Our newest additions to the Senior School brush up on their knowledge of Fire Safety.

"On the 7^th of December 2011, a fire officer called Steve Smith came to the school to talk about fire safety to the S1s." - Cameron

"Steve told us a lot about fire safety, like not to charge your phone overnight and to keep a clear exit when there is a fire. In case of a fire, always keep your door shut when you go to sleep at night to keep the smoke out of your bedroom. Always leave keys beside the door or a place where you can find them because if you’re in a fire, you won’t be able to get out." - Warren

"He told us how to keep (prevent) ourselves from making a fire. He told us, “You should check that your fire alarm is working every week.” When you are going to sleep, make sure you switch all your stuff off. You should keep a spare pair of keys beside your exit. If there is ever a fire in your house and it’s in your room and you can’t get out, you should phone someone to get help if you are able. If you can’t, you need to use plan B and jump out the window, but it would only be your last resort." - Ciaran

"He showed us a clip of people who were blinded by gas created by the fire. Some other important advice he gave was to close doors to stop the fire spreading so fast." - Cameron

"I liked when Steve told us a story about how a little boy was in a fire and his pet cat was still in the house, so the firefighters went in and got the cat, but it was dead. The boy started to cry, so Steve held the cat and gave it C.P.R. and the cat became alive again. So, the boy was really happy and thanked Steve." - Warren

"The best story he told was when he had to give a cat C.P.R. and made it come back to life. It was amazing." - Ciaran

Susannah Wins her Way in to Work Shadowing

Susannah at the regional final of the program in Williamwood High School with the chair of judging panel, Andy Dalglish of SERCO.

On the 17th of November, S6 student Susannah recently won a place on the Chartered Management Institute’s Work Shadowing Program (Renfrewshire Branch).  This involved spending three days shadowing a senior manager from Yozilla, a Careers Advice organisation based in Glasgow. Overall, she found the experience quite rewarding:

From left to right: Isobel Millar (Area Manager of Skills Development Scotland), Ron McNeil (CMI Branch Education Officer and event organizer) and Andy Dalglish.

I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the Chartered Management Work Shadowing Competition. Getting the opportunity to observe the style and technique of a manager was a rare privilege.  I was working with Ruth Scott, who is the Managing Director of the start-up Business called Yozilla. I found it particularly interesting to see just how challenging starting up a business really is and was amazed at the volume of work involved.

I found making a presentation about the management style, techniques, and qualities Ruth possessed to a panel of judges to be a daunting yet highly enjoyable experience. I also had the opportunity to listen to the other contestants’ presentations, which were interesting and this enabled me to learn more about management in different fields.

Overall, I found the experience highly rewarding and would urge anyone that is presented with the opportunity to take part to grab it with both hands!