1. P7 Parent Information Evening
Aim Higher
Curiosity Diligence Kindness Belonging
North Berwick High School
P7 Parent Information Evening
Tuesday 18 June 2019

2. The Big Picture with Transition
189 Pupils
7 register classes
(Capped at 30)
10 Practical classes
(Capped at 20)
Other non-cluster primary schools
Dirleton Primary
Aberlady Primary

3. The Transition Programme & Process
September P7/S1 Open Afternoon
November Edinburgh College STEM
- Head Teacher/DHT Talk
- Christmas Ceilidh
April/May – Guidance & pupil visits
- Guidance & Support for Learning
May Enhanced/Supported Transition
June – 3 Day visit

4. House/Classes 1C1 1C2 1F 1G1 1G2 1L1 1L2 Craig Mr Craig Burgess
DHT Mr Fraser McCallum
1C1 1C2
Fidra
Mr Euan Orr
DHT Mrs Lara Neri 1F
Glen
Mrs Gill Casson
DHT Mr Robert Jones
1G1 1G2
Law
Mr Craig Stebbing
1L1 1L2

5. Guidance Providing care for the individual pastoral care
personal and social education
course guidance

6. Support for Pupils Ms Tricia Shepherd Principal Teacher Inclusion
Mrs Katy McLeod Principal Teacher Support for learning
Knowledge of pupils’ needs
Appropriate curriculum
In-class support
Support Base
Senior Pupil support
paired reading and paired numeracy
in-class support
buddying / mentoring

7. Criteria for composing classes
Classes are mixed ability
Classes contain pupils from different primaries
Aim to keep siblings in same house
One friend in register/practical class
Balance of additional support needs
Gender balance

8. The School Day 6 periods of 60 minutes each Single periods
School day starts at 8.39 am sharp
15 minute interval
Lunch from pm until 1.50 pm
School closes 3.50 pm (12 noon on Friday)

9. Subjects studied in S1 & periods per week
Non-Practical subjects
Periods per week
Practical
Subjects
Maths 4
Science 3
English
Art, CDT, Home Ec
Modern Languages
Music, Drama 2
Social Subjects
Business & IT 1 RE
PSE PE

10. Extra-curricular Art Bee Keeping Chess Charities committee
Computing club
D of E
Fairtrade
Gardening
Eco group
Science club
Music– String orchestra, percussion, brass band, ukulele, woodwind, chorale
Drama
Basketball
Hockey
Netball
Rugby

11. Dates for diary 30 August – P7/S1 Open Afternoon
November - first tracking report issued
- Parents’ evening (19 November)

12. Catering Our canteen Cashless Catering
Smartcards – used in canteen and library
Can bring packed lunches if desired

14. Parents as partners 1 Warm welcome! Communication summer mailing
website (please sign up for alerts)
Facebook and Twitter
weekly update
brief updates and messages
telephone calls
Please give us feedback via our communications address

15. Parents as Partners 2 Parental support with home learning
Pupil’s responsibility - be independent
Increasing use made of Google Classroom
Various types and many forms of home learning, e.g.
project
reading
research in preparation for next lesson
revision of class work (retrieval practice)
homework exercises

16. Parents as Partners 3 Your child’s school work
encourage them to be organised;
encourage good use of diary/planner/phone
talk to them about their learning
look at topics on subject web pages and ask questions

17. Parents as Partners 4 Encourage and support the school dress code
Parental involvement in school improvement

18. Wider Parental Involvement
Parent Teacher Association
Parent School Partnership