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Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
Newlands Road<br />
Reddingmuirhead<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong><br />
FK2 0DA<br />
Tel: 01324 719551<br />
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Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> Prospectus
Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Page<br />
Foreword Director of Education 2<br />
Public Liability Cover 3<br />
People Senior Leadership Team 4<br />
Leadership Team 4<br />
The Staff 5 - 7<br />
<strong>School</strong> meals 8<br />
Transport 9<br />
Emergency First Aid 10<br />
<strong>School</strong> Term Dates 11<br />
<strong>School</strong> Day Timings 11<br />
Contacting the <strong>School</strong> 12<br />
Attendance 13<br />
<strong>School</strong> Rules 15<br />
The Timetable 16<br />
Complaints Procedure 16<br />
Curriculum for Excellence 17<br />
Learning to Achieve 19<br />
Transferring Educational Data About Pupils 20<br />
Statistical Information<br />
Braes High <strong>School</strong> 22<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong> 23<br />
National 24<br />
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Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
Foreword Director of Education<br />
This <strong>brochure</strong> contains a range of information about your child’s school which<br />
will be of interest to you and your child. It offers an insight into the life of the<br />
school and also offers advice and assistance which you may find helpful in<br />
supporting your child’s education.<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is keen to engage parents in the education process, not only<br />
to allow you a greater opportunity to contribute to your child’s education, but<br />
also to encourage you to play a greater role in the life of the school as a whole.<br />
We offer a number of other opportunities when you will be able to make your<br />
voice heard in relation to your own child’s education, your local school, and the<br />
Education service.<br />
Throughout each school year there will be opportunities for you to discuss your<br />
child’s progress with his/her teacher. There will also be four annual events for<br />
parents organised by the Education service. These evening sessions are spread<br />
across the school year and each focuses on a particular theme. The sessions are<br />
open to all parents to attend and they are also attended, wherever possible,<br />
by the Convener of the <strong>Council</strong>’s Education Committee as well as myself and<br />
members of the Service’s Management Team. Each of the sessions offers parents<br />
an opportunity to ask us questions about aspects of their child’s education.<br />
Parental involvement in the decision making processes and performance<br />
monitoring are now, more than ever, an integral part of school life and will<br />
continue to become even more transparent in future years. We look forward to<br />
developing that partnership with your support.<br />
I am pleased to introduce this <strong>brochure</strong> for session 2013/14 and hope that it will<br />
provide you with all the relevant information you may need concerning your<br />
child’s school. If you have any queries regarding the contents of the <strong>brochure</strong><br />
please contact the Headteacher of your child’s school who will be happy to offer<br />
any clarification you may need.<br />
Andrew Sutherland<br />
Director of Education<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Footnote: It may be possible to offer some assistance in helping to translate all<br />
or part of this <strong>brochure</strong> to parents whose first language is not English. Enquiries<br />
should be directed in to the Communications Officer for Education Services (tel:<br />
01324 506602).
Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
INSURANCE COVER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN<br />
Public liability<br />
Personal Injury<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has in force a Public Liability policy which operates in respect<br />
of claims for injury to any school child whilst in the control of the <strong>Council</strong> or<br />
employees. In the event of any claim, the <strong>Council</strong> will have been deemed<br />
negligent in order for compensation to be payable.<br />
Pupil’s Property<br />
Each session, unfortunately but inevitably, pupil’s property is lost, damaged or<br />
stolen from school.<br />
Parents are to be discouraged from allowing their children to carry expensive<br />
items of personal belongings to the school but are reminded that a standard<br />
household policy can be extended to provide a degree of cover for personal<br />
items taken away from the home.<br />
Any claim made for loss or damage to the property left in the care of the school<br />
will have to be submitted, in the first instance to Education Services, and the<br />
claim will only be settled if it is shown that the <strong>Council</strong> can be held legally liable<br />
for the loss.<br />
Personal Accident Cover – Educational Excursions<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> has in force personal accident cover for the school children under<br />
which the compensation is payable in the circumstances stated, irrespective of<br />
legal liability.<br />
Policy Cover: Whilst attending any activities involving a journey outside the<br />
premises of the <strong>School</strong> organised by or on behalf of the school/<strong>Council</strong> under<br />
the supervision of a responsible adult appointed thereby.<br />
Compensation: 1. Death £20,000<br />
2. Permanent Total/Partial Disablement £20,000<br />
(continental scale of benefits)<br />
The above information is given in summary form only and is subject to the<br />
insurers standard policy, terms and conditions.<br />
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Senior Leadership Team<br />
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Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
Mrs H McCulloch Headteacher<br />
Mrs M Cotter Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for<br />
Pentland House<br />
Mrs C Heron Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for<br />
Campsie House<br />
Mr D Ironside Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for<br />
Ochil House<br />
Mrs E Naismith Depute Headteacher who has responsibility for<br />
Lomond House<br />
Mrs L Cranston Resource Manager<br />
Leadership Team<br />
Faculty Heads<br />
Mr T McKinlay Manager of Design/Technology<br />
Mr B Morris Manager of Expressive Arts<br />
Mrs A Hardy Manager of Modern Languages<br />
Mrs LA Simpson Manager of Mathematics<br />
Miss M Hutton Manager of Sciences<br />
Miss A Patterson Manager of Information Technology<br />
Miss F Malcolm Manager of Social Studies & RME<br />
Miss H Stevenson (Acting) Manager of English and Drama<br />
Pastoral Heads<br />
Braes High <strong>School</strong> has four Houses with a Pastoral Head in charge of each one.<br />
Your child will be allocated to one of these Houses for the whole of his/her school<br />
career.<br />
This allows the PH (or guidance teachers as they are often referred to) to develop<br />
a supportive relationship with your child and, in this way, to support them<br />
throughout their time at Braes. In addition they also teach the Personal and<br />
Social Education programme (PSE) which aims to develop the skills necessary in<br />
adolescence and adult life.<br />
Campsie House Mrs L Dempsey<br />
Lomond House Mr M Burns<br />
Ochil House Mr S Robertson<br />
Pentland House Dr P Holland
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
THE STAFF<br />
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM<br />
Headteacher: Mrs H McCulloch<br />
Depute Head: Ms M Cotter<br />
Depute Head: Mrs C Heron<br />
Depute Head: Mr D Ironside<br />
Depute Head: Mrs E Naismith<br />
Resource Manager: Mrs L Cranston<br />
DESIGN/TECHNOLOGY<br />
Faculty Head: Mr T McKinlay<br />
Art and Design<br />
Mrs C Macleod<br />
Mrs A Morton<br />
Mrs S Corsie<br />
DET<br />
Mr T McKinlay<br />
Mrs D Paterson<br />
Miss J Tahary (Probationer)<br />
Mrs E Reid<br />
Home Economics<br />
Mrs F Hewitt<br />
Mrs A Sinclair<br />
Mrs G Farrugia<br />
EXPRESSIVE ARTS<br />
Faculty Head: Mr. Morris<br />
Music<br />
Mr B Morris<br />
Mrs I Quinn (Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri)<br />
Mrs L Clarke (Mon – Thurs)<br />
Miss S Cardow (Probationer)<br />
Physical Education<br />
Mr I Fergus<br />
Miss C MacCrimmon<br />
Mr J MacWhirter<br />
Mr L Brown<br />
Mr R MacPherson<br />
Miss G Campbell<br />
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />
Faculty Head: Miss A Patterson<br />
Business Education<br />
Mrs C Flanagan<br />
Mrs N Buchanan<br />
Mrs M Shaw<br />
Computing<br />
Miss A Patterson<br />
Miss J Wilkinson<br />
Mr A Smith<br />
MODERN LANGUAGES<br />
Faculty Head: Mrs A Hardy<br />
Modern Languages<br />
Mrs A Hardy<br />
Mr I Cunningham<br />
Mrs L Murray<br />
Mrs B Johnston (Mon - Tues)<br />
Mrs S Dunn<br />
MATHEMATICS<br />
Faculty Head: Mrs LA Simpson<br />
Mathematics<br />
Mrs M Dickson<br />
Mrs LA Simpson<br />
Mrs P McNaughton<br />
(Mon, Tues, Wed am)<br />
Mr J Palmer<br />
Mr P Duncan<br />
Miss T Jennings<br />
Dr A Lawson<br />
Miss J Dickson<br />
Mrs D Mcintyre<br />
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ENGLISH AND DRAMA<br />
Faculty Head: Miss H Stevenson<br />
(Acting)<br />
English<br />
Mr D Ironside<br />
Mrs M Rae<br />
Mrs D Stevenson (Mon, Tues, Wed am)<br />
Miss H Stevenson<br />
Mr C Gilmour<br />
Mrs J White<br />
Miss L King<br />
Mr A Bruce<br />
Miss L Crowe<br />
Drama<br />
Miss E Taylor<br />
Mrs L Eckles<br />
SCIENCES<br />
Faculty Head: Miss M Hutton<br />
Biology<br />
Mr W Gavin<br />
Miss S McQuade<br />
Dr J Quinlan<br />
Miss L Robinson<br />
Mr A Ritchie (Probationer)<br />
Chemistry<br />
Miss M Hutton<br />
Mrs G Kinloch<br />
Miss N Conn<br />
Mrs C Wardlaw<br />
Physics<br />
Mr S Campbell<br />
Mr J McLean<br />
Mrs P Sneddon<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
SOCIAL STUDIES & RME<br />
Faculty Heads: Miss F Malcolm<br />
Geography<br />
Mrs M Bone<br />
Mrs L Bassett<br />
History<br />
Miss F Malcolm<br />
Miss M Norris<br />
Modern Studies<br />
Mr K Deane<br />
Mr R Latimer<br />
Religious and Moral Education<br />
Mrs E Menzies<br />
Mr R Shields<br />
SUPPORT FOR LEARNING<br />
Faculty Head: Mrs H Malloy<br />
Mrs H Malloy<br />
Mrs J Findlay<br />
Mrs N Gray<br />
Mrs A Murray<br />
PASTORAL<br />
Pastoral Head: Mr S Robertson<br />
Pastoral Head: Dr P Holland<br />
Pastoral Head: Mrs L Dempsey<br />
Pastoral Head: Mr M Burns
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
Support Staff:<br />
RESOURCE MANAGER:<br />
Mrs L Cranston<br />
Librarian<br />
Mrs J Crosthwaite<br />
Office Staff<br />
Mrs C A Henderson<br />
Mrs S Wright<br />
Mrs I Manson<br />
Mrs C Cordiner<br />
Mrs C Nadin<br />
Mrs G Marshall<br />
Mrs J Stocksley<br />
Mrs A Easton<br />
Miss D Naismith<br />
Miss E Duffy (Apprentice)<br />
<strong>School</strong> Helpers<br />
Mrs I Manson<br />
Mrs M McKenzie<br />
Mrs E Johnston<br />
Mrs J Stewart (Medical)<br />
Support for Learning Assistants<br />
Mrs M Branscombe<br />
Mrs L Fotheringham<br />
Mrs D Hay<br />
Mrs J Liddell<br />
Mrs J McGeachie<br />
Mrs C Plenderleith<br />
Ms C Wood<br />
Miss N Horne<br />
Technicians<br />
Mr J Thomson<br />
Mrs E Farini-Hudson<br />
Mr M Leiper (Apprentice)<br />
Mr A Perratt (Apprentice)<br />
Mr S Spence (Apprentice)<br />
Mr W Stanfield<br />
Mr R Steele (Technical)<br />
“Open Doors”<br />
Pupil Support Worker –<br />
Cheryl Butler<br />
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SCHOOL MEALS<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
The <strong>School</strong> Meals service at Braes High <strong>School</strong> is operated by Scolarest. All meals<br />
are prepared in a modern kitchen on the premises under the direction of a Cook<br />
Supervisor and served in the Dining Room/Assembly Hall area known as ‘The<br />
Hub’.<br />
THE ‘HUB’ IS OPEN AT:<br />
• Morning interval when a wide variety of hot snacks and drinks are<br />
available.<br />
• Lunchtime when there is a wide choice of starters, main courses, snacks,<br />
and hot and cold drinks.<br />
The Hub operates as a ‘cashless cafeteria’. Pupils are issued with a swipe card<br />
and can pay coins into a cash loader installed in two areas of the school.<br />
Alternatively parents can send a cheque cutting out the need for cash and<br />
making sure that dinner money is used for that purpose.<br />
Pupils who qualify for free meals will have £2.20 per day automatically credited<br />
to their swipe card. If the meal is not taken, £2.20 is deducted at the end of the<br />
day.<br />
Pupils can put extra money on their card for additional items in the usual way.<br />
Only children of parents in receipt of income support qualify for free school<br />
meals.<br />
Applications for free meals should be made direct to the District Office.<br />
Pupils may wish to bring a packed lunch to the school. These may be eaten in<br />
The Hub.
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
TRANSPORT<br />
• Pupils from Avonbridge, California and parts of Shieldhill and Maddiston<br />
are entitled to free travel and will be issued with a travel pass sent directly<br />
to each pupil’s home by <strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
• Pupils from other areas such as Brightons, Maddiston and Shieldhill can<br />
travel on any of the buses by paying the relevant fare.<br />
BUS TIMETABLE<br />
Morning: Avonbridge 8.18<br />
California 8.24<br />
Maddiston 8.17<br />
Buses go through Shieldhill at 8.17am<br />
Afternoon: Buses leave the bus bay in the school grounds from 3.20pm.<br />
Pupils are supervised as they leave school and board the<br />
buses.<br />
REPLACEMENT PASSES<br />
If you lose your bus pass you can contact the Transport Planning Unit on code<br />
01324 504753 who will advise how a replacement can be issued, normally a<br />
cost of around £10 is incurred.<br />
Please note that in the event of a planned early closure, parents will be informed<br />
and buses arranged. In an emergency (e.g. heating failure, heavy snow etc.),<br />
it may be impossible to give parents any warning but our chief concern will be<br />
the safe return home of pupils.<br />
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HEALTH CARE<br />
INTERNAL ARRANGEMENTS<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
The school’s emergency first aider is Mrs Stewart. She deals with first-aid and<br />
minor ailments which arise in the course of the day.<br />
If a pupil becomes too ill to remain in school, a parent or the emergency contact<br />
will be called to collect the pupil.<br />
In an emergency, a pupil may be taken directly to hospital. In such an event<br />
the school will make every effort to contact the parents.<br />
Please ensure we always have up to date contact details for you and your<br />
emergency contact.
Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
DATES AND TIMES<br />
SESSION 2013 - 2014<br />
<strong>School</strong> opens for pupils on Wednesday 21st August 2013 and closes on Friday<br />
28th June 2014.<br />
The school will be closed for In- service and holidays on the following dates:<br />
September holiday Monday 9th September 2013<br />
October holiday Monday 14th October to Monday 21st October 2013<br />
Staff In-service Monday 21st October 2013<br />
Christmas Monday 23rd December 2013 to Friday 3rd January 2014<br />
Staff In-service Thursday 13th February 2014<br />
February holiday Friday 14th February and<br />
Monday 17th February 2014<br />
Easter holiday Monday 7th April to<br />
Monday 21st April 2014 (Easter Monday)<br />
Staff In-service Friday 2nd May 2014<br />
May holiday Monday 5th May 2014<br />
THE SCHOOL DAY<br />
Form Class 08.45 – 09.00<br />
Period 1 09.00 – 09.55<br />
Period 2 09.55 – 10.45<br />
Interval 10.45 – 11.00<br />
Period 3 11.00 – 11.55<br />
Period 4 11.55 – 12.45<br />
Lunch 12.45 – 1.30<br />
Period 5 1.30 – 2.25<br />
Period 6 2.25 – 3.15<br />
A warning bell will ring prior to registration then at end of morning interval,<br />
and again at end of lunch break, when pupils should begin to make their way<br />
to class.<br />
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CONTACTING THE SCHOOL<br />
Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
Newlands Road<br />
Reddingmuirhead<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong> FK2 0DA<br />
Telephone: (01324) 719551<br />
Fax: (01324) 503878<br />
E-mail: braeshighschool@falkirk.gov.uk<br />
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Pastoral Contact Details If you need to speak to someone about your child<br />
Telephone 01324 719551 and ask to speak to their<br />
Pastoral Head.<br />
Pastoral Heads ensure that they know each pupil in<br />
their House and are able to give help, counselling,<br />
support and guidance on a personal basis, to enable<br />
each pupil to achieve as much as possible at school.<br />
CAMPSIE - Mrs Dempsey<br />
LOMOND - Mr Burns<br />
OCHIL - Mr Robertson<br />
PENTLAND - Dr P Holland<br />
If your child’s Form Class ends in C, they belong to Campsie, L for Lomond, O for<br />
Ochil and P for Pentland.
Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
ATTENDANCE<br />
Good attendance is vital to the success of your children’s education. Working<br />
in partnership with parents, the school actively encourages good attendance.<br />
Cooperation is sought from parents in following the attendance procedures<br />
outlined below.<br />
ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL<br />
Group Call<br />
If your child is absent from school at registration you will receive a text or voice<br />
mail message. On return to school your child must provide a written note signed<br />
by a parent/carer.<br />
• If a pupil is absent for 3 days without any contact from home giving a reason<br />
for his/her absence, an enquiry letter is sent out. We appreciate a phone<br />
message explaining absence, but a written note for school records is required<br />
on a pupil’s return.<br />
Notes of excuse for absence:<br />
• Should be DATED<br />
• Must clearly state the REASON for absence<br />
• Must clearly state the DATES of the absence<br />
• Must be SIGNED<br />
• If you wish your child to be absent from school for a reason other than<br />
Illness, he/she should bring a note to the Form Teacher as early as possible<br />
before the absence. Parents should avoid holidays arranged within school<br />
time. The Scottish Government Education Department guidelines state that<br />
other than in exceptional circumstances, family holidays are regarded as<br />
“unauthorised absence”.<br />
• Dental and Medical Appointments. It is preferred that routine appointments<br />
be made out with the school day. Where this is unavoidable, appointments<br />
during school time are permitted on the showing of an appointment card by<br />
the pupil. An excuse slip is given allowing the pupil to leave school at the<br />
appropriate time.<br />
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IRREGULAR ATTENDANCE<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
Irregular attendance is detrimental to the education of your child and others<br />
in the class whose work is interrupted. When working with pupils and parents<br />
to change patterns of persistent or irregular absence, we take the following<br />
steps:-<br />
1. A phone call to parent/carer to discuss situation.<br />
2. A letter sent by the school on the third day of any absence.<br />
3. A letter sent by Pastoral staff if there is continued concern over a number<br />
of unexplained absences or pattern of absences.<br />
4. An invitation to school to discuss these concerns in person.<br />
5. A referral to the reporter to the Children’s Panel.<br />
6. A referral to <strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong>’s attendance committee.
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SCHOOL RULES<br />
Braes High <strong>School</strong> is a non-denominational school with a role of 974 pupils.<br />
<strong>School</strong> rules are few and as simple as we can make them.<br />
They are based on commonsense, consideration for the rights and safety of<br />
others and respect for property.<br />
Pupils MUST<br />
• Behave responsibly at all times<br />
• Follow classroom and school codes<br />
• Behave respectfully to all others<br />
• Follow Health & Safety instructions at all times<br />
• Always obtain permission before leaving school during the working day<br />
PERSONAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT<br />
We recommend that pupils do not bring i-pods or other expensive items to<br />
school.<br />
If mobile phones are brought for use before or after school they must be kept<br />
switched off and out of sight within the school premises. Pupils caught using<br />
mobile phones on school premises will have their phone taken from them. If this<br />
is the first instance, it can be collected from the office at the end of the day. If it<br />
is the second offence, parents will be contacted to collect the phone.<br />
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The Timetable<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
The week’s timetable for first year pupils is made up of 30 periods each week<br />
of 50 or 55 minutes in length. There are 6 periods every day – 4 in the morning<br />
and 2 in the afternoon. Pupils are formed into register classes of about 20 pupils<br />
which are mixed in terms of ability and include pupils from our associated<br />
primary schools.<br />
Complaints Procedure<br />
<strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Education Service is keen that you should be completely<br />
satisfied with your child’s education. Should you have any concerns about your<br />
child’s education and wish to complain about the service provided by your<br />
child’s school, please report this to the Headteacher in the first instance. In most<br />
cases problems can be dealt with quickly. However, should you feel that the<br />
matter has not been resolved satisfactorily by the Headteacher you can make<br />
your complaint in person, by phone or in writing to the Complaints Officer for<br />
Education Services<br />
– Tel. 01324 506694.
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Curriculum for Excellence<br />
Bringing learning to life and life to learning<br />
Curriculum for Excellence is now being introduced across Scotland for all 3-18<br />
year olds – wherever they learn. It aims to raise standards, prepare our children<br />
for a future they do not yet know and equip them for jobs of tomorrow in a fast<br />
changing world.<br />
Curriculum for Excellence enables professionals to teach subjects creatively, to<br />
work together across the school and with other schools, to share best practice<br />
and explore learning together. Glow, Scotland’s unique, world-leading, online<br />
network supports learners and teachers in this and plans are already in place<br />
for parents across the country to have access to Glow.<br />
Teachers and practitioners will share information to plan a child’s ‘learning<br />
journey’ from 3-18, helping their progression from nursery to primary, primary to<br />
secondary and beyond, ensuring the change is smooth. They’ll ensure children<br />
continue to work at a pace they can cope with and with challenge they can<br />
thrive on.<br />
Curriculum for Excellence balances the importance of knowledge and skills.<br />
Every child is entitled to a broad and deep general education, whatever their<br />
level and ability. Every single teacher and practitioner will be responsible for<br />
literacy and numeracy – the language and numbers skills that unlock other<br />
subjects and are vital to everyday life.<br />
It develops skills for learning, life and work to help young people go on to<br />
further study, secure work and navigate life. It brings real life into the classroom,<br />
making learning relevant and helps young people apply lessons to their life<br />
beyond the classroom. It links knowledge in one subject area to another helping<br />
children understand the world and make connections. It develops skills so that<br />
children can think for themselves, make sound judgements, challenge, enquire<br />
and find solutions.<br />
There will be new ways of assessing progress and ensuring children achieve<br />
their potential. There will be new qualifications for literacy and numeracy from<br />
2013/14. New qualifications at National 4 and 5 will be available from 2013/14.<br />
Our well regarded Access, Highers and Advanced Highers will be updated to<br />
take account of and support the new approaches to learning and teaching.<br />
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There is an entitlement to personal support to help young people fulfil their<br />
potential and make the most of their opportunities with additional support<br />
wherever that’s needed. There will be a new emphasis by all staff on looking<br />
after our children’s health and wellbeing – to ensure that the school is a place<br />
where children feel safe and secure.<br />
Ultimately, Curriculum for Excellence aims is to improve our children’s life chances,<br />
to nurture successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors, and<br />
responsible citizens, building on Scotland’s reputation for great education.<br />
We have revised Learning to Achieve – our flagship policy. This new Learning<br />
to Achieve describes in detail how Curriculum for Excellence will be delivered<br />
in our educational establishments. We will use Learning to Achieve to monitor,<br />
develop and improve outcomes for children and young people.
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
LEARNING TO ACHIEVE<br />
Our Learning to Achieve document explains how we will deliver Curriculum for<br />
Excellence in <strong>Falkirk</strong> <strong>Council</strong> schools. It outlines our aspirations for children and<br />
young people in <strong>Falkirk</strong>.<br />
We want all learners in our schools to have enjoyable, challenging experiences<br />
allowing them to work to their full potential. For economic and social reasons<br />
we must enable all young people to be pro-active and independent within their<br />
own learning experiences. Our service must support young people to develop<br />
resilience of character and the creativity and flexibility necessary to function in<br />
our rapidly changing society. Learners will then develop the skills and attributes<br />
which will allow them to make a positive contribution to society and to their own<br />
health and well-being. We must inspire young people to become enthusiastic<br />
lifelong learners.<br />
We aim to ensure that all our learners have access to:<br />
• Positive learning environments<br />
• Opportunities to fully develop the four capacities<br />
• Opportunities for play, sport, creativity and cultural activities<br />
• Opportunities to contribute to decision making<br />
• Opportunities to develop skills for life and skills for work<br />
• Support that will enable them to make positive transitions at all stages of<br />
their learning<br />
We recognise that learning experiences will take place in and beyond school. It<br />
is vital that all adults, including parents and carers, contribute to the educational<br />
experiences of our learners and are key players in making this vision a reality.<br />
The Learning to Achieve document is designed to enable all adults involved in<br />
the education of our young people to raise the bar and ensure the best possible<br />
educational outcomes.<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
Transferring Educational Data About Pupils<br />
The Scottish Government and its partners collect and use information about<br />
pupils to help to improve education across Scotland. This note explains why we<br />
need this information, how we use it and what we do to protect the information<br />
supplied to us.<br />
Why do we need your data?<br />
In order to make the best decisions about how to improve our education service,<br />
Scottish Government, education authorities and other partners such as the SQA<br />
and Careers Scotland need accurate, up-to-date data about our pupils. We are<br />
keen to help all our pupils do well in all aspects of school life and achieve better<br />
examination results. Accurate and up-to-date data allows us to:<br />
• plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of all pupils,<br />
• plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of specific groups of pupils,<br />
• better understand some of the factors which influence pupil attainment<br />
and achievement,<br />
• share good practice,<br />
• target resources better.<br />
Data policy<br />
Information about pupils’ education is collected in partnership between the<br />
Scottish Government and Local Authorities through the ScotXed programme<br />
which aims to help schools and Local Authorities by supporting efficient<br />
collection, processing and dissemination of statistical information. The Scottish<br />
Government then provides analysis of the data to support research, planning,<br />
management and monitoring of education services as well as to produce<br />
National Statistics publications.<br />
Education data within Scottish Government is managed effectively by<br />
secure systems and is exploited as a valuable corporate resource, subject to<br />
confidentiality restraints. As part of its data policy, Scottish Government will<br />
not publish or make publicly available any information that allows individual<br />
pupils to be identified, nor will data be used by Scottish Government to take<br />
any actions in respect of individuals. Data is held securely and no information<br />
on individual pupils can or would be made publicly available by Scottish<br />
Government.<br />
The individual data collected by Scottish Government is used for statistical and<br />
research purposes only.
Braes High <strong>School</strong><br />
S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
Your data protection rights<br />
The collection, transfer, processing and sharing of ScotXed data is done in<br />
accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998). We also comply with the<br />
National Statistics Code of Practice requirements and other legislation related<br />
to safeguarding the confidentiality of data. The Data Protection Act gives you<br />
the right to know how we will use your data. This note can give only a brief<br />
description of how we use data. Fuller details of each individual ScotXed survey,<br />
including the purpose of each and the published data, can be found on the<br />
ScotXed website (www.scotxed.net).<br />
Scottish Government works with a range of partners including HM Inspectorate of<br />
Education, Careers Scotland and the SQA. On occasion, we will make individual<br />
data available to partners and also academic institutions and organisations<br />
to carry out research and statistical analysis. In addition, we will provide our<br />
partners with information they need in order to fulfil their official responsibilities.<br />
Any sharing of data will be done under the strict control of Scottish Government,<br />
which will ensure that no individual level data will be made public as a result<br />
of the data sharing and that these data will not be used to take any actions<br />
in respect of an individual. Decisions on the sharing of data will be taken in<br />
consultation with relevant colleagues and individuals within and outwith<br />
Scottish Government.<br />
Concerns<br />
If you have any concerns about the ScotXed data collections you can email the<br />
Senior Statistician, Peter Whitehouse, at Peter.Whitehouse@scotland.gsi.gov.uk<br />
or write to The ScotXed Support Office, Area 1B, Victoria Quay, Leith, EH6 6QQ.<br />
Alternative versions of this page are available, on request from the ScotXed<br />
Support Office, in other languages, audio tape, Braille and large print.<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 2012<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOLS<br />
<strong>School</strong>: Braes High Id No.: 240 - 5746531<br />
By end<br />
of S4<br />
By end<br />
of S5<br />
By end<br />
of S6<br />
Estimated S5 January Roll As A Percentage Of The S4 Roll<br />
In September Of The Previous Session<br />
2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012<br />
79 77 77<br />
Examination Results (within Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework)<br />
(2011/2012 results are pre-appeal)<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
5+ @ level 3 or better 5+ @ level 4 or better 5+ @ level 5 or better<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
88 91 88 75 78 78 36 38 36<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
1+ @ level 6 or better 3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
41 38 45 24 19 26 8 7 12<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better 1+ @ level 7<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
33 34 31 23 22 20 19 14 14<br />
Key to symbols:<br />
Counts and percentages for year groups which contain more than 0 but less than 5 pupils are<br />
replaced by asterisks (**) because they could be misleading or lead to identification of individuals.<br />
The symbol (##) indicates that the data are not available or comparable with other years.<br />
Possible reasons for this include: the school has recently opened or merged with another school;<br />
S5 and S6 results for S1-S4 schools; S4, S5 and S6 results for S1-S2/S3 schools; cases where<br />
the relevant year group roll figure is zero.<br />
For Information:<br />
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)<br />
levels:<br />
Level 7 CSYS at A-C; Advanced Higher at A-C<br />
Level 6 Higher at A-C<br />
Level 5 Intermediate 2 at A-C; Standard Grade at 1-2<br />
Level 4 Intermediate 1 at A-C; Standard Grade at 3-4<br />
Level 3 Access 3 Cluster; Standard Grade at 5-6
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 2012<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOLS<br />
Education Authority: <strong>Falkirk</strong><br />
Estimated S5 January Roll As A Percentage Of The S4 Roll<br />
In September Of The Previous Session<br />
2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012<br />
79 79 83<br />
By end<br />
of S4<br />
By end<br />
of S5<br />
By end<br />
of S6<br />
Examination Results (within Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework)<br />
(2011/2012 results are pre-appeal)<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
5+ @ level 3 or better 5+ @ level 4 or better 5+ @ level 5 or better<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
93 93 93 79 80 81 35 36 37<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
1+ @ level 6 or better 3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
44 44 46 25 24 26 12 9 13<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better 1+ @ level 7<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
31 35 34 20 24 23 13 16 14<br />
Key to symbols:<br />
Counts and percentages for year groups which contain more than 0 but less than 5 pupils are<br />
replaced by asterisks (**) because they could be misleading or lead to identification of individuals.<br />
The symbol (##) indicates that the data are not available or comparable with other years.<br />
Possible reasons for this include: the school has recently opened or merged with another school;<br />
S5 and S6 results for S1-S4 schools; S4, S5 and S6 results for S1-S2/S3 schools; cases where<br />
the relevant year group roll figure is zero.<br />
For Information:<br />
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)<br />
levels:<br />
Level 7 CSYS at A-C; Advanced Higher at A-C<br />
Level 6 Higher at A-C<br />
Level 5 Intermediate 2 at A-C; Standard Grade at 1-2<br />
Level 4 Intermediate 1 at A-C; Standard Grade at 3-4<br />
Level 3 Access 3 Cluster; Standard Grade at 5-6<br />
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National Data<br />
By end<br />
of S4<br />
By end<br />
of S5<br />
By end<br />
of S6<br />
For Information:<br />
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF)<br />
levels:<br />
Level 7 CSYS at A-C; Advanced Higher at A-C<br />
Level 6 Higher at A-C<br />
Level 5 Intermediate 2 at A-C; Standard Grade at 1-2<br />
Level 4 Intermediate 1 at A-C; Standard Grade at 3-4<br />
Level 3 Access 3 Cluster; Standard Grade at 5-6<br />
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S c h o o l P r o s p e c t u s<br />
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS 2012<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOLS<br />
Estimated S5 January Roll As A Percentage Of The S4 Roll<br />
In September Of The Previous Session<br />
2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012<br />
72 75 77<br />
Examination Results (within Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework)<br />
(2011/2012 results are pre-appeal)<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
5+ @ level 3 or better 5+ @ level 4 or better 5+ @ level 5 or better<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
92 93 94 78 79 80 36 36 37<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
1+ @ level 6 or better 3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
43 45 46 25 26 27 11 12 13<br />
Percentage of the relevant September S4 roll achieving:<br />
3+ @ level 6 or better 5+ @ level 6 or better 1+ @ level 7<br />
2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/ 2009/ 2010/ 2011/<br />
2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012 2010 2011 2012<br />
33 35 36 22 24 25 15 16 16<br />
Key to symbols:<br />
Counts and percentages for year groups which contain more than 0 but less than 5 pupils are<br />
replaced by asterisks (**) because they could be misleading or lead to identification of individuals.<br />
The symbol (##) indicates that the data are not available or comparable with other years.<br />
Possible reasons for this include: the school has recently opened or merged with another school;<br />
S5 and S6 results for S1-S4 schools; S4, S5 and S6 results for S1-S2/S3 schools; cases where<br />
the relevant year group roll figure is zero.