Today marks a very sad day for all staff and pupils at Taylor High as we said goodbye to our wonderful and thoughtful Headteacher, Mr McCormick.

Mr McCormick has been Headteacher of Taylor High School for 23 years and will be greatly missed by the whole Taylor Community.We gathered outside, socially distanced, to clap our goodbyes and wish him well for whatever the future may hold.  We celebrated with a fantastic cake made by the Home Economics department and some bagpipes. We found it difficult but not impossible to give Mr McCormick the send off he deserves.

Everyone wishes you well and Good Luck for the future.

We are very excited to announce an upcoming live broadcast for football fans everywhere! Please join us for England football Manager and author of Anything is Possible, Gareth Southgate, and Youtube gamer and entertainer, Sharky, to talk about Gareth’s England football career and insight – all in partnership with Penguin Talks!

Date: Tuesday 1st December
Time: 16:00 – 17:00
Speakers: Gareth Southgate, England Football Manager and Sharky, Youtube Gamer & Entertainer

CLICK HERE TO JOIN

In this event, Gareth Southgate is joined by Sharky, to reflect on the experiences and lessons of Gareth’s career. He will share how young people can thrive and make the most of their lives, by being brave, being kind and following their dreams.

The talk will be webinar style and so attendees will not have their cameras or microphones on. There will be a Q+A chat function where students can ask their questions, which will be moderated by Penguin staff.

Gareth Southgate has had a playing career spanning 500 senior appearances. He has represented England 57 times, captained both Aston Villa and Middlesbrough to League Cup final success, and is currently England manager of the senior men’s team. His new book ‘Anything is Possible’, is about how to achieve your dreams and ambitions.

Would you like to submit your questions for Gareth?!  We are working with our schools network to provide your students the chance to ask their questions for Gareth on camera! If you are interested in submitting your questions for Gareth via video then let us know at:

inspiration@speakersforschools.org

We can share next steps and permissions etc via email or you can join the talk without asking any questions. We hope to see you there!

An incredible resource for parents who have students using Microsoft products. A compact PDF guide with details and links to everything! Click  on  the  photo  below  for  more  details!

I write to remind you that today is a holiday for pupils, details as follows:

Monday 16th November  – In-service Day  (Pupil Holiday)

School re-opens as normal on Tuesday 17th November at 8.55am.

Stay Safe Everyone!

If pupils are struggling to access teams through their glow account, they can still access teams via the Microsoft teams app or online app. You will need to add @glow.sch.uk to the end of your username like this example:

gw10example@glow.sch.uk

If any S1 pupil is struggling to access teams or find the codes for certain subjects, click the PDF file below to access all subject codes.

S1 Microsoft Teams codes

Hey Scotland’s young people,

@OfficialSYP’s Manifesto consultation is your opportunity to express your views on important issues impacting you.

Let us know what you need: #FromScotlandsYoungPeople: https://bit.ly/3axhgqt

P.S You’ll get 150 @YoungScot reward points too!

The Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) would like your views to inform their 2021-26 Manifesto ‘From Scotland’s Young People’. The survey is open to young people aged 12-25 who live in Scotland and will close on 12th October 2020.

I write to remind you that the long weekend for pupils begins now, details as follows:

Thursday 24th September  – In-service Day 2 (Pupil Holiday)

Friday 25th and Monday 28th September – Local Holidays.

School re-opens as normal on Tuesday 29th September at 8.55am. We hope you enjoy a relaxing few days over the weekend.

Stay safe everyone.

Dear Parent/Carer, below are S4 codes and S1 to S6 Science codes for pupils to access Microsoft Teams in order to obtain school work in the event that they have to self-isolate and cannot attend school.

These teams are in the process of being populated with content at present.  

S4 Teams Parental Letter

Science Codes S1 – S6 20-21

We are working round the clock to gather all updated department codes for all year groups to access. Thank you for your co-operation on this matter.

This Sunday would have been the annual Hospice 6K. Taylor High School have participated in this race for many years. The money raised goes to St Andrew’s Hospice, which this year, will not happen as a result of the current restrictions due to the pandemic.

St Andrew’s Hospice  provide specialist palliative care to people living with life-limiting illnesses. Their goal is to provide physical, psychological, social and spiritual care for patients in a calm, peaceful and welcoming environment.

If you wish to donate during this difficult time, you can do so via the link below:

St Andrew’s Hospice 

Thank you on behalf of Taylor High School for contributing to one of our main charities.