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School Closure – Red weather warning for Storm Eowyn – Friday 24 January 2025

Red weather warning for Storm Eowyn – Friday 24 January 2025 – School Closures

A Red weather warning has been issued for Friday 24 January 2025, between 10am and 5pm as Storm Éowyn is expected to bring very strong winds and widespread disruption.

The Council has taken the decision to close all schools and education establishments including early learning facilities on Friday 24 January.

We understand the impact this may have on parents and carers, however the safety of people is paramount. No school transport or breakfast clubs will run.

We will provide updates on the impact on other services through the normal Council social media channels and the website here: northlanarkshire.gov.uk/weather

As always, we would like to remind you that learning resources are available via NLC’s Virtual Classroom for P1-S3 pupils, and eSgoil and Scholar are available for senior phase pupils.

Events

Dyslexia Awareness Week

Dyslexia Awareness Week events, online webinars for parents, pupils & teachers:

Dyslexia Awareness Week – Parent Masterclass

3rd October, 6:30 pm- 8:00 pm

This is an online event.

https://dyslexiascotland.org.uk/events?eventId=17323

Join our Dyslexia Scotland  and Sharon Hall for a whistle-stop tour of supporting children and young people with dyslexia.

This talk will cover:

  • Dyslexia today – what do we know about dyslexia and what you might see at home
  • Inside the classroom – an insight into some of the barriers that can be experienced
  • Identifying dyslexia and evidence gathering – staged intervention and processes to identify dyslexia in schools
  • Support at home – tips and ideas of things you can do to help
  • You as an advocate – following your instincts and maintaining good communication with schools.

This event will not be recorded. There will be more in the future but dates are not yet fixed.

Book free tickets on Ticket Tailor.

A Zoom link will be emailed to you on the morning of the event.  Please check your junk mail folder if you don’t receive it.

Please email lena@dyslexiascotland.org.uk with any queries.

Events

The Islamic Book Fair of Scotland

The Islamic Book Fair of Scotland

This is an initiative which brings the best Muslim Kids’ literature from around the world to Scotland. The books are those which are not normally available in Scottish bookstores and libraries. My objective is to encourage Scottish Muslim kids to read more by giving them the opportunity to read books in which they see themselves. Many of the books contain Muslim protagonists but the stories are simply fun, engaging and full of universal messages such as hope and kindness and therefore it is also a great opportunity for all kids to read more diverse books. We are showcasing over 100 titles this year with books for small babies to novels for Young Adults.