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Members of Boroughmuir’s Gender Sexuality Alliance were delighted, on Tuesday 27th October, to attend the Public Petitions Committee at the Scottish Parliament where T.I.E. (time for Inclusive Education were presenting their petition for LGBTQI+ education. The petition asked for LGBTQI+ education to become a statutory part of the curriculum throughout Scotland. There was a great […]
From January 2016, the income thresholds for Education Maintenance Allowances are increasing for those students born before 1 March 2000 and this means more students may qualify to receive weekly payments of £30 per week. The income threshold for families with one dependent child will increase from £20,351 to £24, 421 and for those with […]
Our P7 Open Afternoon will take place this Friday 23rd October from 1.30pm – 3.30pm. Letters have been issued to all our P7s via their primary schools before the holiday. We look forward to meeting with you all and offering you a tour of the school and an opportunity to meet with Boroughmuir staff and […]
The S4 prelim exams will take place from 9-17 November, you can see the full timetable here. S4 Pupil Prelim Timetable 2015 And this booklet provides useful information regarding prelims. S4 Prelim – Parent Information 2015
Congratulations to Senior Modern Studies Pupils who took part in the Edinburgh MiniTrials at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on the 3rd October 2015. MiniTrials are based on what actually happens at the Sheriff Court and pupils take part in the reconstruction of two criminal jury trial. The morning trial involved an “assault to severe injury” and […]
Congratulations to our Senior Debating team who took part in the Debating Matters competition against Madras College and Portabello High School. The teams were competing in a national competition for the first time at the National Library of Scotland on Monday 27th September 2015. One half of the team had the task of arguing for the […]
Although founded in 1904, Boroughmuir moved to 26 Viewforth in 1913 and this great building has served the school community superbly during this time educating, at a conservative estimate, some 20,000 people in this time. On 26th and 27th September 2015, Boroughmuir High School took part in the Doors Open Weekend, supported by the […]
Last Thursday night over 100 S1 parents attended our S1 Welcome Evening. The evening was hosted by the Parent Council, PTA and pupils from S1 and S6. Parents were welcomed by Mr Dempster and Miss Presly. Jacqueline and Christina from our Parent Council shared information about getting involved with the Parent Council and upcoming events […]
In accordance with the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 as amended by the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 I am writing to advise you of a non material omission which we have identified in the statutory consultation paper ‘Options to Address Primary School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh’ which was published […]
The S2 pupils completed a range of interdisciplinary activities last wk based around many subject areas. They are now completing a range of assessment tasks. They choose a follow-up task to complete. Below are some photos (we we’re grateful the weather was kind!). More info to follow in due course. In addition to evaluating this […]
