Heroes & Villains 2017
All S1 pupils have been working on some fantastically descriptive imaginative fantasy stories, which head off to the publisher on Friday 13th. As part of the English department project, Art and Design worked with the S1 cohort to design the front cover of their book, ‘Heroes and Villains 2017’. We were lucky enough to have […]
BFI Academy
On Tuesday 11th October, our National 5 and Higher Media class welcomed Brian Robinson from BFI Film Academy Edinburgh to share an exciting opportunity in filmmaking.The Academy is looking for young people with a passion for film and looking to make a career out of the film industry. Starting over the weekend of the 4th and the […]
Career Ready
On Friday afternoon 7 of our S5 students took part in the Career Ready Lunch event. This is a programme that hopes to bridge the gap between school and employment by providing students with mentors in the world of work, a 4 week paid internship and masterclasses. Friday was the start of this 2 year […]
Mini Trials
On Saturday past, 9 Forrester students participated in the annual mini-trials competition. Students had to prepare both a prosecution and a defence case, providing both lawyers and witnesses/victims. All students put in an enormous amount of work and they were a credit to the school on the day. A number of the lawyers we had […]
S4-6 Tracking Reports
Dear parents/carers, please note that senior tracking reports have gone home today via students, Wednesday 4th October. Please go over the content of these with your son/daughter.
October Holiday Coach Education Courses
Active Schools – Coach Education WEST OCT 17
S4 Work Experience
Self found forms for placements should be in now with Mrs MacPhie. Students will be allocated jobs within the next week. Please discuss this at home with your son/daughter and contact Mrs MacPhie with any concerns or queries – kate.macphie@forrester.edin.sch.uk
S3 Youth Philanthropy Initiative
All of our S3 students are now embarking on this adventure through their SE time. They have been busy working in teams identifying social issues that they can relate to with a view to representing a charity which identifies itself in helping these issues. They will soon be contacting their chosen charities to gather information […]
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Sarah Brown who has been chosen as Young Ambassador for Children & Young People’s Commissioner of Scotland. Great achievement Sarah!
Friday 22nd September – Dress Down Day
This coming Friday will see Forrester High School host its first dress down day of the new school year. Learners can donate £1 to wear non-uniform. Following the passing of Miss Anna Burnett, the S6 charity committee have elected to use the monies raised to purchase a memorial bench in her memory and as a […]