A number of departments have issued pupils with Personal Learning Plans.  These are used to assist pupils with setting targets, encouraging and supporting self assessment and monitoring pupils' progress and next steps.  They also enable parents to become more involved in their child's learning.  The English department have produced some guidance for S1 and S2 pupils and parents.

The Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement Act) 2006 states that schools should help all parents and carers to be involved in their own child's learning and to be welcomed as active participants in schools.  To assist parents/carers in supporting their child’s learning, Miss McGee, Acting Principal Teacher of Raising Attainment (Senior Phase) has developed a presentation to demonstrate ways in which parents/carers can help their child to develop good study skills.  Please do not hesitate to contact Miss McGee if further information is required.

At the start of each school year, every pupil is issued with a student planner.  This is designed to help pupils manage their time, develop good study and organisational skills and to prepare for life beyond school.  Planners are also used to record the aim of each lesson, note homework tasks and to monitor their understanding of a topic.  Parents/carers can assist pupils by looking over the planner each week with their child.  Planners should be signed each week by a parent/carer and your child's house tutor each week.

In light of pupil comments the student planner has been updated.  A working group of pupils made a number of very helpful suggestions and we now have a planner for S1 - S3 pupils and a planner for pupils in S4 - S6.

All pupils receive a presentation on the student planner during Registration in August.  There are two different presentations.  The first is for all pupils in S1 - S3 and the second is for all pupils in S4 - S6 who have a Senior Student Planner.