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Upcoming meeting of Parent Council on Tuesday 1st September 2026

24 August 2026: The next meeting of the JGHS Parent Council will be on Tuesday 1st September at 7-8.30 pm on Teams. All parents and carers are warmly invited to attend. A joining link will be sent out via email to all parents before the meeting. It is not necessary to have Teams installed in order to join.

Draft agenda

  1. Donna McIver, Depute Head with responsibility for Gaelic Medium Education (GME) will give a presentation on GME at JGHS
  2. Parent Council Update inc. Treasurer’s Report
  3. Rising Rolls Subgroup Update
  4. Head Teacher Report including Nat 5/Highers/Adv Highers Results Update
  5. Q&A 

If there are any other questions or issues you would like to raise, please contact the PC by email ahead of the meeting:

Email the Parent Council

Updates from Locality Meetings, November 2023

30 November 2023: The ASN Mainstream Locality Meeting for City of Edinburgh Council and representatives from area Parent Councils, met on 16th November 2023.

A copy of the presentation made is available below, along with minutes from the meeting:

Digital Learning Update for Localities – opens as pdf

ASN Mainstream Locality meeting minutes – opens as pdf

The NW/SW Locality Meeting and the NE/SE Locality Meeting took place on November 21st & November 22nd 2023, respectively. The minutes for these meetings are available below:

NW/SW Locality Meeting minutes – downloads docx

NE/SE Locality Meeting minutes – downloads docx

SQA unit assessment and exam changes

Please see attached letter.docx from the Director of Qualifcations Development at the SQA outlining the impact of the removal of units and unit assessments. For each National 5 course, the changes have resulted in one or more of the following:

  • extension of the existing question paper
  • extension/modification of the existing item of coursework
  • a new question paper
  • a new item of coursework

Street party

City of Edinburgh Council has approved a pilot scheme which will allow residents to apply for up to five, free road closures. The closures will allow children to play and residents to socialise between 1 April to 31 August 2017 on streets free of vehicles. Residents can apply via the Council’s website at playing out.

Engage: Careers Event

Fantastic opportunity for our pupils – the next ENGAGE event is on 7th March 6.30-8pm at Best Western Braids Hill Hotel – for pupils thinking about what to study, do, be.

Expert advice from:

  • Janet Archer, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Scotland
  • Kevin Hardwick, Personal Chair in Molecular Genetics, University of Edinburgh
  • Harris Cains, Business Development Manager, RF Com, Ltd,
  • Issaq Ahmed, Consultant Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon, University of Edinburgh & NHS Lothian
  • Sheila Roberston, Principal Procurator Fiscal Depute, High Court Unit, Crown Office.

ENGAGE is a Boroughmuir Parent Council Initiative also open to pupils from James Gillespie’s and George Watson’s schools – entry by donation.  More info at Engage Flyer.