Category Archives: ERC

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EMA – Information

If pupils are 16 years of age or over before 30 September 2023, they may be eligible for an EMA from August 2023 If the application is not submitted by 30 September 2023 the award will only be made from the week the application is received.

If pupils are 16 years of age between 1 October 2023 and 28 February 2024, they may eligible for an EMA from January 2024. if the application is not submitted by 29 February 2024 the award will only be made from the week the application is received.

The cut-off date for all EMA’s is 31st March 2024

More information can be found at eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/ema

Click to access EMA-Letter-to-pupils-2023-24.pdf

 

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East Renfrewshire Council – Standards & Quality report & Local Improvement Plan

East Renfrewshire Council have published their updated Local Improvement Plan

You can view the full Local Improvement Plan here.

You can also view the latest Standards & Quality report for East Renfrewshire Council here.

These reports are also available on the left side menu.

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Supporting Young People through Exams

Online Session for Parents and Carers

Monday, 28th, March 2022

6.30-7.30pm

East Renfrewshire Educational Psychology Service is delivering a one-hour session for parents and carers of young people across East Renfrewshire who will be sitting exams and completing National Qualifications in May and June of this year (pupils in S4, 5 and 6). The aim of the session will be to normalise the experiences and emotions of young people, as they juggle the demands of exams with the changes and disruption that they have experienced throughout the pandemic. There will also be an exploration of strategies to reduce anxiety levels, and a focus on how you can best support your child throughout this time. The session will also refer to our Healthier Minds website

 (https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/healthierminds/) and will involve input from teachers and other partners across East Renfrewshire who support young people’s mental wellbeing.

If you would like to attend, please complete the registration form by the 21st March: https://forms.office.com/r/ZJDm0fK5hJ  You can also include any questions which you would like to be answered during the online session.  Within the registration form, there is a brief questionnaire which asks your views about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on your child’s educational experiences. We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this to let us know your views.

We will contact you via email with the joining information for the session.

Email: ps@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk

https://blogs.glowscotalnd.org.uk/er/PysychologicalService/

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/er/healthierminds/

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Parental Involvement and Engagement Census

East Renfrewshire Council and its educational establishments undertake regular periodic surveys of parents and carers. Such surveys support school and local authority improvement planning and provide an opportunity for parents to share their thoughts on current and future involvement and engagement with schools.
Similar practice is undertaken by all local authorities in Scotland and educational establishments under their control. In order to rationalise this approach to surveying parents/carers and in order to allow comparable consistent data to be collected nationally, which will assist in evaluating the impact of interventions and programmes and support future policy development, every parent/carer of a school pupil in Scotland is being invited to take part in the national Parental Involvement and Engagement Census.
Only one parent/carer per child will receive an email which will include a link to the survey and it is only necessary to complete the survey once per family, per school. The survey should take no longer than ten minutes to complete. The survey will open on Monday 31st January and close on Monday 28th February 2022.
The data gathered will be used for statistical and research purposes and will provide East Renfrewshire Council and its schools with information to help:
• plan, monitor and deliver better policies for the benefit of all,
• identify and share best practice,
• better understand some of the factors which influence parental involvement and engagement with our schools,
• further enhance positive relationships with parents to secure positive outcomes for our children.

The information collected will also be securely shared with the Scottish Government to assist in evaluating the impact of national interventions and programmes and to support future policy development at a national level.
Further information on the collection and how the Education Department and Scottish Government will process the data collected is provided in the Council’s privacy statement and Scottish Government website:
https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/pie-census-privacy-notice

https://www.gov.scot/publications/parental-involvement-and-engagement-census/
Should you have any further questions, please contact the Education Department:
Education Department
Council Headquarters
Eastwood Park
Giffnock
East Renfrewshire
G46 6UG
0141 577 3229
customerservices@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Thank you for taking part in this survey collection.