Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a relaxing and enjoyable holiday, especially with the weather being so beautiful.

A very warm welcome today to Karen Glen from ‘Curriculo Solutions’. St Bartholomew’s piloted the new ‘Curriculo Solutions’ materials last year, which focus on skills for the world of work. The aim of the programme is to build pupils’ confidence and resilience in knowing who they are and what skills and strengths make them who they are. The programme also relates skills and strengths to the workplace, giving an early look at how these help people make career choices and how skills and strengths enable people to do their jobs. Karen will be working with our Primary 7 pupils and I know the boys and girls will gain a great deal from this afternoon’s input.