Edinburgh Council’s education budget meeting on 22 January: The Outcomes
Harald Tobermann, BhsPC chair, attended the Council’s education budget meeting on 22 January along with some. 60 other PC chairs, two finance councillors, Paul Godzik, the education committee convenor, and a number of senior officials from both departments.
While presentations could have been a bit shorter (or better still: replaced by advance papers), it brought everyone present onto the same page.
Perhaps the most productive part of the evening was the informal opportunity to chat with Cclr Rankin (finance convenor) Cclr Cook (LAB, vice-chair), Hugh Dunn (senior CEC finance official), and Lindsay Law (the new parent rep on the Education Committee). An early version of our budget paper was shared with a number of PC chairs – their feedback helped us to improve the paper further (latest revision is still open for online comments here, before it was sent to our eight local councillors.
In summary: this year’s budget is unlikley to change much from the framework we looked at our special budget MSG meeting on 18 January before it is adopted on 7 February.
Our plans is to persuade everyone who needs to be persuaded of our “free” quick gains; and to follow up with finance councillors after the current budget to look at get the Council to look at our medium term gains.
The 200 Club pays off — for everyone!
Just a reminder — you can help Broughton High School and give yourself a chance to win cash at the same time! The 200 Club paid off for a happy lady today, in fact. She says, ‘As a granny to 3 boys at the school I am pleased to add to your funds but very pleased to take my winnings!’
You can register to win in this monthly drawing, too. It’s easy! Just e-mail 200club@broughtonhighpc.org and learn how.
SQA Information Event: ‘Qualifications Plus’ (Tue. 5 Mar., 18:00, at St Thomas of Aquin’s)
The National Parent Forum of Scotland is delighted to invite you to attend an SQA information event on Tuesday 5 March 6-9 pm, at St Thomas of Aquin’s High School, Edinburgh, called ‘Qualifications Plus’. This is an opportunity for parents and carers to find out about the new National Qualifications and what lies beyond. The keynote speaker will be Michael Russell MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning. There will follow a roundtable discussions followed by a question and answer session with a panel of experts.
Please click here to book your free place. Places are limited, and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For further information about this event, or to join the NPFS database and hear about future events, please visit www.parentforumscotland.org or email enquiries@parentforumscotland.org.
S2 course choices
S2 course choices – it’s happening now.
The S2 Parent information evening on Wednesday 23 January met with extremely positive feedback from parents, for the concise and helpful information for pupils making their course choices.
Course choices will now need to be submitted before the February holiday. All S2 Pupils have been offered the opportunity to attend a presentation of their own, and have been issued with detailed course choice selection forms and a detailed course choice booklet.
A copy of that presentation, including full time scales is being posted on the school website. Click here for a course choice form.
If you were unable to attend this session or would like to discuss any aspect of this with the school please contact the school office.
upcoming events at Broughton — general reminder for January
Just to remind parents and carers at this busy time of year, there are several late-January events at Broughton that may need to go in people’s diaries:
Curriculum Evening for S2 Parents at 6.30 on Wed., 23 January.
S5/6 prelims begin at 9:00 on Wed., 30 January.
Full Parent Council Meeting at 18:30, on Thu., 31 January.
