Tickets are now available from the school office for our Ruby Revue which celebrates 40 years of our amazing school. The event promises to be a walk down memory lane and featuring faces old and new ! Please use the link to reserve your ticket
https://forms.office.com/r/F1f2yXRmz4
Time is running out to notify the Child Benefit office if your child aged 16-19 is staying in approved education or training
You must act now and notify the Child Benefit Office by 31 August 2022 if your child is aged 16 years or above and is staying on at school or in approved education or training.
Call the Child Benefit Office on 0300 200 3100 or report the change online
If you do this you can continue to receive Child Benefit for a child or young person aged 16-19. However, if your fail to notify the Child Benefit Office of this your Child Benefit, for any child aged 16 years or above, will stop automatically.
I have also attached a copy of a booklet we have prepared – ‘Financial support for families with children at school’ which gives details of financial support that may be available. There are hard copies of the booklet available and if you require copies, please e-mail me and I can get these sent out.
The links below also offer advice and assistance
Managing your money | North Lanarkshire Council
Cost of living help | North Lanarkshire Council
23.8.22 Financial support for families with children leaflet
As outlined in our Twitter feed, here is our SQA 2022 Guide for parents, carers and young people.
As we move towards the beginning of the formal exam period on Tuesday, we know centres may have questions around public health guidance in relation to COVID-19.
This email provides advance information on the Scottish Government’s public health guidance, which is set to change in Scotland from 1 May, as well as an update on the Examination Exceptional Circumstances Consideration Service.
Public Health Guidance
For exams taking place before 1 May, the current public health guidance remains in place with PCR testing available for individuals who are symptomatic, and contact tracing and isolation guidance also remaining in place. Population wide asymptomatic testing (LFD universal offer) ended in mid-April, including in schools.
What is changing from 1 May?
From 1 May, advice to people with respiratory symptoms including COVID-19 will change in Scotland in line with the Test and Protect Transition Plan published on 15 March 2022. The general public will no longer be advised to seek a test if symptomatic.
From 1 May, people with symptoms of respiratory illness in Scotland, including COVID-19, will be asked to follow general public health guidance which will be available on 1 May. As set out on the Public Health Scotland website, this new guidance will be published on NHS Inform and will broadly align with the current UKHSA ‘Stay at Home’ Advice.
Information for parents, carers and learners
We understand that parents and carers may be anxious about the impact public health guidance may have on whether learners should attend exams if they feel unwell, and we know that many will look to you for advice. To that end we encourage you to use the following information with your networks:
| The exams taking place over the next six weeks are a chance for all learners to demonstrate their hard work, skills and knowledge.
Please continue to follow public health guidance, including during the exam period. The Scottish Government’s current public health guidance remains in place up to and including 30 April. This asks individuals to self-isolate if they are experiencing symptoms of COVID and to book a PCR test. However, as per the Test and Protect Transition Plan published on 15 March 2022, public health guidance is set to change in Scotland from 1 May. As set out on the Public Health Scotland website, this new guidance will be published on NHS Inform on 1 May and will broadly align with the current UKHSA ‘Stay at Home’ advice that asks children and young people to stay at home if they have a high temperature and feel unwell. It is important that you speak to the school/college if you cannot attend the exam for any reason so that you get the advice and support you need on next steps. More information about attending exams can be found in ‘Your Exams 2022’ on the SQA website. |
Please see below a series of Construction based webinar events organised through DYW and Lanarkshire local and national businesses. The Webinars are available for all to attend and will be aimed to promote working in that sector. All sessions will also be interactive to allow feedback and a Q&A at the end of the session.
| Wednesday Session Guide | ||||
| What time? | What is it? | Who is presenting? | What’s it about? | Administrator |
| Period 1:
09.10 – 09.40 |
Finding your dream job!
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Hadden Group | There are hundreds of different job roles in the construction sector, how will you find your dream job? The Hadden group will help you on your way. | Anna Louise Cairney
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07563026420 Email: acairney@dywled.org |
| Period 2:
10.00 – 10.30 |
What is an apprenticeship?
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McTaggart Construction
Ross Hammell |
What is an apprenticeship, what are the benefits of being an apprentice and how much do they get paid? Find out all about apprenticeships and whether they are the right route for you into employment | Anna Louise Cairney
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07563026420 Email: acairney@dywled.org
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| Period 3:
11.00 – 11.30 |
Introducing the apprentice Family
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McTaggart Construction
Ross Hammell |
Modern apprenticeships are not the only way to train and prepare for a job. Find out more about modern apprenticeships as well as graduate and foundation apprenticeships | Anna Louise Cairney
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07563026420 Email: acairney@dywled.org |
| Period 4:
11.50 – 12.20 |
900 Jobs in Construction
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McTaggart Construction
Ross Hammell |
Construction jobs involve more than just what you see on a building site. There is a huge range of career choices in the industry. These involve designing, planning and project management, as well as doing the hands-on, practical work. | Anna Louise Cairney
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07563026420 Email: acairney@dywled.org
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| Period 5:
13.30 – 14.00 |
A day in the life of an Environmental Consultant
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SWECO, design, engineering, environment & regulatory consultancy | Find out about the job of an Environmental Consultant helping to address environmental issues such as water pollution, air quality, and soil contamination. | Anna Louise Cairney
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07563026420 Email: acairney@dywled.org |
| Period 6:
14.15 – 14.45 |
Anna Louise Cairney
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07563026420 Email: acairney@dywled.org |
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Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022 Daily Session Guide
| Thursday Session Guide | ||||
| What time? | What is it? | Who is presenting? | What’s it about? | Administrator |
| Period 1:
09.10 – 09.40 |
How to smash an Interview! | Hadden Group | You’ve found your dream job but how are you going to make sure you get it ahead of anyone else? The Hadden Group will give you tips on how to nail and interview | Scott Purdon
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07514 644807 Email: spurdon@dywled.org |
| Period 2:
10.00 – 10.30 |
Introduction to Soil Engineering, Ground Investigation, Drilling and Grouting | Garry Kennedy Soil Engineering Coatbridge
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Garry from Soil Engineering will introduce you to the career opportunities in ground investigation, drilling and grouting | Scott Purdon
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07514 644807 Email: spurdon@dywled.org |
| Period 3:
11.00 – 11.30 |
Civil Engineering in Practice in North Lanarkshire
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AECOM Civil Engineering. Catriona McGeechan, Martin Stewart, and apprentice civil engineer Chris McGeown | This session will provide a Civil Engineering overview, an introduction to AECOM and how NLC and AECOM are working together to deliver the new road infrastructure required to reduce journey times and traffic congestion and improve air quality in NL. | Scott Purdon
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07514 644807 Email: spurdon@dywled.org |
| Period 4:
11.50 – 12.20 |
Construction Management via Graduate Apprenticeships | Megan McDonald -Morgan Sindall | As part of International Women’s Day we will be shining the light on Megan’s journey into construction as a graduate apprentice with Morgan Sindall | Scott Purdon
Programme Executive Developing the Young Workforce Mobile: 07514 644807 Email: spurdon@dywled.org |
| Period 5:
13.30 – 14.00 |
The role of an apprentice and their experiences on a construction project
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A former apprentice with SWECO, design, engineering, environment & regulatory consultancy | What is it actually like working on a construction project? A former apprentice with SWECO will take you through their experiences of working on a project in Glasgow | Stuart Aitchison
DYW/Pathways Lead Officer Education and Families Mobile: 07971744367 |
| Period 6:
14.15 – 14.45 |
How to Become and Architect. The Route from Education to Profession
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Caitlin MacLeod from Collective Architecture | Caitlin will provide an insight into the pathway from school, through university to a career in architecture | Stuart Aitchison
DYW/Pathways Lead Officer Education and Families Mobile: 07971744367 |
DYW Lanarkshire and East Dunbartonshire are delighted to invite your school community to take part in our National Apprenticeship Week Event over the week of 7th March. We have a packed calendar of interactive workshops that will increase awareness of the apprenticeship family, the range of career opportunities available in the construction industry, what these careers involve, pathways into them and support and advice on how young people can find and get the job that is right for them in the industry. To mark International Women’s Day on 8th March we have a number of sessions that day and throughout the week that will highlight Women in Construction. The event is targeted at S1 to S6 pupils.
These sessions and will be delivered by employees and apprentices from construction firms working in Lanarkshire and colleagues from DYW and other partners. Full information on the session content and how to take part are detailed below.
The interactive Apprenticeship Week Timetable below provides and overview of all the sessions taking place during the week of 7th March with a daily session guide for each day providing more detail on the session content.
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Thursday |
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09.10 – 09.40 |
What are Foundation, Modern and Graduate Apprenticeships? Helen Allison SDS |
Career Opportunities in Construction Hadden Group |
Finding your dream job! Hadden Group
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How to Smash an Interview! Hadden Group
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Behind The Gates – Introduction to Construction Robertson Construction |
International Women’s Day Women in Construction CCG Trainee Quantity Surveyor Emma Kiely |
What is an Apprenticeship? McTaggart Construction |
Introduction to Soil Engineering, Ground Investigation, Drilling and Grouting Garry Kennedy |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Ideal Candidate – How to be best prepared: Robertson Construction |
What is a Civil Engineer? Shona Hainey from Amey |
Introducing the Apprentice Family McTaggart Construction |
Civil Engineering in Practice in North Lanarkshire AECOM – Civil Engineering |
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11.50 – 12.20 |
Routes to Apprenticeship in Construction Robertson Construction |
Construction Site Management Graduate Apprentice Robert McLaughlin, |
900 Jobs in Construction McTaggart Construction |
Construction Management via Graduate Apprenticeships Megan McDonald -Morgan Sindall |
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13.30 – 14.00 |
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International Women’s Day Women in Construction Management via Graduate Apprenticeships Megan McDonald -Morgan Sindall |
A Day in the Life of an Environmental Consultant SWECO |
The role of an apprentice and their experiences on a construction project SWECO |
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14.15 – 14.45 |
Balfour Beatty’s emerging talent and apprenticeship careers programme – Joseph Druggan |
International Women’s Day Introduction to Surveying Alana Carey, Graduate Apprentice Surveyor BAM |
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How to Become and Architect. The Route from Education to Profession Caitlin MacLeod Collective Architecture |
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