This concise weekly HT Update is generally published every Friday afternoon. It’s a simple opportunity for you to also feedback/ask questions via the link at the bottom of each Update.
Our next HT Update will be on Friday 14th August 2026.
Key messages from this week
Calendar: Significant events week beginning 10/08/26; Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be the final days of the summer holiday for all students. Tuesday and Wednesday are Inset Days for staff only; on Thursday we’ll welcome all our students back and hold a series of Year Group Assemblies. Parents/carers should continue to note that there is a ‘draft’ message across our school calendar on this website. The Inset Days and Holidays are accurate, but other items will be finalised on our August Inset Days. We expect that our update on 14/08/26 will highlight important calendar items.
Staffing: Today was the last day for a number of colleagues who are moving on to pastures new. We thank these colleagues for all their work with our students and their support for colleagues during their time at Lasswade High School. We have one job live on myjobscotland – PTC Complex Needs (Temporary).
Wider Achievement News: We’ve posted the Summer Wider Achievement News on the website, click here. A great addition to your holiday reading. On the page you’ll also be able to access previous editions. Our thanks to Rebecca Hardie, Art & Design, for providing these regular updates. Rebecca will be stepping back from this role in the coming session. Our new PT Pathways will now take on the mantle and share our Wider Achievement news.
BGE Awards Ceremonies 2026: This week, we celebrated 455 student award winners from our 4 school Houses. The ceremonies were absolutely fantastic, with musical performances, staff challenges and a highlight from this year’s school show Legally Blonde. We had over 650 guests at the ceremonies as well as the entire House Teams. What a wonderful way to end the year! Our thanks to the House Teams, Music and Drama staff, Angela Bowman, the School and House Captains and student helpers. In addition, particular thanks to Karen Hughes for her leadership on this work.
Bagpipe Brilliance: Special thank you also to Toby Briggs for piping us into each award ceremony this week, but also for piping us all out of school on Wednesday, in advance of Scotland’s last group stage game against Brazil. It was a very special moment, a few grown men cried. Toby was magnificent!
YPI: On Wednesday, seven teams from S3 participated in the YPI final. YPI is a national philanthropy competition run by the Wood Group and teams represent charities of their choice; the winner receives a cheque for £3000 which supports the charity. Our young people were phenomenal and put in a huge amount of to present on behalf of their chosen charities including Ronald McDonald House, Pitcairn Pantry, Richmond’s Hope, Simon’s Community, Women’s Aid East and Midlothian, Play Midlothian and Maggie’s. After much deliberation, the panel selected Women’s Aid as the winners. Thanks to Liam Lyall and the Social Studies team who lead this so well. Thanks also to Grant from JP Morgan who supported the groups with their presentation skills and was a judge on the day.
Centre for Race, Education and Decoloniality Anti-Racist Bronze Award : We are delighted to announce that Lasswade High School has been awarded the Centre for Race, Education and Coloniality Anti Racist Bronze Award by Leeds-Beckett University. This is a highly prestigious award which showcases the work we have done over a number of years to embrace diversity and challenge racism within our school community. Thank you especially to Sarah Blair and Katherine Lebida (Humanities) who put in a huge amount of work to support this accreditation.
Free School Meals and Clothing Grants:
| Payment | Paid to Bank Accounts | Notes/Comments |
| School Holidays
Monday 29th June to Wednesday 12th August 2026 |
Thursday 25th June 2026 | £75.90 per Primary School pupil
£87.45 per Secondary School pupil |
Please see Midlothian Council web post for more information on the above.
MenB Vaccinations: Following recent cases of meningitis in the UK, a time‑limited MenB vaccination programme is being offered to specific groups of young people who may be at increased risk of exposure to meningococcal group B bacteria.
The programme is open to:
Please see this NHS communication to find about access to the summer vaccination programme. MenB Information for Parents/ Carers
Midlothian Adult Learning Opportunities: Communities and Life Long Learning are offering a range of adult learning opportunities to everyone aged 16 and over. Whether you want to gain qualifications, change your career or simple enjoying learning – now’s your chance!
National 4 Maths – Starting Wednesday 26/08/2026 6:30pm to 9pm The Lasswade Centre
National 5 Maths – Starting Tuesday 25/08/2026 6:30pm to 9pm The Lasswade Centre
National 5 English – Starting Monday 24/08/2026 6:30pm to 9pm The Lasswade Centre
PDA Sociology – Starting Wednesday 26/08/2026 6:30pm to 9pm Newbattle Community Campus
National 4 History – Starting Tuesday 25/08/2026 6:30pm to 9pm Newbattle Community Campus
CLL are offering a limited number of fully funded places for these qualifications. Once these funded places have been filled, no further funding will be available.To book a place on your chosen qualification/s please click on the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/clle-adult-learning-programme-3864753
Take Care and have a wonderful summer,
Lasswade High School SLT
This concise weekly HT Update is generally published every Friday afternoon. It’s a simple opportunity for you to also feedback/ask questions via the link at the bottom of each Update. Any feedback received will be responded to and published on Monday on the school website.
Key messages from this week
Calendar: Significant events week beginning 22/06/26: Next week, on Monday and Tuesday, we have our BGE Awards Ceremonies where we celebrate the successes and achievements of our S1-3 students. Our Senior Fashion students will go to London, and we will have our S4 Duke of Edinburgh Silver Qualifier events. We will update students on the new policy for mobile phones during assemblies on Wednesday and Thursday. We finish school for the session on Friday 26th June, at 12:15pm. This will also be a dress down day.
Staffing: This coming week we will say goodbye to a number of colleagues who are moving on to new roles. Jamie Graham, who many of you will know through his work with the school Rugby team, moves on to a promoted role in another authority. We also say goodbye to Gareth Fleming, Lucia Rodriguez-Romera, Valeria Semler and Kerry Malcolm. Next week we also welcome back Amanda Montague from maternity leave, and wish Hanna Dodds all the best as she begins hers.
This week we filled posts for a Teacher of Chemistry, a Teacher of Complex Needs/ ASN (temporary) and appointed a new Learning Assistant. We currently have no posts live on myjobscotland.com.
Key messages from this week
School Show: On Wednesday and Thursday we were treated to a fabulous display of music, dancing and acting in our school show Legally Blonde. A huge well done to all of the staff and students that made these evenings such a success. Our final shows of the year are always emotional, particularly for our S6 students who now leave us. We thank our partners for their time and support also.
School Captains Recruitment: On Monday 15th June, 32 of our new S6 students took part in a recruitment process for 12 School Captain positions. All of the applicants did very well in what was a really rigorous process supported by Alison Malcolm from our Parent Council and our former School Captains. We are looking forward to working with the newly appointed team this coming session.
Mobile Phone Update: Over the next week we will share our new mobile phone procedures with students. The are also shared with you here, as promised last week. LHS Mobile Phone Policy in Practice
Qualifications Scotland Appeals: This afternoon we have published information about Appeals for this session. You will find this information here.
S4-6 Chromebooks, Reminder: We had a successful S4 Chromebook clinic last week, and we now have a number of Chromebooks in better condition. Please remember if your child is leaving school this summer, their Chromebook should be handed in to Mrs Bowman in room 112. Guidance on removing files is shared in Year Group Google Classrooms.
Qualification Scotland Results Day, Reminder: This year students can expect to see their results on Tuesday 4 August 2026. My Qualifications Scotland gives candidates a simple, convenient way to access their exam results and qualifications record. By signing up, they can choose to receive their results by email, text, or both. This means they won’t have to wait at home on results day to find out how they’ve done. To register, students will need their Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) and a valid email address. The deadline for registration is 5 pm on Wednesday 15 July 2026. To register, click here.
Feedback to: lasswadehsoffice@midlothian.education
Take Care
Lasswade High School SLT
This concise weekly HT Update is generally published every Friday afternoon. It’s a simple opportunity for you to also feedback/ask questions via the link at the bottom of each Update. Any feedback received will be responded to and published on Monday on the school website.
Key messages from this week
Calendar: Significant events week beginning 15/06/26: next week we have our school show Legally Blonde on Wednesday and Thursday evening – our school shows are usually a sell out, so make sure you get your ticket fast! In addition, a number of our S4 students will be taking part in their Duke of Edinburgh Qualifier event throughout the week. Lastly, on Friday, we will finish the week with our Sports Day and an S2 Assembly to raise awareness for World Refugee Day.
Staffing: This week we appointed a History teacher, and a temporary member of staff for our ASN/ Complex Needs provision. On Monday we will welcome Grant Atkinson to the school. Grant will join us as the second of our PT Pathways, working across the school on school, and curriculum to support skills development. Currently we have no posts live on MyJobScotland, but we are interviewing in the last two weeks of term to secure staff for the coming session.
Key messages from this week
P7 Transition Visit: We have enjoyed meeting our new S1 group this week. Their visit days have brought a lot of buzz into the building, particularly as they navigated their timetables with their buddies and enjoyed their first ‘School of’ sessions. Staff have commented on their enthusiasm and energy, and we are all looking forward to having them with us in August. We gave them our traditional ‘guard of honour’ as they left this afternoon, cheered on by our S5 and S6 students.
Phone Free Information Evening: Thank you to the parents and carers who were able to attend last night’s information evening about our phased approach to becoming phone free. More details regarding the procedures and classroom processes are being developed and will be shared next week. We are looking for your feedback about how parents and carers can support our phone free expectations. Please complete the following short survey to share your views. Phone Free Parent/ Carer Survey
School Uniform: As part of our approach to ensuring our school uniform is affordable and sustainable, we look to recycle and reuse items of school uniform. If your child has outgrown their school uniform, we would hugely appreciate any donations so that these can be passed on to other students. In particular, any donations of senior blazers (red braiding) would be hugely appreciated. We also have BE Uniforms in on Tuesday next week for a uniform fitting event, click here to see more information on this.
S4-6 Chromebooks: We had a successful S4 Chromebook clinic last week, and we now have a number of Chromebooks in better condition. Please remember if your child is leaving school this summer, their Chromebook should be handed in to Mrs Bowman in room 112. Guidance on removing files is shared in Year Group Google Classrooms.
Qualifications Scotland Appeals: Much like previous years, this year’s Appeals service will involve a review of external assessment evidence but materials produced over the course of the year in school will not be submitted as part of the process. More detailed information on this year’s appeals process will be posted on our website before the end of term.
Qualification Scotland Results Day, Reminder: This year students can expect to see their results on Tuesday 4 August 2026. My Qualifications Scotland gives candidates a simple, convenient way to access their exam results and qualifications record. By signing up, they can choose to receive their results by email, text, or both. This means they won’t have to wait at home on results day to find out how they’ve done. To register, students will need their Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) and a valid email address. The deadline for registration is 5 pm on Wednesday 15 July 2026. To register, click here.
Feedback to: lasswadehsoffice@midlothian.education
Take Care
Campbell Hornell, Head Teacher and IMS Lead.
Response to feedback submitted from HT Update week ending 05/06/26. Please note I have anonymised the staff member in the second item.
| My Question | Comment | Suggestion related to the school this week is: | HT’s Response |
| Hello, I wondered whether the phone free teams event will be recorded for any parents not able to attend at that time? Thank you. | I’m afraid not. We don’t record sessions. We’ll make sure there is a report on the website. If you’ve questions you want raised then send them in. Parent Council via, fundraising.lhs@gmail.com or the school via, lasswade_hs@midlothian.gov.uk
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| I am just trying to chase up two un responded emails to a member of staff from Tues 26th May and Tuesday 2nd June. Thank you | I’m sorry that has been your experience. I’ve spoken directly with the member of staff and asked them to reach out. |
| I would be interested to know if the school is organizing uniform fitting sessions this year or do we need to order directly from BE Uniforms? Also, does the school keep hold of second hand uniforms if we want to donate outgrown items and purchase the next size up? Thank you | Yes we are, the fitting session is on Tuesday 16th June between 4.00pm and 5.30pm. You can also order directly from BE Uniforms.
We do upcycle uniform, just hand into the School Office and it’ll make it’s way to the right place. |
| Just wanted to reiterate the comment from last week regarding pupils being able to access their new timetables maybe the week prior to starting a new year. I’m aware you are looking into this but I do feel it would be a positive step forward and really go towards reducing a lot of unnecessary stress and anxiety on a day / week which can already feel quite overwhelming for some. | No problem. I can confirm that it is built into our timeline for next session. Our aim is to make them available on the Thursday/Friday before the change on the Monday after. |
This concise weekly HT Update is generally published every Friday afternoon. It’s a simple opportunity for you to also feedback/ask questions via the link at the bottom of each Update. Any feedback received will be responded to and published on Monday on the school website.
Feedback from the last HT Update: Click here.
Key messages from this week
Calendar: Significant events week beginning 08/06/26: on Monday it’s our S4 Extra Curricular Silver DoE Practice, there are SL and SA BGE Awards Rehearsals; on Tuesday students are still out on our S4 Extra Curricular Silver DoE Practice and there are ME and MK BGE Awards Rehearsals; on Wednesday it’s the last day of our S4 Extra Curricular Silver DoE Practice, the P7 Induction Days begin and in the evening there’s a Parent/Carer SDS/DYW Information Evening, see below; on Thursday the P7 Induction Days continue and it’s our Phone Free Parent/Carer Information Evening, see below; on Friday it’s the final P7 Induction Day.
Staffing: Congratulations to Lynsey Whitson who has come through the competitive process to secure the Development Post relating to NQTs and Student Teachers. Thanks to Katherine Lebida for her excellent work in this role. We have 6 posts live on MyJobScotland; Teacher of Chemistry, ASN Learning Assistant, Teacher of Business, IMS Vocal Instructor, IMS Piano Instructor and IMS Upper Strings Instructor.
Free School Meals: We’ve been asked us to share a respectful reminder that Free School Meal applications are not yet open for the next school year. Applications will open in mid-July.
Student Voice: Students were asked this week to sign up for Student Voice. This is our democratic and representative system where we listen and empower students to help improve the school. Students, via their Google Yeargroup Classroom are asked to, fill in a Google Form. Meetings are around once a month to discuss issues important to young people and to try to make Lasswade High School a better place to learn. Mrs Atkinson (114) or Mr Bain (115) lead on this work and students with questions are asked to see either of them.
Scottish Fire and Rescue: Following the tragic water related deaths during the country’s mini heatwave resulting in 15 deaths across the UK Scottish Fire and Rescue have asked us to share an information leaflet giving safety advice for reservoirs and other open water spots. Open Water Safety
Poltonhall and Bonnyrigg Gala Day: We’re happy to share the Poltonhall Gala Programme 26. Fingers crossed for good weather on Sunday.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS)/Developing the Young Workforce (DYW): Please note this event will be held on Wednesday 10th June at 6.30pm, via Teams. Click here for more information.
Phone Free Information Evening: Please note this event will be held on Thursday 11th June from 6.30pm, via Teams. Click here for more information.
Parent/Carer Wellbeing Group: The next group meeting will be Thursday 25th June, at Bright Sparks, Bonnyrigg. Please come along or get in touch with Vikki to find out more. Click here for more information. The group look forward to seeing you.
Wider Achievement PLEA, , Reminder: We are in the process of collating the wider achievements of students for the June edition of our Wider Achievement Newspaper. We’re looking for achievements in and out of school, ideally with any photographs/blurbs/and students’ names. While we’re knowledgeable about in-school achievements we’re think parents/carers are well placed to advise us of out of school student achievements. We need all information to be with us no later than 19/6/26 please. Please send to r.hardie@midlothian.education.
Legally Blonde Tickets, Reminder: We are pleased to let you know that tickets for this year’s school summer show, Legally Blonde, will be live on ParentPay from Monday afternoon, 25th May. Tickets are limited to 3 per student per show and once purchased, students can collect from classrooms 006 & 007. Thank you for your continued support , and we look forward to seeing you at the show.
Take Care
Campbell Hornell, Head Teacher and IMS Lead.
Response to feedback submitted from HT Update week ending 29/05/26.
| My Question | Comment | Suggestion related to the school this week is: | HT’s Response |
| Why can the new s5/6 not get their timetables before returning to school on Monday? Could these not have be emailed or at least made available for kids to collect, if they wished, prior to starting back. | We’ve found it more efficient, over the years, to hand out to those who’ve been on Study Leave to get their timetable first thing, first day back. Unfortunately, we have no facility to easily email students their timetable. The IT Management System in school is antiquated. We’d be, between S5 and S6, around 450 individual emails. I will talk to Ms Petrie about collection for next session. Assuming a Monday start they could be collected Thursday/Friday prior to that. I guess we’ve just got into this habit. Thanks for the suggestion. |
| My daughter has received her new timetable but it has blank spaces and she has tried speak to her student support teacher to try and sort this out. The new timetable starts tomorrow and we are no further forward, to someone please call me to sort this please. | I’ve checked the timetable. No gaps. Must have been sorted last week. Will ask Mr Cairney to contact you |
This concise weekly HT Update is generally published every Friday afternoon. It’s a simple opportunity for you to also feedback/ask questions via the link at the bottom of each Update. Any feedback received will be responded to and published on Monday on the school website.
Feedback from the last HT Update: Click here.
Key messages from this week
Calendar: Significant events week beginning 01/06/26: on Sunday students and staff depart on our S1 French Opal Coast Trip with a return on Saturday; on Monday our 2026/27 timetable begins with students moving on a year and it’s our new S6 Induction Day; on Tuesday we’ll have visitors from Wales in the school engaging in professional discussion and mutual learning, we’ll hold a series of Year Group Assemblies and in the evening we’ll host the Midlothian Junior Young Musicians Event; on Thursday we’ll have students at the ECA Degree Show; on Friday our S3 will attend our World Environment Day Assembly.
Staffing: We have 5 posts live on MyJobScotland; Teacher of Chemistry, ASN Learning Assistant, Teacher of Business, IMS Piano Instructor and IMS Upper Strings Instructor.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS)/Developing the Young Workforce (DYW): Please note this event will be held on Wednesday 10th June via Teams. It’s an early evening event with the start-time t.b.c. The evening has been developed in partnership with our Parent Council. It aims to inform parents/carers on
We’ll keep you informed and please keep an eye on the Parent Council Facebook Page. On the morning of Wednesday 10th June all Parents/carers will be sent the Teams link via email.
Phone Free Information Evening: Please note this event will be held on Thursday 11th June from 6.30pm. We aim to inform parents/carers of our thinking regarding the implementation phase of our work and give opportunities to ask questions for clarity. Further information to be shared with parents/carers prior to the evening.
Wider Achievement Plea: We are in the process of collating the wider achievements of students for the June edition of our Wider Achievement Newspaper. We’re looking for achievements in and out of school, ideally with any photographs/blurb/students’ names. While we’re knowledgeable about in-school achievements we’re assuming parents/carers are better placed to advise us of out of school student achievements. We need all information to be with us no later than 19/6/26. Please send to r.hardie@midlothian.education.
Tour de France 2027 – Volunteering Opportunities with the World’s Most Famous Cycling Race: Applications opened on Wednesday to recruit 9,000 volunteers (“JOY Makers”) to support the Tour de France, which is coming through Midlothian, and Tour de France Femmes Grand Départs in summer 2027. Open to anyone aged 16+ (if you are 16 by 1 April 2027, you are eligible), the programme requires no prior experience and offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a major international sporting event.
For 18–25-year-olds, there is a strong employability focus through the “Readiness to Work” scheme, which provides:
Volunteers will:
The programme is particularly targeted at young people and underrepresented groups, helping them access opportunities that can be difficult to obtain, such as work experience. Overall, the initiative aims to create a lasting legacy of skilled, work-ready young people, supporting progression into employment, education or training, while contributing to a high-profile, community-based event. Applications open until 1 September 2026: www.letourgb.com/volunteer
New S4 Chromebook Clinic: To ensure that students’ Chromebooks are ready for the Senior Phase, all new S4s are expected to attend a Chromebook Clinic appointment, on Tuesday 2nd – Thursday 4th June. Students have their appointments allocated – these are accessible on their year group Google Classroom. Students should arrive at their designated time. Each appointment is one to one, devices will be taken back to factory settings, minor repairs made and students will be given tips about maximising its use. Each appointment will last approximately 25 minutes. Please note no major damages can be repaired and no new Chromebooks will be issued. But if a device is broken students should report this to their PCWO so that the process of repair can begin.
2026 Exam Diet: Today we closed the 2026 exam diet, with National 5 ESOL. This year we had 3952 individual exams in total – covering 139 courses, across N5, Higher and Advanced Higher levels. We have been fortunate to be well staffed with 33 staff in our invigilation team – some of whom have worked with us for many years, and supported many students. This year we also piloted the use of exam.net, an online exam platform in our Higher Media exam. Students were positive about this experience, and we will work with our colleagues in Midlothian to explore greater use of this for the 2026 diet.
Change of Timetable 01/06/26: In June we move to our new timetable, all new S5/6 students will receive their timetables when they return from exam leave during their welcome back sessions. New S2-4 students were given their timetables yesterday.
Qualification Scotland Results Day, Reminder: This year students can expect to see their results on Tuesday 4 August 2026. My Qualifications Scotland gives candidates a simple, convenient way to access their exam results and qualifications record. By signing up, they can choose to receive their results by email, text, or both. This means they won’t have to wait at home on results day to find out how they’ve done. To register, students will need their Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) and a valid email address. The deadline for registration is 5 pm on Wednesday 15 July 2026. To register, click here.
Legally Blonde Tickets, Reminder: We are pleased to let you know that tickets for this year’s school summer show, Legally Blonde, will be live on ParentPay from Monday afternoon, 25th May. Tickets are limited to 3 per student per show and once purchased, students can collect from classrooms 006 & 007. Thank you for your continued support , and we look forward to seeing you at the show.
Kelly ‘Holmes’ Diamond/ Neil ‘Alf Tupper’ Chisholm: She did it! Our half-marathon hero stated, ‘I would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who donated to my Just Giving page for “Target Ovarian Cancer” Your generosity and kindness will make such a difference to this fantastic charity. So far I have raised a whopping £1,870 and counting…….. Can I make it to £2000? There are some pictures of the amazing day on my just giving page – proof I actually crossed the finish line!! Click here to donate. Neil Chisholm completed the full marathon, in a LHS exclusive he stated, ‘Hardest thing I’ve ever done! But, it’s done. Thanks to all the folks who donated.’ There is absolutely no truth in the rumours he needed a lift pass on Monday. Click here to donate.
Take Care
Campbell Hornell, Head Teacher and IMS Lead.
Response to feedback submitted from HT Update week ending 22/05/26.
| My Question | Comment | Suggestion related to the school this week is: | HT’s Response |
| A query regarding Google Guardian – there have been a number of instances where I have received notification in Google Guardian that my daughter has ‘Missing’ work; class work or home work not submitted. When I follow this up with her she tells me that either the deadline has changed or the work is no longer required to be submitted. I have no reason to doubt that this is the case but I’m wondering if it’s possible for teachers to amend or withdraw deadlines for work if they do change so that parents are not getting incorrect notifications or is it just an aspect of the system that we have to accept. Overall, I find the Google Guardian system very useful. | First of all, thank-you. That is exactly how we hope parents/carers ‘use’ Google Guardian. The follow-up conversations keep the home/school learning connection ‘live’.
At the same time I see as a parent that it’s also difficult when the context you describe arises. As we move to a change of timetable we’ll remind teachers about how they set-up their classrooms as they’ll have a whole set of new classes. The key feature based on your feedback being only set a calendar deadline if it’s homework or an assignment, not routine classwork. This is often why things you describe happen. That should prevent the issue you describe. |
This concise weekly HT Update is generally published every Friday afternoon. It’s a simple opportunity for you to also feedback/ask questions via the link at the bottom of each Update. Any feedback received will be responded to and published on Monday on the school website.
No feedback from the last HT Update.
Key messages from this week
Calendar: Significant events week beginning 25/05/26: the Qualifications Scotland Exam Diet continues Monday through Friday of next week; on Tuesday we’ll have students out on our Bannockburn Trip; on Wednesday students are away on the Jupiter Artland Trip; on Thursday we’ll hold our fifth Meaningful May work with P7 pupils we’re expecting as S1 in August and it’s our final Parent Council Meeting, see below; on Friday the second S1 Report of the session is available via ParentPortal, it’s also a Dress Down Day
Staffing: Congratulations to Katie Gallagher who has secured the acting PT role within Mount Esk. We have 4 posts live on MyJobScotland; Teacher of Business, Teacher of Chemistry, ASN Learning Assistant and ASN Teacher.
Change of Timetable 01/06/26: In June we move to our new timetable, all new S5/6 students will receive their timetables when they return from Study Leave during their welcome back sessions. All new S2-4 students will be given their timetables next Thursday during either English and Maths.
Reminder: Mainstream School Transport Application – Closing 29th May: This is a reminder that the Mainstream School Transport Application for the Academic Year 2026/27 is currently open but will close on Friday 29th May. Parents and carers of mainstream pupils who may require council‑supported transport to and from their catchment school must complete an application every academic year, even if transport has been provided previously. Important information
Deadline: Friday 29 May 2026. Applications submitted after this closing date may not be considered. Please ensure your application is completed on time.
Apply online: School transport for mainstream schools | Midlothian Council
Qualification Scotland Results Day: This year students can expect to see their results on Tuesday 4 August 2026. My Qualifications Scotland gives candidates a simple, convenient way to access their exam results and qualifications record. By signing up, they can choose to receive their results by email, text, or both. This means they won’t have to wait at home on results day to find out how they’ve done. To register, students will need their Scottish Candidate Number (SCN) and a valid email address. The deadline for registration is 5 pm on Wednesday 15 July 2026. To register, click here.
Legally Blonde Tickets: We are pleased to let you know that tickets for this year’s school summer show, Legally Blonde, will be live on ParentPay from Monday afternoon, 25th May. Tickets are limited to 3 per student per show and once purchased, students can collect from classrooms 006 & 007. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to seeing you at the show.
Parent Council 6: This meeting takes place on Thursday 28th May from 7.00pm. It’s an in-person event and takes place in the school, first floor, Room 114/15. We’ll share the results of the recent parent/carer survey and discuss possible actions, as well as summing up some of the work the Parent Council has been involved in this year. We’ll do a website post and text reminder at the beginning of next week.
Kelly Diamond, Reminder and Mr Chisholm, late entrant!: Kelly works in our School Office. She’s brilliant, and is looking for your support. Kelly is running the Edinburgh Half Marathon on Sunday 24th May for a charity that is very close to her heart. If you can spare a few minutes please have a little read of her story and give what you can. Click here to donate.
Neil Chisholm is one of our DHTs and is running the full thing. He’s running for Maggie’s Centres if you’re willing to support; click here to donate.
Good luck to both, hope the weather is not too hot.
Take Care
Campbell Hornell, Head Teacher and IMS Lead.
Apologies for the later than usual post. The In-service day has ‘upset’ my routines. Either that or I’m getting old and forgetful!
No feedback from HT Update posted last week, week-ending 15/05/26.
We had one enquiry regarding the online session with the The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland.
