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CONSULTATION WITH PUPILS AND PARENTS
The views of parents and pupils are important to us. Consulting parents and pupils
brings us a wider range of ideas and and helps to inform our development plans. It
helps us to know what we are doing well and what things we could improve on.
The School Board and the Pupil Councils are the main forums for discussion. Pupil
Councils are elected for each year group and meet regularly throughout the
session. In addition surveys take place during the course of the year on aspects of
school life, the curriculum, the ethos, the support for pupils. This is part of our self
evaluation programme and is a main source of evidence for the annual Standards
and Quality Report.
ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS
Data Protection Act 1984
Information on pupils, parents and guardians is stored on a computer system and
may be used for teaching, registration, assessment and other administrative duties.
The information is protected by the Data Protection Act 1984 and may only be
disclosed in accordance with the Code of Practice. For further information please
contact the school.
Statement on School Attendance and Absence
East Renfrewshire has a clear policy on attendance, which is listed below:
“Section 30 of the 1980 Education Act lays a duty on every parent of a child of
‘school age’ to ensure that their child attends school regularly. Attendance must be
recorded twice a day, morning and afternoon.
Regulation 7 of the Education (School and Placing Information) (Scotland)
Amendment, Etc. Regulations 1993 requires each child’s absence from school to be
recorded in the school register in four different ways:
• as authorised: i.e. approved by the authority and this includes sickness,
religious observance, bereavement etc
• as extended leave with parental consent i.e. when the family moves abroad for
a short time
• as unauthorised: i.e. unexplained by the parent (truancy) or most family
holidays during term time
• as temporary exclusion from school.
Every effort should be made to avoid family holidays during term time.
If you have a question about the categorisation of attendance or absence please
Attendance/Absence Data
Absence rates are calculated on a percentage of the total number of possible
attendances for all pupils of the school in the stage shown, each morning
and afternoon of each school day being a possible attendance. Adults attending
day school classes are not included. Scotland’s figures include all education
authority and grant aided secondary schools, but exclude all special schools.
HEALTH AND MEDICAL CARE
Medical inspections are arranged by the School Medical Officer in school on a
regular basis. First year pupils are offered a dental examination and at 12 years of
age girls are offered vaccination against German Measles. At 13 years of age pupils
are offered BCG vaccination and at 14 years of age they are offered a routine
medical inspection and booster Tetanus and Polio vaccine.
Medical or dental appointments with pupils’ own doctors and dentists should
whenever possible be made outside school hours. Leave of absence to attend
medical or dental appointments during school hours will only be granted if an
appointment card or note from the parent is shown to the pupil’s register teacher.
Parents are asked to note that the school has no qualified nurse in daily
attendance. Pupils who are unwell in the morning should not be sent to school.
When medical emergencies arise the school will immediately contact the parent so
that appropriate action may be taken by the parent in consultation with the
school.
Parents must inform the school about any special medical requirements for their
children, or any medical condition which could affect their child in school.
On returning to school after an illness, pupils are asked to bring a note of
explanation signed by a parent.
EMERGENCY INFORMATION
We make every effort to maintain a full education service, but on some occasions
circumstances arise which lead to disruption. Schools may be affected by,
for example, severe weather, dislocation of transport, power failure or difficulties of
fuel supply. In such cases we shall do all we can to let you know about the details
of closure or re-opening. We shall keep you in touch by using letters, notices
in local shops and community centres, announcements in local churches and
announcements in the press and on local radio.
ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING
A variety of assessment methods are used. In S1 and S2 the emphasis is on
assessment which will encourage success, diagnose and correct difficulties and
assess a pupil’s mastery of a subject. Towards the end of S2, assessment will
estimate likely success in certificate courses in S3 and S4. National Tests in S1/S2
and standardised test in S2 in English and Mathematics are used in S2 to confirm
pupils’ progress. 5-14 levels attained will be included in Final Reports. Parents of
pupils with Records of Needs may opt whether or not their children should sit
National Tests. Continuous assessment by class tests which are written, aural or
oral and homework are used as well as practical tests and formal Examinations.
From S3 onward formal examinations are more commonly used for assessment as
parents’ main concern is centred on the predictions of success in National
examinations. Use is made of “criterion referenced assessment” where each pupil’s
performance is compared against desirable standards for the subject. High marks
in such assessments reflect mastery of the course and provide a good motivator for
maintaining pupils’ interest.
REPORTS
Pupil’s academic records are maintained at several levels. In the Subject
Departments a comprehensive “pupil profile” of attainment is kept. A summary of
this attainment in each subject is given in the report sent home to parents at the
end of the first two years and once yearly for S3 and S4 and for S5 and S6 there is
an interim report as well as a final report. This information is also available to
Pupil Support for counselling pupils on their academic progress. Master copies of
the report sheet information for each class are maintained centrally for the use of
Senior Promoted Staff.
All school leavers are provided with a comprehensive Progress File to assist them
in applications for jobs or entry to FE and HE courses. Meetings with parents are
held to discuss reports as follows:
S1 November S2 March S3 May S4-S6 January/February.
GLOSSARY OF EDUCATIONAL TERMS
Non-denominational School - A school which has no affiliations to any particular
religious denomination.
Year Group Terminology in Scotland and England
Age of Pupil Scottish
Year Group Year Group English Year Group
6 - 7 P2
7 - 8 P3 Seven Years Six Years in Infant and
8 - 9 P4 in Primary Schools
9 - 10 P5 Primary
10 - 11 P6 School
11 - 12 P7 First Form
12 - 13 S1 Second Form
13 - 14 S2 Third Form
14 - 15 S3 Fourth Form
15 - 16 S4 (S Grade SQA) Fifth from (GCSE)
16 - 17 S5 (H Grade SQA) Lower Sixth form
or NC Modules)
17 - 18 S6 (Adv.Higher) Upper Sixth Form (A Level GCE)
Mixed Ability Groups- The composition of classes to include pupils of all
levels of ability.
Setting - The placement of pupils in ability groups for instruction in particular subjects. This
differs from streaming when a pupil is placed in the same ability group for all subjects.
Co-operative Teaching- Two or more teachers working simultaneously with a class.
Dyslexia - A general term covering many different reading difficulties such as not recognising
the shape of letters or words which causes problems in.
GCE - General Certificate of Education
GCSE - General Certificate of Secondary Education (Similar to S Grade)
NC. - National Certificate (Modular Courses of Scottish Vocational Education
Council)
SQA - Scottish Qualification Authority
ADDRESSES
EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL
Director of Education Mr J Wilson
East Renfrewshire Council
Council Offices
211 Main Street
Barrhead
East Renfrewshire
G78 1XB
Area Clerk Mr Stuart McMinigal
13 Lowndes Street
Careers Ofice 7 Bank Street
Community Education Rhuallan House
1 Montgomery Drive
Giffnock
East Renfrewshire G46 6PY
Councillors
Leslie Rosin East Renfrewshire Council Headquarters
Charles Gilbert Eastwood Park
Iain Forbes Rouken Glen Road
Daniel Collins Giffnock
East Renfrewshire G46 6UG
Although this information is correct at time of printing, there could be changes affecting any of the
matters dealt with in the document:
(a) before the commencement or during the course of the school year in question
(b) in relation to subsequent years.
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