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Peebles High School
Standards & Quality Report
2007-2008
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This
Standards and Quality Report gives parents and the school community an overall
picture of our progress last session. The report focuses on three aspects of
our students' education:
Success and Achievements
Work of the School
Leadership and Vision
Also included are SQA whole
school Examination results for 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the priorities for this
session.
Success and Achievements
- The Tweeddale Learning
Community - the High School and the Associated Primary Schools - is now
well established with teachers in both sectors working cooperatively.
- The Curriculum for
Excellence developments were a major focus for all departments as learning
and teaching is at the heart of our activities.
- The Skills for Work
Courses expanded, with Construction Crafts, Hairdressing, Engineering
courses proving very popular with students.
- A learning methodology
called Feuerstein enrichment to support the learning of many students
- The Health Promoting
School Award was achieved.
- The British Council
International Schools Award was achieved.
- The Eco-school Green Flag
was awarded to the school
- In the 2008 Schools
Education Awards we gained the Award for the Most Enterprising School in Scotland.
- Many of our students won
national and local awards for sport, drama and literary achievement.
- The 2008 diet of
examinations produced some outstanding student results. Overall, we
maintain our position nationally as a high achieving school.
Work of the School
- Twenty two new members of
staff joined the school at the beginning of the session including 12
probationary teachers.
- The majority of the staff
joined working groups to assist in the school's improvement agenda.
- The Parent Forum was
constituted and ably led by a Parent Council with the PTA continuing to
play a crucial role in the school.
- A Parent Communication
Group was set up to discuss all aspects of communication between the
school, parents and the wider community.
- Staff, along with parents
and members of the community organised and led 56 different
extra-curricular activities.
- Our Business Partnership
continued to thrive with many local and national businesses enhancing and
contributing to the education of our students.
- Commercial surveys were
carried out to find out the views of pupils, parents and staff and the
results were used to create the school's improvement plan for the next few
years.
Leadership & Vision
- The schools vision, values
and aims were revisited, refocused and rewritten based on the Curriculum
for Excellence. All stakeholders played a role in this project.
- All policies were
rationalised and updated to conform to the new national and Scottish
Borders Council priorities.
- Greater opportunities for
staff to develop their leadership and team building skills were initiated.
- Our senior students
continued to have a voice in the decision-making processes within the
school through the Senior Student Council and the whole school Student
Council
- Many projects were led by
the senior students through the school's Student Leadership Initiative.
- The Curriculum for
Excellence Leadership Team developed draft plans for a new secondary
structure. The new structure will have a lower school (S1-S3) and upper
school (S4-S6).
2007-2008
Pre appeal SQA Results Analysis
Comparison
with Scottish Borders School & National Results 2006, 2007 and 2008
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Year Group
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S4
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S5
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S6
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Examinations
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5+ SG
Credit
/Int 2
%
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5+ SG
Gen
/Int 1
%
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5+ SG
Found
/Acc 3
%
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3+
Higher
%
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1+
Higher
%
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3+
Higher
%
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5+
Higher
%
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1+
Adv
Higher
%
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2008
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*PHS
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49
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80
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89
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37
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51
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45
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32
|
18
|
|
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SBC
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38
|
77
|
88
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26
|
41
|
33
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21
|
16
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Scot
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35
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76
|
91
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22
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38
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30
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19
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12
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2007
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PHS
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50
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89
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96
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36
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57
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46
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32
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16
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SBC
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39
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81
|
92
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24
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43
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34
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23
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15
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Scot
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33
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76
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91
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22
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39
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30
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19
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12
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2006
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PHS
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54
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86
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90
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39
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57
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46
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33
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20
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SBC
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38
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81
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90
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26
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42
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34
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23
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15
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Scot
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35
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76
|
91
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22
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38
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29
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19
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13
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Equivalent Levels
of Examinations
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SG - Standard Grade
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National Qualifications
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Credit
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Int 2 - Intermediate 2
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General
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Int 1 - Intermediate 1
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Foundation
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Acc 3 - Access 3
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*PHS
Peebles High School
SBC
Scottish
Borders High Schools
Scot
All
Scottish Schools
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School
Improvement Priorities 2008-2009
- Engagement
in Curriculum for Excellence
- all
departments mapping learning experiences and learning outcomes in all
curriculum areas
- constructing
new S1 curriculum structure for introduction in August 2009
- continuing
to develop Skills for Work courses
- Focus
on communication with parents - including e-portfolio development
- Focus
on Scottish Borders Council Transforming Children's Services
