Please see below an update sent on behalf of NESCol Leadership Team to keep you up to date with their closure, ongoing delivery and student support, and arrangements relating to Full Time applications.
Note, this is updated from an earlier post with corrected contact information.
Further to the communications yesterday regarding SQA procedures for the current year – schools are still awaiting clear guidance from the SQA so it is important that young people continue with a routine of learning, rest and exercise as far as the limits placed upon us all allow. This will allow them to continue with their learning when life, schools and society returns to normal. We will communicate further when we have more detail.
Hopefully the first two days of home learning have gone well. The attached letter sets out some guidelines for helping your child/ren at home, it also includes some useful help guides related to Google Classroom.
Please find attached a leaflet on Parentline that will be another support for families across Aberdeen City.
This is our digital family support, usually run by volunteers but due to COVID-19 our staff are running this through this period where demand is increasing for the more vulnerable families especially, it’s a website, help line, text and webchat providing free emotional and practical support 7 days a week. Already we are seeing a huge increase to the website and families calling the support line about the virus. Parents worried about how they will cope with money worries or managing the children 24/7, kinship carers concerned for their own health and mental wellbeing concerns for parents escalating. Parentline will be a calm and reassurance support for families in the months ahead.
Click on this link to open/download the Parentline ‘Coping Through Coronavirus’ leaflet – 00892-Parentline-A5-leaflet2up_v2
