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Published: 26 March 2014

I am pleased that we now have nearly 50 pupils booked on to the website and their placements are secure.  We have a few self found forms returned to us, but not nearly enough!  Speaking to some of the third year pupils, many forms are still lying around in bags and have yet to be given to employers.  Can I ask that parents and carers "chivvy" pupils along to get forms handed in?  It's important that employers are given at least a week to complete the form as there is quite a lot of detail that they will not have to hand.  Please keep nagging - I am!  The final deadline is just the other side of the Easter Holidays - Tuesday 22nd and this is when the completed forms should be with the school.  Thanks!

P.S.  If you are having difficulty getting hold of an empolyer or a suitable...

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Published: 26 March 2014

We arrived on Friday evening to a delightful, if slightly stressful, maths relay which sparked the competitive spirit that continued throughout the trip.

The first morning, we woke up to a dusting of snow and wrapped up warm. After lots of cups of tea and breakfast we split into our groups and went our separate ways - some to the zip-wire, some to water walking and the unlucky few to some multiple choice maths! After rotating through all the activities, all very sweaty and dirty, we grudgingly left our lovely instructors and gratefully accepted our lunch of plastic cheese and cup-o-soup.

After lunch we all ran off on our mathematical orienteering challenge from which we all returned in varying levels of mud and water, some missing shoes and many missing the answers to the...

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Published: 18 March 2014

The following forms and letters are now available on-line for you to download and print at home.  Find them under the curriculum tab, under work experience.

1.  Self found form

2.  Letter of understanding

3.  Parent welcome letter

4.  Medical consent form

Published: 10 March 2014

S3 pupils: the forms to organise your own work experience placement for June 2014 are now available on line.  They can be found along with a wealth of information within the "curriculum" tab at the top of the home page.

Miss Easson

Published: 07 March 2014

The revision sessions for Higher focusing on Close Reading will be continuing this Tuesday. We will be guiding you through the skills you need to have in order to be successful in your exam. With not long to go now before the final exam, we recommend that you attend!

 

WHEN: Tuesday 4-5pm

 

WHERE: Miss Machen's room