Official Announcements
Free School Meal Payment Easter 2023
March 17th, 2023 at 9:42 am
Please see below information which relates to Free School Meal Payments for Parent/Carers for this coming Easter.
Parent-Carers – FSM Payment Easter 2023
Draft Aberdeenshire Autism Strategy for Children, Young People & Adults
March 14th, 2023 at 1:32 pm
Below is a link to the Draft Aberdeenshire Autism strategy where you can also give feedback and make comment.
Draft Aberdeenshire Autism Strategy – Info for Parents
Coronation Ceremony
March 8th, 2023 at 4:38 pm
On Saturday 6th May 2023, His Majesty King Charles III will be crowned at a ceremony in Westminster Abbey. A national holiday on 8 May 2023 has been agreed by the UK and Scottish Government and as such, services including schools will be closed on that day.
Parent/Carer sessions – Money and Wellbeing sessions
February 28th, 2023 at 1:09 pm
Information on the poster below referring to Parent/Carer sessions being delivered by the Tackling Poverty and Inequalities team across Aberdeenshire in March.
Money & Wellbeing Sessions 2023 (1)
Scottish Child Payment Factsheet
February 28th, 2023 at 1:07 pm
The document below provides an overview of the forthcoming changes to Scottish Child Payment.
Scottish Child Payment information sheet
School Announcements
Potential Strike Action 8th December – Parent/carer update
December 1st, 2022 at 2:11 pm
Below is a letter from Vincent A Docherty, Head of Education and Chief Education Officer giving some information on the proposed strike action, Thursday 8th December.
General Letter.2 Strike Action.ParentsCarers.011222
An update on the impact on The Gordon Schools will be provided by Phil Gaiter, Rector, as soon as it is available.
OPTIONS CHOICES WEBINAR – Skills Development Scotland
November 29th, 2022 at 11:03 am
Option Choices webinar for parents and carers of S2 and S3 pupils, Wednesday 7 December 6.30pm
Skills Development Scotland careers advisers are hosting a webinar for parents and carers of S2 and S3 pupils on 7 Dec at 6:30pm to discuss option choices and the support and resources available from Skills Development Scotland to support both young people and parents and carers at this time.
Parents and carers can register for our session here: https://optionchoiceswebinar.eventbrite.co.uk
Free Bus Travel Scheme
October 3rd, 2022 at 11:49 am
On Tuesday 13th September 2022, the Scottish Minister for Transport approved the launch of the national marketing campaign for the Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme and, in doing so, also celebrated that over 20 million journeys have now been made through the scheme.
The national campaign is continuing with advertising on digital and social media, TV, radio and buses for the next few weeks to help raise awareness of the scheme, showcase the attractiveness and sustainability of bus travel and encourage even more young people across the country to take part.
To apply for your travel enabled National Entitlement Card visit either of these two websites:
freebus.scot or getyournec.scot
The websites contain helpful information for families and young people about free bus travel; how it works, how to apply, the benefits and some tips for travelling safely. It also features the decision tool feature, to help make it easier for people to understand the different ways they can apply.
Jason Leitch – National Clinical Director
April 29th, 2022 at 2:50 pm
See the latest letter from Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director relating to guidance on Covid.
LettertoParentsandCarersfromJasonLeitchNationalClinicalDirector-April2022
April 22nd, 2022 at 2:57 pm
SQA Video – Click the link below to view the video for our Senior pupils who are sitting exams in the forthcoming SQA exam diet.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18QwbWDQKtzyr9p3yitEF3X9hnMvSN_yz/view?usp=sharing
Welcome to The Gordon Schools
For previous School Announcements please visit this page.
At The Gordon Schools we have recently renewed our Vision.
This guides our everyday actions and expectations and is a statement of what we are trying to be and do as a School.
An easy way to remember our Vision, is using the initial of our School – T G S
Together
Is about treating one another positively, kindly and with respect. We are all a part of the School community, the Local Huntly community and beyond. Our actions here affect other local, national and international communities. We must consider what consequences our actions will have on others and on our environment, both locally and globally.
Growing
We need everyone to value and look after their health. This includes physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
TGS should be a happy place, with support for everyone to feel good about their health. We want you to develop confidence and resilience for life in and beyond School.
Succeeding
Success means being the best possible version of yourself that you can be. If you succeed with this then you will learn as well and achieve as much as you can. Have a growth mind-set – explore new things and aim for future successes! At TGS we want you to be proud of your achievements and successes and we will celebrate those with you.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require any further information – we will be happy to help.
Mr P Gaiter
Rector
The Gordon Schools, Huntly
