Whalsay School

Some pupils in S1 have been asking about Young Scot cards.  Below is some information from Youth Services about how young people can go about applying for them:

Young Scot/Junior National Entitlement Cards

The Under 22years Free Bus Travel Scheme launched in January 2022, this allows young people aged 5-21 to travel for free on any bus in Scotland.  To access this free travel, young people will need to have a Young Scot National Entitlement Card (11-21years) or a Junior National Entitlement Card (5-10years).

Children under 16 years old will need their parent/guardian to apply on their behalf and provide approval for free bus travel.  Young people aged 16-21 years will be able to apply for a young scot card and free bus travel themselves.  If a young person already has an existing young scot card but it does not work on the buses for free bus travel, please complete the “already has” form.

The Shetland Islands Council have created their own local online forms to make the application process more straightforward for parents/guardians and young people.  Here are the links to the application forms:

My child is 5-10years and does not have a Junior National Entitlement Card

My child is 11years+ and does not have a Young Scot/National Entitlement Card

My child is 11years+ and already has a Young Scot/National Entitlement Card

I am aged 16-21 and do not have a Young Scot/National Entitlement Card

I am aged 16-21 and already have a Young Scot/National Entitlement Card

If you require the Disabled Concessionary Travel then please contact our colleagues at Transport Planning 01595744868 or email transport@shetland.gov.uk.

If you need assistance with the form or do not have access to the internet, please contact Youth and Employability Services on 01595744490 or email youthservices@shetland.gov.uk   Please note, no card will be received if an application form is not completed.

For further information, please visit: www.shetland.gov.uk/youth-services

Here is a reminder of the benefits of a Young Scot NEC, available for young people aged 11-26:

• Two free ferry journeys per year (16-18years) between Shetland and Aberdeen
• Free bus travel until 22^nd birthday
• Discounted train costs (16-18years)
• Young Scot discounts and all special offers at over 1,800 places in Scotland, and 200,000 places in 42 European countries
• Voluntary proof of age through the Proof of Age Standards Scheme, endorsed by the British Retail Consortium across the UK.

For more information about the Young Scot National Entitlement Card, please visit the website www.young.scot/the-young-scot-card

All schools in Shetland will be shut today because of the overnight snow.  Home Learning activities/suggestions are available in earlier blog posts and on Teams.  S4 pupils should continue with revision activities suggested by their teachers.  We will update S2 parents/carers later today about the John Muir day planned for tomorrow.

Due to the prevailing weather  and road conditions in parts of the isle and around the school, Whalsay School will be shut again to most pupils today.  However, we would like to invite S4 pupils to attend school this morning to make progress on coursework in Art & Design, Design & Manufacture and French.  Families should only send/bring pupils in if they feel that the conditions at the time are safe for them to make their way to school.  All other pupils should check Teams (or the school blog for younger pupils) if they are needing work to keep them occupied.

Due to the prevailing weather  and road conditions, Whalsay School will be shut again today.  However, we would like to invite S4 pupils with coursework due to be sent to the SQA next week (Health & Food, Admin, a few pupils still re-drafting English folio) to come in this afternoon if it is safe for them to do so.  All other pupils should check Teams (or the school blog for younger pupils) if they are needing work to keep them occupied.

The S2 Parents’ Evening scheduled for this evening is cancelled and will now take place on Thursday 16th March.

School will remain shut today due to the ongoing weather disruption.

Just a reminder to S4 pupils to check Teams for any posts from your teachers – especially those who have English coursework to complete for next week.  Some teachers will have been able to post suggestions for S1-3 pupils if they are looking for something to do.

A reminder for anyone looking for work to do at home (Primary), there are a range of activities to choose from in the home learning tab above.  You can also work through the home learning grid from World Book Day that was e-mailed out last week.  We hope you are also getting the chance to play outside in the snow as that will cover lots of areas of the curriculum!