Month: May 2025

Next Parent Council meeting on 4 June 2025

21 May 2025: The next meeting of the James Gillespie’s High School Parent Council will be held on Wednesday 4 June at 7 pm in the school library.

All parents and carers are most warmly welcome to join this last meeting for the current academic year.

If you have any questions or issues that you would like to raise ahead of the meeting, please get in touch with the PC by email:

Agenda

  • Focus on Maths teaching at JGHS – Miss Dolan, CL Maths
  • Report and updates from the Parent Council, including:
    • capacity and rising rolls
    • finance and fundraising
  • Discussion of issues with particular relevance to S1-S3
  • Headteachers update, including reports on Short Life Working Groups on mobile phones, communications and homework – Neil McCallum
  • Q&A

Reports from meeting on 25 March 2025

Information from the last meeting held online on 25 March

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Latest update from Connect

21 May 2025: The most recent newsletter from Connect is now available, with information about the latest Disclosure Scotland guidance for parent-run groups, Connect’s parent and carer surveys, and details of this term’s live online Information Sessions including advance notice of the schedule for next term.

There are further details about Connect’s upcoming information sessions in their May update:

Connect May update

Pupil pathways and opportunities

1 May 2025: The Developing the Young Workforce newsletter for Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian is now available:

The newsletter has details of offers and opportunities available to young people. Please contact Claire Howe, the DYW Coordinator at JGHS, to find out about any offers listed.

Email Claire

There is also a library of pre-recorded videos from inspirational speakers:

Library of Inspirational Talks