School Updates and Letters
Upcoming events
FAB Easter raffle - 3 days to go!!
Dear Parent/Carer,
A big thank you from FAB to all those who have bought tickets so far for our Easter Raffle and to those who have donated items to help us make up the hamper. There are just 3 days left to be in with a chance of winning one of the fantastic prizes we have on offer. Today we have added an additional hamper, so we now have 11 prizes in total!
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 2 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact
OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase.
This is the only fundraising event we have this term - please help us make it a big success!!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone Community Council - Local Place Plans
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please see below a message from Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone Community Council with a link to the survey below.
Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone Community Council - Local Place Plans
Local Place Plans (LPP) were introduced by the Planning (Scotland) Act 2019, which contains a new right for communities to produce their own plans as part of the new Scottish planning system. Local Place Plans contain the community’s proposals for the development and use of land, and provide a new opportunity for communities to feed into the planning system with ideas and proposals. Local Place Plans are community-led hence why Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone Community Council have become involved. They include proposals from our community about how land is developed and used within our local area and can describe the types of changes that local people want to see and be considered. We are trying to set out priorities for future development in an area which, as you know, has been overdeveloped in the past 15 years, as well as helping our community develop and deliver our own projects.
Examples of what could be included in the LPP are:
• Sites for housing including for new affordable housing.
• Retaining, improving, and expanding open spaces and play facilities.
• Improvements in the village/neighbourhood centre.
• Local initiatives for the promotion of active travel including bus routes and footpaths.
• Views of speeding and traffic congestion in our community.
• Development of small retail units within our community.
The Local Place Plan survey which is being developed with the help of your school is a tool which will help the community feed in to Falkirk Council Planning Dept, their views on how they would like Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone develop over the next 5 to 10 years.
We have a lot of work to do and hope to meet a deadline of early April to complete the LPP and hopefully have it included in Local Development Plan 3 which is currently being prepared by Falkirk Council.
We would be most grateful if Braes parents/carers could take some time to complete the short survey linked below. This will help the Community Council identify what the community sees as local priorities. Young people in Braes High School will also be able to complete the survey. The deadline for completion is Friday 4th April.
RWCC Community Survey
Kind regards,
Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone Community Council
FAB Easter raffle - just over 2 weeks to go!
Dear Parent/Carer,
Thank you so much to those who have already purchased raffle tickets.
There are just over 2 weeks left to get your tickets to be in with a chance of winning one of the fantastic prizes we have on offer. All prizes are listed in the attached flyer.
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 2 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact
OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase.
HAMPER DONATIONS
Unfortunately we have received no donations at all so far.
We would be very grateful to receive donations of Easter themed goodies, bottles, pamper items etc to help make up the hamper. These can be handed in to the school office via the reception desk just inside the main entrance to the school.
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- Astroturf damaged
Dear Parent/Carer,
As you may know, a very disappointing incident took place on Saturday evening, where a section of our AstroTurf has been damaged by fire. This has been reported to Police, who are investigating the matter. We would be grateful if parents/carers could contact us if you have any information that would be helpful in supporting our investigation of the incident. We obviously want to keep our school safe and well looked after. Many thanks for any support you can offer in this regard.
Yours sincerely,
Iain Livingstone
Dear Parent/Carer,
Friends at Braes are launching their annual Easter raffle today, Thursday 27th February!
In addition to our FAB Easter themed hamper, we have £100 cash on offer courtesy of Murray Property, as well as a few other fantastic prizes which have been generously donated by local businesses. Details of all prizes can be found within the attached flyer.
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 2 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact. This is where you can pay for things such as school meals. There will be a specific option for the Easter raffle. You will see a maximum value entered of £20 and you are free to purchase however much you wish up to that value.
OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase. We will send you FAB bank account details to enable you to make a bank transfer.
No physical raffle tickets will be issued. All entries will be tracked on a central spreadsheet.
HAMPER DONATIONS
We would be very grateful to receive donations of Easter themed goodies, bottles, pamper items etc to help make up the hamper. These can be handed in to the school office via the reception desk just inside the main entrance to the school.
The last date for purchasing tickets will be Monday 31st March, with the draw taking place in the school on Tuesday 1st April.
Please enjoy browsing the fabulous prizes we have on offer and spread the word to family and friends!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
Reddingmuirhead and Wallacestone Community Council- Local Place plans
- Dates for Diary
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please note the following dates for the diary :
February holiday
The school will be closed to pupils on Friday 14th February and Monday 17th February for the public holidays and also for the in-service day on Tuesday 18th February. School will reopen to pupils as normal on Wednesday 19th February.
SQA Exams/Senior Awards/S6 Last Day
As you may be aware, SQA have changed the start date of SQA exams from Monday 28th April to Friday 25th April. This means our Senior Awards ceremony will now take place on Wednesday 23rd April and the last day for S6 pupils will be Thursday 24th April. SQA have made this change to reduce the number of days when candidates have more than one exam in a day.
Kind regards
Braes High School
- School closed 24th January 25- Due to red weather warning
Due to red weather warnings issued for the area, Braes High School will be closed tomorrow. We will follow up with a separate communication to provide details on how your child can access their online learning provision and what communication with their teachers will look like. School will reopen on Monday.
- Assignment Academy- Wednesday 22nd January 2025
The Assignment component Biology is worth 20% of the subject’s final grade. The process involves your learners carrying out an experiment and completing a write up under exam conditions. It will require them to use their underlying biology knowledge alongside important scientific enquiry skills and techniques to complete this.
We are offering an exciting family learning opportunity - Assignment Academy - to allow you and your learner to understand more about the assignment process together.
During this session you will carry out a mock assignment experiment and then use the data gathered to complete some of the key components of the assignment. This opportunity will allow you to understand more about the standard of work needed to complete an assignment and the skills required, to help you support your learners as they prepare for this write up later this month.
Sessions will take place on Wednesday 22nd January 2025 and we would love to see you there! Please use the link below to sign up to one of the sessions on offer:
N5
https://forms.office.com/e/JS4Z3evrmz
Higher
https://forms.office.com/e/EFvWk5FtWr
Thank you,
Dr E Wilkie
Faculty Head Science
Braes High School
- FAB Xmas raffle - 1 week to go!
Dear Parent/Carer,
Thank you so much to those who have already purchased tickets online, or directly through FAB. There is just 1 week left to buy your tickets to be in with a chance of winning one of our fabulous 41 prizes on offer, including £100 cash and a newly added 3rd FAB hamper!
Details of all the prizes can be found within the attached flyer
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 2 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase
No physical raffle tickets will be issued. All entries will be tracked on a central spreadsheet.
HAMPER DONATIONS
Thank you to all those who have donated items to help us make up the hampers; we now have plenty.
The last date for purchasing tickets will be Monday 16th December, with the draw taking place live in the school on Tuesday 17th December.
Please enjoy browsing the fabulous prizes we have on offer and spread the word to family and friends!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- FAB Xmas Raffle - 2 weeks to go
Dear Parent/Carer,
Thank you so much to those who have already purchased tickets online, or directly through FAB. There are just 2 weeks left to buy your tickets to be in with a chance of winning one of our fabulous 40 prizes on offer, including £100 cash!!
Details of all the prizes can be found within the attached flyer
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 3 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase OR
3) at the Xmas concert on Wednesday 4th December. You will be able to purchase on your way into the concert and during the interval. We now have a card machine, so you'll have the option to pay by card or in cash.
No physical raffle tickets will be issued. All entries will be tracked on a central spreadsheet.
HAMPER DONATIONS
We have plenty of bottles, but are still really short on food items such as chocolates, biscuits (savoury and sweet), mince pies and pamper items such as candles, diffusers, or tea lights to help make up the hampers. These can be handed in to the school office via the reception desk just inside the main entrance to the school.
The last date for purchasing tickets will be Monday 16th December, with the draw taking place live in the school on Tuesday 17th December.
Please enjoy browsing the fabulous prizes we have on offer and spread the word to family and friends!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- FAB Xmas Raffle - 3 weeks to go!!
Dear Parent/Carer,
Thank you so much to those who have already purchased tickets online, or directly through FAB. There are just 3 weeks left to buy your tickets to be in with a chance of winning one of our fabulous 40 prizes on offer, including £100 cash!!
Details of all the prizes can be found within the attached flyer
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 3 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase OR
3) at the Xmas concert on Wednesday 4th December. You will be able to purchase on your way into the concert and during the interval. We now have a card machine, so you'll have the option to pay by card or in cash.
No physical raffle tickets will be issued. All entries will be tracked on a central spreadsheet.
HAMPER DONATIONS
Thank you to those who have already donated. We are still quite short of enough items to make up the hampers and would be particularly grateful to receive donations of food items such as chocolates, biscuits (savoury or sweet), mince pies, chocolates and pamper items such as candles, diffusers, or tea lights to help make up the hampers. These can be handed in to the school office via the reception desk just inside the main entrance to the school.
The last date for purchasing tickets will be Monday 16th December, with the draw taking place live in the school on Tuesday 17th December.
Please enjoy browsing the fabulous prizes we have on offer and spread the word to family and friends!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- Winter Pop shop Tuesday 26th & Wednesday 27th November 24
We will be running our winter and sports clothes pop shop Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th Nov at lunchtime in upstairs gym hall.
If you have any donations you have till next week! We will be running a session for our onwards and upwards pupils on Monday lunchtime.
Thank you
Mrs C Wardlaw
- FAB Christmas Raffle Update
Thank you so much to those who have already purchased tickets online, or directly through FAB. Your support is greatly appreciated.
We have recently added 2 new prizes, meaning we now have 40 prizes in total up for grabs!! Details of all the prizes and the generous local businesses who are providing the majority of them can be found within the FAB Christmas Raffle list
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 3 different ways:
1) online through Ipay Impact. This is where you can pay for things such as school meals. There will be a specific option for the Xmas raffle. You will see a maximum value entered of £20 and you are free to purchase however much you wish up to that value.
OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase. We will send you FAB bank account details to enable you to make a bank transfer.
OR
3) at the Xmas concert on Wednesday 4th December. You will be able to purchase on your way into the concert and during the interval. We now have a card machine, so you'll have the option to pay by card or in cash.
No physical raffle tickets will be issued. All entries will be tracked on a central spreadsheet.
HAMPER DONATIONS
Thank you to those who have already donated. We now have plenty of bottles, but would still be very grateful to receive donations of food items such as chocolates, biscuits (savoury or sweet), mince pies, chocolates and pamper items such as candles, diffusers, or tea lights to help make up the hampers. These can be handed in to the school office via the reception desk just inside the main entrance to the school.
The last date for purchasing tickets will be Monday 16th December, with the draw taking place live in the school on Tuesday 17th December.
Please enjoy browsing the fabulous prizes we have on offer and spread the word to family and friends!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- RAP Workshops S4,S5 & S6
Dear Parent/Carer,
As you will hopefully be aware, pupils in S4 and S5 recently took part in RAP workshops to support them through their senior phase experience. Following on from these sessions, we have recently released a virtual presentation which gives an overview of what was involved. The presentation details what happened during these workshops and why they were implemented. The presentation also provides advice and tips for parents and carers about how to support pupils at home. Finally, pupils who have already been through the journey of S4 and S5 have shared their experience and advice.
The presentation can be accessed here: Braes High School RAP Sessions 24/25
Also a reminder that pupils can access a wide range of supports and materials through our previously advertised Supported Study Timetable as well as our weekly Study Café every Monday afternoon in the Library.
Yours faithfully,
David Ironside
Depute Head Teacher
David.Ironside@education.falkirk.sch.uk
- FAB Christmas Raffle at Christmas Concert
Dear Parent/Carer,
Friends at Braes will once again be serving refreshments at the Xmas concert on Wednesday 4th December.
Following the great success of our home baking sale during the past 2 concerts, we'd love to be able to do this again.
Last year was really well supported by parents/carers beyond our core committee. So, if there are any budding bakers out there who would be willing to donate, could you please drop an email to friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com.
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(Friends at Braes Chairperson)
- Children In need day- Friday 15th November 24
Campsie House Captains are excited to announce our upcoming Children in Need Day at Braes High School next Friday - 15th November!
Join us for a fun-filled week where you can take part in our “Pin the Patch to Pudsey” Inter-House competition and earn house points.
We have joined with the Pupil Voice group to host a bake sale in the senior social space on Friday where you can purchase the delicious treats that they have to offer. All proceeds will go towards supporting Children in Need. We also encourage you to bring in food donations for the Braes pantry which you can hand in to the school office.
A reminder that Friday will be a normal working day, and you should bring any equipment you need for lessons, such as PE kit, HE containers and of course your iPad. Friday is not a non-uniform day and you should be in full school uniform but we are happy for you to Pudsey up your uniform with Pudsey ears or something yellow or spotty!
- FAB Christmas Raffle 2024
Dear Parent/Carer,
Friends at Braes are launching their annual Xmas raffle today, Wednesday 30th October. In addition to our FAB luxury hampers & £100 cash prize, we have managed to secure 34 PRIZES from local businesses. All of the prizes can be found within the attached flyer
Tickets are priced at £2 or 3 for £5, and they can be purchased in 3 different ways:
1) online through I pay Impact. This is where you can pay for things such as school meals. There will be a specific option for the Xmas raffle. You will see a maximum value entered of £20 and you are free to purchase however much you wish up to that value.
OR
2) offline, by emailing friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com, stating how many tickets you wish to purchase. We will send you FAB bank account details to enable you to make a bank transfer.
OR
3) at the Xmas concert on Wednesday 4th December. You will be able to purchase on your way into the concert and during the interval. We now have a card machine, so you'll have the option to pay by card or in cash.
No physical raffle tickets will be issued. All entries will be tracked on a central spreadsheet.
HAMPER DONATIONS
We would be very grateful to receive donations of bottles, luxury food items, chocolates, pamper items etc to help make up the hampers. These can be handed in to the school office via the reception desk just inside the main entrance to the school.
The last date for purchasing tickets will be Monday 16th December, with the draw taking place live in the school on Tuesday 17th December.
Please enjoy browsing the fabulous prizes we have on offer and spread the word to family and friends!
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(FAB Chairperson)
- Careers Event and Course Choice Information Session
As per the school calendar, the annual Careers Event will take place on Wednesday 13th November.
This will run from 6.30pm – 8pm, and is aimed at all year groups with over 30 career stalls to speak to along with a mixture of many of our subject areas. Come ready with all your questions!
There will be an ASN session for anyone who feels their young person would benefit from a quiet time, this will be from 6pm – 6.30pm.
To compliment this event, there will be an information session for all S2 families to learn about the course choice structure from 6pm – 6.30pm in our Assembly Hall.
If you would like to enquire about attending as an industry/employer, please contact laura.eckles@education.falkirk.sch.uk
- S4 to S6 E-Sgoil Study Support Session Study Support 24
To all S4, 5 and 6 parents and carers, please see attached offer for E-Sgoil Study Support Sessions. This details how pupils can register for the e-Sgoil 2024-25 National e-Learning Offer Evening Study Support programme. This is fully funded by the Scottish Government and last year almost 6000 learners from across Scotland signed up.
The study support sessions comprise live, interactive webinars delivered by experienced GTCS registered teachers and over 50 different webinars are on offer each week during term time, so this is an excellent opportunity for our pupils and I hope you can encourage them to sign-up.
Thanks
Mr Ironside
- FAB meeting Monday 30th September
Dear Parent/Carer,
Please note that the next meeting of Friends at Braes will now take place on Monday 30th September, at 6.30pm in the conference room. This replaces the original meeting date of Monday 23rd September.
Kind regards,
Braes High School
- Chemistry Calculation Family Event
Have you ever planned on baking something delicious in the kitchen and realised you don't have enough of an ingredient?
Have you ever had your young person stressed out over chemistry/science before at home?
This is the event for you!
After the success of this event last year we have decided to run a BGE and senior event on Wednesday 11th Dec. BGE (S1 to S3) 5pm-6pm and senior (S4-S6) 6.30pm till 7.30pm.
More information is given in the attached sway along with a link to a form to book your place!
Sway link - https://sway.cloud.microsoft/gwYVc8KqgMnWvxxw?ref=Link
Form to book link - https://forms.office.com/e/rYqVqFQTkx
This will be a Christmas themed event so please come in festive attire!
Thank you
Chemistry Department - Mrs Wardlaw, Mrs Kinloch & Mr Gowans”
Thank you,
Dr Wilkie
- Tracking reports for S4, S5 & S6
Dear Parents/Carers,
Good afternoon, as you will be aware from the school calendar our first tracking report for pupils in S4, 5 and 6 is due soon. Can we highlight a slight change in the date for you receiving this - now Tuesday 1st October.
Many thanks
Braes High School
David Ironside
- FAB XMAS RAFFLE PRIZES
Dear Parent/Carer,
Friends at Braes are starting to plan ahead for our annual Xmas raffle. This is usually our biggest fundraiser each year.
Over the past few years local businesses have generously donated prizes and I'm wondering if there are any parents/carers who either have their own business or know someone with a local business who may be willing to contribute a prize?
Any business donors will be included in our promotions for the event.
If you can help, please email friendsatbraeshigh@gmail.com
Kind regards
Susan MacKinnon
(Friends at Braes Chairperson)
- Orlando Trip 2026- Open to S1-S3 ONLY
Please find attached further information about the Orlando trip proposed for June 2026. This is open to all young people in S1-S3.
Please contact Mrs Buchanan with any questions - nicola.buchanan@education.falkirk.sch.uk
- Braes Brightside Walk- Friday 8th September 24
We are planning a health and wellbeing walk for the whole school on the afternoon of Friday 8th September. We hope this will be a fun, memorable day for pupils and staff while raising funds which will be split between Strathcarron Hospice and the school. Pupils can donate on the day or parents/carers can support online by using our iPay online payments system. Our system requires a limit to be set up in the first instance to allow payments to be accepted. We have set a limit of £20 for this purpose. Donations between £1 and £20 would therefore be accepted by the system and allows parents who have more than one child at the school to make one payment.
BRAES HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS EVENT: WEDNESDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2024 FROM 6.00 PM—8.00 PM