Head Teacher Blog
Dear Parent/Carer
I hope you have had a good week.
As this week draws to a close it marks a really important point in the school year. As of Monday, all pupils will move up a year and start their new timetables. I would like to put on record my sincere thanks for the work of the timetabling team who have worked tirelessly to ensure the school is ready to start another year of learning. For some pupils it marks the start of something new and exciting and for some it marks a continuation of study in key areas. Whichever category your child falls into I hope they are looking forward to Monday.
As always, if you have any questions in relation to the information contained within this blog or any other school matter please do not hesitate to be in touch with the school. Moreover, I’m always delighted to share good news of pupil achievements outside of school as many pupils are participating at an exceptionally high level in a range of activities. If your son/daughter is involved in something, please do share this with me.
Timetable Update
I was in touch with all families in the new S5 and S6 this week, but I know that some emails will sometimes go into Junk or Spam and as such just wanted to ensure all families were aware of the plans for the return of our Senior Pupils on Monday.
Dear Parent/Carer
I hope you are well.
Firstly, whilst I know a number of pupils still have some exams left, I do hope your young person has found the exams as fair as possible and we really do hope that all their hard work this month will be rewarded in August.
As we approach the return to school of Senior Pupils on Monday, I thought it would be appropriate to share a couple of pieces of information with you.
New Timetables
Pupils in the new S5 and S6 will receive their new timetables in registration on Monday. These are a reflection of their choices that they made in February and March.
Assemblies
Immediately after registration our intention is to hold brief assemblies for S5 and S6 pupils. I will, as always, share a copy of the slide with you to make you aware of the content.
Re-coursing
Owing to some staffing changes and some courses being oversubscribed, some pupils will need to be recoursed. In addition, a small number of pupils may also have decided to change their subjects as a consequence of their exams that they have just sat. This can be a logistically challenging task for us to undertake and as such I wanted to be clear with everyone our process regarding this.
1.First priority will be given to pupils with blanks as a result of their chosen course not running within school.
2. Secondly priority will be given to pupils for whom college/partner courses are not running and/or classes are oversubscribed.
3. Third priority any pupils which are requesting a subject change for any reason other than courses not running. For these pupils, we would ask that they complete this brief form so we can gather in their details and see them after the pupils who are in the first and second priority Recoursing Form – Fill in form (Please ensure that if your son/daughter is completing this form that they have had a discussion with you regarding this).
Thank you
Jamie
Goodbye Mrs French
On Wednesday we bid farewell to Mrs French from the school office. Mrs French has been a member of the amazing admin team for over 19 years and this week started her retirement. On the day she was rightly showered with gifts and best wishes and the school gave her one final round of applause to thank her for all her work. She will be a huge loss to the school.
Family Views
May is a time for planning for next year. Whilst the authority visit report which I shared with families last week, has given us some areas to work on, I’m also conscious that there are some areas I would really value family feedback on as we finalise our plans for next session. One area is the family reports that we changed as a pilot this session. We moved from 1 tracking report and a written report to 3 tracking reports to give families a more regular update on their young person’s progress. I did say last year we would evaluate this at this point and as such could you please give me a very quick response via this Microsoft Form: Tracking Report Consultation – Fill in form . I appreciate that we are often inundated with evaluations but this form is particularly informative to us as a school regarding our reporting plans for session 2026-2027. Thank you in advance.
Junior Golf Winners
On Tuesday this week, 31 pupils battled it out at Palacerigg Golf Course for the Junior Golf Championship Trophy.
It ended up a very close finish indeed. In 3rd place was Alfie Carpenter 1LO with a round of 90. Our joint winners (first time we have had this!) were Arran Baxter 3WA, and Kyle Mackenzie 3LO, both with rounds of 87. Congratulations to our top 3, and everyone else who enjoyed a very warm day on a course where the greens were in magnificent condition.
School Show Tickets
Just a reminder that tickets are now on sale for GHS’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. Show nights are the 9th, 10th and 11th of June with a 7.15pm show start time. The kids have been working really hard and it promises to be a fantastic evening! Tickets are £5 and can be purchased from Ms Duncan or Mr Sharpe in Music.
GHS Primary Transition June 2025 – 3 day visit
As part of our ongoing P7 transition programme, our P7 Greenfaulds High School 3-day visit is taking place from Tuesday 9th June to Thursday 11th June from 8.55am– 3.30pm each day. This will allow pupils to follow their timetable for the three days in the classes that they will be in come August.
They will have the opportunity to meet staff and their Pupil Support teachers, and this will hopefully allay any of the fears and anxieties that they may still have.
Please note that lunch will be provided free of charge for all 3 days. Transport arrangements will be directed by your child’s Primary School, however, you are welcome to drop off and pick up your child directly at Greenfaulds.
In addition, this year we are offering a parental drop in session on Friday 12th June from 1.00 – 2.30pm for parents to come along and discuss any concerns that they may have following the 3 day visit. Please note that this is optional.
This year our expected S1 roll for August is currently 281 pupils from 13 primaries. We are really excited to welcome our new S1 cohort to Greenfaulds and working alongside families to ensure each child is supported, included and successful in the Greenfaulds community.
If you have any queries or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Adler at the school.
Gaelic Family Learning Week
I was contacted this week by the Community Learning and Development Team about the following opportunity for families with pupils studying Gaelic:
We’re pleased to announce that Seachdain nan Teaghlach (Family Learning Week) will be returning to Sabhal Mòr Ostaig in the Isle of Skye 6–10 July 2026.
This is a week-long event which offers families with children in Gaelic-medium education the opportunity to develop their language skills together in an all-Gaelic environment and to mix with families from a similar background from different parts of the country. Parents will have the opportunity to attend Sabhal Mòr Ostaig’s language courses throughout the week, while their children take part in a wide range of Gaelic-medium activities, bringing families together in the evenings for a mix of family-friendly Gaelic-medium social events. The link for more information is here:
https://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/family-week-2026/?lang=en
Graduate Apprenticeship Opportunity
Whilst almost all our School Leavers have already secured their first step beyond school, the following opportunity may be of interest to some of our budding Accountants from Laura Gruber
Apprenticeship Liaison Manager of the Global Accounting Centre
We’re excited to be recruiting for our 2026 Accounting Graduate Apprenticeship at our Global Accounting Centre in Glasgow. I’d really appreciate your support in sharing this with any students considering a career in accounting.
This is a fantastic opportunity for school leavers, offering:
✅ An Honours degree in Accountancy & Finance (RGU)
✅ A Chartered Accountant qualification (ICAS)
✅ Five years of hands-on experience in a global finance team
✅ A guaranteed full-time role on successful completion
✅ A strong support network and wider GA student community
🎯 Entry requirements: Minimum BBBB Highers (including English & Maths)
📅 Apply by: 9 June | Interviews: 16–19 June (flexibility available where needed)
Current student insight: A Day in the Life of a Current Gallagher GA Student
Link to apply: Graduate Apprentice – Chartered Accounting
Access to the school
As part of a review on building security, we have now moved to the main doors at the front and rear of the building being locked during class time. This is to ensure that only people can access our school via the visitor entrance and sign in at reception. If your young person is running late for any reason can you remind them of this and that they need to come in through the guest entrance. Thank you.
Support for pupils with ASN
As a parent with a child who has an additional support need, I know that information can be particularly helpful to ensure you are supporting your young person in the best possible way. The Support for Learning department work closely with Speech and Language therapy, Occupational Therapy, Hope for Autism and the Neurodevelopmental Team. If your child is on a waiting list to see any of the services, or have been given an identification of an Additional Support need, the following Facebook pages may be useful to you. They share hints and tips, have rolling programmes of local workshops for parents and children on common themes such as Sleep, Anxiety, language processing, sensory difficulties.
NHS Lanarkshire Children and young people, Occupational Therapy
https://www.facebook.com/share/19hopRtsiN/
Speech and language therapy NHS Lanarkshire
https://www.facebook.com/share/1BevUC39FW/
Neurodevelopmental service-CYS NHS
Hope for Autism
https://www.hopeforautism.org.uk
Young Scot Cards
Increasingly, the use of Young Scot Cards for our pupils are very important, both in and out of school. As such, if your son/daughter loses their card it can be problematic. We are able to apply for a replacement card on their behalf. However, we would ask that if you would like the school to do this, that parents/carers need to email Mr Adler nladlerp@northlan.org.uk with the students full name, date of birth, a photo, their address to send the card to and give permission to apply for a card.
Child Protection and Safeguarding
If you have concerns of a child protection or safeguarding nature, we would encourage you to use the following information.
Condorrat Summer Fayre
I really do value the help and support I receive from my Primary Colleagues across the Greenfaulds Cluster and as such it’s lovely to repay the favour with a shameless plug for the Condorrat Summer Fayre taking place tomorrow (Saturday).
Dates for your diary
Monday 1st of June: New Timetable commences for all pupils and staff.
I hope you have a lovely weekend.
Moran Taing
Jamie
Jamie Vaughn-Sharp
Head Teacher
