School Closure Information

During this period of school closure, updates will be posted here and emails will be sent to parents with letters sent to those without access to email.

Parents, pupils and staff should see the Home Learning section of this website where there are links to both general education and subject specific websites.

useful links

The main online platforms for our school will be

GLOW – Staff will be using this and your child should have their log in
Showmyhomework – staff are using this to guide pupils in home learning
Scholar – useful for most subjects, but does not cover every curricular area

A useful starting point:

All S1-3 pupils follow a Broad General Education. The Education Scotland website details what your child should experience and achieve at each stage. All S1-3 should be working at level 3 with most S3 working at level 4 and some S1 working at level 2. Curriculum for Excellence – Broad General Education BGE Experiences and Outcomes

Scottish Qualifications Authority (S4-6) – shows course outlines, guides and past papers and what pupils have to do in each subject.

https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/45625.3728.html

Students will be directed by staff to continue education provision as much as possible through GLOW and Show My Homeowrk. Staff have checked that pupils have passwords as far as possible. Please contact the admin email should you have any problems. Staff will check as much as possible on pupil progress and on return to school, pupils will be expected to show staff what work has been undertaken during school closure periods.

Other general sites that pupils can work through

www.Kahoot.com

Khan Academy – https://www.khanacademy.org

Especially good for maths and computing for all ages but other subjects at Secondary level. Note this uses the U.S. grade system but it’s mostly common material.

BBC Learning

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/coursesearch/

This site is old and no longer updated and yet there’s so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.

Futurelearn

https://www.futurelearn.com

Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).

Seneca

https://www.senecalearning.com

For those revising at GCSE or A level. Tons of free revision content. Paid access to higher level material.

OpenLearn

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/

Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.

Blockly

https://blockly.games

Learn computer programming skills – fun and free.

Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/games/

Creative computer programming

Ted Ed

https://ed.ted.com

All sorts of engaging educational videos

National Geographic Kids

https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Activities and quizzes for younger kids.