Industrial Action – Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March 2023
Further industrial action over the national pay offer has been announced by teacher unions, the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) on Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March 2023.
- All primary, secondary and ASN schools will be closed to pupils.
- Some of the term-time, school-based nursery classes will be closed to pupils.*
* Due to the Association of Headteachers and Deputes in Scotland (AHDS) withdrawing from participating in industrial action, the following term-time, school-based nursery classes will be open on Tuesday 28 February and Wednesday 1 March:
- Alexander Peden
- Cambusnethan
- Corpus Christi
- Mossend
- Muirhouse
- New Monkland
- St Aidan’s (only 3-5 room)
- St John Paul II
- St Thomas
- Tannochside
- Tollbrae
- Townhead
- Westfield
- Woodlands
Please note that this is a fluid situation and this page will be updated.
The 23 family learning centres and 23 full-time nurseries will remain open on both days.
The intended school closures may mean that you will need to consider additional childcare arrangements over these dates.
There will not be any school meal provision on site and school transport will not be running on the outlined dates of intended strike action on 28 February and 1 March.
Families in receipt of free school meals based on low income will be reimbursed through a direct payment to bank accounts or via Paypoint voucher to postal addresses which may take up to five working days.
This is a situation that may be subject to change and parents/carers will be informed at the first opportunity if there are further changes to the school day.
Social Media
Please ensure you are supervising and checking your child’s Social Media use regularly. We are seeing an increasing amount of disagreements and fallouts in school which are stemming from pupil’s behaviour online. How to use the Internet and Social Media responsibly will continue to be covered in classes but we need partnership from parents to reinforce this at home.
Should require more information, please visit the website below. Parents Club – Online Safety
Many Social Media apps have age restrictions to keep children & young people safe. Which does your child have access to?
Improvement Newsletter
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Lunch Menu This Week
Upcoming Diary Dates:
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- Friday 17th February – P7 Bellshill Academy CSI 1.30pm – 3pm
- Friday 24th February – Fairtrade Day
- Friday 24th February – Come Comfy Day (See above)
- Friday 24th February – P7 Sports Transition Event, Bellshill Academy 9am – 12 noon. (Letter & Permission Forms issued)
- Monday 27th February – P7 Outing – Burns Cottage, Ayr.
- Tuesday 28th February & Wednesday 1st March – Industrial Action. School closed to pupils.
- Thursday 2nd March – World Book Day – Come dressed as your favourite book character
- Friday 3rd March – P7 Bellshill Academy CSI 1.30pm – 3pm (Letter & Permission Forms issued)
- Tuesday 7th March– Childsmile in School.
- Thursday 16th March – Parents Appointments – More information direct to parents.
- Thursday 30th March – Parent Council Easter Disco
- Friday 31st March – Tuesday 18th April – Spring/Easter Holidays – School closed
