Author Archives: Andy Bryce
Pride in the Tynecastle Community
Dear all,
Well, we made it! In times of crisis, bite sized pieces of time seem manageable and our first target was today and the start of the Easter Holidays. And what an emotional end to this bite sized piece, with our pipers and drummers making us proud last night at 8 o’clock. But it is not just them that we need to be proud of. I am proud of all our young people for what they have achieved; their resilience, their work ethic, and their sheer determination. I am proud of our staff who so deserved to be included in last nights’ thanks; for their determination to ensure that our young people have the best possible learning experience despite the the awful situation we find ourselves in, and for their selfless commitment to ensuring that we achieve the best possible outcome for all our senior phase students unable to sit exams. And I am so proud of our parents and carers who have trusted us, worked with us, and tried their very best to ensure that their children’s education has continued.
We all know people who are dealing with really difficult circumstances whether that be to do with their health, their finances or other pressures that they are dealing with. As a community we can hopefully alleviate some of these pressures. By supporting each other, by being a school community that genuinely cares, we can help each other and also hopefully have a well earned rest, returning after the holidays with even greater resolve to ensure that we continue to do the very best we can.
Whatever your circumstances, I hope that you all have a chance to switch off and relax, to take care, to stay connected but most importantly to stay safe.
Ms Kinnear
Apple Distinguished School Award
Today, in North America, it is Digital Learning Day. (In Scotland we celebrate National Digital Learning Week in May so look out for upcoming events…) Digital learning plays an essential part in the life of Tynecastle High School where students and staff make effective and innovative use of digital technologies to enhance learning and teaching. We’ve released a new book in the Apple Book Store detailing many of the ways our students and staff use digital learning. You can view or download our book by tapping on this link on any iOS device.
Our new book was also part of our application to be re-recognised as an Apple Distinguished School, a recognition we are delighted to have achieved again, and in fact the only school in Scotland to hold it at this time. This is down to the fantastic work our students and staff do to make sure we improve and innovate wherever possible to achieve the best outcomes for learning. Our use of digital technologies and our 1:1 Digital Learning programme is one of the ways in which we do this. It is exciting to continue to be a part of this global community and learn from and share practice with school across the world.
Opportunities to experience what digital learning looks like at Tynecastle will be available for parents and carers nearer Digital Learning Week in May 2019.