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FIRRHILL HIGH SCHOOL AWARDED GOLD STATUS BY SPORTSCOTLAND Dear Parent/Carer, I am writing to you to pass on the great news that Firrhill has, once again, been recognised with a prestigious national award for innovation and achievement in delivering physical education and extra-curricular sport. Firrhill was first awarded the two-year Gold status
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Dear Parent/Carer, After a longer than expected period of time our new website is officially up and running. It can be accessed by using the school’s official web address which is: www.firrhill.edin.sch.uk The new site is deliberately rather bare-bones at the moment. New content and selected older content will be added in
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Provisional Results 2016-17 Dear Parent/Carer, The results for the 2016/17 academic year which were published in August are presented below. I have also included historical results going back to 2014 for S4 (when the new NQs started) and to 2012 for both S5 and S6. These are a summary of results using
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New Term – August 2017 Dear Parent/Carer, Welcome back. I hope the summer holidays were a pleasant and enjoyable time for you and your family. The first full week of the new term is just about over and it has been, in most respects, a great start to the new school year.
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Read the August Firrhill News featuring items on: Commemoration Evening, Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, the Celebration Garden, S6 Prom and Parent Council Meetings
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End of Term – June 2017 Dear Parent/Carer, As I look out my office window towards the Pentland Hills they are shrouded in mist, a light drizzle is falling and there is a bit of a chill in the air. All of which clearly signals that the summer holidays are nearly upon us.
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The assemblies delivered to all year groups at the start of their new timetable focused on the importance of high standards. You can watch a video of the slides used in the assembly by clicking on the link below. Your child should be able to talk you through the images at the end of the
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FIRRHILL HIGH SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY FUND Dear Parent/Carer, I am writing to you to make you aware of a new development that we have put in place at Firrhill which may be of interest to you. As part of our commitment to provide equitable access to the many opportunities that are on offer
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Dear Parent/Carer I very much hope that your child has had a successful time during the SQA exam diet. If your child is not returning for S6 then s/he should have completed and handed in a Leavers’ Form. If s/he hasn’t please could you ask her/him to come into school this week to complete one.
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Dear Parent/Carer I very much hope that your child has had a successful time during the SQA exam diet. If your child is not returning for S5 then s/he should have completed and handed in a Leavers’ Form. If s/he hasn’t please could you ask her/him to come into school this week to complete one.
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