Balfron Matters 





Monday 30th October 2023

 Weekly communication for staff 

Morning everyone,

We had many comments from S4 Parents' saying how much they appreciated the S4 Parents Evening being in person.  Thank you to Pam Gregory and Michelle Skinner for delivering a Study Skills session, it was well received by those parents who stayed on.  All information regarding study skills has been shared with parents and is in Balfron Matters - see below.  Pam and Michelle will deliver the study skills presentation prior to the S5/6 Parent Evening in a couple of weeks.  

Congratulations to Jack, Laurie, Beth and Oliver who came third in the Enterprising Maths competition at Stirling High School this week. Also, the Open 1 (S4/5/6) Netball team won their first  match against St Peter the Apostle HS in the Scottish Schools Cup.  Well done to them.

Below is an update about Equally Safe at School including the recent pupil survey's.  This week we have an ESAS Parent Information Evening where we will be sharing the work that we have been doing in school.

This week, we have collated and sent to parents information about SQA coursework and assignments.  See below.

The Halloween Disco is this evening, thank you in advance to all those volunteering to help.  Do encourage young people to complete the Google form to support the Eco Club in their campaign Dress to Waste Less .  Have a good week everyone.

Kind regards

Claire 

PS: Link to Thankful Thursdays 














This week at Balfron High:

Team meetings

S3 Tracking & Monitoring


Mon: S1/2/3 Halloween Disco


Tues:


Wed:


Thurs: S1 Assembly

ESAS Parent Information Evening, 7pm


Fri: S2 Assembly 

Interhouse Cross Country


Last Week at Balfron High School


Balfron High School

The collection of photos are from the Enterprising Maths Competition, The Brew Box, Netball

Staff Survey - Tabular
Student Survey - Tabular
ESAS Launch Assembly

SQA Calendar for Coursework and Assignments 2023-24

Balfron High School National 5 Calendar SQA Assignments
Balfron High School Higher Calendar SQA Assignments
Balfron High School Advanced Higher Calendar SQA Assignments

Our Priorities for improvement 2023-24



Improvement Plan 23-24 draft

New for session 23/24

Learning & Teaching Working Groups 



We will celebrate our learning in a Pedagogy Festival, at April In service 2024.


The groups and their leads are as follows:

Climate for Learning - Routines and Relationships for inclusive, productive learning environments - Connor H, Andrew L & Shari L

Digital Technology - Exploring technologies to enhance learning experiences - Dougie S & Cari M

Lesson Structure - What we do and how we keep can doing it even better - Pam G & Fiona F

Meeting Learners Needs - Exploring the practices that make our lessons more accessible - Nicola D & Oonagh M

Formative Assessment - Developing our feedback loops and increasing challenge - Andrew B & Alistair B


Assemblies October - December 2023

BHS Assembly Programme Oct-Dec 23

CLPL Corner

 CLPL opportunities

Digital CLPL  


 always available through the links below:

Below is a link to Dougie's Tech Tips Play list.  Always worth a look - great tip on getting rid of adverts from presentations using YouTube this week.

Powering up our seniors for successful studying

Teacher's Guide to the BHS Study Planner.webm

Teachers Guide to the BHS Study Planner - 3 min watch

Weekly Study Planner 2022

BHS senior study planner

e-sgoil weekly online supported study timetable

One portal to hold all information

ERP MyPortal.pdf

Health & Wellbeing - Counselling for staff

Did you know counselling is available through Stirling Council?


Employee Counselling is available through our Occupational Health provider, People Asset Management (PAM)

There are a few ways employees can request Counselling. 

If you want some more information about counselling, what to expect or looking for self-help resources then please pop in and see Karin Figliolini or drop her an email.

Useful Links