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Dear Parents and Carers of pupils in S4 to S6, Scottish Alternative Certification Model, 2021 Attached to this post is a timetable of the written assessments that will form part of the assessment process for producing your child’s exam grades.  Across Scotland, and the wider UK, centralised exams were cancelled and over the last few months, […]

Dear Parent/ Carer, Further to the information sent on the 9 March the following details are provided for the return to school for secondary pupils in D & G from Monday 15 March until the end of term (26 March). After the spring break it is expected that all pupils will return on a full

Dear Parents and Carers, With announcements that have emerged from central government, we now have an idea of what the return to school might be looking like.  With small numbers of pupils currently attending to complete practical assessments, we are expecting an increased number of pupils to attend – for at last part of the week

In celebration of Scottish Apprenticeship Week which runs from 1st – 5th March, Dumfries and Galloway College have organised a full schedule of live virtual events. We would appreciate if you could spread the word about the below events to Parent, Guardians, Teacher, Career Advisors and Young People. The links to book a place on the

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is offering parents and carers an online opportunity to find out more about how they can help their child make their S2/3 subject choices for the Senior Phase. Scotland’s national skills agency has organised the virtual session on Thursday 25 February which will also give parents and carers information about accessing a wide range of SDS support.  Careers advisers Joan Duncan and Gemma

This time of year is when students in S2 would be making their Subject Choices for S3 and beyond. Due to the school lockdown we have not been able to follow the usual procedures and had to adapt the process slightly. This phase of subject choice is one of the most important of the young

Due to the restriction imposed which resulted in schools’ being put into lockdown the Academy has been unable to run it’s Annual P7 Open Evening this year. We, however, feel it is important for our New, up and coming, student to gain an insight into aspects of the Academy that would have been covered during

Dear Parents and Carers, Thank you for your continuing efforts in supporting your children to learn at home. We still have no definite idea of when a return to school for some or all pupils might take place, and it is vital that children stay focussed on their learning to prevent them from falling behind.

See below for the latest Update for Parent and Carers from the SQA: Update on National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher courses 2020-21 A message for parents and carers Wednesday 13 January 2021 On Monday 4 January, the First Minister announced that, as part of a national lockdown, schools across Scotland will operate on a

Dear Parent/Carer, I am writing as we start a new term, with school closed and pupils having to engage with home learning.  In many respects we are in a better place than we were in during the last lockdown with pupils and staff being much more familiar with the tools of home learning; namely SatchelOne (formerly