Knightswood Secondary School

News & Updates

Returning to school - 16/08/21

Please read the following letters from Maureen McKenna,Executive Director of Education, new NHS covid guidelines and welcome back information from our Headteacher.

Letter from Maureen McKenna

Letter from NHS

Welcome back letter from our Head Teacher

Covid 19 update - 17/09/21

Please read the following update letter for parents and carers.

Letter from the National Clinical Director

Update 7/10/21

Thank you for your support throughout the term.  Please find attached some information regarding the term ahead. 

School closes toady at 2.40pm for the October Break. (Friday, 8^th October 2021 is Inservice for staff) and will re-open at 8.45am on Monday, 18^th October 2021

COP26 - 20/10/21

Please read the following letters from Maureen McKenna, Executive Director of Education.

Letter from Maureen McKenna re travel arrangements in Glasgow for 3 weeks beg 23rd October.

Good Attendance - 25/10/21

Within Knightswood Secondary School, good attendance is encouraged at all times to ensure pupil success.  Please read the following information.

S1 Parent/Carers

Pupils absent/self-isolating.  We are in the process of updating our subjects pages with curricular work for all pupils in S1.  The links will be live on the school website later this week.  They can be found in the Distance learning pages which can be accessed through our Digital learning main page (in the Parents Guides & Advice section).  If you have any queries, please contact your young person’s Pastoral Care teacher in the first instance. 

Digital Learning can also be accessed through the Pupils Area section.

Digital Learning Page Link

Digital Learning - link to

'How to' guides and FAQs

Pupil & Parent Voice

Fuel Zone Menu

Fuel zone menu for weeks begining 30/8/21 and 6/9/21.

KSS Parents/Carers

Please look out for information regarding support for families (FISO) sent to you in a letter this week. Thank you. 😊

Rights Respecting Schools (RRS)

Our awesome Summer newsletter is now out. Please visit our page here.

Important Information

Up-to-date NHS advice on Covid-19 testing

Getting to school - First Bus information

Free School Meals - Update letter Mar 30th 2021

Fuelzone payments information letter

Clothing grants here

FISO 

(Financial Inclusion Support Officer)

If you are on a low Income and have children at school you may be entitled to financial support.
For FREE ADVICE and additional information regarding your financial situation it may be worth speaking to the Financial Inclusion Support Officer.

Click here for more information

Parent Portal

Due to recent the Pandemic, it is felt Parent Portal will support and deliver a more comprehensive communication service to our parents and carers.  Click here for further information.

Skills Development Scotland - careers advice

Skills Development Scotland will continue to support pupils throughout the summer period both with career planning and post school plans.  Careers Advisers will be in contact by telephone.  You can find more information including how to contact us on the SDS page.

S1 parents webinar

We are delighted to inform you that our ‘Introduction to SDS for S1 parents and carers’ webinar is now available for parents and carers to watch via My World of Work.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) offers a range of in-school services to support your child from first year onward.

Watch this webinar to find out more about SDS and what our careers advisers can do to support your child's career development and planning:

https://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/parents/topics

Links to all our webinars can be found on the SDS page.

Welcome

I would like to welcome you to the Knightswood Secondary School website which I am confident you will find interesting and informative.
 

The School, which is located in the West End of Glasgow, is one of the City's largest Secondary's with a roll of approximately 1400 pupils. We are co-educational, non-selective and non-denominational, educating pupils of all abilities, cultures and social backgrounds.

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