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t is the end of term at 12:00 today in Perth & Kinross. We would like to wish all our families, colleagues and students and very happy festive break. Enjoy your holidays and we look forward to welcoming you back on the 9th January 2023. #EAL #Christmaswishes #PKCEALService
Barnardo’s Mental Health Support
As refugees come from countries in conflict you may be able to source support for students experiencing trauma related to these difficulties. Barnardo’s applications can be made for local support or there are links to other supports for young people on this site, with specific links for students from Ukraine and Afghanistan.
Help for anyone fleeing the Ukrainian conflict | Barnardo’s (barnardos.org.uk)
Supporting your family in the UK | Afghan families (barnardos.org.uk)
School is back 17th August 2022
Welcome back to all our families on the 17th August 2022.
We hope you had a lovely summer – Enjoy the last few days of the holidays!
NHS 24 Interactive Voice response available in 7 languages
The Interactive Voice Response (IVR) on our 111 service is now available in 7 languages: Arabic, Mandarin, Polish, Spanish, Romanian, Sorani and Ukrainian.
Our communication toolkit (attached) includes: text to use in any emails, articles or bulletins; multi-lingual WhatsApp messages, static images and an animated gif (these resources can be used on other social media channels); links to short multi-lingual animations; links to multi-lingual leaflets developed to help callers whose first language is not English access the 111 service.
You can also download sections of the toolkit Feature Article WhatsApp Messages WhatsApp animated image (GIF) and multi-lingual animations on www.nhs24.scot
BSL users can communicate with our services via Contact Scotland BSL, and people with hearing and speech difficulties can use Relay UK (Previously Next Generation Text) to call our phone-based services.
If you have any questions about the multi-lingual IVR, or about any other NHS 24 services, do email the team at NHS24.EngagementTeam@nhs24.scot.nhs.uk.
NHS 24 Communication toolkit – muti-lingual IVR v1
Covid Sense posters in other languages
Lots of useful advice to help stay safe from the Scottish Government – available in lots of languages.
Ukrainian Resources
We would like to welcome all our new Ukrainian families to Perth and Kinross and hope that our Padlet of resources will be of some support to families, schools and students. It is a collection of links to things like Ukrainian online school, Ukrainian school textbooks all downloadable, translated resources, trauma support, support links to Perth Council and classroom resources like language mats and communication fans.
Keep an eye on our twitter page too for more links from us and other authorities @PKCEALService
Eid Mubarak
Wishing all out families a very happy and special celebration today – Happy Eid Mubarak.
Ramadan 2022 – 2nd April to 1st May
Good wishes to all our students, families and friends observing and celebrating Ramadan this year from Saturday 2nd April to Sunday 1st May.
PKC School holidays
Here is a link to the school holidays for 2021-2022 for Perth & Kinross Council
Scotland’s Census – Support
Scotland’s Census is almost upon us and many people will have started receiving information about it in the mail over the last few days.
It is important that all communities are aware of the census and what it entails.
A picture of the timeline of the key dates surrounding the census is attached and below you will also find:
A short You Tube film showing how to complete the census paper work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8e_Kza2XpM
Scottish Government links to translated materials around the census Scotland’s Census 2022: translated marketing campaign summary | Scotland’s Census (scotlandscensus.gov.uk)
