WHEC@40 Pupils Photograph Competition
Understanding the Curriculum
Pre-Booking for Swimming Lessons
Raising Teens With Confidence
The teenage years can often feel like being on a rollercoaster for parents, carers and young people – plenty of highs, lows and uncertainty about what might be round the corner! The many physical, emotional and behaviour changes that occur mean that adolescence can be a time of vulnerability as well as a time of ...
Active Schools Programme Autumn 2018
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Re-Booking Saturday 29 September 2018
Exam Success – The High School News – September 2018
To read our latest High School News which celebrates our recent exam successes, please click on the link.
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! Wester Hailes Education Centre’s Tasting Change group has been cooking up a storm, creating a taste of Italy with their Spaghetti Bolognese and Macaroni Cheese dishes. We’ll be cooking Portuguese food next Tuesday 24th July at 11am. If you have a child attending or about to start at WHEC, contact Alan Stewart (Family ...
Wester Hailes Education Centre’s Summer Programme
As part of Wester Hailes Education Centre’s summer programme, we are working with Tasting Change to offer ‘Cooking Around The World’. We started this week by making healthy pizzas and trying out watermelon dessert pizza. Our ‘Cooking Around The World’ sessions take place on Thursdays – 19th July, 26th July, 2nd August and 9th August from ...
Important Information for new S1 Pupils
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra Visit WHEC
Recently we had a visit from the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and pupils greatly enjoyed the opportunity to work with these world-class musicians. This experience was a great boost to our pupils, our music department and cultural life of the school.
Live-N-Learn programme for session 2018/19
We are delighted to announce the launch of our Live-N-Learn programme for session 2018/19. The pictures in this article are from the recent Senior Phase Induction Days with WHEC pupils and the Live-N-Learn team. The programme for 18/19 will consist of workshops throughout the year and include all S4, 5 and 6pupils. The workshops will ...
Bridge 8 Hub – Summer Family Fun
This summer, Bridge 8 Outdoor Hub will be offering free activities to families with children attending Wester Hailes Education Centre on Friday afternoons. Come along to Wester Hailes Education Centre on Thursday 21st June to find out more, to register and to book your places.
Bike4Ever Programme
Over the last 10 weeks, WHEC has been working with the City of Edinburgh Council Outdoor Education team to deliver the Bike4Ever programme. This programme – funded by Smarter Choices Smarter Places – aims to increase bicycle use amongst young people. 15 WHEC students have taken part in the programme and have been learning how to; ...
Changes to school week – Starts Monday 4th June 2018
Changes to school week – starts Monday 4th June 2018. After lengthy consultation with pupils, parents/carers and staff, we are making two important changes to the school day. Mentoring will be reduced each morning from 20 mins to 10 mins. The school day will start at 0840. The school day will end at 1535 Monday to ...
Privacy Notice
Wester Hailes Education Centre has a legal responsibility to deliver an effective educational programme to its students. In order to do this, we need to collect personal data about our students and their families so that we can help them learn, and keep them safe. You can find out more about the sort of data we ...