1. Kelso High School

2. Lots of Changes! -(Within One Year)
Staffing
Head Teacher – Mrs Lothian
Depute Teachers:
Mrs Wilson
Mrs Milligan has replaced Mrs Thomson (reviewed in Aug 17)
Pastoral Teachers:
Mrs Black
Mrs Ramsay

3. Core Purpose for Senior Leadership Team
Lots of Changes!
Core Purpose for Senior Leadership Team
To lead and set direction, in partnership with the community, in and around Kelso High School, to ensure the best possible outcomes for our learners

4. Lots of Changes!
At Kelso High School our vision is to inspire, challenge, support and empower our students to become:
successful learners
confident individuals
responsible citizens
effective contributors
Essentially, this means that we are striving to ensure our students are actively participating in an education that helps them to flourish, be healthy people with the academic attainment and personal achievements they need to realise their ambitions.

5. Lots of Changes! Key Areas Self-evaluation across the school
Taking on feedback and doing something about it
A growth mind set – a ‘can do’ and an ‘I will’ attitude
Positive learning environment

6. Lots of Changes! New School
Progress is good, still maintaining programme with no delays.
Steel frame, concrete floors, roof and external cladding well in hand. Building will be fully weather protected by the end of December The internal metal framing for individual rooms progressing now. First fix mechanical and electrical work commenced.

9. New School State of the art Sports facilities
Out door learning environment
Modern Canteen
Library / Flexible study spaces will be heart of the school

10. P7 into S1 Transition Initial meeting with P7 Parents (Sept-Dec)
Strategic Transition Meetings (Jan-March)
Transfer Cards completed (End of March)
Peer Education Day – Rugby Club (26th April)

11. P7 into S1 Transition HT Visits – (w/b 5th June)
Two Day visits – (13th / 14th June)
P7 Parent Evening – (13th June)
P7 Disco

12. Information ‘You’ Require
To ensure smooth transition into Kelso High School it is vital we begin to build relationships and communication is two way:
What information would you find helpful? – create an info pack?
What methods would you prefer to receive information?
Anything else?

13. Lots of Changes! Curriculum Senior Phase: Broad General:
S4 –S6 together in classes
Adding more subjects eg Business, SQA Awards
Working closely with Local Business
Broad General:
Developing key skills
Celebrating achievement
Particular focus on Literacy, Numeracy and H & WB

14. Lots of Changes! Reviewed and introduced: School uniform – shirt/tie
House System – house events/points/celebrations
Canteen - all S1stay within school during lunch

15. Communication with Home
Telephone :
KHS Web Site :
Facebook / Twitter