HT Update: Week Ending Friday 12th June 2026

Friday 12th June 2026

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.

 

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