Dear S6 Student
SAAS Student Funding Application Workshops
Previously at this time of year, the SAAS Funding Awareness Team would be setting up our annual in-school application workshops. This year, we will be running these remotely, due to Covid-19 restrictions.
During these workshops, we will deliver our funding presentation and offer assistance to Scottish students to help them to complete their 2021/22 funding application. Students can sign up for one of these events here – Scottish Student Funding Application Workshops (eventbrite.co.uk). (Please copy and paste this link, thank you).
We are sharing this information for any pupils planning on studying at HNC, HND or Degree level at College or University this year. The attached flyer explains what students will need to bring with them to the workshop.
Kind regards
SAAS Funding Awareness Team
Please read this NHS letter for updated Covid information: Public health COVID19 information to parents carers and staff 290321
Thank you
Formal Assessment Arrangements
PHS Assessment Schedule May/June 2021
In line with the ‘Alternative Certification Model Guidelines for Midlothian Secondary Schools 2020-21’ we are pleased to share with you our Assessment Schedule for May and June, outlining planned assessments for certification purposes. This Assessment Schedule has been created to enable our students to achieve their best results. Care has been taken to manage the assessment burden for students by ensuring that only one subject area assessment is taking place at any one time. We have also taken measures to ensure appropriate supports are in place for students, including all Alternative Assessment Arrangements. Please click on the following link for the schedule:
PHS May 2021 Assessment Schedule Student
Our teaching staff have been working in collaboration with staff from across Midlothian to ensure all assessments used are consistent and equitable. Assessments have been designed to have ‘high predictive value’, ensuring no student is disadvantaged. All assessments used have been verified by the local authority’s assessment and moderation process. In additional to these measures, all secondary schools have been allocated 2 additional assessment in-set days after Easter.
Where appropriate there will be at least one reassessment opportunity. The need for any further re-assessment will be based on context and teacher professional judgement. In those cases a clear record of the rationale for a further re-assessment will be recorded and stored as part of the student’s evidence. Students should be aware that all provisional grades remain subject to internal and external verification.
Due to the disruption of face to face teaching this session there will be no study leave. Students will be fully supported in school. All students should attend school as normal and will be excused from classes to attended scheduled assessments.
Finally, we would like to take this opportunity to thank our senior students for their continued engagement and hard work during what has been a challenging 12 months. We have been extremely proud of how our students adapted to remote learning and, more recently, our phased return.
These assessments are your opportunity to demonstrate what you can do; work to the best of your ability to ensure the end results are what you deserve.
Hollie Lyon
Depute Head Teacher (Acting)
Our S1 and S2 students will be receiving letters, including consent forms, for the vaccines taking place in May.
Please click on this link for NHS information regarding the HPV vaccine:
Thank you
Dear Parent/Carer
Letter to All Parents for Single Confirmed Case of COVID 26-3-21
Mr Biddick
Head Teacher
Penicuik High School Easter Study Programme 2021
Penicuik High School S4-6 Recovery of Attainment programme from 20th April 2021
Please read this letter regarding a single confirmed case in school:
Letter to All Parents for Single Confirmed Case of COVID 24-3-21
Thank you.
Mr Biddick
Head Teacher
Dear Parent/Carer
Parental Update – Information for those with Students in S1-S3
It is with great pleasure that we are at last able to begin to welcome young people back to school where they belong, notwithstanding its limited nature. It is our hope that the public health situation will continue to stabilise, allowing us to return to a full timetable after Easter. Further advice on the re-start after the Easter break will be made available in the last week of term.
I would like to note the following for parent/carers with students in the Broad General Education phase (BGE), S1-S3.
Students in S1 will be issued with a full written report on Friday 4 June 2021. A Parents’ Evening will follow, scheduled for Tuesday 15 June. This will be a telephone consultation and further advice and guidance on this will be sent out prior to the event. The report will include a commentary on student’s progress and next steps, as well as a broader indication of Effort, Behaviour and Homework. Each subject or ‘curricular area’ will also indicate the BGE Level within which students are currently working.
Students in S2 will receive a further Tracking Report on Friday 18 June 2021, following on from the Full Report issued in December. This format will show ratings for Effort, Behaviour and Homework, and will again indicate the BGE Level within which pupils are currently working. If parent/carers have any questions about this report we encourage them to contact their child’s Guidance Teacher in the first instance.
S3 students are soon due to complete their studies within the BGE and will be issued with a Tracking Report on 14 May 2021 which includes their final ‘achieved’ Level for all curricular areas. This will be followed by a Parents’ Evening on Thursday 3 June 2021. As the students are now moving into SQA certificated courses and the opportunity for quality assessment in school has been disrupted we will delay a full report until October 2021 to better inform progress into the senior phase. However, if you feel any concern at all we urge you to contact your child’s Guidance Teacher to look at further support.
Finally, as we look to move back to our full timetable offer for S1-S3 (Broad General Education) after Easter we will be closely considering young peoples’ learning needs as well as their emotional health and wellbeing. All learning areas will be engaged in analysing attainment gaps, particularly numeracy and literacy and these gaps will need to be addressed over time as part of learning recovery. We see this recovery period as running right through until the end of session 2021-22 and into session 2022-23. A key part of this work will be working in partnership with parent/carers and if you feel that your child needs additional support in any way or that we have missed something happening in their lives that we should be aware of, we urge you to contact the school as soon as possible.
Craig Biddick
Head Teacher
Please see attached leaflet with information of re-location of The Royal Hospital for Sick Children.