{"id":47,"date":"2024-01-11T12:59:17","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T12:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-02-06T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T13:37:38","slug":"enrolling-you-child","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/parent-carer-information\/enrolling-you-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Enrolling your Child"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">If your child turns 5 between 1st March 2025 and 28th February 2026, the application process for enrolling them into P1 has now opened.<\/p>\n<p>Applications for P1 must be received by 9.00am on 17th March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more, and to apply online, go to:<br \/>\n<a id=\"LPlnkOWA7e4b29c8-876d-9961-9a3c-745c99cd1aaa\" class=\"x_x_x1fey0fg x_x_xmper1u x_x_x1edh9d7 x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/apply-for-it-online\/apply-for-a-school-place\/enrol-in-primary-school\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/apply-for-it-online\/apply-for-a-school-place\/enrol-in-primary-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/apply-for-it-online\/apply-for-a-school-place\/enrol-in-primary-school<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.30808-6\/472790912_986742546817265_7233030049865223194_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=127cfc&amp;_nc_ohc=QNPXR96ZJgwQ7kNvgGpd7mZ&amp;_nc_zt=23&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&amp;_nc_gid=AdIRgjgEP9r_cIdtck3Qtjz&amp;oh=00_AYBfuRyCPVBEwr2laBgenRl4HaoU3ae8Kt9EG4Hvju5foA&amp;oe=67AA52F0\" alt=\"May be a graphic of 4 people and text\" data-imagetype=\"External\" \/><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>Applying for a school place<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"alert alert-info alert-dismissible fade show\" role=\"alert\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/form-pages\/enrol-a-child-into-primary-1\" data-refno=\"132373\">Enrol a child into Primary 1<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-container-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-container-public-content\" role=\"region\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">Parents and carers enrolling their child(ren) for Primary one or looking to request a place for their child(ren) at another school, which isn\u2019t their catchment school, can now do this quickly and easily online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">When accessing the Enrol a child into primary 1 form, you will be asked to log in or register for a\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mygov.scot\/myaccount\">mygov.scot \u201cmyaccount\u201d<\/a>. You will need this account throughout your child\u2019s education. Once you\u2019ve set this account up, you will then be able to enrol your child(ren) or make a placing request using the online form. To help you create a mygov.Scot account we\u2019ve made a short\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" title=\"MyGovScot Setting up a Myaccount\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/mygovscot-myaccount-info\">\u2018how to\u2019 video<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">As part of the online enrolment process parents\/carers will also be required to upload photos of verification documents in support of the application. These are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">A copy of your child\u2019s birth certificate. You can also order a birth certificate on our\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/community-life2\/births,-deaths-and-marriages\/order-a-certificate\">Order a Certificate<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Council Tax notification letter &#8211; If you don&#8217;t have a paper bill, you can download a copy of your council tax bill from within your online account. You will find a link to the Online Account on our\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/housing\/council-tax\">Council Tax<\/a> page. The council tax notification letter must be your most recent bill, issued for 2024\/25.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Evidence of current address &#8211; a gas\/electric bill, driving licence, phone bill, or benefits letter to confirm your child lives within the catchment area. These documents must not be more than 6 months old. If you receive e-billing for your utilities, you can upload these files as documents instead of printing or taking photos of them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080\">Medical assessment (if applicable)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\"><strong>In normal circumstances, all pupils applying for a place at their catchment school will be guaranteed a place<\/strong>. However, if there is an over-subscription of pupils for the number of P1 places available, the school will get back in touch with these parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080\">If\u00a0<strong>applying for a different stage<\/strong>\u00a0(i.e.\u00a0<strong>not primary one<\/strong>) please contact the school direct. To find out which school is your catchment primary school, please use our\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/catchment-checker\">catchment checker<\/a>\u00a0and contact the school directly. A list of primary schools can be found on our\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/kb\/docs\/articles\/education2\/schools-in-fife\/primary-schools\">Primary schools<\/a>\u00a0page. For further information and support, please email\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080\" href=\"mailto:education.services@fife.gov.uk\">education.services@fife.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your child turns 5 between 1st March 2025 and 28th February 2026, the application process for enrolling them into P1 has now opened. Applications for P1 must be received by 9.00am on 17th March 2025. To find out more, and to apply online, go to: https:\/\/www.fife.gov.uk\/services\/apply-for-it-online\/apply-for-a-school-place\/enrol-in-primary-school Applying for a school place Enrol a child &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/parent-carer-information\/enrolling-you-child\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Enrolling your Child<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24259,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":768,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/47\/revisions\/768"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/balmullopns\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}