Category: Recent Communication

It’s time to register for a free nursery or childcare place starting in August 2024.

You can apply for a place if your child:

– turns 3 on or before 28 February 2025

– turns 2 on or before 28 February 2025 and you were previously in care, or you get certain benefits, or the child is currently in care (such as kinship care).

Please apply by 31 January 2024.

Visit Renfrewshire Council’s website to apply online. You can download a form if you prefer or contact us for a paper form.

You can also find more information on what type of placement you can ask for and a list of all nurseries and childminders in the area.

REGISTRATION FOR SCHOOL – 2024/2025

Register your child for school between Wednesday 1 and Tuesday 7 November.

If your child will turn 5 between 1 March 2024 and 28 February 2025, you should register them for school.

If you, or someone you’re helping, can’t register online, you can contact your local primary school and make an appointment to register in person during the registration dates.

To register your child to go to another school outside of your catchment area, you’ll need to register them at a school within your catchment area first, then make a placing request.

If you can’t register your child for school till after Tuesday 7 November, please contact your local primary school directly.

Children who will be 4 when school starts in August 2024 can be deferred and get an additional year of free nursery and childcare. Please talk to your child’s nursery or childminder.

Search ‘apply for a place at school’ on Renfrewshire Council’s website for all of the above.

Session Calendar 2023-2024

Please see our session calendar for 23/24

Renfrewshire Council’s  FREE Summer of Fun programme of activities for P1 – S3 pupils will go live for booking on the Class4Kids platform on Thursday 8^th June 2023 at 10am at  https://renfrewshire-cld.class4kids.co.uk/

This year’s programme is funded by Fairer Renfrewshire and is primarily targeted towards families who fall under the following categories,

• Receiving the school clothing grant
• Who are Minority Ethnic
• A parent under the age of 25
• Have a child/children under the age of 1
• Families who consist of 3 or more children
• Families whose household has a disability
• Children from a lone parent family

Activities will commence on Monday 3^rd July and will run for 5 weeks until Friday 4^th August 2023, 9.30am – 3pm each day.  We want to make sure that as many families are able to access activities, so are asking families to limit bookings to 2 sessions per week per child.  Sessions are open to everyone and are free, and lunch is provided at no additional cost.

All children attending must be self-sufficient.  Requests for attendance at additional activities will be considered on a case by case basis and Officers should link in with the Community Learning and Development team summer@renfrewshire.gov.uk to provide details for such requests.

There are a range of sports and activities offered every day tailored to different age groups throughout the 5 week period.

An email has been sent to all families in receipt of the school clothing grant to make them aware of the go live date.

In addition to this our Adult and Family Learning team will be working with schools to identify families who would benefit from family sessions during the holidays and we will also be providing activities for the children and young people at Mary Russell.

There are lots of other free and low-cost holiday activities provided by the Council and our partners over the summer period. More information will be posted on the range of activities on the council website in the coming days including this programme.

Please see attached a leaflet for Wellbeing In The Park which is taking place in Fountain Gardens on Saturday 20th May 12pm – 4pm. There will be a section where families can bring a picnic and enjoy the stage entertainment and Active School coaches will be leading on some sporting activities.

Interested in your child learning entirely in Gaelic when they go to primary school?

There’s an online information session for parents and carers to find out more on Wednesday 29 March at 6.30pm.

Children learning through Gaelic receive their normal lessons but instead of speaking, writing and reading in English, they do this in Scottish Gaelic. This is known as Gaelic Medium Education and means the classroom is fully immersive in the language. Gaelic Medium Education is offered within our existing Gaelic provision at West Primary School.

Anyone in Renfrewshire can choose to register their child to learn through Gaelic at West Primary from Primary 1 onwards. You don’t need to live nearby the school to attend.

At the meeting, Jennifer McHarrie from Bòrd na Gàidhlig (the public body responsible for promoting Gaelic development across Scotland) will be there to give an overview of what parents and carers can expect from Gaelic Medium Education and answer any questions.

You need to register to attend on the eventbrite website.

P7 Masterclass Letter 2023

Please see attached masterclass letter with sign up link as follows by clicking here

Transition Programme 2023 

Transition programme can be found by clicking the link above.