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Equalities Group
The school has recently launched an Equalities Group. The group was set up in order to help promote positive relationships in our school. We want WHEC to be the most inclusive school it can be, and the group will focus on Anti-Bullying and inclusion through whole school campaigns, influencing the way bullying is recorded and ...
Young Ambassadors for Sport
Ellie and Charlie attended the regional, SportScotland Young Ambassadors Conference at Murrayfield last week. Along with representatives from high schools in Edinburgh, the Borders and the Lothians, they took part in a number of workshops aimed at developing exciting extracurricular programmes for their schools. As well as this, they even got a chance of meeting ...
Gate 55 wellbeing group for single mums
Gate 55 have launched a new wellbeing group for single mums. Covering a different topic each week, the groups will take place every Thursday from 1.00pm to 3.00pm. For more information, including location and contact details see image below.
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Letter from John Swinney
We were delighted to welcome John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet for Education and Skills, to Wester Hailes Education Centre on 28 August 2019. We have since received the following letter.
2019 Career Ready – Pupil Internships
From 24 June to 19 July, six WHEC pupils undertook paid Career Ready internships, where they worked alongside mentors and under the supervision of other staff. Before their placements, pupils attended the Launch Event, and 3 master classes, as well as meeting up with their mentors on several occasions, either at the workplace or in school. All were prepared, but ...
Statutory Consultation – Edinburgh Park and Curriemuirend
Dear parent / carer, Please see information from Alistair Gaw - Director of Children’s Services in Edinburgh. All the details contained in the letter are from him, should you wish to have your say. Kind regards David Young Headteacher Further information including the full statutory consultation paper, background papers and an online questionnaire are available ...
Welcome back from Mr Young
There is always with a great sense of optimism when we start back after summer with staff refreshed and pupils ‘raring to go’. The new S1 pupils are settling in well and I have been very impressed with the uniform shown by all the pupils -I hope this continues for the remainder of this session! ...
Scottish Government Parental Involvement and Engagement Census.
Parents and carers are by far the most important influence on children’s lives. Research shows that when parents are involved in their child's learning, children do better at school and throughout their lives. We would like to get an idea of how you feel about your child's school and to give you a chance ...
Parent Council continues to support WHEC’s success story!
Parent Council Chair Amanda Campbell donates her prestigious award to the school for services to the National Parent Forum Scotland in 2019. Parent Council supports school library Parent Council Members award Emily Prince, our school librarian, with a cheque for £225 towards the development of school library.
WHEC gets Edinburgh Probationer of the Year award
Congratulations to Mrs Gee (Modern Languages) who won this year’s Edinburgh Probationer of the Year award. Mrs Gee is seen receiving the award from Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Chief Executive of the GTCS, Ken Muir. Well done Mrs Gee. David Young Headteacher
Council survey gives children say in future of Edinburgh city centre
Pupils and their parents are being encouraged to have their say on the future of Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh City Centre Transformation Project. The City of Edinburgh Council are looking for as many people as possible – young and old – to share their views on plans to improve public spaces and prioritise ...
WHEC Futures Stage 3 – Open until Tuesday 11th June 2019
We are now at the final stage of our name change and have four finalists to choose from. Please click on the link to make sure you have your say! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/92X6593 D Young- Headteacher
Activities Week 2019 Evaluation
Activities Week 2019 is now over but we are starting to plan for 2020............ so help us make it even better! Please fill in the link below to have your say. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/WRTQRDJ
Message from the Headteacher – WHEC Futures – Renaming Our School
As you know we started this process over two weeks ago to find a name that reflects our aspirations as a school but still retains our sense of community. Thank you for all the input and effort you have made - all our pupils are very excited about this, as are our future pupils in ...