Parents and carers are advised that North Lanarkshire Council Communications team are preparing to release information as soon as possible through its normal communication channels regarding the closure of schools to pupils from today. This will include
- Arrangements for children of key workers (including clarification of who Key Workers are)
- Clarification of arrangements for S4-S6 pupils for SQA accreditation purposes
- Arrangements for those children requiring free school meals from Monday onwards
- Arrangements for children with additional support needs from Monday
Further information will be available through the school’s normal communication channels from Monday onwards.
Today, the Education and Families Service issued information in the form of a letter from the Executive Director of Education and Families, Derek Brown.
From: Derek Brown, Executive Director
Dear Parents /Carers
Following advice from the Scottish Government to close educational establishment today, we fully recognise that from today children and young people may be at home for a long period of time and we have produced a suite of materials to support their learning – further information about materials will be sent to you in due course.
Understandably, this is an unsettling time for children, young people and their carers and many people will be feeling anxious about the current situation and the impact that it may have on the health and wellbeing of family, friends and colleagues.
For this reason we have also included information to help you reassure your child. Many of these resources have been developed in collaboration with South Lanarkshire Council. The document linked below provides some advice and guidance.
We will continue to up-date this resource and ensure that it is widely available online. You will be notified of these updates next week.
Thank you for your on-going support during these challenging times.
Regards
Derek Brown, Executive Director
