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Braes High School 

Newlands Road 

Reddingmuirhead 

Falkirk 

FK2 0DA 

Tel: 01324 719551 

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School Prospectus


S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s 

CONTENTS 

Page 

Foreword Director of Education 2 

Public Liability Cover 3 

People Senior Leadership Team 4 

Leadership Team 4 

The Staff 5 - 7 

School meals 8 

Transport 9 

Emergency First Aid 10 

School Term Dates 11 

School Day Timings 11 

Contacting the School 12 

Attendance 13 

School Rules 15 

The Timetable 16 

Complaints Procedure 16 

Curriculum for Excellence 17 

Learning to Achieve 19 

Transferring Educational Data About Pupils 20 

Statistical Information 

Braes High School 22 

Falkirk 23 

National 24 

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Foreword Director of Education 

This brochure contains a range of information about your child’s school which 

will be of interest to you and your child. It offers an insight into the life of the 

school and also offers advice and assistance which you may find helpful in 

supporting your child’s education. 

Falkirk Council is keen to engage parents in the education process, not only 

to allow you a greater opportunity to contribute to your child’s education, but 

also to encourage you to play a greater role in the life of the school as a whole. 

We offer a number of other opportunities when you will be able to make your 

voice heard in relation to your own child’s education, your local school, and the 

Education service. 

Throughout each school year there will be opportunities for you to discuss your 

child’s progress with his/her teacher. There will also be four annual events for 

parents organised by the Education service. These evening sessions are spread 

across the school year and each focuses on a particular theme. The sessions are 

open to all parents to attend and they are also attended, wherever possible, 

by the Convener of the Council’s Education Committee as well as myself and 

members of the Service’s Management Team. Each of the sessions offers parents 

an opportunity to ask us questions about aspects of their child’s education. 

Parental involvement in the decision making processes and performance 

monitoring are now, more than ever, an integral part of school life and will 

continue to become even more transparent in future years. We look forward to 

developing that partnership with your support. 

I am pleased to introduce this brochure for session 2013/14 and hope that it will 

provide you with all the relevant information you may need concerning your 

child’s school. If you have any queries regarding the contents of the brochure 

please contact the Headteacher of your child’s school who will be happy to offer 

any clarification you may need. 

Andrew Sutherland 

Director of Education 

Falkirk Council 

Footnote: It may be possible to offer some assistance in helping to translate all 

or part of this brochure to parents whose first language is not English. Enquiries 

should be directed in to the Communications Officer for Education Services (tel: 

01324 506602).



INSURANCE COVER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN 

Public liability 

Personal Injury 

Falkirk Council has in force a Public Liability policy which operates in respect 

of claims for injury to any school child whilst in the control of the Council or 

employees. In the event of any claim, the Council will have been deemed 

negligent in order for compensation to be payable. 

Pupil’s Property 

Each session, unfortunately but inevitably, pupil’s property is lost, damaged or 

stolen from school. 

Parents are to be discouraged from allowing their children to carry expensive 

items of personal belongings to the school but are reminded that a standard 

household policy can be extended to provide a degree of cover for personal 

items taken away from the home. 

Any claim made for loss or damage to the property left in the care of the school 

will have to be submitted, in the first instance to Education Services, and the 

claim will only be settled if it is shown that the Council can be held legally liable 

for the loss. 

Personal Accident Cover – Educational Excursions 

The Council has in force personal accident cover for the school children under 

which the compensation is payable in the circumstances stated, irrespective of 

legal liability. 

Policy Cover: Whilst attending any activities involving a journey outside the 

premises of the School organised by or on behalf of the school/Council under 

the supervision of a responsible adult appointed thereby. 

Compensation: 1. Death £20,000 

2. Permanent Total/Partial Disablement £20,000 

(continental scale of benefits) 

The above information is given in summary form only and is subject to the 

insurers standard policy, terms and conditions. 

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Senior Leadership Team 

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Mrs H McCulloch Headteacher 

Mrs M Cotter Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for 

Pentland House 

Mrs C Heron Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for 

Campsie House 

Mr D Ironside Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for 

Ochil House 

Mrs E Naismith Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for 

Lomond House 

Mrs L Cranston Resource Manager 

Leadership Team 

Faculty Heads 

Mr T McKinlay Manager of Design/Technology 

Mr B Morris Manager of Expressive Arts 

Mrs A Hardy Manager of Modern Languages 

Mrs LA Simpson Manager of Mathematics 

Miss M Hutton Manager of Sciences 

Miss A Patterson Manager of Information Technology 

Miss F Malcolm Manager of Social Studies & RME 

Miss H Stevenson (Acting) Manager of English and Drama 

Pastoral Heads 

Braes High School has four Houses with a Pastoral Head in charge of each one. 

Your child will be allocated to one of these Houses for the whole of his/her school 

career. 

This allows the PH (or guidance teachers as they are often referred to) to develop 

a supportive relationship with your child and, in this way, to support them 

throughout their time at Braes. In addition they also teach the Personal and 

Social Education programme (PSE) which aims to develop the skills necessary in 

adolescence and adult life. 

Campsie House Mrs L Dempsey 

Lomond House Mr M Burns 

Ochil House Mr S Robertson 

Pentland House Dr P Holland



THE STAFF 

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM 

Headteacher: Mrs H McCulloch 

Depute Head: Ms M Cotter 

Depute Head: Mrs C Heron 

Depute Head: Mr D Ironside 

Depute Head: Mrs E Naismith 

Resource Manager: Mrs L Cranston 

DESIGN/TECHNOLOGY 

Faculty Head: Mr T McKinlay 

Art and Design 

Mrs C Macleod 

Mrs A Morton 

Mrs S Corsie 

DET 

Mr T McKinlay 

Mrs D Paterson 

Miss J Tahary (Probationer) 

Mrs E Reid 

Home Economics 

Mrs F Hewitt 

Mrs A Sinclair 

Mrs G Farrugia 

EXPRESSIVE ARTS 

Faculty Head: Mr. Morris 

Music 

Mr B Morris 

Mrs I Quinn (Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri) 

Mrs L Clarke (Mon – Thurs) 

Miss S Cardow (Probationer) 

Physical Education 

Mr I Fergus 

Miss C MacCrimmon 

Mr J MacWhirter 

Mr L Brown 

Mr R MacPherson 

Miss G Campbell 

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 

Faculty Head: Miss A Patterson 

Business Education 

Mrs C Flanagan 

Mrs N Buchanan 

Mrs M Shaw 

Computing 

Miss A Patterson 

Miss J Wilkinson 

Mr A Smith 

MODERN LANGUAGES 

Faculty Head: Mrs A Hardy 

Modern Languages 

Mrs A Hardy 

Mr I Cunningham 

Mrs L Murray 

Mrs B Johnston (Mon - Tues) 

Mrs S Dunn 

MATHEMATICS 

Faculty Head: Mrs LA Simpson 

Mathematics 

Mrs M Dickson 

Mrs LA Simpson 

Mrs P McNaughton 

(Mon, Tues, Wed am) 

Mr J Palmer 

Mr P Duncan 

Miss T Jennings 

Dr A Lawson 

Miss J Dickson 

Mrs D Mcintyre 

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ENGLISH AND DRAMA 

Faculty Head: Miss H Stevenson 

(Acting) 

English 

Mr D Ironside 

Mrs M Rae 

Mrs D Stevenson (Mon, Tues, Wed am) 

Miss H Stevenson 

Mr C Gilmour 

Mrs J White 

Miss L King 

Mr A Bruce 

Miss L Crowe 

Drama 

Miss E Taylor 

Mrs L Eckles 

SCIENCES 

Faculty Head: Miss M Hutton 

Biology 

Mr W Gavin 

Miss S McQuade 

Dr J Quinlan 

Miss L Robinson 

Mr A Ritchie (Probationer) 

Chemistry 

Miss M Hutton 

Mrs G Kinloch 

Miss N Conn 

Mrs C Wardlaw 

Physics 

Mr S Campbell 

Mr J McLean 

Mrs P Sneddon 

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SOCIAL STUDIES & RME 

Faculty Heads: Miss F Malcolm 

Geography 

Mrs M Bone 

Mrs L Bassett 

History 

Miss F Malcolm 

Miss M Norris 

Modern Studies 

Mr K Deane 

Mr R Latimer 

Religious and Moral Education 

Mrs E Menzies 

Mr R Shields 

SUPPORT FOR LEARNING 

Faculty Head: Mrs H Malloy 

Mrs H Malloy 

Mrs J Findlay 

Mrs N Gray 

Mrs A Murray 

PASTORAL 

Pastoral Head: Mr S Robertson 

Pastoral Head: Dr P Holland 

Pastoral Head: Mrs L Dempsey 

Pastoral Head: Mr M Burns



Support Staff: 

RESOURCE MANAGER: 

Mrs L Cranston 

Librarian 

Mrs J Crosthwaite 

Office Staff 

Mrs C A Henderson 

Mrs S Wright 

Mrs I Manson 

Mrs C Cordiner 

Mrs C Nadin 

Mrs G Marshall 

Mrs J Stocksley 

Mrs A Easton 

Miss D Naismith 

Miss E Duffy (Apprentice) 

School Helpers 

Mrs I Manson 

Mrs M McKenzie 

Mrs E Johnston 

Mrs J Stewart (Medical) 

Support for Learning Assistants 

Mrs M Branscombe 

Mrs L Fotheringham 

Mrs D Hay 

Mrs J Liddell 

Mrs J McGeachie 

Mrs C Plenderleith 

Ms C Wood 

Miss N Horne 

Technicians 

Mr J Thomson 

Mrs E Farini-Hudson 

Mr M Leiper (Apprentice) 

Mr A Perratt (Apprentice) 

Mr S Spence (Apprentice) 

Mr W Stanfield 

Mr R Steele (Technical) 

“Open Doors” 

Pupil Support Worker – 

Cheryl Butler 

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SCHOOL MEALS 

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The School Meals service at Braes High School is operated by Scolarest. All meals 

are prepared in a modern kitchen on the premises under the direction of a Cook 

Supervisor and served in the Dining Room/Assembly Hall area known as ‘The 

Hub’. 

THE ‘HUB’ IS OPEN AT: 

• Morning interval when a wide variety of hot snacks and drinks are 

available. 

• Lunchtime when there is a wide choice of starters, main courses, snacks, 

and hot and cold drinks. 

The Hub operates as a ‘cashless cafeteria’. Pupils are issued with a swipe card 

and can pay coins into a cash loader installed in two areas of the school. 

Alternatively parents can send a cheque cutting out the need for cash and 

making sure that dinner money is used for that purpose. 

Pupils who qualify for free meals will have £2.20 per day automatically credited 

to their swipe card. If the meal is not taken, £2.20 is deducted at the end of the 

day. 

Pupils can put extra money on their card for additional items in the usual way. 

Only children of parents in receipt of income support qualify for free school 

meals. 

Applications for free meals should be made direct to the District Office. 

Pupils may wish to bring a packed lunch to the school. These may be eaten in 

The Hub.



TRANSPORT 

• Pupils from Avonbridge, California and parts of Shieldhill and Maddiston 

are entitled to free travel and will be issued with a travel pass sent directly 

to each pupil’s home by Falkirk Council. 

• Pupils from other areas such as Brightons, Maddiston and Shieldhill can 

travel on any of the buses by paying the relevant fare. 

BUS TIMETABLE 

Morning: Avonbridge 8.18 

California 8.24 

Maddiston 8.17 

Buses go through Shieldhill at 8.17am 

Afternoon: Buses leave the bus bay in the school grounds from 3.20pm. 

Pupils are supervised as they leave school and board the 

buses. 

REPLACEMENT PASSES 

If you lose your bus pass you can contact the Transport Planning Unit on code 

01324 504753 who will advise how a replacement can be issued, normally a 

cost of around £10 is incurred. 

Please note that in the event of a planned early closure, parents will be informed 

and buses arranged. In an emergency (e.g. heating failure, heavy snow etc.), 

it may be impossible to give parents any warning but our chief concern will be 

the safe return home of pupils. 

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HEALTH CARE 

INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS 

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The school’s emergency first aider is Mrs Stewart. She deals with first-aid and 

minor ailments which arise in the course of the day. 

If a pupil becomes too ill to remain in school, a parent or the emergency contact 

will be called to collect the pupil. 

In an emergency, a pupil may be taken directly to hospital. In such an event 

the school will make every effort to contact the parents. 

Please ensure we always have up to date contact details for you and your 

emergency contact.



DATES AND TIMES 

SESSION 2013 - 2014 

School opens for pupils on Wednesday 21st August 2013 and closes on Friday 

28th June 2014. 

The school will be closed for In- service and holidays on the following dates: 

September holiday Monday 9th September 2013 

October holiday Monday 14th October to Monday 21st October 2013 

Staff In-service Monday 21st October 2013 

Christmas Monday 23rd December 2013 to Friday 3rd January 2014 

Staff In-service Thursday 13th February 2014 

February holiday Friday 14th February and 

Monday 17th February 2014 

Easter holiday Monday 7th April to 

Monday 21st April 2014 (Easter Monday) 

Staff In-service Friday 2nd May 2014 

May holiday Monday 5th May 2014 

THE SCHOOL DAY 

Form Class 08.45 – 09.00 

Period 1 09.00 – 09.55 

Period 2 09.55 – 10.45 

Interval 10.45 – 11.00 

Period 3 11.00 – 11.55 

Period 4 11.55 – 12.45 

Lunch 12.45 – 1.30 

Period 5 1.30 – 2.25 

Period 6 2.25 – 3.15 

A warning bell will ring prior to registration then at end of morning interval, 

and again at end of lunch break, when pupils should begin to make their way 

to class. 

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CONTACTING THE SCHOOL 


Newlands Road 

Reddingmuirhead 

Falkirk FK2 0DA 

Telephone: (01324) 719551 

Fax: (01324) 503878 

E-mail: braeshighschool@falkirk.gov.uk 

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Pastoral Contact Details If you need to speak to someone about your child 

Telephone 01324 719551 and ask to speak to their 

Pastoral Head. 

Pastoral Heads ensure that they know each pupil in 

their House and are able to give help, counselling, 

support and guidance on a personal basis, to enable 

each pupil to achieve as much as possible at school. 

CAMPSIE - Mrs Dempsey 

LOMOND - Mr Burns 

OCHIL - Mr Robertson 

PENTLAND - Dr P Holland 

If your child’s Form Class ends in C, they belong to Campsie, L for Lomond, O for 

Ochil and P for Pentland.



ATTENDANCE 

Good attendance is vital to the success of your children’s education. Working 

in partnership with parents, the school actively encourages good attendance. 

Cooperation is sought from parents in following the attendance procedures 

outlined below. 

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL 

Group Call 

If your child is absent from school at registration you will receive a text or voice 

mail message. On return to school your child must provide a written note signed 

by a parent/carer. 

• If a pupil is absent for 3 days without any contact from home giving a reason 

for his/her absence, an enquiry letter is sent out. We appreciate a phone 

message explaining absence, but a written note for school records is required 

on a pupil’s return. 

Notes of excuse for absence: 

• Should be DATED 

• Must clearly state the REASON for absence 

• Must clearly state the DATES of the absence 

• Must be SIGNED 

• If you wish your child to be absent from school for a reason other than 

Illness, he/she should bring a note to the Form Teacher as early as possible 

before the absence. Parents should avoid holidays arranged within school 

time. The Scottish Government Education Department guidelines state that 

other than in exceptional circumstances, family holidays are regarded as 

“unauthorised absence”. 

• Dental and Medical Appointments. It is preferred that routine appointments 

be made out with the school day. Where this is unavoidable, appointments 

during school time are permitted on the showing of an appointment card by 

the pupil. An excuse slip is given allowing the pupil to leave school at the 

appropriate time. 

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IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE 

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Irregular attendance is detrimental to the education of your child and others 

in the class whose work is interrupted. When working with pupils and parents 

to change patterns of persistent or irregular absence, we take the following 

steps:- 

1. A phone call to parent/carer to discuss situation. 

2. A letter sent by the school on the third day of any absence. 

3. A letter sent by Pastoral staff if there is continued concern over a number 

of unexplained absences or pattern of absences. 

4. An invitation to school to discuss these concerns in person. 

5. A referral to the reporter to the Children’s Panel. 

6. A referral to Falkirk Council’s attendance committee.



SCHOOL RULES 

Braes High School is a non-denominational school with a role of 974 pupils. 

School rules are few and as simple as we can make them. 

They are based on commonsense, consideration for the rights and safety of 

others and respect for property. 

Pupils MUST 

• Behave responsibly at all times 

• Follow classroom and school codes 

• Behave respectfully to all others 

• Follow Health & Safety instructions at all times 

• Always obtain permission before leaving school during the working day 

PERSONAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT 

We recommend that pupils do not bring i-pods or other expensive items to 

school. 

If mobile phones are brought for use before or after school they must be kept 

switched off and out of sight within the school premises. Pupils caught using 

mobile phones on school premises will have their phone taken from them. If this 

is the first instance, it can be collected from the office at the end of the day. If it 

is the second offence, parents will be contacted to collect the phone. 

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The Timetable 

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The week’s timetable for first year pupils is made up of 30 periods each week 

of 50 or 55 minutes in length. There are 6 periods every day – 4 in the morning 

and 2 in the afternoon. Pupils are formed into register classes of about 20 pupils 

which are mixed in terms of ability and include pupils from our associated 

primary schools. 

Complaints Procedure 

Falkirk Council Education Service is keen that you should be completely 

satisfied with your child’s education. Should you have any concerns about your 

child’s education and wish to complain about the service provided by your 

child’s school, please report this to the Headteacher in the first instance. In most 

cases problems can be dealt with quickly. However, should you feel that the 

matter has not been resolved satisfactorily by the Headteacher you can make 

your complaint in person, by phone or in writing to the Complaints Officer for 

Education Services 

– Tel. 01324 506694.



Curriculum for Excellence 

Bringing learning to life and life to learning 

Curriculum for Excellence is now being introduced across Scotland for all 3-18 

year olds – wherever they learn. It aims to raise standards, prepare our children 

for a future they do not yet know and equip them for jobs of tomorrow in a fast 

changing world. 

Curriculum for Excellence enables professionals to teach subjects creatively, to 

work together across the school and with other schools, to share best practice 

and explore learning together. Glow, Scotland’s unique, world-leading, online 

network supports learners and teachers in this and plans are already in place 

for parents across the country to have access to Glow. 

Teachers and practitioners will share information to plan a child’s ‘learning 

journey’ from 3-18, helping their progression from nursery to primary, primary to 

secondary and beyond, ensuring the change is smooth. They’ll ensure children 

continue to work at a pace they can cope with and with challenge they can 

thrive on. 

Curriculum for Excellence balances the importance of knowledge and skills. 

Every child is entitled to a broad and deep general education, whatever their 

level and ability. Every single teacher and practitioner will be responsible for 

literacy and numeracy – the language and numbers skills that unlock other 

subjects and are vital to everyday life. 

It develops skills for learning, life and work to help young people go on to 

further study, secure work and navigate life. It brings real life into the classroom, 

making learning relevant and helps young people apply lessons to their life 

beyond the classroom. It links knowledge in one subject area to another helping 

children understand the world and make connections. It develops skills so that 

children can think for themselves, make sound judgements, challenge, enquire 

and find solutions. 

There will be new ways of assessing progress and ensuring children achieve 

their potential. There will be new qualifications for literacy and numeracy from 

2013/14. New qualifications at National 4 and 5 will be available from 2013/14. 

Our well regarded Access, Highers and Advanced Highers will be updated to 

take account of and support the new approaches to learning and teaching. 

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There is an entitlement to personal support to help young people fulfil their 

potential and make the most of their opportunities with additional support 

wherever that’s needed. There will be a new emphasis by all staff on looking 

after our children’s health and wellbeing – to ensure that the school is a place 

where children feel safe and secure. 

Ultimately, Curriculum for Excellence aims is to improve our children’s life chances, 

to nurture successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors, and 

responsible citizens, building on Scotland’s reputation for great education. 

We have revised Learning to Achieve – our flagship policy. This new Learning 

to Achieve describes in detail how Curriculum for Excellence will be delivered 

in our educational establishments. We will use Learning to Achieve to monitor, 

develop and improve outcomes for children and young people.



LEARNING TO ACHIEVE 

Our Learning to Achieve document explains how we will deliver Curriculum for 

Excellence in Falkirk Council schools. It outlines our aspirations for children and 

young people in Falkirk. 

We want all learners in our schools to have enjoyable, challenging experiences 

allowing them to work to their full potential. For economic and social reasons 

we must enable all young people to be pro-active and independent within their 

own learning experiences. Our service must support young people to develop 

resilience of character and the creativity and flexibility necessary to function in 

our rapidly changing society. Learners will then develop the skills and attributes 

which will allow them to make a positive contribution to society and to their own 

health and well-being. We must inspire young people to become enthusiastic 

lifelong learners. 

We aim to ensure that all our learners have access to: 

• Positive learning environments 

• Opportunities to fully develop the four capacities 

• Opportunities for play, sport, creativity and cultural activities 

• Opportunities to contribute to decision making 

• Opportunities to develop skills for life and skills for work 

• Support that will enable them to make positive transitions at all stages of 

their learning 

We recognise that learning experiences will take place in and beyond school. It 

is vital that all adults, including parents and carers, contribute to the educational 

experiences of our learners and are key players in making this vision a reality. 

The Learning to Achieve document is designed to enable all adults involved in 

the education of our young people to raise the bar and ensure the best possible 

educational outcomes. 

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Transferring Educational Data About Pupils 

The Scottish Government and its partners collect and use information about 

pupils to help to improve education across Scotland. This note explains why we 

need this information, how we use it and what we do to protect the information 

supplied to us. 

Why do we need your data? 

In order to make the best decisions about how to improve our education service, 

Scottish Government, education authorities and other partners such as the SQA 

and Careers Scotland need accurate, up-to-date data about our pupils. We are 

keen to help all our pupils do well in all aspects of school life and achieve better 

examination results. Accurate and up-to-date data allows us to: 

• plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of all pupils, 

• plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of specific groups of pupils, 

• better understand some of the factors which influence pupil attainment 

and achievement, 

• share good practice, 

• target resources better. 

Data policy 

Information about pupils’ education is collected in partnership between the 

Scottish Government and Local Authorities through the ScotXed programme 

which aims to help schools and Local Authorities by supporting efficient 

collection, processing and dissemination of statistical information. The Scottish 

Government then provides analysis of the data to support research, planning, 

management and monitoring of education services as well as to produce 

National Statistics publications. 

Education data within Scottish Government is managed effectively by 

secure systems and is exploited as a valuable corporate resource, subject to 

confidentiality restraints. As part of its data policy, Scottish Government will 

not publish or make publicly available any information that allows individual 

pupils to be identified, nor will data be used by Scottish Government to take 

any actions in respect of individuals. Data is held securely and no information 

on individual pupils can or would be made publicly available by Scottish 

Government. 

The individual data collected by Scottish Government is used for statistical and 

research purposes only.



Your data protection rights 

The collection, transfer, processing and sharing of ScotXed data is done in 

accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998). We also comply with the 

National Statistics Code of Practice requirements and other legislation related 

to safeguarding the confidentiality of data. The Data Protection Act gives you 

the right to know how we will use your data. This note can give only a brief 

description of how we use data. Fuller details of each individual ScotXed survey, 

including the purpose of each and the published data, can be found on the 

ScotXed website (www.scotxed.net). 

Scottish Government works with a range of partners including HM Inspectorate of 

Education, Careers Scotland and the SQA. On occasion, we will make individual 

data available to partners and also academic institutions and organisations 

to carry out research and statistical analysis. In addition, we will provide our 

partners with information they need in order to fulfil their official responsibilities. 

Any sharing of data will be done under the strict control of Scottish Government, 

which will ensure that no individual level data will be made public as a result 

of the data sharing and that these data will not be used to take any actions 

in respect of an individual. Decisions on the sharing of data will be taken in 

consultation with relevant colleagues and individuals within and outwith 

Scottish Government. 

Concerns 

If you have any concerns about the ScotXed data collections you can email the 

Senior Statistician, Peter Whitehouse, at Peter.Whitehouse@scotland.gsi.gov.uk 

or write to The ScotXed Support Office, Area 1B, Victoria Quay, Leith, EH6 6QQ. 

Alternative versions of this page are available, on request from the ScotXed 

Support Office, in other languages, audio tape, Braille and large print. 

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INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 2012 

SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

School: Braes High Id No.: 240 - 5746531 

By end 

of S4 

By end 

of S5 

By end 

of S6 

Estimated S5 January Roll As A Percentage Of The S4 Roll 

In September Of The Previous Session 

2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 

79 77 77 

Examination Results (within Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework) 

(2011/2012 results are pre-appeal) 

Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving: 

5+ @ level 3 or better 5+ @ level 4 or better 5+ @ level 5 or better 

2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

88 91 88 75 78 78 36 38 36 



2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

41 38 45 24 19 26 8 7 12 


3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better 1+ @ level 7 

2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

33 34 31 23 22 20 19 14 14 

Key to symbols: 

Counts and percentages for year groups which contain more than 0 but less than 5 pupils are 

replaced by asterisks (**) because they could be misleading or lead to identification of individuals. 

The symbol (##) indicates that the data are not available or comparable with other years. 

Possible reasons for this include: the school has recently opened or merged with another school; 

S5 and S6 results for S1-S4 schools; S4, S5 and S6 results for S1-S2/S3 schools; cases where 

the relevant year group roll figure is zero. 

For Information: 

Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) 

levels: 

Level 7 CSYS at A-C; Advanced Higher at A-C 

Level 6 Higher at A-C 

Level 5 Intermediate 2 at A-C; Standard Grade at 1-2 


Level 3 Access 3 Cluster; Standard Grade at 5-6





Education Authority: Falkirk 



2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 

79 79 83 

By end 

of S4 

By end 

of S5 

By end 

of S6 





2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

93 93 93 79 80 81 35 36 37 



2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

44 44 46 25 24 26 12 9 13 



2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

31 35 34 20 24 23 13 16 14 







the relevant year group roll figure is zero. 



levels: 





Level 3 Access 3 Cluster; Standard Grade at 5-6 

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National Data 

By end 

of S4 

By end 

of S5 

By end 

of S6 



levels: 





Level 3 Access 3 Cluster; Standard Grade at 5-6 

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2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 

72 75 77 





2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

92 93 94 78 79 80 36 36 37 



2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

43 45 46 25 26 27 11 12 13 



2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 

2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 

33 35 36 22 24 25 15 16 16 







the relevant year group roll figure is zero.

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