{"id":885,"date":"2022-01-05T16:21:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/kirktonholmeps\/?page_id=885"},"modified":"2024-09-16T16:15:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T16:15:14","slug":"cost-of-the-school-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/kirktonholmeps\/cost-of-the-school-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of the School Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kirktonholme Cost of the School Day Policy & Support
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\n<\/strong>Please click on the images below to access our policy and see how Kirktonholme helps.<\/p>\n

\"\"Policy\u00a0 \u00a0<\/a>\"\"How does KPS\u00a0 help?<\/a><\/p>\n

Swap Don’t Shop Info<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Toolkit
\n<\/strong><\/span>Many families with children in our school are entitled to some extra financial support. If you are struggling on a low income, you may be entitled to this extra help, even if you haven\u2019t claimed anything before. This guide is designed to give you some pointers to where you can get this help, who qualifies for it and where you can apply. This page contains embedded \/underlined links which should take you straight to the site and any application process or help you in what you have to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Financial Support for Families<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) in Scotland Advice Line<\/a> offers free, independent, expert, up-to-date advice and information on the benefits and tax credits system. We welcome enquiries from frontline staff of all levels of experience. Please note that we do not have resources to provide direct advice to people who are claiming benefits but will be able to provide advice to school staff enquiring on a parent or carer\u2019s behalf. Please contact the school should you require support with this.<\/span><\/p>\n

Child Poverty Action Group
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\nTalking about Costs and Money at School<\/a> resource and animation helps with effective communication about costs, entitlements and wider financial support at school. It is based on the experiences of parents and carers across Scotland and featuring good practice case studies from schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

Information from mygov.scot<\/a> on Free School Meals, <\/a>School Clot<\/span>hin<\/span><\/a>g Grants and <\/span>Education Maintenance Allowance<\/a> with links to all local authority websites and information on <\/span>Best Start Grants<\/a> and <\/span>Scottish Child Payment<\/a><\/p>\n

The Scottish Welfare Fund (SWF)<\/a> offers grants for people on low incomes in specific circumstances.<\/span><\/p>\n

Debt advice<\/strong> from National Debtline – Free impartial debt advice at http:\/\/nationaldebtline.org<\/a> or on 0808 808 4000<\/p>\n

Citizens Advice Scotland Information and advice to help people resolve their money, legal and other problems. Find a local advice bureau at http:\/\/cas.org.uk\/bureaux<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Citizen Advice Scotland provides details of local advice services
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9 Olympia Way,<\/span>
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\nEast Kilbride\u00a0G74 1JT<\/span><\/p>\n

Telephone: <\/strong>01355 263698<\/span><\/p>\n

Food banks<\/strong> Citizens Advice Food Outreach Scotland<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turn2Us<\/strong> Helps people in financial hardship to gain access to welfare benefits, charitable grants and support services http:\/\/turn2us.org.uk<\/a> Most Housing Associations have welfare rights services for their tenants.<\/span><\/p>\n

Housing advice<\/strong> Shelter Scotland at scotland.shelter.org.uk\/get_advice<\/a> or on 0808 800 444<\/span><\/p>\n

Domestic abuse<\/strong> support:<\/strong> Scottish Women\u2019s Aid,\u00a0 https:\/\/sdafmh.org.uk\/contact-us\/<\/a> or 0800 027 1234<\/span><\/p>\n

Free Bus Travel for Children<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Kirktonholme Cost of the School Day Policy & Support (Scroll down for all information) Please click on the images below to access our policy and see how Kirktonholme helps. Policy\u00a0 \u00a0How does KPS\u00a0 help? Swap Don’t Shop Info Click image   Toolkit Many families with children in our school are entitled to some extra financial … <\/p>\n

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