We are please to say we have been advised our uniform order will be arriving in school during this week. If you placed an order for a Blazer or Zip Top through the school in June these will be available for collection during the following times.
Thursday 10th August 9.00am till 2.00pm
or
Monday 14th August 1.00pm till 3.30pm
If you haven’t ordered uniform yet or would like to order more, any new orders should be placed directly with Borders Embroideries, who will advise on their delivery times or store collection options.
Uniform Expectations
We expect our students’ clothing, and footwear to be a mixture of black and white with at least one item of clothing ‘branded’ with our school logo/badge.
Compulsory items; all LHS students are expected to wear:
Senior Phase items; a more formal approach is encouraged for our Senior Phase students, including:
Students who are part of our Academy of Performing Arts, School of Football and School of Rugby are permitted to wear their associated ‘kit’ as part of dress code compliance.
Please see our School Uniform Page for full information on our updated dress code expectations.
Results Day – Tuesday 8th August
This year all students will receive their SQA results on Tuesday 8th August. Certificates will arrive in the post and, if your child has signed up for MySQA, they will also receive a text message or email to inform them of their results too.
We know that our students have worked incredibly hard this year – but this will nevertheless be an anxious time. Whilst we hope that they receive the results they are expecting, it is important to know the process for Appeals, should one be required.
Appeals Process 2023
The Appeals 2023 service will be different to the service used last year and will be more like the service used before the pandemic. ‘Alternative assessment evidence’, like prelims, will not be required for this service. Instead, students can request a review of their ‘SQA-marked assessment components’ (i.e. exam papers and assignments). The service will be free and available to all students. Students will be able to appeal directly to SQA, or via school.
Appeals 2023 will include a priority service for students with conditional offers for further education, training or employment. To use this service you must have an existing offer (e.g. via UCAS) that you can share with SQA.
Should I appeal?
If you are considering an appeal for one of your grades, then you are advised to discuss it with your teacher. Whilst you can appeal directly, and no ‘evidence’ is sent by the school, you might want to know more about your ‘breakdown’ (marks) in the exam, and you might want to consider your performance over the last year before you make a decision.
You must also be aware that proceeding with an appeal can result in your grade going up, staying the same or – in a minority of cases – going down.
Dates for Appeals
Priority Appeals – to be submitted to SQA by 21st August (via school)
All other appeals – 29th August (via school)
Please be aware if you register for an appeal yourself there are earlier deadlines – these are available via the SQA website.
If you would like to discuss your results, or the appeals process, the SQA email inbox will be open on 8th August to respond to questions. lasswadehs-sqa@midlothian.education
If, following your results, you need to reconsider your course choice for this year there will be a short window of opportunity to do so. Please remember, coursing changes will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and where a student requires a particular course/grade for specific reasons (eg. entry to further/higher education, training etc) and not because they have changed their mind from the original course choices allocated. A Google Form will be made available prior to the return to school in August, via Google Classrooms, and students should complete this as soon as they become aware that any change of course is required.