Parents' Site

Information for parents on Newbattle High School, and how to support your child's study at home

Information about the school

• Prospectus
• Parents' Forum and Parents' Council
• School term dates 2008-2009 and 2009-2010
• Parents' Year Planner - an at-a-glance reminder of all important dates such as holidays, reports and parents nights for all year groups (last updated November 2009 - please note the Christmas concert is on the 9th December and not the 16th as previously advised, sorry for any inconvenience )
• School dress code
• Extra-curricular Groups and Clubs
• Times of the School Day
• School Meals
• Reporting absence

What courses can my child study?

• Prospectus: Which Course? Course options in S3/S4
• Prospectus: What next? Course options in S5/S6
• List of school Departments and S1/S2 courses

How can I help my child study at home?

• Extra-curricular help offered by the school
• Some departments offer online study resources within school. These can be found on the departmental pages.
• External link - yourhomework.co.uk - expert advice to help with homework

What clubs and activities are there?

• List of clubs and groups
• Timetables
  • Newbattle High School Clubs Timetable
  • Associated Primary Schools Clubs Timetable

My child is coming to Newbattle next year. What is it like?

• When does my child get to see the school? (P7 transition details)

Does the school organise trips away?

There are a number of opportunities for pupils to travel and enjoy new experiences, both within the UK and Internationally:

• the Modern Languages department organises a yearly exchange to either France or Germany
• the football team travels every year to the Dana Cup in Denmark yearly, and there have also been football trips to other locations including Holland and St James' Park . Click the links to see photographs from the trips.
• other summer cultural excursions have included our trips to Barcelona (2006), Venice (2007) and Rome (2008). Click the links to see photographs from the trips

External Links