The Scottish Government funds additional payments for families with an income-based eligibility to Free School Meals. They are free school meals payments during school holidays and Scottish Child Bridging Payments. If you have applied for and been awarded free school meals and a clothing grant, payment will be made automatically using the payment details we currently hold for you. You do not ...
Click Here to Take the Schools Survey https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/edinpie/ Or use the QR code below to access the survey. Completion time is around 10 minutes.For many years, schools have been surveying their parents, seeking their views on many aspects of school life and using this information to make improvements. This is a central feature of school improvement planning, providing ...
Please use the online booking system to make appointments to speak to subject teachers in advance of S4. This is your opportunity to ask questions of subject teachers and find out the best course choice options for S4. School reports to accompany these meetings will be sent to you by post and email (if we ...
We have now launched our 2022 S3 into S4 Course Choice booklet. Course Choice forms will be completed in school with 1:1 support for every pupil. Every S3 pupil and parent/carer should carefully review the booklet in advance of the Course Choice form completion in school on 1st March 2022.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is delivering a nationwide webinar to parents and carers on ‘How to have meaningful career conversations with your young person’. The webinar is on Thursday the 27th of January at 6.30pm Careers Advisers, Kay Hume and Mhairi Galashan, from Skills Development Scotland will talk about the key things to remember in steering ...
Please see below for information about Holiday Hub Support: For more information please contact Playscheme@edinburgh.gov.uk
Help us Recruit Senior Teachers Members of parent councils can get involved in helping the school to recruit their principal, depute head and head teachers. If you would like to do this you must be trained. Courses There are courses being run from 6:30pm to 7:30pm via Microsoft Teams, please see links to the MS Teams invite in the ...
From 31 January, 5–21 year olds living in Scotland will be eligible for free bus travel across Scotland with a valid National Entitlement Card. You can apply from 10 January 2022. However, in light of high levels of COVID-19 transmission, the Scottish Government is asking that you only apply for the scheme at this point if ...
At the start of February all S2 pupils will have a Course Choice interview with Miss Walker (DHT) to discuss their subjects for S3 and complete their online course choice form. To prepare them for this the S2 into S3 course choice booklet is now available online for pupils and parents to read about how important ...
We are pleased to announce that all pupils in Wester Hailes High School will be migrated over or receive a brand new Empowered Learning iPad to assist with their learning at home and in school. Parents/Carers In preparation for this please read and action the information below :- Parent/carers of S1-S3 pupils: If you have not done so ...
Dear parent carer, First of all I want to wish you and your family a Happy New Year and best wishes for 2022. As you will know there have been several updates on COVID over the festive period concluding in the First Minister’s briefing today. Many of the same mitigations remain in place in our school ...
A reminder that our SQA prelim diet will commence 17th January 2022. Senior Phase pupils sit prelim exams at levels National 5 and Higher. Assessments for National 4 and National 3 are completed in class time. Prelim Pupil 2022 If you have any queries about the exam timetable please contact Miss Dancer on 0131 442 2201. ...
Dear Parent/Carer As always I hope this finds you and your family well. I am writing to you to highlight the arrangements of the last week of term. As you know school closes on Friday 17th December 2021 at 1200 and reopens on Thursday 6th January 2022. Pupils will be able to gain their school lunch ...
Please the see below the latest from the City of Edinburgh’s new Executive Director – Amanda Hatton and from Acting Head of Schools – Lorna French.
We are pleased to announce that in the spring term (January 22 – March 22) as part of the City of Edinburgh’s ambitious and inclusive Digital Strategy, we will be upgrading and refreshing current S4-S6 iPads and also issuing an iPad to all of our S1-S3 pupils. If your child is in S4-S6 there is no ...
S2 and S3 parent / carers, Skills Development Scotland is holding a webinar all about option choices and where to additional information and support on Wednesday 1st December from 6:30pm - 7:15pm. Find out more and to register your space at the event, visit the Skills Development Scotland event here: S2/3 Option Choices Tickets, Wed ...