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Collection for the community foodbank

This is a particularly tough time of year for collections at foodbanks.  Many donations come in running up to Christmas but not much in the New Year.  Forrester would like all tutor groups to run a collection for January and the Daily Morning Tutor with the most donations will receive a prize. Let’s make this […]

Christmas 2019 Newsletter

Wishing all students, parents and staff a Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2020! Please click the link below to view our Christmas Newsletter for this year.  Forrester High School Christmas Newsletter 2019 A reminder to all students, parents and families that we finish for the Christmas Holidays on Friday 2oth December at 12 noon. […]

NHS Lothian – Winter 2019/20 Respiratory Illness

NHS Lothian have seen a large number of respiratory outbreaks in nurseries and schools in the past few weeks. These have caused service disruption with staff shortages and many pupils being absent from school/nursery. Parents can try to stop these respiratory viruses spreading at home – please read the following advice; Key advice for parents […]

Police Scotland – Festive Period Security Advice

Police Scotland – Edinburgh Division – Festive Period Security Advice As we experience darker nights and approach the busy festive period it’s a good time of year to review the security of your home and outbuildings such as sheds and garages. For crime prevention advice and further information that will help secure your homes and […]

SQA Prelims for S4-6

Please click on the link below to access our S4-6 Prelim Timetable. All students will be issued with an individual copy for their records/planning. Students will be expected to attend school/classes as normal during the prelim exams. They will released from class to sit an exam and will return to class when an exam has […]

Debate Club

Last night the debating club participated in the annual Donald Dewar Memorial debate at Mary Erskine. Dimitris Zarkali and William Petrie represented the school in the debate “this house believes the UK should introduce compulsory civic service for 15 and 16 year olds”. Althought they didn’t win, they were a credit to the school and […]

Careers Evening Information

Dear Parent/Carer, We would like to invite you to a Careers Evening held at Forrester High School on Thursday 28 November 2019 at 16.30-18.30. Please click on the link below for further information. Careers Event Letter

Connecting Classroom Learning to the World Around Us

After reading the novel Stone Cold and learning about the increasing number of homeless people in Scotland, our S2 class decided that they wanted to do something to help. As a result, they are committed to sleeping overnight in the school on 28th November to raise funds for the Social Bite’s Wee Sleepout which aims […]