The staff at Castlebrae wanted to leave virtual messages for all of you who have now left us. Keep in touch, and please come back and let us know how you are getting on! #teamcastlebrae
Virtual Activities Week
Coming to Castlebrae – a week of fun activities.
Check the website and our Twitter for each day’s challenge.
Wednesday: Cookie Challenge! Solve 13 mini challenges to get letters and unscramble the letters to find the password. Once you’re finished click the link below and enter the password (no spaces, all lowercase). Full instructions are on the first page.
Tag us in twitter with a photo/screenshot of the final page or post it on Teams year group registration pages. Email Jessica.2.Heatlie@castlebrae.edin.sch.uk if you need any wee hints! Enjoy!
https://castlebraechs.wordpress.com/mathscookiechallenge/
Tuesday Task: Pick one of these Science Tasks. Upload evidence to Teams year group registration pages.biology physics chemistry
Monday- Quiz! Answers to be sent through assignments in year group TEAMS registration page. https://sway.office.com/GVLLQJo7Gyt5vbq4?ref=email
May/June Timetable + New S1 Learners!
NEW S1 learners for Aug 2020 – welcome! Please click here for a comprehensive guide to Castlebrae.
Please find direct links to year group information about the timetable and staff support.
To access Microsoft Teams please click here.
We have listened to feedback from parents and carers. A guide to remote learning is in the post and will be with you soon or access an electronic copy below. The information will give step by step instructions in how learners can access their work. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you have any questions.
Letter from City of Edinburgh Council to all parents
This letters has a number of important pieces of information regarding the Summer holidays and the return of pupils to schools in August.
Having ICT problems? Here’s what to do for ICT help.
If you are having ICT issues, you can now email admin@castlebrae.edin.sch.uk for help. Your email will be forwarded to our ICT Technician who will be in touch as soon as possible. Please give as much detail of the problem as possible.
New Timetable and Updates during School closure
As school closure continues, we will continue to provide support and guidance for our community and engage our young people in learning. Please continue to use the emergency contact details should you need to get in touch and keep up to date through this website and the various Twitter Feeds from across the curriculum.
What You Can Claim During The Coronavirus Outbreak
Online Learning at Castlebrae – A Letter from Mrs Prentice, Head Teacher
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If you are having difficulty in using the drop-down menus, please use the static menu to the right of the screen.
Coronavirus – Covid-19 Emergency Information
Please use the mobile numbers listed below if you need to contact the school urgently in an emergency situation.
For more general questions and advice on how to support home learning, please use the information available on this website via the Menu Bar and through our school and subject Twitter feeds.
The documents that can be downloaded below include important information that has been published recently.
Castlebrae Revision Resources Document
Advice for Supporting Children and Young People
EAL – Support for Bilingual Learners
Maximise – Financial Support for Families
Letter to Parents and Carers from Andy Gray, Chief Education Officer
Edinburgh Learns – Teaching, Learning and Getting It Right For Every Child during school closure. Guidance for Parents and Carers.
ASL – Additional Support for Learning Information for Parents and Carers
Statement provided by Deputy First Minister John Swinney on impact for Education (including information on SQA Exam Diet)
Latest Castlebrae Newsletter Published!
The very latest Castlebrae Newsletter is now available and it features lots of exciting news about the 2019 – 2020 session so far, including the latest on the construction of the new building! Copies of the newsletter will be distributed soon, but you can download it via the link below.
Celebrations for the start of Construction on the new Castlebrae!
An important milestone for the future of education in the Craigmillar area of Edinburgh has been reached as the start of construction work on a replacement Castlebrae High School was celebrated on Wednesday 15th January 2020.
Castlebrae students Megan Douglas, Josh Heath, Hamilton Cruikshank and Ahmed Khan joined parents, representatives from the City of Edinburgh Council, partners Hub South East and contractors Morrison Construction, at a special sod-cutting ceremony.
The £28m project, being delivered by Hub South East in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, Project Managers Currie & Brown, JM Architects, Ramboll, Woolgar-Hunter, Doig Smith and Wardell Armstrong (Landscape Architects) with Morrison Construction the main contractor, will see the school due to be completed by August 2021.
Plans for the brand new 700 capacity building, which has the potential to be increased to 1200, were developed after extensive consultation with educationalists, service users and the local community.
The new Castlebrae is being built in the heart of Craigmillar, next to the East Neighbourhood Centre and Library. An important aspect of the design is the provision of a variety of spaces for learning activities to support collaborative and inclusive practice, developing and enhancing strategies for continuing improvement in attainment and achievement.
Externally there will be extensive landscaped areas for outdoor learning activities and a 3G artificial football pitch, which will be available for use by the local community outside school hours, as well as a community town square.
Councillor Ian Perry, Education Convener of the City of Edinburgh Council, said: “It was great to see work progressing on the site of what will be our fifth new high school we have built in recent years. This is an exciting time for the education in the Capital with two further new schools opening this year, and construction work having started on two others.
“Today’s event demonstrates our commitment to investing in our children’s education by creating a first-class learning environment for all our children which will also be an exciting, inspirational and creative hub for the whole community.”
Councillor Alison Dickie, Education Vice Convener, said: “As a Council we are taking every opportunity to innovatively build schools for the future that are fit for 21st Century learning – as this exciting design shows with extensive landscaped areas for outdoor learning activities.
“The new schools we are creating all support greater accessibility and inclusion for all our young people. We will continue to develop the designs of our future school projects so they can support the needs of all learners and provide a much more inclusive environment promoting greater health and wellbeing.”
Head Teacher Norma Prentice said: “It’s so exciting to be the Head Teacher of the new high school for Craigmillar. This new build is thoroughly deserved and will benefit the whole community by delivering high quality learning and teaching and enhancing the school’s journey of continued improvement. All the pupils and staff can’t wait to move in next year.”
Richard Park, Director at Hub South East: “It’s exciting to mark the start of construction on site at Castlebrae. In particular, we’re delighted to welcome two S3 school pupils Ahmed and Hamilton, as they learn about communications and PR as part of their World of Work Week.
“This is a great example of how a construction project can provide wider community benefits and we look forward to working with the Council and our supply chain to ensure the project is delivered successfully, realising positive benefits for the local area, as well as the staff and pupils who will enjoy the new, modern facility.”
Eddie Robertson, Managing Director for Morrison Construction Central Building, said: “The start of a new project is an exciting time for all involved and it’s good to note that we already have rapid progress on the groundwork for the new Castlebrae High School. Morrison Construction has a strong track record in developing and delivering education projects in partnership with City of Edinburgh Council and we will bring all that experience to bear in ensuring that the children of Craigmillar receive a school building to be proud of, while the wider community will be able to enjoy 21st century public facilities.
“We are also committed to a programme of exciting engagement activities that will benefit the pupils and surrounding community during this project.”
