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Hello, everybody – a post from the school’s website for your information.

We are pleased to inform you that our school will soon go live with the new online payments system, ParentPay.  It offers a more convenient way to pay for school meals, school ties, fees, excursions, and much more online.

We plan to go live in August 2017.  You will soon receive a letter and information leaflet telling you more about the system, (they will be included in your parent pack for session 2017/18).  Meantime, if you would like to find out more about the system please visit www.edinburgh.gov.uk/parentpay

In August you will receive a letter with an activation code for the system and instructions on how to activate your account.  Following receipt of this letter the system will be live and ready for use.  We are hopeful that we will be a cashless school very soon, thank you for your assistance.

Dear S4, S5 & S6 Parents,
We have a few places left at a number of career talks in the workplace next week. These have been arranged with local employers, to give young people a chance to see inside real workplaces, give them a flavour of a wide range of career options/ entry routes, ask questions about life in the workplace, and build their confidence in meeting employers for the first time.

Please email me, clerk.bhspc@broughtonhighpc.org ASAP if your child would like a place on one or more of these work visits. Places close on Monday 29th May 2017, and will be given to those that reply first.

Pupils will need to get to the venues themselves and arrive punctually. They will need to be in school uniform, and should first collect a visit form from the school reception desk.
Wednesday 31st May:

Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine (IGMM) 
5 places -11.00 am to 12.00/12.30 pm
Crewe Road South, Edinburgh EH4 2XU

NHS National Services Scotland, 
4 places – 11.00am to 12.00pm
Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Scottish Ambulance Service
5 places – 11.00am to 12.00pm
Venue to be confirmed

Thursday 1st June:

AECOM Civil Engineering Company
10 places – 11.00am to 12.30pm
1 Tanfield, Canonmills, Edinburgh EH3 5DA

FREAKWORKS Film Post-production
6 places –  2pm to 3pm
Water’s Close, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 6RB

Scottish Ambulance Service
5 places – 11.00am to 12.00pm
Venue to be confirmed

Career Conversations about Employability and Creativity
by the Schools and Lifelong Learning Arts and Creative Learning Team

Dear Parents and Pupils,

You are invited to an informative and inspiring conversation event about the employability and creativity skills, sought by employers.

The Schools and Lifelong Learning Arts and Creative Learning team is hosting two events primarily for parents and young people. Creativity is not all about the arts but is a skill set which is increasingly sought by employers in today’s rapidly changing world.

This is not a traditional career information event. Rather, the format is based on the highly successful and engaging Creative Conversations where people come together to talk about an area of education, in this case: employability and creativity. The events will be held in Firrhill and Craigmount High Schools, and parents and carers from right across the North West and South West localities are encouraged to attend either event. Further events in the East of the city are planned for August and September.

The event is conversational and informative and will be led by the school headteachers and Ken Edwards from Skills Developments Scotland. You, and your children if they would like to attend, are invited to come along to hear about what creativity skills really are and why they are highly valued in the workplace. Refreshments will be served from 7pm and you are welcome on either date. The details are:

Tuesday 30^th May 2017, 5.45 – 8pm with refreshments from 7pm hosted at Firrhill High School 
or
Tuesday 6^th June 2017, 5.45 – 8pm with refreshments from 7pm hosted at Craigmount High School
Anyone wishing to attend should RSVP to martin.hutchison@edinburgh.gov.uk by 3pm on the 26th May 2017.  We look forward to meeting you at either Career Conversation.