Onwards & Upwards at Braes High school.

Great work from 1/5 today @braeshighschool.bsky.social as we researched local charities and offered some ‘big ideas’ for how we can better support our local community as part of #CPW @onandupbhs.bsky.social

Today’s #CPW starter task @braeshighschool.bsky.social focused on better investment in our communities. We asked pupils for their ‘big ideas’ for how we can better support our local community and they rose to the challenge with some great ideas.

Great work! 👏👏👏

Biology classes getting involved with the starter tasks for #challengepovertyweek its sparked some good discussions around raising awareness and reducing stigma! @onandupbhs.bsky.social

Various images of pupil work displaying lists of needs vs wants in a typical school day.

S4/5/6 Challenge Poverty Week work in music this morning, research needs vs wants @onandupbhs.bsky.social #challengepoverty #cosd #rrs #Article13 @braeshighschool.bsky.social

Monday's S1's were researching free or cheap days out for families in Falkirk, costing entry, transport, food etc into their thinking for Challenge Poverty Week #creativity #bigdraw
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#challengepoverty #cosd #rrs #Article13
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Great work from @mrsmmlbraes.bsky.social in the first of our Challenge Poverty Week starter tasks. Today’s challenge plan a low/no cost day out. Great ideas! 👏👏👏

Next week is #ChallengePovertyWeek and our amazing COSD Pupil Group @braeshighschool.bsky.social have some great activities planned to raise awareness of the challenges facing those living in poverty and to address the stigma caused by poverty. We’ll also be collecting donations for our Braes Pantry

Huge thanks to everyone who came along to the #CostoftheSchoolDay young people summit this week - great questions for the First Minister on child poverty and equity in education.

Look out for the Young People's Poverty and Education Manifesto coming soon.

Great day @cpagscotland.bsky.social COSD Children & Young People’s Summit. Huge thanks to Kirsty, Sara, Alison and all the pupil team for organising. Great to hear from so many young people about their fab ideas. Can’t wait to take them back to @braeshighschool.bsky.social COSD pupil group.

We are ready to go at @cpagscotland.bsky.social Cost of the School Day children and young people summit. #povertyawareness #COSD

A big day for Parents/Carers @braeshighschool.bsky.social who took part in our REHIS Emergency First Aid course. A huge thank you to our trainer and Helen from @barnardosscot.bsky.social and ‘well done’ to our Parents/Carer. We’ll be running more sessions. To sign up, check our latest newsletter.

Our fantastic Pupil #COSD group @braeshighschool.bsky.social have been out and about upgrading and restocking our TakeWhatYouNeed/ShareWhatYouCan trolleys. We’re adding new items like hair ties and tights and grab and go hygiene packs with hand gel, deodorant, toothpaste and soap. #braescommunity

We should really rename Jamie “Jaime” 🇪🇸 as he is a regular at our Spanish lessons! Today, he enjoyed listening to some presentations about different towns and cities in Spain. ¡Muy bien hecho,Jaime! 👏🏻

Hola! Today Jamie our #TherapyDog from #CanineConcern is visiting Mrs McDonald’s S3 @braesmodlang.bsky.social and listening to Spanish presentations. He normally meets them in the library but he’s enjoying being on tour! #BePartOfIt

We are offering Braes Parents/Carers the opportunity to gain certification in REHIS Emergency First Aid. This free course will take place at Braes on Wed 24th Sep: 9.15am-3.15pm. Places are limited. If you would like to take part please complete this form: forms.gle/u3b5Y6pCVYxK... by Wed 17th Sep.

Our @braeshighschool.bsky.social Parent/Carer group ‘Brew and a Blether’ is back from Wednesday 27th August at 9.30am. Come along to have a cuppa and a chat with other Parents/Carers as well as Cheryl from Open Doors and Helen our @barnardosscot.bsky.social Home School Partnership worker ☕️🫖

Ready for our Braes Breakfast Club tomorrow morning! Come along every Friday at 8am to get some fuel for the school day! We also have our Grab and Go trolley in the Pupil Support base for those who can’t make the early start! All year groups welcome! @braeshighschool.bsky.social #RRSA #Article24 ☕️🥞🍳

Jamie y sus nuevos amigos practican español juntos. ¡Qué divertido! @braesmodlang.bsky.social

First day back for our fab Braes Buddy, Jamie. Whilst supporting pupils with the return to school he’s been getting some reading in. We’re excited to be trialling a new project @braeshighschool.bsky.social with @braesmodlang.bsky.social where Jamie will listen to pupil talks. Muy bueno, Jamie! 🇪🇸🇩🇪

Our @braeshighschool.bsky.social Parent/Carer group ‘Brew and a Blether’ is back from Wednesday 27th August at 9.30am. Come along to have a cuppa and a chat with other Parents/Carers as well as Cheryl from Open Doors and Helen our @barnardosscot.bsky.social Home School Partnership worker ☕️🫖

Lovely words from Miss Mackie to the Onwards and Upwards group who are having their end of year celebration with their families. Check out their celebration video
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Really interesting morning as representatives from our #COSD and @braespupilvoice.bsky.social heard about period dignity and the reusable products on offer. Fascinating presentation and excited to explore how we can support period dignity and sustainability @braeshighschool.bsky.social

Great afternoon yesterday for our #COSD Pupil Group as they took part in #STEMNation @braeshighschool.bsky.social as we challenged participants to come up with creative ideas on how to make STEM more equitable and accessible. Some fab ideas offered! @dr-wilkie.bsky.social @mrvosser.bsky.social