Head Teacher Blog
Dear Parent/Carer
I hope you are well.
The end of this term is always bittersweet. Whilst it is never a bad thing to start a holiday, this term means that we bid goodbye to our S6 pupils. This year group have, across their six years in Greenfaulds, been a wonderful blend of individuality and collective positivity. This week through a range of activities (more of which is discussed below) we got the chance to wish them all the very best before their exams and their final days.
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.
Goodbye S6
Over the course of the week, we have taken the opportunity to say goodbye to all our S6 pupils. Wednesday took the form of year books, hoodies and shirt signing – a lovely opportunity to wish them all well individually. On Wednesday night our S6 Graduation was a fantastic night and a lovely opportunity to come together with families to wish all our S6 well before they begin their final exams and their first steps beyond school. Finally, on Thursday the whole school wished them well as they were pipped from the building at just after 12pm. My parting messages to the whole year group come (unsurprisingly) from Taylor Swift, “Never be so clever, you forget to be kind. Never be so kind you forget to be clever.” We wish every single one of them the very best in the future.
S4/5 Leavers
As we had the opportunity to say goodbye to our S6 leavers, I look forward in June to wishing our S4 and S5 leavers all the very best in their future endeavours. As an inclusive school, it is only right to mark their leaving in a similar way to the S6 leavers, and we will be in touch with families of our S4/5 leavers with more information in May.
The final push
Whilst the Easter Holidays are upon us, I appreciate for many of our Senior Pupils it will involve some rest and relaxation married with some intensive studying. To support all pupils in this, I was contacted this week about the E-sgoil Easter Supported Study.
Registration for e-Sgoil’s 2026 Easter Study Support programme is now open. This Scottish Government funded provision is focussed on delivering equitable access to all Senior Phase learners and is completely free. Study Support comprises live, interactive webinars and are delivered online by experienced, GTCS registered teachers. Almost 60 different webinar subjects are on offer during the week of 6th-10th April, covering the most popular curricular areas as well as an extensive range of other subjects.
4287 learners from 321 secondary schools across Scotland signed up for the Easter programme last year. Almost all learners surveyed rated the overall quality of their experience as ‘excellent’, with 98% claiming that the webinars had helped to increase their confidence and reduce their anxiety ahead of final exams.
- Further information on how to access the programme can be found
World Champion!
Late on Wednesday night, I was updated from Mr Meikle that Connor Bogie Davidson who has just returned from Thailand after competing in the World Muay Thai Boxing championships and it turns out he won his weight category so he is the WORLD champion! Just amazing stuff – go you Connor!!
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.
Parent Council Reminder
The Parent Council is a hugely helpful and informative body for me as Head Teacher and for the wider school. If you would like to attend any or all of the sessions this year the dates are as follows:
Monday 27th of April link to the Teams meeting is here: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/347734474254038?p=fISuKQRZooIJ6aM9rp
Meeting ID: 347 734 474 254 038
Passcode: m4UM7sY3
Monday 25th of May (in person and always a bring a dish night for a catch up and some lovely food).
Evening Study Support 2025-26
Registration for this year’s evening webinars is now live. Study Support | e-Sgoil
Study support is for Senior Phase learners (S4-S6) who are working towards National Qualifications.
This year’s programme offers 55 weekly webinars covering 29 subjects across N4 to Advanced Higher levels.
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO BE LOGGED INTO GLOW TO ACCESS THE REGISTRATION FORM.
If you do not know your Glow username and password, please speak to a member of staff who will be able to provide you with these.
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 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.
Free School Meals
A reminder to all families, if your family normally receives Free School Meals please remember to reapply for continuation of this service as it does not automatically continue each year. Families need to apply annually. There have been a few incidences since we returned of pupils not having money on their cards. We did of course ensure that they received lunch but please do ensure that you have reapplied for Free School Meals. Please apply here: Free School Meals and Clothing Grant Application | North Lanarkshire Council
Community Consultation
On Friday 20th March, North Lanarkshire Council and partners launched the Community Priorities Consultation, giving residents across the authority the opportunity to identify the issues that matter most to them. The feedback gathered will help us develop a clearer understanding of the challenges affecting our communities and inform future activity to improve health and wellbeing, create safer neighbourhoods, and tackle poverty.
To give your opinion on your and your families priorities could you please complete this Community Priorities Survey?
The survey is now live for all residents and will remain open until 1st October 2026. As noted in Friday’s bulletin, all young people from S1 to S6 will also take part in the consultation from August 2026.
Community News
I am always happy to share community news within the HT Blog, and this week have a few information posters to share with you. If you would like to engage with the following relevant bodies, their contact details should be noted on the information posters.
Dates for your diary
Monday 20th April: School returns for staff and pupils
Wednesday 22nd April: SQA Exams begin for S4-S6 pupils
I hope you have a lovely Easter Break.
Moran Taing
Jamie
Jamie Vaughn-Sharp
Head Teacher
