Renfrewshire Council Adult and Family Learning Services provide informal non-accredited ESOL for Beginners classes free of charge in various venues across Renfrewshire.

Classes are for adults living, working, or volunteering in Renfrewshire.  They are suitable for people with little or no English, or for basic/elementary ESOL learners who want to improve language skills to access support and services, or participate in cultural and leisure opportunities in their new communities.

For information on classes and how to book, please click on the link.

ESOL Class Information January 2023 – June 2023

P1 registration for the 2023 – 2024 session will be live online from 1^st to 4^th November 2022.  All parents/carers of pre-school children should register their child for school on one of these dates, they will be required to upload proof of residency and child’s birth certificate.  Parents who do not have internet access or miss registering on these days should contact the catchment school directly to arrange registration in person.

If a parent/carer wants their child to be considered for a school outwith their catchment school, they will need to complete a placing request application as well as registering their child at their catchment school.   The deadline for placing requests for the 2023 – 2024 session is 15 March 2023, all applications received by this date will have a written response by 30 April 2023.

For more information, please click the link below.

Apply For a Place At School

Please click on the links below to access information regarding the benefits that are on offer from Social Security Scotland, eligibility and how to make an application.

Benefits which are currently available:

• Scottish Child Payment – as of 14 November 2022, The Scottish Child Payment benefit will be extended to those responsible for eligible children under the age of 16 and at that point will be increased from £20 to £25 per week.  Applications must be made for this.
• Adult Disability Payment
• Child Disability Payment
• Best Start Grant
• Carer’s Allowance Supplement
• Young Carer’s Grant

5 Family Payments Information March 2022

Adult Disability Payment April 2022

Child Disability Payment April 2022

Also available is the Local Delivery Service which aims to make application for these benefits as easy as possible and support applicants to complete applications through an appointment at a time and location convenient to them.

Local Delivery Service Factsheet March 2022

Statement from Renfrewshire’s Provost Lorraine Cameron following the death of Her Majesty The Queen.

The Provost’s Statement

                       ‘Remember, remember the fifth of November,                                                                     Gunpowder, treason and plot.                                                                                                 We see no reason                                                                                                      Why gunpowder and treason                                               Should ever be forgot!’

Bonfire Night is always an exciting event for children but how do you remember, remember to stay safe through all the celebrations?

Check out the safety advice below from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to make sure it’s just the fireworks that go off with a bang.

SFRS -Bonfires

Please see the offers of support for parents and young people who are feeling overwhelmed or distressed.

Offers include:-

• Child Psychology Parent Drop-in : once a week in the Renfrew YMCA
• Non-violence Resistance parent groups : for families where children are upset or angry.

Open the links below to read more and get in touch with Mrs Boyd if you require any further information.

Child Psychology Drop-in

Non-violence Resistance Leaflet