Tag: Science & engineering

Find out how the science department and all the staff at Breadalbane Academy promote science as a subject and careers in science and technology.

Parent council

Do parents want a university-admissions open event?

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A parent has asked if the parent council and school could work together to organise an open event on the subject of university admissions. What do other parents think?

The hope is that we could arrange an event which would give parents and senior pupils the opportunity to chat to school careers advisors and external specialists about things such as:

  • The Curriculum for Excellence and its impact on university admissions procedures.
  • Funding options.
  • Gap years and their impact on study plans.
  • Qualifications and entry requirements.

The school is willing to work with us on this. We’ve been in touch with several university admissions departments and all have said they’d be willing to send a representative.

Is that something you’d find useful? Would you come along? Before we organise an event like this, we need to know there’s sufficient demand among parents to justify it.

Please let us know either by leaving a comment below or sending an email to chairperson@breadalbaneparents.com

Curriculum

How to promote science, engineering and employability in schools

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Andrew Rae

Andrew Rae, Professor of Experimental and Applied Aerodynamics at the UHI

Andrew Rae, Professor of Experimental and Applied Aerodynamics at the UHI, has agreed to present to Breadalbane Academy Parent Council on why now, more than ever, it’s crucial that schools promote science and engineering.

His talk, at the next parent council meeting on 26 February, will cover how this can be done, how schools can work with outside bodies to achieve this aim, why careers advice for science and technology is changing fast, and — crucially — the role we can expect headteachers to play at this time of change.

As well as being an expert in his field, Professor Rae is also a Breadalbane parent. We’re happy he’s agreed to present to the parent council and we hope as many parents as possible come along to hear what Professor Rae has to say.

The next meeting of Breadalbane Academy Parent Council is on Thursday 26 February at 6:30pm, at the Breadalbane Community Campus.

You can download the draft agenda as a PDF.