17 September: Come meet other parents!

meeting group

On Thursday, 17 September, at 6pm, there will be an opportunity to meet fellow parents and carers informally over drinks and nibbles and to find out more about the school, exams and the parent council.  .
 
For those who have time to stay, this will be followed at 6.30pm by a presentation by Susan Bennett, deputy head, on the school’s most recent exam results and trends over the last few years, and the parent council’s annual general meeting.

Live table of university open days and application deadlines

hot off the press

Here is a live table of open days and application deadline for a selection of universities across the UK. Please feel free to share this with interested students. Suggestions (and relevant data) for more universities are welcome.

Annual conference of the National Parent Forum of Scotland

national parent forum logo

The National Parent Forum of Scotland are delighted to announce that this year’s conference will be held on Saturday 14th November at the University of Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre in central Glasgow. The theme of the conference will be attainment and achieving from a parental perspective. The conference is completely free to attend and all are welcome. They are keen to get as many parents along as possible, so please spread this information widely!

On the day there will be a keynote speech and Q&A session, along with full agenda of seminars and workshops run by leading figures in education, and an exciting kids’ programme, including a creche.

Further details and information on how to book a place will be available shortly. In the meantime, please register interest by emailing conference@npfs.org.uk

For school history fans: copies of the old Broughton High magazine now online!

bhs 1912

Download your pdf copies of The High magazine here, direct from the School website.  Year of issue goes back to 1992 so far, but more issues are being scanned!

[1911 photo with acknowledgement to Peter Stubbs, at http://www.edinphoto.org.uk, and Claire Graham.]

Call for Septemberfest volunteers!

septemberfest logo

Just a short note to ask you to ‘save the date’ and volunteer by e-mail if you’re available to help for an hour or two at this year’s Septemberfest.

Building on the success of the last 4 years, plans are underway to make this year’s event even more spectacular, withextra activities and new exciting new food suppliers.

As a volunteer, your help is very much valued and we couldn’t do it without you. So, whether we’ve met before or if you’re volunteering for the first time, we’d very much like to hear from you.

The event, on Saturday 26th September, is open from 11 am to 4 pm.  A few early birds are required from 9 to welcome our craft fair guests and food suppliers.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Carole Melee

Broughton High School Association

carole.m@talktalk.net