West Calder High

At West Calder, we ensure a supporting, nurturing, inclusive environment in which our young people feel valued and encouraged to be successful.

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As we begin 2026 and head towards the final exams, we are launching our Supported Study Calendar for January - March. This has been given to all pupils and group called to parents and carers.

Attached, you can see a sample of the first 4 weeks.....

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Happy New Year to our whole community! We look forward to an exciting 2026!

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We wish everyone a fantastic holiday, looking forward to seeing you all in 2026! 🥳

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Well done to our S6 team- this year’s winner of the annual senior Christmas Volleyball tournament! 🏐🏆

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It’s been a busy month for Team Brass! One more gig to go tomorrow and then we can relax! @westlothianIMS @WestCalderHigh

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We have had a few Christmas events taking place today with the S6 year group being treated to Country dancing and pizza! We were then joined by the local community this afternoon for our annual 'Jingle and Mingle' event, hosted by our hospitality and leadership pupils! 🎄

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On Tuesday, Santas sleigh had been swapped for the school mini bus. Along with West Calder High School Cares, we delivered parcels to 29 of our families, to ensure that everyone can have a touch of Christmas magic.
Merry Christmas 🎄

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A phenomenal evening last night at our Evening of Xmas Music! Well done to all involved and the for the fine voices of the community 👏 🎅

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We are set for a night of Christmas music at WCHS ❤️🎅

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December has arrived and we are looking forward to the Christmas Season at WCHS! 🎅

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This week's Snippets is now available on Facebook 🥳

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We wish all our S4 - S6 pupils every success over the next three weeks as they undertake their prelim exams. Please remember that help and support is here for both pupils and parents/carers via your Wellbeing Teacher! ❤️🖤🤍

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We are delighted to announce that we have been recognised as a Vision School, Level 2! This is a result of our continued work on Holocaust and Citizenship Education. Miss Toner and her team are invited to the Scottish Parliament in February to formally accept the award 👏👏

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Tuesday is the first stop of our Winter Jacket Giveaway, with WCHS Cares. We will be at the Santa parade in Polbeth Hub from 4.30. Come and see us and our stack of winter jackets. Also if you would like to swap for a bigger/smaller one we are happy to take them off your hands.

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Congratulations to our fantastic Mr Smith (DHT) and Miss Watt (PT Wellbeing) on their graduation today at Masters Level on the Into Headship programme and Educational Leadership respectively 🥳🥳🧑‍🎓👨‍🎓

Fantastic leaders, who are continually looking to enhance our school 👌👏❤️

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This week's Snippets is now available over on our Facebook page!

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An action packed Snippets from the past week, sooooo much going on! 😍......check it out on our Facebook page!

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Lest We Forget.......🌺