FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS... VISITING DRUMMOND A BUSINESS @DCHSparents This year we invite our local PARTNER’S VIEW... community and families with primary “What a super school! I was so children of any age to: “Drummond makes the impressed, especially with the curriculum for excellence young people.” Open Mornings come true. It is a genuinely Thursday 25th and creative environment where “Very positive. Really friendly, Friday 26th October 2018 the students learn how to think, open and intelligent pupils. 9am - noon share, collaborate and produce Confident and eloquent. Love the innovative, socially-engaged art. inclusive, community feeling and Open Afternoon They are thoughtful, resilient REASONS great facilities of the school.” Thursday 8th November 2018 and well-prepared for what 4.30 - 6.30pm “Our whole family has been life demands.” TO CHOOSE extremely impressed by the Open Afternoon Robin Baillie, Senior Outreach efforts you, the staff and pupils Thursday 7th March 2019 Officer, Education Department, have made to welcome potential 4.30 - 6.30pm National Galleries of Scotland DRUMMOND families to the school, and to combat historic opinion that No need to book, just come along! “Working with the pupils www.drummond.edin.sch.uk Drummond is not a destination at Drummond is incredibly @Drummond_CHS of choice for local families. So If you can’t make any of these enjoyable and rewarding. The much so that we have decided dates, simply contact the school at students are always keen to Drummond is for us, and we’ve [email protected] to be involved, and work well felt is head and shoulders above arrange a time that suits you better. together as a team and with other out of catchment schools other schools. On trips and in we’d previously considered.” competitions, the students show GET IN TOUCH Our results are getting better year on sportsmanship and respect to year and reflect our ethos of ambition “I was impressed by pupils and 41 Bellevue Place, the pupils and schools they WELCOME! for all. We are really proud of what we love that they really feel they Edinburgh, EH7 4BS are playing. I always leave an do at Drummond and think that you have a voice.” T 0131 556 2651 event proud of Drummond We are one of the smaller schools will be impressed too. I look forward students for their behaviour in Edinburgh but this does not stand S1 parent’s view F 0131 550 0375 to meeting you at one of our open and manners. Watching them in the way of high aspirations for the E [email protected] mornings or afternoons very soon. “My child feels safe and progress into young leaders and growing number of young people respected at Drummond. developing their communication who choose to attend Drummond. Headteacher Jodie Hannan www.drummond.edin.sch.uk He’s been able to discover his and personal skills is incredibly Our vision is ‘Nurturing big ambitions’ @DrummondHT @Drummond_CHS passions through learning and rewarding.” and we are determined that every trying out new opportunities. Jess Lambson, CEC Active young person at Drummond has It’s really reassuring to see how Headteacher Jodie Hannan Schools Coordinator the very best experience. We are well the staff and pupils get on BA (Hons), PGCE Secondary, PG Dip committed to developing all our pupils’ together. Through humour and @DrummondHT academic potential, talents, interests, encouragement they achieve.” and abilities and offer a fantastic range S2 parent’s view of opportunities across the S1-S6 DESIGN BY PRINTED BY curriculum. It’s been another fantastic year for exam results WE GET and this is a flavour of our academic success... RESULTS! ART & DESIGN PE 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass rate @Drummond_CHS 91% A-C Higher pass rate – N5 in line with CEC average & Higher above S4 pupils take seven National COMPUTING SCIENCE PHYSICS 100% N5 & 80% Higher A-C 91% N5 pass rate – above the CEC average pass rate – both above CEC average courses, and pupils in S5 and 6 can study five Highers as well as DESIGN & MANUFACTURE SPANISH 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass – both above the CEC average picking up other National courses 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass rate rate 100% – both above the CEC average to add to their portfolio of MATHS 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass DRAMA 100% N5 pass rate rate – both above the CEC average qualifications by the end of S6. @HWU_archi – in line with CEC average A BUSINESS PARTNER’S VIEW... MODERN STUDIES 85% N5 pass rate We continue to offer a large number ENGLISH 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass – in line with CEC average “We have enjoyed an extremely positive “It’s been great to meet of Advanced Highers. We teach the rate 88% – both above the CEC average working relationship with Drummond and work with pupils from full range of subjects at National 5 ADVANCED HIGHER A-C PASSES pupils for a number of years. They have Drummond. The teachers and Higher levels, from Art & Design GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION 100% 100% in Computing Science; English; contributed greatly towards building are really engaged with to Media Studies to Physics and Higher A-C pass rate – above CEC average Maths; PE; Physics and Spanish positive relationships with older people current issues, and their in Leith. We greatly appreciate their pupils hold their own in everything in between. Learning and HISTORY 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass KEY: N5= National 5 CEC= City of Edinburgh teaching is the key focus at Drummond rate 91% – both above the CEC average contribution to our intergenerational debating and responding and we provide iPads for all pupils to work... they always bring great to complex problems “We were lucky enough to be support this. MUSIC 100% N5 & Higher A-C pass enthusiasm, hard work, fun and laughter across the spectrum. From invited to run a writing workshop rate – both in line with CEC average to all our sessions!” science and engineering to at the school with some pupils social issues, they are well- Anne Munro, Manager, from S1 and S2, and we can prepared for a university Pilmeny Development Project honestly say that we had an experience! The pupils incredible time! The pupils “In June 2018 pupils from What the statistics above don’t show Art 50 School Britannia; biology are also confident and “Working with the pupils of Drummond were enthusiastic and excited Drummond High School joined an are the amazing, unique opportunities research with Royal Botanic Gardens; self-aware; proud of their Community High School on Class Act about the prospect of writing interview panel to help National Drummond pupils have across the maths competitions and awards with school; and more than 2017 was an absolute pleasure, and the about their hero, and we were Galleries Scotland recruit a new curriculum, such as our ongoing Enterprising Maths; retail experience anything else, interested Traverse Theatre were bowled over by so pleased with their honesty team of gallery educators. It partnership with the Fruitmarket Art at John Lewis and Jenners; promoting in the world around them.” the creative attributes demonstrated by and awareness throughout. It was a joy working with pupils Gallery; community involvement with girls’ rights with The Citadel; writing the young people. There is a great sense was a joy to spend the morning from Drummond High. I was the Pilmeny Project; sports clubs and short stories with National Young Alex MacLaren, Associate of generosity and respect within the with them. Each student put such impressed with their maturity, competitions with Active Schools; Writers Competition; drama projects Professor – Architecture classroom at Drummond. We were lucky thought and effort into their empathy and their ability to think creative art & design work with with The Traverse Theatre; and more! Senior Director of to work with a tri-level class of S4-S6 writing, and were really proud of for themselves. They articulated Edinburgh College; engineering and Studies for Architectural students, demonstrating a supportive what they had created! We are their opinions well and were a architectural experience with Heriot So whether your child wants to be a Engineering and aspirational shared community of very much looking forward to pleasure to work with.” Watt University and Laing O’Rourke poet or an architect, a doctor or an engaged pupils and dedicated teachers.” working with Drummond High (constructors of the new St James illustrator, a research scientist or Liz Conacher, Schools Learning School in the future!” Centre); art exhibitions at the National dancer, or just to keep their options Coordinator, National Galleries Sunniva Ramsay, Creative Producer, Galleries of Scotland; writing poetry open, Drummond really is the school Imogen Young, Explore Learning Scotland Traverse Theatre with the Scottish Poetry Library and of choice for local families.