Broughton Seniors on the BBC!
Two senior pupils, Daniel McIvor and Tom Bagshaw, inspired by the recent ‘Question Time’ style event run by the school, are now to appear on the real BBC show itself this Thursday. They were selected for questions they submitted about the referendum for Scottish independence. Read the whole exciting account in the Edinburgh Reporter!
The show screens this Thursday at 10.35 p.m. on BBC1, featuring a special audience of mostly young people.
Project Trust: another great way to volunteer
You may be aware that Project Trust, a widely respected educational charity, that sends about 250 gap-year volunteers to 23 countries annually, is coming to Broughton to speak to S5 and S6 students on Wednesday, 12th June. Some S6 students will be involved in Buddying training then, and will not be on hand to hear. For them, and for anyone else who wants to learn more about this remarkable enterprise, there is an Open Afternoon, on Saturday 29th June, at the Quaker Meeting House, 7 Victoria Terrace, Edinburgh EH1 2JL, from 1 to 3 p.m. This is an opportunity to drop in, with parents and friends, and learn more about about an exciting way to live and grow with our friends overseas.
Broughton High School Partnership Group — Showcase Event, Wed. 5 June
The Broughton High School Partnership Group invites you to a showcase event, on Wednesday, 5 June, 2-3 p.m. The purpose of this event is to show how pupils benefit from the many business and support partnerships that are currently underway. We want to highlight how positive these have been for our young people and our community. And we want to grow with it, reaching out more and more to area businesses and our youth. Please come see us!
(Picture: ‘Daydreaming’, Ailsa McEwan S6)
National Parent Forum: e-Updates
Here is the latest update from the National Parent Forum of Scotland. This latest issue covers Curriculum for Excellence from the learner’s point of view, the ‘Nationals in a Nutshell’ (latest list here), the ‘Let’s Talk’ resource for home-school partnerships, and the state of the national Wi-Fi for schools campaign. These updates are a fine resource. Click on their website, and you can subscribe to them directly yourself!
Biggest triumph yet for S1 footballers!
Last week the boys won the Under 13 Scottish Cup for Broughton High School. They played against a very strong and skilful Grange Academy team who had scored 46 goals in the seven rounds to get to the final.
We were down 1-0 at half time and the Broughton supporters feared the worst. However, our boys played superbly in the second half and showed huge character and determination, individually and collectively. They deservedly won the final 2-1. They must have been exhausted but very proud, as are the staff who went to the game.
This competition dates back to 1904, and yet this is the first time that Broughton High School has ever won it. That’s 109 years of trying. This year the same team has also won the Edinburgh Schools league.
Here is the match report from Youth Football Scotland.
And here is a list of the young champs. Watch for these names in Scottish football from now on!
Ross Coats
Daniel Nichol
Aaron Cowper-Barrie
David Whalen
Steven Mackay
Bradley Whyte
Callum Hall
Reece Rintoul
Ciaran Brian
Jason Jarvis
Jackson Lee
Washe Manyathelo
Lewis Eddington
Mac McCloy
Ronald Devlin
