Good Morning,

I am writing to share some fantastic news regarding our school’s recent senior results. We are absolutely delighted with the performance of our pupils last session (24/25), which is a testament to their dedication, the hard work of our staff, and the invaluable support you provide at home.

We are particularly proud of the significant achievements across S4 and S5:

• S4 Attainment: We have achieved one of our best-ever results, with 52% of pupils gaining at least five qualifications at SCQF Level 5 or better (equivalent to National 5). This figure is only beaten by the teacher-judged results during the COVID-19 period, demonstrating that we are successfully returning to and exceeding pre-pandemic attainment levels.

• S5 Attainment : This year marks a new school record! 21% of our pupils successfully gained five awards or more at SCQF Level 6 or better (equivalent to Higher). This surpasses our previous best of 20%, achieved during the COVID-19 teacher judgement period, showing sustained and improving academic success.

These excellent results reflect the positive impact of our focused strategies on learning and teaching, tracking and intervention, and our varied senior curriculum. We are also very lucky to have the support of our parents/carers, thank you for this, it make all the difference, 

Building on the success and deep learning seen in the Senior Phase (S4-S6), we are excited to propose changes to strengthen the Broad General Education (BGE) for S1-S3 pupils. Our goal is to sprinkle the magic of the Senior Phase approach into these earlier stages to provide greater depth and continuity of study.

Mr McGurk first introduced our ideas during the S2/3 Information Session at the start of term. We propose removing the traditional S3 options process and instead asking pupils in S2 to select the subjects they intend to study continuously until the end of S4.

The key benefits of this approach include:

• Continuity of Study: Pupils will benefit from uninterrupted learning in their chosen subject areas and, where possible, maintain consistency with their subject teacher from S3 into S4.

• Depth of Learning: This eliminates the two-term dash in S4, allowing for real depth of learning and better preparation for National qualifications. We aim to continue to raise attainment for five qualifications at level 5 (National 5). 

• Enhanced Time and Focus: Pupils will focus on seven rather than eight subjects, allowing extra time in S3 to learn the knowledge and skills of their courses with additional revision time for the national qualifications in S4.

• Wider Curriculum and Skills: We will dedicate time to focusing on key skills like Reading and Listening, and widen the S3 curriculum to include more vocational subjects, outdoor learning, and activities.

• PBL (Project-Based Learning) opportunities will continue to provide a breadth of experiences for all learners.

We will be discussing this important development in more detail at our next Parent and Teacher  Partnership (PTP) meeting on Monday, November 17th.

We are confident that these changes will further enhance the educational experience and attainment outcomes for all our pupils.

With best wishes,

Claire Friel

Thank You for Sharing Your Child's Success!

Thank you so much to all the parents who have shared their children’s successes with us. It has been wonderful to read all the amazing things our pupils are accomplishing, both in and out of school. 

Please keep the stories coming!

The Celebrating Success Newsletter has now been published and can be found here

https://sites.google.com/stirlingschools.net/celebrating-success-october-20/home

This special newsletter is a dedicated space to highlight and celebrate the many achievements of our pupils. If you have any good news stories about your child you'd like to share, please send them to the new email address -

smhscelebratingsuccess@stirlingschools.net 

and it will be picked up by the Celebrating Success Team. We will be sending out a new edition at the end of each term.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support.

Claire Friel

Our Senior MVP pupils have been very busy- the mentors all did a great job with their input in the S1 and S2 classes have now received Core Session 1 learning all about gender stereotypes. 

Roll on Core Session 2 in a couple weeks' time...

Find our more about MVP here.

We use Didbook Progress to report on your child's progress - Didbook Login. 

Key dates for Tracking are on parental School Calendar 25/26.

Parents can log on using their previous login details.

New S1 parents have been sent a "Welcome" email for Didbook.

Please contact the school office or your child's PSD teacher if you would like any help with this or if you would like to discuss the content of the report.

All pupils can also log in using their own details. 

Attendance at the event is dependent on pupils demonstrating positive behaviour, sustained effort in school and good attendance. Pupils must continue to meet our school expectations in order to be eligible to attend. 

We hope to see as many of our pupils there as possible for what promises to be a special evening.

Kind regards,

Mrs McGeehan (S5) and Mrs Pert (S6)

The Parents ASN Peer Support Group will now run on the first Friday of every Month.

Dates

• Friday 7th November 10-12

• Friday 5th December 10-12

All welcome.

PTP Lotto

Our PTP do so much to raise money for the school, please help by joining our lotto. See image for Information on how to join in!

PTP - date of next meeting is Monday 17th November at 6.15pm

Thanks for everything you do to support us

St Modan's PTP

I am contacting you regarding two upcoming FREE events for parents and carers that may be of interest to those at your school. Details are below.

Keeping children safe online - Wednesday 22 October, 5:30-6:30pm, online

This webinar is being delivered in partnership with Police Scotland's Cybercrime Harm Prevention Team to explore how you can help keep yourself and your loved ones safe whilst online - there will be a short presentation by Police Scotland, followed by the opportunity to ask questions.

For more details and to book a spot: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/keeping-children-safe-online-webinar-tickets-1656266009219?aff=oddtdtcreator

House of Hormones - Thursday 9 October, 5:30-7pm, online

Join Parenting Across Scotland and Cyrenians Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution as they delve into the issues households can face when generations within a family enter puberty and perimenopause at the same time. Joined by Lyndsay Harrison, General Nurse Practitioner and founder of Workplace Menopause Support, we’ll break down what’s going on in perimenopausal and teenage bodies and brains – and how to return the House of Hormones to peace.

For more details and to sign up, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/house-of-hormones-tickets-1658875905489?aff=oddtdtcreator

Best wishes,

Arran

  Parenting across Scotland Team

  18 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EP

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Central Scotland School of Jewellery in Dunblane has received funding from the Goldsmith Trust in London to offer subsidies and free professional jewellery sessions for ages 12-15 during the October Holidays. 

Teen Tuesdays

Tuesday 14th & 21st October – 10am - 1pm or 2pm – 5pm

Level: Taster Session for ages 12-15

Join us for a bite-sized Aluminium Wrap Rings, Earrings or Pendants workshop and learn some professional jewellery making skills. We’ll explore the endless possibilities of pattern and colour using stamping, dip dyeing and shaping techniques. Students will use pre-anodised sheets to create samples ready to turn into rings,earrings or a pendant.

Our expert aluminium tutor will be on hand to help you out with technical and design assistance at every step of the way. 

Juice, water and biscuits provided throughout the session.

2 FREE PLACES AVAILABLE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES – PLEASE EMAIL HELLO@CSSJ.CO.UK FOR A SPOT! 

Find the workshops here:

https://cssj.co.uk/weekend-workshops/