Police Scotland have released their annual Festive Safety message.   This year’s message is to stay safe whilst Online, Shopping, Partying and at Home. They have provided some important information to help you stay safe this Festive Period.   Click on the following headings to find out more information.

Online

More and more people use online shopping to purchase their Christmas presents as well as taking advantage of sales and events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It’s important to take a couple of precautionary steps when purchasing goods online to keep safe and avoid being targeted by criminals.

It is also important that people understand the dangers of social media and that what you post online, stays online.

Shopping

The festive period is traditionally the busiest time of the year for shopping and unfortunately, there are those who exploit the festive period for the wrong reasons but it only takes a few simple preventative measures to discourage criminals and stay safe.

Partying

Make sure to stay with friends, stick to your plans, have travel arranged and be careful of what you drink. Don’t leave drinks unattended and stay away from drugs, new psychoactive substances or other controlled substances.

Home

A few simple steps such as leaving a light on when you’re out, keeping presents and valuables out of sight, opening and closing curtains at the appropriate time of day and not advertising on social media when you are out helps to keep criminals away.

For more information, click on the following link: http://www.scotland.police.uk/keep-safe/festive-safety/

In September the school was subject to a council Validated Self Evaluation (VSE).  The VSE took a broad look at all aspects of school life including leadership, improving performance, planning for teaching, learning and assessment, meeting learners needs and working with partners and the community.  The finding of the process are laid out in a report which has been emailed home and is available to download from the OUR SCHOOL – USEFUL DOCUMENTS – SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DOCUMENTS tab.  If you cannot access this report by email or through the blog – please ask at the office for a copy.

Dear parents and carers,

We would be very grateful if you could take a few minutes to complete this online survey from West Lothian Council.  You can access it by clicking this link:

https://www.esurveycreator.co.uk/s/PIStrategySurvey

 

The survey contains only five statements to rate strongly disagree to strongly agree – there is also space to add comments if you wish.  The questions are:

·         Communication is effective between my child’s school and home.

·         My child’s school provides me with the information I need to help my child learn at home.

·         I feel confident supporting my child’s learning at home.

·         I am aware of West Lothian’s complaints procedure.

·         I know how I can become involved in my school’s parent council.

Many thanks,

Steven Eagleson, Headteacher