Recording of PC meeting 19th March now available

24 March 2024: Many thanks to everyone who was able to attend the meeting of the JGHS Parent Council on March 19th.

The recording of the meeting is now available on YouTube:

JGHS Parent Council 19 March 2024

You can also download an update from the JGHS PC Chair, a presentation about the teaching of the English curriculum, an update on the A+ Group’s activities to support pupils of colour and their families, and the headteacher’s report. There is also a supplementary report on lesson plans for Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenting (RSHP) that the headteacher shared, after interest was shown in the meeting.

PC Chair Update

Teaching the English Curriculum at JGHS

Activities of the A+ Group

Headteacher Update

Lesson Plans for RSHP

N.B. For more information about the A+ Group, please see this recent PC Post, from November 2023. The next A+ meeting will take place on March 27th. Please contact A+ Group Coordinator Zaki El-Salahi if you are interested in participating.

Updates from Locality meetings in February 2024

16 March 2024: The City of Edinburgh Council ASN Mainstream Locality Meeting was held on 22 February 2024, and the NE/SE Locality Meeting was held on 28 February 2024.

Minutes and presentations from these meetings are available below.

ASN Mainstream Locality Meeting

Meeting minutes – ASN

NE/SE Locality meeting

Meeting minutes – NE/SE

Inclusion Review Update – Lynne Binnie

Maximising School Attendance – Jennifer Connell

Parent Council meeting on Tuesday 19th March

The next meeting of the JGHS Parent Council will be held online on Tuesday 19th March at 7 pm. We warmly welcome all parents and carers to join with us.

Agenda

Teaching of the English curriculum
Activities in the A+ Group
JGHS updates from the Headteacher
PC update
Q&A session

If you have any questions or issue that you would like to have addressed at the meeting, please get in touch with the PC by email:

Email to Parent Council

The MS Teams link will be shared by the school on the day of the meeting.

Links to the current JGHS improvement plans and the JGHS Standards and Quality report from 2022/23 can be found below:

JGHS School Improvement Plan 2023/24 (opens as pdf)

JGHS School Improvement Plan 2023/24 Priorities (opens as pdf)

JGHS Standards and Quality Report 22/23 (opens as pdf)

SQA exams 2024 – information for students

12 March 2024: The latest SQA Blog: National Qualifications – contains helpful information about exam services available to learners, and the approach to grading in 2023-24.

You can find out more at the following link:

SQA exams 2024 – information to help you prepare for your upcoming exams

For more information, including exam timetables, past papers, and study tips, visit the SQA National Qualifications Learner Support 2023-24 website:

SQA – Get exam ready with SQA resources

February 2024: News and Updates from Connect

A new e-newsletter is now available from Connect, which includes:

The results of the Connect ‘Sustainability for Learning: Environmental Education in Schools and Parental Involvement’ survey
Spring 2024 live online information sessions
New resources for Connect Members – including the Social and Fundraising Hub
Consultations, Calls for Evidence and Connect Submissions

Read the newsletter

February Fundraiser

2 February 2024: As was mentioned at the PC meeting on Wednesday 31 January, the Parent Council is launching Fundraising February!

The Parent Council’s Small Sums Fund distributes funds raised by the school back to the School Community. More information about the Small Sums Fund is on our website.

Last year, the projects we supported included:

SfL: Bike repair tools
PE: Sports strips and dance leotards
Art & Design: Resources for the photography club
GME: Basketball hoop & ball for Darroch playground
Modern Studies: Anti-racist books
English: Subscription to The Week Junior
Modern languages: Pearson online textbook subscriptions
Geography/ES Digimaps subscription

This fund is made up primarily by donations by parents and carers so we are asking you all to consider supporting important educational projects at JGHS, and providing help to our pupils who need it most.

Whilst we normally request donations to the Fund around Christmas time, the Parent Council acknowledges that December is often a difficult month for families so this year we are having a Fundraising February. If you can, please consider playing a donation via Parent Pay:

Click here to visit ParentPay

Look for the “Parent Council Fundraising” button at the bottom of the list of payment items for your JGHS student(s).

All funds raised during the Fundraising February go directly to the Small Sums Fund.

Thank you!!

Reports from Parent Council Meeting 31 January 2024

9 February 2024: Many thanks to everyone who was able to join the meeting of the Parent Council on 31 January. It was a full and fruitful session.

Presentations

You can now access copies of the presentations given via the links below (links open as pdfs).

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please get in touch

Email the Parent Council

Parent Council meeting on 31st January 2024

The next meeting of the Parent Council will be on Wednesday 31st January 2024. The meeting will be held in the school library at 7pm.