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Success in the National exams !
S4 Success
Fourth year results at National 4 & 5 were our best yet. 99% of our learners achieved at least 3 qualifications at National 3 level. At National 4 level, 91% of our learners achieved at least 3 National 4 awards and 35% of S4 achieved 3 National 5
qualifications.
We are rightly proud of the achievements of our young people this year however the real challenge now is to translate those successful results into National 5 and Higher passes this year.
Well done S5!
Adding to the success, some of this year’s fifth year results were the best ever for All Saints RC Secondary. A fantastic 45% of our fifth year passed a higher. This was above the target we had set for this year and is a testament to improvements being made across our school as well as the hard work and dedication of our learners and teachers.
2009 2015 Difference
% of learners 1 Higher 21 45 +24%
who achieved
% of learners 3 Highers 7 12 +5%
who achieved
% of learners 5 Highers 2 5 +3%
who achieved
And the trend continues with S6...
This year’s performance at S6 was our best ever. Almost a third of our learners achieve 3 or more Highers when they leave our school at the end of S6. Again, this a trend which shows we are getting it right for
our children, however there is no room for complacency for the current sixth year
who are currently working to achieve their best!
2009 2015 Difference
% of learners 3 Highers 17 31 +14%
who achieved
% of learners 5 Highers 9 19 +10%
who achieved
Our congratulations go to all our learners on their success this year. The hard work, commitment and dedication that has been put in by learners, staff and their families has been rewarded.
Last year we saw over 91% of our school leavers moving into a positive destination be it college, university, work or training. Our strong partnership with Gemma Jaconneli (Skills Development Scotland) and the commitment of Lisa Blain, our
Employability support Officer and Mrs Carol Rafferty (PTPC) and all the team ensured this fantastic achievement.
We look forward to celebrating the achievements of our learners at our Senior Awards Ceremony in September.
Well done everyone !

All Saints Newsletter August 2014

Welcome to S1 !
Our new S1 learners have settled in extremely well and have quickly embraced life at All Saints.
As well as attracting learners from our Learning Community ‘feeder’ schools, we have also attracted a large number of learners on Placing Requests – from schools and communities extending beyond geographical boundaries; this is indicative of the
continued success of the school and the clear and high expectations of attainment and achievement which permeate
everything we do.
We are delighted to welcome all S1 learners into the All Saints’ Learning Community. All staff have been very impressed with the positive start made by S1 – including the phenomenal standards of uniform – and we very much look forward to working with them, celebrating their many successes, as they journey through life at All Saints RC Secondary School.
New Staff
We also extend a very warm welcome to a number of new members of staff to All Saints this year:
Ms Robertson—Bus Ed & Computing
Mrs McCabe — Acting Principal Teacher of Pastoral Care
Mr McGarry — History/ Modern Studies
Ms Cormack—English
Ms Ghani—Biology
Mr Stevenson—Music
Ms Sheridan—Biology
Mr Gorman—Design & Technology
Mr Goodart—Design & Technology
Mr McDowall—PSA
We look forward to working with our new colleagues over the coming year.

Uniform Success...
Our young people are showing impressive commitment to their school uniform.
Visitors to our school always comment on the impressive appearance and good manners of the young people here and our Learners tell us about the sense of pride they feel as they wear their school uniform.
Just as a reminder, our uniform is:
School Blazer
White shirt & school tie
Black trousers or skirt
All black footwear
Our thanks in particular go to all parents & carers who give such strong support to the school’s uniform policy. It is paying real dividends. If there is ever an issue with uniform for your child please contact their Pastoral care teacher who will work with you to resolve the issue.
School Improvement Plan Summary 2015-16
We have identified 3 main priorities to improve in All Saints during session 2015-16.
We will review and develop our assessment, progress tracking and parental reporting in the Broad General Education (from S1-S3). This will lead to an even better experience for all our learners and they will have a better idea of how well they are progressing and what they need to do to improve further.
We will focus on planning for more engaging and challenging learning experiences throughout the Broad General
Education (from S1-S3) in all classrooms. This will better prepare everyone to more effectively tackle the transition to
the Senior phase(S4-6).
We will better prepare our learners for the world of work by planning more opportunities for all learners to build their capacity to learn independently and develop their skills for life and work. This will increase their prospects of achieving their desired destination when they leave our school.