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

The REN10 Summer Support Package consists of a variety of supports available, including Togetherall, SHOUT, Parental supports, supports for Care Experienced children and young people and lots more.

Summer Support Package

Please find below the link to the Early Learning and Childcare survey which is being undertaken as part of the Scottish Government’s programme of monitoring and evaluation of the ELC expansion.   All data will be strictly confidential and anonymised.

Access to Survey

                                               Helping you back to work                                              Fair Start Scotland provides tailored support to people who want help to find work and stay in work. Funded by the Scottish Government, Fair Start Scotland is entirely voluntary, and doesn’t affect people’s benefits, you don’t need to be on benefits as long as you are not in paid employment or education, we can support you. The programme provides access to support from a dedicated work coach to help people identify their skills, strengths and anything that might be holding them back from a job.  You will receive 12 to 18 months pre-work support and 12 months in-work support. We can help you with travel costs for interviews and when you enter employment.

                                                        Make a referral:                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Call free of charge on 0300 303 3381                                                                                                     or                                                                                                                  email fairstart@thewisegroup.co.uk                                                                                                           or                                                                                                                    go online to http://athena.thewisegroup.co.uk/make-an-enquiry/        

Fair Start Scotland Leaflet                                                     

If you live or work in Renfrewshire and would like to earn rewards and support local businesses and charities, you are invited to sign up to Renfrewshire Council’s exciting new Not Far? Leave the Car campaign, which is now live and runs until the end of December.

The campaign rewards you, through the free to use BetterPoints app, for engaging in a more active and sustainable lifestyle by choosing to walk, run, wheel, cycle and take public transport more often. Participants earn points for their activities, which they can then use to support local businesses by exchanging points earned for exclusive discounts and offers from retailers within the app.  There will also be a host of other rewards and prizes on offer and participants can also choose to donate their rewards to local charities.

Taking part in the challenge is easy:

• Download the free BetterPoints app from the App Store or Google Play.
• Register your details, join the ‘Not Far? Leave the Car’ programme and use the BetterPoints app to track your active journeys.
• Reward points are automatically credited to your account for eligible journeys.

The BetterPoints app has helped thousands of people across the UK and Europe to adopt greener and healthier habits.

To find out more on the Not Far? Leave the Car visit:

leavethecar.betterpoints.uk

Soft FM currently has a number of vacancies across schools and care homes in Renfrewshire and will be holding a recruitment event  at Park Mains High School, Erskine on Tuesday 15 February 2022.

Please click the link below to find out more.

Soft FM Recruitment Event

Please be aware that the Child Psychology Parent Drop In Service within the Renfrew YMCA will be closing on the 15th December 2021 until 12th of January 2022.