Balfron Matters
Monday 6 June 2022
Weekly communication for staff
Dear colleagues,
I hope that you had a fabulous weekend and enjoyed the lovely weather.
As we start our new timetable, I would like to thanks Amanda, the Admin Team and the PTs for their hard work in getting it ready. It is a massive job.
Based in the theatre, the S6 Leadership Conference runs all Monday morning. S5 will be in class as normal and S6 will join them in classes in the afternoon. Please be aware that those S6 pupils being interviewed for prefect posts will be out of class for a short time in the afternoon.
MVP training for all of S5 will now run on Monday 20 June. Apologies for the inconvenience, this had to be changed due to unforseen circumstances.
The P7 Parents Information Evening will be delivered in person at school on Tuesday evening. It is exciting to have a whole group of parenst back with us. It is so important to meet in person to build a strong relationship and develop trust. Thanks to PTsPS and new Form Class leaders for being available to meet our new S1 classes.
As it is Pride month, our Ukrainian flag is now flying in the atrium to make way for the Pride flag in school grounds.
Have a great week.
Elaine
This week at Balfron High:
Monday - New timetable
S6 Leadership Conference
Prefect Interviews
Tuesday - P7 Parents Meeting, 6pm
Wednesday - Lomond House Assembly
Uniform Evening
Thursday - Campsie House Assembly
Uniform Evening
Friday - Endrick House Assembly
Saturday - Balfron Eco Festival
LGBT Charter.docxNew Project Lead Posts for 2022-23 (update)
Thanks to everyone who has emailed to come to see me to find out more about these posts. The job descriptions are below along with a blank application form.
All applications should be submitted to the HT by close of school on Monday 13 June.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 16 June.
All of these resources can be found in the Staff Google Drive
Expression of Interest Form.docxStirling Council_ Project Lead Pedagogy.docxPedagogy
Stirling Council_ Project Lead DYW Senior Phase.docxDYW Senior Phase
Stirling Council_ Project Lead Family Learning.docxRaising Attainmemt - Family Learning
Stirling Council_ Project Lead Targeted Learner Support.docxRaising Attainment - Targeted Support
CLPL Corner
If you would like a new class set of mini whiteboards, please see Jennifer McNeillis. With the support of the Parent Council, we stocked up!
In this short video (10 mins), Tom Sherrington highlights the key reasons that checking for understanding and cold calling is critical to really knowing how well young people are learning.
In this episode we explore the following:
Why it is important for the teaching and learning lead to be evidence-informed
Why it is important that there is a vision for teaching and learning in a school
How Rachel has helped create a shared language around teaching and learning
How Rachel has made engaging with evidence accessible
How Rachel has optimised performance management to show that staying evidence-informed is important at her school.
I loved exploring Rachel's role as a teaching and learning lead and was particularly impressed by the resource she is creating using Google Classroom, i'm certainly going to borrow that idea.
Leadership Challenge - Attitudes and Actions
When was the last time you checked-in with someone and shared your space?
This is a message that we are sharing with S6 - keen to have them see the power and influence they have with younger years.
The message holds true for all of us - go on, reach out, share your space!
Calendar 2021-22
6 June New Timetable / S6 Induction
7 June P7 Parents Meeting
8/9 June Uniform Evenings
14-16 June P7 transition days
14 June Sports Awards
Calendar 2021-22
15 June Summer Concert
17 June Sports Day
24 June End of term, 1pm close
BHS Assembly Programme June 2022.docxHealth & 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.
Stuart Shaw on shaws@stirling.gov.uk
Contact hr@stirling.gov.uk
Call Ann at PAM on 0800 882 4102
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
S:\_Shared\_Weekly Info\Staff Cover\2021-2022
Supervision Rota 21-22Reducing+Risks+in+Schools+guidance+-+version+6.1+-+September+2021.pdf
Extra-Curricular Programme 2021-22BHS SIP & Recovery Plan 202-22.docxExtra Curricular Poster Times.docxQuality Assurance 2021-22 - Classroom Visits
Term 1 Classroom Observations
Our observation pro forma is based on the HGIOS QI, 2.3
Features of highly effective practice are on page 2 along with challenge questions.
Classroom Observation 2.3 Learning, Teaching and Assessment.docQuality Assurance 2021-22
Open Doors Dates
I will be joined by a PT for Open Doors this session as follows:
7 October Expressive Arts L McAllister
19 October English G MacKay
28 October Science N Macquarrie
9 November Health M Skinner
25 November Mod Languages A Barrie
29 November Technologies D Gormal
6 December Social Subjects S Boyle
10 February Maths M Young