Wester Hailes Education Centre

Letter for S4-S6 Parents Carers 25-05-20 Further useful information is available in the below document: Senior Transition Information for Young People

Dear parent/carers and pupils I’m sure, like me, you will be reflecting on how good it would have been to be travelling to Paris with your friends and teachers. I hope over time, we’ll be able to organise something else in the future on a similar scale and make it a special school trip. As the date ...

In order to respond to your concerns, we’re asking you to email us using the following methods:- Any concern about learning – email your teacher directly. All information is contained in the Home Learning Hub tab on the main page of the website. Any concern about school in general – email  Admin@whec.edin.sch.uk Any concern about Leisure activities ...

We would like to extend a warm welcome to WHEC to all our new S1 parents/carers. Our website will be regularly updated with all things Transition over the coming days and weeks. You can find Transition related information on our Transition 20-21 page of the website. For queries about whether your child has a place at ...

Can all pupils, or parents or carers of pupils in S1-S3 please complete the following City of Edinburgh Council survey on Learner Digital Access by clicking on the link below by 5pm on Monday 27th April. Thank you. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=af6sSGo3tUKfacnke7-5xIwOq4wFaMZMtvudcyA1f4hUODBXQ0NKNE9YNkhPMkw2QkVHVjlOQ1BMQi4u

LEAPS S5 Conference LEAPS will be running a shortened live online version of this event on Wednesday 6th May from 5.30 - 6.30pm.  Places are limited and will be offered on first come, first served basis.  This is initially being promoted to students who'd already signed up for March conference.  A recording of the event will ...

Can all pupils, or parents or carers of pupils in S1-S3 please complete the following City of Edinburgh Council survey on Learner Digital Access by clicking on the link below by Monday 27th April. Thank you. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=af6sSGo3tUKfacnke7-5xIwOq4wFaMZMtvudcyA1f4hUODBXQ0NKNE9YNkhPMkw2QkVHVjlOQ1BMQi4u

There will be a LIVE FACEBOOK SESSION for UCAS applicants this Thursday at 3pm.  It would be helpful if young people could be encouraged to log on to Facebook and go to the UCAS page (@ucasonline) tomorrow at 3pm where they will be given helpful advice about their application to university.

Dear Parent Carer. First of all, I hope you are all well and managing under the current conditions, I realise it is an unsettling time for you and your family. Secondly thank you for your patience and understanding with this debacle and whilst it is no consolation, please be assured that we are not the only ...

Dear Parent/Carer Paris 2020 I have been in contact with our Tour Operator Equity Travel. As you can imagine their response time has been slowed somewhat by changes to staffing compounded by having to cancel imminent trips abroad in the months of March and April. There are two options We postpone the trip to late September, early October 2020. ...

Dear parent/carer Please see the recent update and documents from City of Edinburgh Council on the Covid-19 crisis. Edinburgh Learns Guidance for Parents April 2020 Best wishes David Young Headteacher

Dear parent/carer, We recently updated our website with information about FSM. I have the same documentation but also some frequently asked questions that might help. FSM school closure - no bank details FSM school closure payment FSM FAQs Other Languages 20-6101 - FSM school closure - no bank details.POLSKA 20-6103 - FSM school closure payment.POLSKA 20-6100 - FSM school closure - no ...

Dear parent/carer You may be aware that the City of Edinburgh Council has set up locality hubs for children of Key Workers. If you have been allocated a place in school follow the chart to see if your child should attend. It is vital for the safety of the staff supervising the hubs that only those children ...

Please see the most recent message from Clare Marchant, Chief Executive of UCAS. Dear colleague I am writing to provide you with an update on the activities that UCAS is undertaking in response COVID-19, and assure you that UCAS has the flexibility and expertise to support all audiences during this time. UCAS set up a cross-business coronavirus working ...

Please see attached information for all parents and carers. If you have not done so please complete the necessary paperwork and return it to:- FSM School Closure - No Bank Details FSM School Closure Payment Please e-mail this information to: school.grants@edinburgh.gov.uk Or send by post to: The City of Edinburgh Council, School Grants, Transactions - Assessment & Finance, PO Box ...

Dear parent/carer, I’m sure you will be receiving a great deal of information about the Coronavirus and will have many decisions to make over the next few weeks as schools close. All our teaching staff have instructions (see the website post on our Home Learning Hub) about how to contact your son/daughter and how to maintain ...

Please see the most recent letter from Andy Gray, Chief Education Officer- City of Edinburgh Council. I will be in contact later today with a further update about provision for week beginning 23rd March. See full response here: Covid-19 Letter to Parents / Carers 19.03.20 Stay safe and best wishes.David Young Headteacher

I realise this is a unsettling and uncertain time for us all. You will be aware of the recent update from Nicola Sturgeon (17.03.20) that a blanket approach to school closures is highly likely and as Headteacher of the school and Centre, I wanted to take this opportunity to highlight where we are as of today and what we ...

On Friday 12th March the UK Government advised us that no there should be no school trips until further notice. As you know, the health and wellbeing of our pupils is of paramount importance and we must follow their guidance therefore, regrettably , the Paris trip in May 2020 will not go ahead as planned. We will write out ...

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