Any information for Primary 7 - S1 Transition will be posted on this page. We will also use the school Facebook page and Twitter to communicate information.
7 June 2022
For the attention of our new S1 Parents
We are still unable to offer an in-person New S1 parents information evening this year.
Instead a PowerPoint presentation
has been put together to provide necessary information, and Deputy Head Teacher, Shona Wallace, has issued a letter for Parents/Carers.
Shona Wallace
Depute Head (Pupil Support)
Important notice for the Parents/Carers of our new S1 Students
S1 Kitbags August 2021
Dear Parents/Carers
The transition team and our Parent Council have been working together to create an S1 Kitbag for all S1 students that will contain many of the essentials you will need in S1.
It will include:
Broughton High School tie
Red T-shirt for PE
Gym bag
Basic stationery kit (pens, pencils, rubber, ruler, sharpener)
Mini Dictionary/Thesaurus
This has been kindly funded by the Broughton High School Association through community fundraising and grants. The Kitbags will be distributed to all our new S1 students in August>.
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Update: New S1 Students - Wednesday 18 August 2021
Information posted June 2021 (please check for any further updates when school staff return in August (16– 17)
On Wednesday 18 August 2021, new S1 Students should arrive at the main entrance of the school for 8.25am.
There will be signs displayed for each Tutor Group and students should congregate in their Tutor groups.
(A letter will be sent out informing students of their Tutor groups in readiness for August).
At 8.30 am, S1 students will be met by Group Tutors, key support staff and S6 helpers who escort them to their registration classrooms.
S1 students will receive their timetables and other useful information and they will then tour the building*
Our new S1 will be escorted to lesson 2 onwards and will be supported throughout by staff and S6 guides/helpers.
Face masks (unless exempt) must be worn inside the building at all times!
*S2 – S6 will arrive in school for the start of lesson 3 (10.35am)
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P7-S1 3-day Virtual Transition Visit
Welcome to P7 students video - Ms S Wallace, Depute Headteacher, Primary Transition
Letter to P7 students from Ms S Wallace, April 2021
(Tuesday to Thursday 15-17 June 2021)
Please see below for activities linked to this visit (primary schools will also be providing activities)
Day 1: 15 June
Welcome Assembly - Ms Wallace
Day 2: 16 June
Take A Moment activity - FAQ video
Top Tips for S1
Be Kind To Others - see welcome videos below
BHS Welcome Video (made by our BHS students)
P7 Transition Booklet, produced by P7 Stockbridge Primary School
Transition Videos
Welcome to students from the Headteacher, Mr J Wilson
Depute Heads: Mrs S Bennett, Ms P Cumming, Mr T Morris, Ms S Wallace
Pupil Support Leaders: Ms S Brodie, Mrs J Drummond, Mrs L MIlazzo, Mr C Stewart
Welcome video from Support for Learning - Ms S MacMillan
Welcome videos from our Curricular Leaders: Maths, English, Expressive Arts, Science, Social Subjects, Technologies, Dance, Languages, Health & Wellbeing
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Please see letters and other transition information for parents below.
Welcome to Parents video - Mr J Wilson, Headteacher
Letter to Parents from Ms S Wallace, April 2021
P7 - S1 Parents' Information Session - June 2021
Frequently Asked Questions video.
Please see the S1 Handbook 2021-2022. Some of the information in this handbook will be subject to change following the re-opening of school but it does contain general information regarding uniform etc, which you may find helpful.
Intro
Primary 7 Transition can be both an exciting time for young people but also a time of uncertainty.
Here at Broughton High School we aim to make the Transition process as smooth as possible for all young people who will be joining us. To that end we work closely with our primary colleagues both in our cluster primary schools (Ferryhill Primary, Flora Stevenson Primary, Granton Primary and Stockbridge Primary) but also with colleagues across the city and beyond. Transition working begins in early October and continues through to when the students finally join us in August.
To support students through P7 Transition one PSL and one member of SFL are allocated as links for each of our Cluster Primary Schools. Identified staff will attend Primary CPM’s as appropriate and will liaise with the primary schools on pupil transition. The allocated staff are:
Ferryhill PS
Ms Sharon Brodie, Pupil Support Leader
Ms Zoe Gillespie, Support for Learning
Flora Stevenson PS
Mr Colin Stewart, Pupil Support Leader
Mrs Noemi Gonzalez, Support for Learning Teacher
Granton PS
Mrs Jenna Drummond, Pupil Support Leader
Miss Sally MacMillan, Support for Learning Leader
Stockbridge PS
Mrs Lydia Milazzo, Pupil Support Leader
Miss Sally MacMillan, Support for Learning Leader / Ms Shona Wallace, Depute Headteacher
Please note we are in regular contact with all our primary schools. Any letters relating to transition will also be sent to them directly via their School Admin. Parents are encouraged to liaise with them in the first instance.
If you have any queries regarding P7 Transition please contact Mrs Shona Wallace, Deputy Head, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
S1 Application Information
If you live within the Broughton High School catchment area your child will be automatically allocated a place in the school. If you do not live in the catchment area your child will be allocated a place at their catchment school. If you would like to apply for a place at Broughton High School, a Non-Catchment Placing Request should be submitted.
Unfortunately, schools cannot process P7 placing requests into S1 as these will be dealt with centrally by Grant, Awards and Placements until August of the session. Full details on placing in schools can be found in the 'Placing in Schools' booklet,
All queries regarding a P7 placing request should be forwarded to:
School Placements
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Tel: 0131 469 3033
If you would like information about catchment areas please contact:
School Catchment Areas
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Tel: 0131 469 3351
There is also the opportunity for parents to fill in an online Out of Catchment form on the website:
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20256/school_places/1375/school_placing_requests
