Author: Mrs McCranor

SQA Exams 2017

Attached is a copy of the SQA Exam Timetable for students at Taylor High School.
Please note that all students in S4 to S6 have now been issued with their own personalised exam timetable.

Study leave will begin on Tuesday 2 May, with new S6 returning to school on Monday 5 June.

*Please note that all students moving into S5 are required to return for a one day induction prior to the start of the new timetable on Friday 2 June.

THS Exam Timetable 2017

Easter School 2017

Attached is a copy of this sessions Easter school programme which will run from Mon 3 – Thurs 6 April, with an additional Art day on Tuesday the 11th.

Please encourage all pupils to attend as relevant to their subject choices.

Attendance at Easter school makes a difference to exam preparation!

Easter School 2017

For the attention of all pupils

Elections for the Scottish Youth Parliament take place online between 6th and 16th March 2017. You will be given the opportunity to read candidate manifestoes for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency and cast your vote in school, but you will need your Young Scot card number to do so.

Please remember to bring your card to school during the voting period.

More information can be found at http://www.syp.org.uk/elections.

Scottish Youth Parliament

Elections for the Scottish Youth Parliament take place online between 3rd and 17th March 2017. You will be given the opportunity to read candidate manifestoes for the Bellshill and Uddingston constituency and cast your vote in school, but you will need your Young Scot card number to do so.

Please remember to bring your card to school during the voting period.

More information can be found at http://www.syp.org.uk/elections.

PowerPoint Presentation

Children’s Wellbeing Survey

All S1 – S4 pupils in Taylor High are invited to take part in a children’s wellbeing survey in line with authority guidelines. This will involve pupils completing a short online questionnaire during school time on their lives and wellbeing. During assemblies this week and next week all pupils will be issued an important information letter for parents and carers which gives details about the survey.

Please check your child’s bag if you do not receive the information letter

Wagamama event

Before the summer break, as part of Taylor High School’s commitment to ‘Developing our Young Workforce’, the New S4 cohort experienced an introduction to the world of work by having a live demonstration from the incredibly talented Wagamama crew from the Glasgow Fort branch. The main driver behind the session was to deliver a work relevant educational experience for our young people, and the guys at Wagamama brought an incredible vibe which has contributed towards our students being able to make an informed choice about the potential jobs and careers which are just on their doorstep.

As part of the enhanced programme that was delivered, Head Chef, Garry Rae presented a short introduction to the organisation and introduced the students to the story and history of Wagamama, and also introduced the types of jobs that are available within the UK wide brand.

After the presentation, Garry and his incredibly talented team held ‘breakaway sessions’ to showcase Wagamama’s emphasis on healthy eating, freshness and flavour. Students were able to move around live cookery stations which included a fresh juice bar, a live cookery demonstration event displaying some of the incredibly tasty dishes that are on offer on their menu and an ingredients table which gave students exposure to the type of exotic Asian ingredients that are used within the cookery at the restaurant.

The 154 strong student cohort all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and were fully engaged throughout enjoying all of the free samples on offer, especially all of the fresh Ramen dishes that were made right in front of them at the live cookery station.

As part of Wagamama’s commitment to helping the community and assisting young people into work, Mr Williams’ Hospitality class have been invited into the Glasgow Fort branch to learn more about understanding and using ingredients and the class will take part in a cooking challenge to make their own Ramen dish (noodle broth). During these sessions the class will be taught how to make fresh food, and at the same time, have the opportunity the work within a commercial kitchen environment which will give them a valuable insight into the world of work within the hospitality industry.

We all have a stake in supporting our young people into the work force and on behalf of Miss Daley and Mr Williams we would like to thank Wagamama at Glasgow Fort helping us work towards achieving this.