stress-busting audio tips for your young exam-taker, straight from the SQA
It’s quite normal to feel stress during exams. Here is one of a whole series of audio guides from the Scottish Qualifications Authority. You might have your youngster listen to this one, to learn how to channel that stress in a positive way, and get the exams done with minimal worry.
Show Racism the Red Card — Broughton students go to Hampden Park
We have two pupils in the final of ‘Show Racism the Red Card’ today. This is a stadium event, at Hampden Park, for raising young people’s awareness of racism on and off the football pitch. They are Amy McDonald and Anna Djordjevic, both in S3. We are very proud!
Appeals Committee volunteer service opportunity
Dear Parent Council Member
I write to invite you to consider becoming a Parent Representative of the Council’s Placing in Schools Appeal Committee. The committee comprises a member of each of the following panels:
Panel 1: All members of the Council or Education Children and Families Committee dealing with Education Items;
Panel 2: Ten parents of school age children, nominated by the Consultative Committee with Parents;
Panel 3: Chairperson, suitably qualified with experience in education or acquainted with educational conditions in Edinburgh, nominated by the Director of Children and Families.
The committee considers the following types of appeals:
- Placing requests for P1 and S1 – these appeals are held during May and June each year and this is the busiest time for the appeal committee.
- Placing requests at any time for all primary and secondary years
- Exclusions – these appeals can be in an attempt to have the pupil re-instated at the school or if they have been re-instated to have the exclusion removed from the child’s school record.
There is no payment made for membership of the committee but travelling expenses are available. Full training is provided prior to participating on the committee.
The committee clerk who organises the meetings attempts, as much as possible, to rotate the membership to spread the workload as evenly as possible between the members. The busiest period of the year is during May and June when the annual placing appeals are being heard and availability during this period is desirable.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the committee or require any additional information please contact me on 0131 529 4106 or e-mail jan.macrae@edinburgh.gov.uk.
Yours faithfully
JAN MACRAE
For Acting Head of Legal and Administrative Services
(as Clerk to the Appeal Committee)
Foster Me, Foster Us
The City of Edinburgh is well into its latest campaign to publicise the continuing need for foster carers. The number of looked-after children is at its highest level in the city since 1981.
Would you be interested in a drop-in session to meet carers of local children from birth to 18? Click here for a schedule of upcoming events!
Broughton High are Scottish gymnastics champions!
Kerry Jones and her team of 4 gymnasts, Alisha Cowper-Barrie (S1), Kirsten McGregor (S3), Muirin O’Neill (S3), and Lauren Gaff (S4), travelled to Perth today to compete in the Scottish Schools Gymnastics Championships, after winning the Edinburgh Qualifier back in February. The competition was tough and the standard very high, but the Broughton girls were more than up to the challenge. The team won 1st place overall for level 2, and Alisha won the individual gold — even with broken toes!
Broughton High School Parent Council 