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Access to free sanitary products

We have teamed up with Hey Girls to make sure you are ‘Period Protected’ during Covid – 19.

Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, free sanitary products will continue to be available throughout Stirling.

Although our School collection points are temporarily closed during COVID-19, we are trialling a new ordering service so you can still get access to the products you need.

Any young person who menstruates up to 25 years is very welcome to use this free service, but you must live, go to school, or work/volunteer in the Stirling Council area and provide a Stirling post code for delivery.

A range of products across four care packs are available to choose from.

The online trial is for an initial two weeks (until 25 May 2020) and then will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Products may take up to six weeks to arrive after initial ordering. After the initial 2 weeks, the survey monkey closes orders are confirm then they are packed and delivered to your house.

We will endeavour to keep this time as short as possible but we also want you to plan ahead.

If you don’t receive your order after 6 weeks please email SPandYP@stirling.gov.uk

To make an order complete your online form here.

https://www.young.scot/campaigns/stirling/period-protected-during-covid-19

Yes, your achievements this session will be recognised. The SQA will ask the school to provide an estimated grade for each of your courses based on your achievements in coursework and assessments. This estimate must be based on the evidence that we have on your progress. This includes coursework and assessments conducted throughout the year and not just your prelim results. The SQA will also look at a variety of data including prior attainment where appropriate to establish your final grade and will issue your grade and your exam certificate no later than Tuesday 4 August 2020. Please go to https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/70972.html for the most up-to-date SQA information.

No. The SQA will make this decision based upon any coursework which has been submitted and marked by the SQA, the estimate submitted by the school, and any other relevant information for that subject. Please do not contact teachers directly about your estimated grades.

UCAS have been asked by the government to pause all offers for a period of two weeks. They will extend the deadline for replying to offers. You should keep checking www.ucas.com for updates.

No, your predicted grades were provided at a very early point in your course and based on your teachers’ judgement in November. Your estimated grades will be based on much more robust knowledge of your progress in your courses and might differ from grades provided at the time of your UCAS application.

Yes. As you will be aware the college, like your school, is currently closed due to the Covid-19 outbreak. Forth Valley College staff are continuing to work remotely and will continue to process all applications. Applications must be completed as soon as possible. Mrs Gunning and your PT Pupil Support are posting updates on your Year Group Google Classroom to offer support and answer any questions that you may have.

If you have already applied to a course then you should have received an email from the college with details of what will happen next.

The college team will not be carrying out face-to-face interviews but will instead be selecting you for the courses based on a number of things. This may include:

• Telephone interview: FVC team will arrange a telephone interview for you with the selected member of staff. You will receive the date and time for this call by e-mail as you would for a face-to-face interview.

• You will receive a task which you should complete and return to the email address provided and by the completion date. It is possible that you may also be contacted for a telephone interview.

• You may be offered a place depending on your current qualifications and with confirmation from your school that the course is a suitable choice for you.

• FVC may use a combination of all of the above.

It is imperative that you are available for your telephone interview and that you return any task set by the completion date as this is also an important part of your selection for a college course.

EMA payments will continue. It is assumed that you are accessing learning online via Google Classroom or other appropriate online platform.

We remain committed to supporting our leavers into a positive destination and will do all we can to continue to offer our support during these uncertain times.

Developing the Young Workforce

Mrs Gunning and Mrs Hamilton will continue to post job opportunities for school leavers on Twitter #BeyondBBHS and on year group google classrooms. They are also available through this platform to support with C.V. Writing, Covering Letters, Job applications and interview advice.

Skills Development Scotland

Skills Development Scotland cannot deliver career services face to face, but they are still there to help. You can contact your school Careers Adviser, Rosanna Ciccu for career information, advice and guidance at rosanna.ciccu@sds.co.uk, or visit www.myworldofwork.co.uk

Rosanna's contact details, including phone numbers are already posted on year group google classrooms.

Pupil Support Team

You PT Pupil Support is also available to support you with any concerns or worries that you may have and they will be happy to signpost you to the most relevant source of support. You can contact them via the Year Group Google Classroom or by emailing them directly.

Yes, it is important that you continue with all the subjects you are currently studying as we are unable to confirm subject choices at this stage and you therefore do not know what you will be studying next year. We plan to move to a new timetable on Monday 1 June, this date may be brought forward slightly in light of the current situation.

Your PT Pupil Support will be in touch soon, if they haven't already done so.

Yes, this provides us with very important information that allows us to move forward with our planning for next year and allow us to continue to offer support, if required, after you have left us. We have developed a digital version of this form and your PT Pupil Support will be in touch if you are required to fill one out.

At this time, no meetings will take place. The professionals involved will continue to work ‘behind the scenes’ to support your transition and when things are back to normal a further meeting will be called. In the meantime, if you or your parent/carer, have any questions you can email your PT Pupil Support via the Year Group Google Classroom or by emailing the school (bannockburnhs@stirling.gov.uk)

You can contact your PT Pupil Support via the Year Group Google Classroom.

For Parents/carers:

Stirling Council has set up a dedicated telephone advice line and email enquiry service for those seeking advice about children and young people’s support needs, learning and well being during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

You can contact the advice line by either:

• Telephone - 01786 404040 (Monday-Friday from 10am-12.30pm and from 1.30pm-4pm)

This link will take you to all of the current ways to get support from Stirling Council:

https://www.stirling.gov.uk/learning-education/coronavirus-education-updates/coronavirus-education-advice-form/