Perth City Campus
What is Perth City Campus?
Together with Perth and Kinross Education Service we believe that partnership working benefits all of our young people. For the past two years Perth College and the four city schools have been working closely together to plan learning opportunities across the city. We have agreed that certain courses will be offered in different schools across the city, increasing opportunities for all S6 pupils (with some being available to S5 in special circumstances). We are currently arranging our timetables so that pupils can join these courses without missing lessons in other subjects. In addition, individual travel plans for every pupil attending a course outside of his or her own school will be put in place to ensure that learning opportunities elsewhere can be accessed as easily as possible.
In the pages which follow, you will see courses which are available in columns D and E in addition to our own courses. Some of these will be offered by St John’s RC Academy while many are offered by Perth College, Perth High, Perth Grammar or Perth Academy.
Perth City Campus FAQS
Why create a campus in the first place? The aim of the Campus is to provide a wider range of opportunities in the senior phase and to ensure that resources are used effectively. Who is involved? Perth High School, Perth Grammar School, St John’s RC Academy and Perth Academy (all 4 Perth city schools) and Perth College are Campus partners.
Who are Campus courses open to? Campus courses are open to S6 pupils who attend one of the City schools although pupils from other Perth and Kinross Council schools may join a course when appropriate. In exceptional circumstances courses can also be open to S5 pupils.
How do I know which courses are on offer? Your course choice booklet contains information about Campus courses and your Guidance teacher can also talk to you about them.
How do I travel between schools? A travel plan will be put in place for you and agreed with you and your parents. It will provide details of how you can travel between schools during the day and also how you can get to your host school first thing in the morning and back home again at the end of the school day, if you live out of town.
Do I pay my own fare? At the time of writing, this has still to be decided. However, it is hoped that a system will be in place which will allow you to use your Young Scot card without charge to you.
What do the terms ‘host and base school’ mean? Host school is the school that you will travel to where the course is taught. Base school is your own school.
How will I know where to go when I arrive at the host school for the first time? 13 Your host school will know you are coming and will be expecting you. The first time that you visit you will be met and given a tour of the school. There will be an opportunity to ask any questions and to meet your teacher and classmates. Things may appear a bit strange to start off with, but you will soon get to know your way around.
Who will I contact if I am going to be absent? Just let your own school know. Office staff will let the host school know that you will not be in class.
What will I wear? You should wear your normal school uniform.
Who do I hand my homework to? Your class teacher in your host school will issue and correct your homework. In some situations, a member of staff in your base school may issue homework in which case you would just follow the normal procedures.
How will I know how I am doing? Your class teacher in your host school will monitor your progress and will provide you with feedback to help you achieve your potential. Any concerns that your class teacher has will be shared with you and your Guidance teacher in your base school. In addition, your class teacher will write progress reports. These could be issued at a different time to reports produced by your base school. Where will the parents’ evening take place? The parents’ evening will take place in the host school on their S5/6 parents’ evening to which you will be invited. It may be an idea for you to accompany your parents and to introduce them to your teacher. But if this is not possible, there will be plenty of staff around in the host school to help them.
Where will I sit my exams? You will be given details about prelim exams by your class teachers nearer the time. SQA exams will be sat in your host school along with your classmates.