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Cycling is always a popular option when children are asked how they like to travel to and from school. At Burnside College we recognise that this is an excellent way to add exercise into the daily routine as well as being an eco-friendly way of travelling. We would like to encourage more of our young people to cycle or walk to school, especially given the current guidelines around using public transport.

To ensure that students are safe travelling to and from school we want students to look after their bikes and maintain it to a good, roadworthy condition whilst observing cycle safety. We strongly advise that students wear a helmet at all times when cycling to and from school and follow the laws of the road.

Last term we successfully launched the Cycle to School Pass and we will be continuing this in September. Students should continue to use the Cycle to School Pass that was issued in them in February.

If any student would like to get a Cycle to School Pass to bring their bicycles to school and use the bike sheds then complete the Cycle to School Contract and return to your child’s Progress Leader.

To ensure that all students, including those that don’t cycle to school, are safe at all times whilst on the school site, students must dismount and walk their bicycles to the bike sheds. Bicycles are the personal belongings of students and must be securely stored within the bike sheds.

Cycle to School Pass Contract

We are delighted to share our Weekly Bulletin for Friday 14th February 2020.

We are delighted to share our Weekly Bulletin for Friday 7th February 2020.

Our most recent Ofsted inspection has now been published.  I’m delighted to inform you that Burnside College is a good school with outstanding sixth form provision.

During the visit inspectors recognised the strong improvements that have been made across all areas of the school since the last inspection.  The Ofsted report highlights that:

• Senior leaders have maintained a relentless drive to improve the quality of education
• Leaders are committed to providing an ambitious curriculum
• Standards have risen year on year
• Class tutors and the pastoral team do not tolerate bullying.  They deal with it quickly
• Students conduct themselves well, most are polite and friendly
• Pupils trust the staff and have good relationships with them
• The school recognises pupils need lots of information if they are to stay safe and develop as responsible citizens
• Sixth form students get very tailored teaching. The sixth form is now outstanding

The full report can now be found here.  It will be published on the Ofsted website within 5 days.  I would like to thank parents for your support with the improvements that have taken place over recent years.  I look forward to continuing to work together to improve the school further in the coming years and ensure that the young people in our community have the best possible quality of education.

Mr D Jamieson
Headteacher

We are delighted to share our Weekly Bulletin for Friday 31st January 2020.

Uniform Survey

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Sixth Form Information

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Parental engagement has a large and positive impact on children’s learning. We have a number of ways in which you can stay informed and work with us to improve your child’s progress:

Class Charts Parents Class Charts is an online system which teachers use to track achievement and behaviour throughout the school day. We believe in working closely with parents and one of the key benefits of using Class Charts is that we are able to securely share your child(s) achievement and behaviour report with you, keeping you up to date in real-time. A downloadable PDF version of the guide is available by clicking here. For any queries please email: ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk To log in please click on the Class Charts icon

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Weekly Bulletin The Burnside College Weekly Bulletin is sent to all parents/carers via email every Friday. It is also available on our website, as well as links on our Facebook and Twitter. It contains important news, updates and celebrates successful Homework and Teaching and Learning moments of the week. If you are not receiving our Weekly Bulletin, we may need to update the email address we have on record for you. For this, and any other queries, please email: ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk

Parent Pay ParentPay offers you the freedom to make payments whenever and wherever you like, safe in the knowledge that the technology used has the highest internet security available. You have a secure online account, with a unique user ID and password. You can change these to something you will easily remember and merge accounts of 2 or more children. Making a payment is easy and simple. ParentPay holds an electronic record of your payments to view at a later date. No card details are stored in any part of the system. You can make online payments for school meals straight away. Please click on the link opposite, enter your username and password today. For any queries please email: ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk To log in please click on the ParentPay icon

Parents Evening System Parents’ Evening allows parents to see teachers’ available parents’ evening appointment times on one screen and choose a time that suits them with ease. Once booked, parents receive an automatic confirmation of the appointment. For any queries please email: ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk To log in please click on the Parents Evening icon

Online Safety We take Online Safety very seriously at Burnside and ensure pupils are taught about the risks associated with the internet and how to keep safe. Please refer to the following advice in regards to online safety. Online Safety

We are delighted to share our Weekly Bulletin for Friday 24th January 2020.

We are delighted to share our Weekly Bulletin for Friday 17th January 2020.

Bookings are now available for our upcoming year 11 Parents’ Evening which will take place on Tuesday 28th January 2020, from 4.00pm until 7.00pm. The booking system will close at 1.30pm on Tuesday 28th January 2020.

A guide is available to help you to make bookings here or at the bottom of this page, and a direct link to the Parents’ Evening System is here.

If your child has more than one teacher for a subject you only need to book an appointment with one teacher.

If you are unable to log in, please ensure that you are using the email address that we have on record for you. If you have any questions or difficulty making a booking please contact ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk for assistance.

We look forward to seeing you.