School Leavers – help for parents and carers

Online help for school leavers’ parents and carers

Parents and carers – is your young person leaving school this year?

Find out how you can support them at Skills Development Scotland’s online session on 22 April at 6:30pm. You can join the session by registering here.

As thousands of young people prepare to leave school this summer, Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is offering an online session to help parents and carers support their children as they take this important next step.

Scotland’s career service has organised the virtual session on Thursday 22 April at 6.30pm. It will have information about options and how to access a wide range of support.

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Edinburgh Guarantee Opportunities Bulletin

Please click on the link below to access information and the latest career opportunities for our young people in Edinburgh. You can keep up to date with all the latest information regarding career opportunities in our Pupil Support Leaders section of the Web Site.

Edinburgh Guarantee Schools Bulletin

The URL for the new Edinburgh Guarantee Opportunities website is www.edinburghguarantee.org

 

Head Teacher Update 17/4/21

Dear parents and students

I hope everyone has managed to keep themselves safe and to enjoy the good weather during the holidays. As I write this update, I am looking forward to the summer term, and to the continuing easing of restrictions and opening up of normal life. The summer term will run from Tuesday 20th April until Friday 25th June. (more…)

Head Teacher Update/Spring Newletter 2021

Congratulations – YPI

Well done to our 2021 YPI S3 winners. The winning team secured £3000 for Conscious Edinburgh who are a local charity supporting mental health. The team were very professional throughout the whole process and were excellent ambassadors for their selected charity. A massive well done from all of us here at Forrester!

Head Teacher Update 27/3/21

Dear Parents and Students

Next week is the final week of our phased return and, although it has been great to see everyone, it has been the most complicated period, so far, for students, parents and staff. There is no doubt that the requirement for 2m distancing, the need to prioritise senior phase students preparing for National Assessment, while maintaining an online learning offer, has put an additional burden on everyone. In trying to meet all of these competing aims, it is likely that the experience over the final three weeks of term has not been ideal for anyone. (more…)