Dates and times of enrolment of reception children, are intimated to parents by notices in the press, notices in local shops and also through correspondence from the school, via our own pupil post. Parents of children of school age are asked to enrol their child at the local school, within their catchment area. If they would prefer their child to attend a different school, they will then be directed to the link on the council website for a placing request form, which should be completed and submitted. Currently, this process is all completed online.

Our pre-school liaison encourages early partnership between home and school.  Parents and children are invited to attend several transition events e.g. Teddy Bears’ Picnic, Parent and Child Literacy and Numeracy Events, Parent and Child School Lunch etc. Children are also invited along to the class base, to join with our Primary One pupils, where they engage in a variety of activities.

Parents are invited to attend informal, information sessions, to ensure the transition process is seamless.  Invitations are extended to join us at our School Sports’ Day during the summer term.

In addition to these arrangements, our Primary One teacher will visit pre-school children in their nursery / play school environment and begin to form relationships with them, providing staffing allows. The above practices will be ongoing throughout the spring and summer terms and will begin soon after enrolment. These practices are obviously dependent on the global pandemic subsiding and Scottish Government policies allowing such events to take place.

At other times, parents offered or seeking a place in the school are invited to telephone the school to arrange a visit and meet with the Head Teacher.