We fully anticipate pupils will be wearing full uniform for the start of the new session in August 2021. Blazers and sports t shirts (for PE in House colours with school badge) can be purchased on-line from Academy Uniforms.
For more information, please see attached letter:
Please see the attached letter from Derek Brown, Executive Director, Children and Families:
Dear Parent / Carer,
I hope this letter finds you safe and well. I would like to set out some new arrangements that we have put in place to help keep pupils and staff safe. These are all in line with Scottish Government and North Lanarkshire Council guidance. As this guidance changes we will keep you updated.
Transport
Pupils travelling by transport provided by NLC do not have to wear face coverings but can if they wish. We ask that pupils sit it in the same seats for each journey.
Pupils
At the start of interval, start of lunch and at the end of the school day pupils are asked to leave the building by the doors at the bottom of the stairs, this is to minimise/avoid large gatherings. There are hand sanitiser stations at the main entrances to the school and throughout the building, please make use of these to prevent the spread of any diseases. In addition at the end of each block of learning pupils will be asked to wipe their desk to help prevent the spread of any disease.
Parents and carers
If parents or carers need to speak to someone the first port of call should be via telephone to their Principal Teacher of Pupil Support
Mrs Angela Buchanan (Burns)
Ms Louise Carson (Lochhead, acting)
Mrs Gillian Horn (Fleming)
Mrs Phee (Lochhead)
Mrs Ros Ward (Wallace, Mon, Tues, Wed AM)
Mr Leitch (Wallace, Wed PM, Thur, Fri)
Face to face meetings will only take place in exceptional circumstances and will be pre-arranged.
When dropping off your child at please remain in the car.
Uniform
As we are not permitted under the guidance to use our changing rooms pupils should come to school dressed for outdoor PE and remain in their kit for the rest of the day. We recommend that pupils bring a change of footwear. On all the other days pupils should come dressed in full school uniform.
2 Week Timetable Rotation for S1 /S2 / S3 /S4
To enhance the safety of all in the school community in relation to Covid 19 NLC has introduced a 2 week timetable rotation for S1-S4. The reasons for this are:
Please be assured that all pupils will receive 100% of time in their subjects over the course of the 2 weeks
How will this work?
Introduction of a new rotation to the existing school timetable
This will begin from Monday 17th August 2020
Timetables will remain similar, but, follow a 2 week rotation
Week 1 RED, Week 2 BLUE
Mapping the original timetable with weeks 1 & 2 as shown below, please note Mon 5, Tue 5 and Thu 5 map onto both weeks.
Original Timetable
RED Week 17/8, 31/8, 14/9, 28/9, 19/10, 2/11, 16/11, 30/11, 14/12
BLUE Week 24/8, 7/9, 21/9, 5/10, 26/10, 9/11, 23/11, 7/12, 21/12
John Robertson
Headteacher
Calderhead High School
We celebrated the success of our pupils on Wednesday, 22 June 2016, recognising their excellent academic progress and wider achievements. As well as all the well-deserved awards given to our pupils, the Provost Award was given to the whole community of Shotts for their support over the last few weeks.
Our guest speaker was Mr Alex Napier, and we enjoyed entertainment from many of our talented pupils.
Here’s just a few of the activities and achievements of our pupils this year:
A letter explaining the introduction of a standardised 33 period week across North Lanarkshire secondary schools has been issued to pupils.
Please click here to see a copy of the letter.
S2, S3, S4 and S5 pupils will soon be making important decisions about their course choices for the next academic year.
Pupils, parents and carers are invited to come along to the Calderhead High School Course Choice Information Evening on Thursday, 18th February 2016. All pupils and parents from S2, S3, S4 and S5 are most welcome. It’s an opportunity to speak with the Senior Management Team regarding course structure and the options process. Pupil Support staff will be on hand to answer and advise both pupils and parents. Tea and Coffee will be supplied and the event starts at 6 pm.
S4 and S5 will have a meeting with Mr Graham (6 pm) and then afterwards the opportunity to speak with Pupil Support staff.
S2 and S3 will have a meeting with Ms Darragh (6 pm) and thereafter the opportunity to speak with Pupil Support staff.
The course choice process is a very important time in the school calendar and as such we would encourage parents to help us to support our young people by attending the event with them.
Please see the attached Course Choice Options Information Booklets (will open in a new page):
