Category Archives: Parent Information

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Named Person Service – Holiday Period

The Named Person Service must be made available to all children from birth to 18 years of age.  During the holiday period the Named Person Service will be covered by the Local Authority centrally.   The Duty Named Persons can be contacted through the general enquiries line on 01343 563374 or via the generic e-mail address educationandsocialcare@moray.gov.uk.  

As always if the Named Person is not available and there is a concern for a child, a call must be made to Duty Social Work on 01343 563900 (08457 565 656 out of office hours) and/or the Police on 101.

Parent Information, School Information

In the event of adverse weather…

In the event of the school having to close early buses will be called and pupils sent home.  In the event of buses not being able to run those with emergency addresses in Keith will be sent to these.

All pupils who live outside the town should supply the school with an emergency address in town or an address on the bus route if they live off the road.

In the event of weather being adverse in the morning the school emergency number will be updated at 7a.m. Moray Firth Radio will also be informed.

Details of school closures will also be posted on the Moray Council website www.moray.gov.uk School Closures page.

The School Snow Information Line Number is:

Tel. 0870 054 9999 (Pin Code: 031040)
(Calls to this number will be charged a 2p per minute service charge plus your call providers access charge.)

Press 1 – to hear severe weather information
Press 2 – to hear a non-urgent message
Press 3 – to hear general school information
Press 4 – to enter a different school PIN number
Press ~ – to end call

Parent Information

National Parent Forum for Scotland (NPFS) – Career Education “in a nutshell”

The National Parent Forum of Scotland has been working with Skills Development Scotland as part of the programme of work underway in Developing the Young Workforce. They are pleased to have produced some tailored information for parents, as part of their successful “in a nutshell” series, which covers the new Careers Education Standard launched at SLF 2015.

This new nutshell will supply parents with basic information about the initial role of this programme in schools and signpost them to where they can get some more information if they need it. This nutshell has been produced in hard copy with one for each child in primary, secondary and ASN schools and deliveries will start w/c 11-1-16. This will reach parents through “pupil post” but also, the link below will lead directly to the “nutshell”.

The link to the nutshell on the NPFS website is  http://www.npfs.org.uk/career-education-a-world-of-possibilities/