

This year we celebrated 10 years in this new building and we are inviting the Shotts Community to come and get a tour on Monday 29th August. First tour will leave at 6pm and the last tour will start at 6:45pm.
John Robertson
Headteacher
Calderhead High School
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Information re Lateral Flow Device

Lateral flow

You may be aware that the Lateral Flow Device, LFD,  testing programme has been expanded to include S1-3 pupils after the Easter break.  This is a voluntary scheme to helps to identify those who have contracted Covid 19 but do not have any symptoms.

We have been informed today that on Tuesday, 23rd March, Jason Leitch, in partnership with Young Scot, will be hosting two live Q&A sessions for young people regarding the testing programme. The first event will take place at 13:30 for S1-S3 pupils and there will be a further session with S4-S6 pupils at 16:30. The live events will be held on e-Sgoil so that any pupil across Scotland can access.  We hope to share links to these recorded sessions after the event.

Further information is available at http://www.e-sgoil.com/lockdown-live/  

You can also read more on the Young Scot website at https://young.scot/get-informed/national/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-for-young-people-at-school

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Childcare during the February holiday (key workers)

Half-term Hub Support

To assist colleagues directly dealing with the health response to the pandemic, North Lanarkshire are providing childcare support over the school half-term holiday from Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 February at six school-based hubs.

This service is only for key workers who are assisting with the ongoing health response with the NHS, other emergency services, or who are involved directly with the vaccination programme.

We have very few childcare spaces and this service should only be accessed if absolutely necessary for children of key workers that are in early years, ASN, primary or secondary schools. The childcare support will be delivered by Culture and Leisure North Lanarkshire, Active Schools and Community Learning and Development providing a range of activities.

Schools are not open due to the holiday but the six hubs below will be open for urgent childcare BUT you do need to tell us if you need access to it.

The hubs will be open from 8.30am until 4pm on each of the three days at the following schools:-

Cumbernauld Academy, South Kildrum Ring Road, G67 2UF
St Ambrose High School, Townhead Road, Coatbridge, ML5 2JE
Hilltop Primary School, Petersburn Road, Airdrie, ML6 8BH
Cathedral Primary School, Milton Street, Motherwell, ML1 1DH
Clyde Valley High School, Castlehill Road, Wishaw, ML2 0QS
Calderhead High School, Dyfrig Street, Shotts ML7 4DH

Parents/carers should apply for a space and prove eligibility using the online form which will be available on the https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/holidayhubs web page and forms should be submitted by 4pm on Friday 29 January 2021.

Please note that this provision should be considered as emergency childcare for key worker parents. Lunches and snacks will be provided but there will be no transport available.