Head Teacher Update

I hope this email finds you and your family in good health during this very challenging time.

Key messages:

• Following the PM’s statement last night the school is now in a full lock down for all staff
• The School Office is closed but can be contacted by email – sandwick@shetland.gov.uk
• Staff are continuing to upskill on Glow and using it as a means of communication with pupils, sharing work and resources
• Support with Glow is available on our website – https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/sh/sjhs/
• The School Service is currently working up parent user guides for Glow and strategic support for learning at all ages and stages
• There will be meetings this week to discuss next steps with S4 NQs, I will communicate the outcome of this to all S4 parents/carers
• We are producing a guide for pupil responsibilities when using Glow

Finally, a message to all our young people:

We are here for you as we all get used to working in a different way for a while.

We are not running a school, or timetable from Home. Your teachers, and you, are busy upskilling on Glow Teams and teachers will upload work for you and check in regularly. It will take you a peerie while to get used to this way of working. For S4, there will be consistency across Scotland in how accreditation will happen.

Your emotional wellbeing is what is most important at this time. Please reach out to a teacher that you trust if you are worried about anything – we are here to help.

We are……