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FOCUS West visits

S3 and S4 pupils recently attended the University of Strathclyde as part of the Focus West programmes.

FOCUS West (Focus On College and University Study – West of Scotland) is part of the national Schools for Higher Education Programme, based in Glasgow. The programme is delivered by staff and students from colleges and universities in the west of Scotland, and provides pupils with an exciting opportunity to experience college and university, meet current students and take part in interesting, challenging and relevant activities.

For more information on FOCUS west and applying to University and College (and other post school options, please see the post schools options page on the school website.

 

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Positive Destinations and Developing the Young Workforce

50 S4 pupils attended the Skills Scotland Event at the SECC on Wednesday, 26 October 2016. All the pupils enjoyed the visit and came away with some useful information to help with their decision making for the future.

Skills Scotland events bring young people face-to-face with employers, training providers, further education colleges, universities, professional bodies and sector specific organisations to help young people to make better transitions and identify effective career pathways that will help them to move into sustainable employment.

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UCAS Information Session – 5th September

Every year the school runs a UCAS class which assists our S6 students in applying to University. While the students are given time during the school day we encourage them to complete the application in their own time and for parents to be involved in this process.

A brief information session for parents and carers will be held in the school on Monday, 5th September 2016 at 6pm to go through the process and to allow you to discuss concerns or issues you may have.

Useful links:

UCAS

 

https://www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/ucas-undergraduate-parents-and-guardians

Focus West PDF logo

http://www.gla.ac.uk/about/wideningparticipation/supportingaccesstogeneralsubjects/top-up/

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Pupil Success – Caleb

Congratulations to S5 pupil, Caleb Hariri, who has gained a Nuffield Research Placement at the University of Glasgow this summer. He will be part of a team investigating how stem cells convert to fat cells. This is a leading edge research project on the control of Diabetes.

Prior to this he will taking part for a week in the REACH Medical programme for aspiring medical doctors, also at University of Glasgow.