Category: West Lothian Council Information

The letter below was issued to all parents in June through groupcall from West Lothian Council and again on Friday 20^th September. Our update has risen from 15% of school families to now 21% of families using the service. Unfortunately, the service is no available to nursery families. Out of the 21% of families there is only 1.5% who have updated their annual data check.

It is important that ALL our families sign up to use this service for a number of reasons:

• It the expectation from West Lothian Council that all families use this service unless you have no access to the internet.
• You will complete the annual data check process electronically.
• You can update your own as well as your child’s details at any time.
• EE2 forms will be completed on this portal.

This will also improve communication between home and school, use less paper and protect our admin staff’s time (due to a reduction in hours).

The annual data check will be issued from West Council through Parent Portal and not in paper form.  We therefore request that you sign up as soon as possible, as it is essential that we have up to date information about your child and their emergency contact details. It is the responsibility of you as the parent/ carer to complete this action.

We appreciate your support with this and we recognise that there has been some teething problem, but if you do have any issues or concerns please contact the school office on 01506 280995 or wlpuscps@westlothian.org.uk

Dear Parent/Guardian, 

In support of West Lothian Council’s ambition to transform communications between parents/carers we have been working with national partners to develop a “Parents Portal”.

The portal is designed to replace the ‘schoolbag run’, giving parents online access to a range of school-related services. At the heart of the system is a secure online account through mygov.scot which is referred to as a ‘My Account’, and this is already used in all West Lothian schools to enable parents to make online payments.

Initially, this new service will introduce basic information about your child’s school and will allow you to:-

• link to your child
• view school calendar
• view your child’s class timetable (for pupils in secondary school)
• view your child’s attendance
• complete the annual data check process electronically
• update your own as well as your child’s details at any time
• access Parent Zone and MyWestLothian
• access online school payments (iPayImpact)

As the product develops we look forward to seeing more services introduced including electronic permission slips and consent forms.

This is an exciting first phase of a new initiative which enables and creates a digital relationship between parents, pupils and schools.

For further information, guidance and access to parentsportal.scot, please click on the link below:-

parentsportal.scot

On signing up to the portal, you will be able to link to your child and gain access to the above named services which are currently available. Please note this service is only available to Primary and Secondary children. In order to link to your child the data you provide during the sign up process must match the most up-to-date data that your child’s school holds.

We hope that parentsportal.scot and its services will become an integral part of you and your child’s school experience.

Yours sincerely

James Cameron

Head of Education (Learning, Policy and Resources

The letter below  was issued to all parents in June through groupcall from West Lothian Council. Unfortunately 15% of school families and no nursery families have used this service.

It is important that ALL our families sign up to use this service for a number of reasons:

• It the expectation from West Lothian Council that all families use this service unless you have no access to the internet.
• You will complete the annual data check process electronically.
• You can update your own as well as your child’s details at any time.
• EE2 forms will be completed on this portal.

This will also improve communication between home and school, use less paper and protect our admin staff’s time (due to a reduction in hours).

The annual data check will be issued from West Council through Parent Portal next week.  We therefore request that you sign up as soon as possible, as it is essential that we have up to date information about your child and their emergency contact details.

We appreciate your support with this, and if you do have any issues or concerns please contact the school office on 01506 280995 or wlpuscps@westlothian.org.uk

9 September 2019

Dear Consultee

West Lothian Council Education Services

Proposal to Relocate Cedarbank School, Livingston

West Lothian Council’s Education Executive at its meeting on 23 April 2019, authorised West Lothian Council’s Education Services to commence statutory consultation on the proposal to relocate Cedarbank School, Livingston.

The consultation document outlining the proposal is available online from 9 September 2019 on the following webpage: www.westlothian.gov.uk/cedarbank-relocation-consultation

Hard copies of the consultation document are also available for uplift from the Civic Centre, Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6FF or can be requested in writing from:

Melanie Laurie, Project Officer, West Lothian Council Education Services, Civic Centre,

Howden South Road, Livingston, EH54 6FF.

The consultation period is from Monday 9 September 2019 to Wednesday 30 October 2019.

Public meetings to discuss the consultation document will be held at:

• Cedarbank School on Wednesday 18 September 2019 at 6.30pm-8.00pm.
• The James Young High School on Thursday 26 September at 6.30-8.00pm.

You are also invited to submit your comments on the consultation in writing to Melanie Laurie at the above address or by e-mail to Education.Consultation@westlothian.gov.uk

For written representations to be considered they must be received no later than 5pm on Wednesday 30 October 2019.

A decision on the proposal is planned to be made in January 2020 by the Council’s Education Executive. This decision will be based on feedback received from all stakeholders through written responses and feedback from meetings and from feedback received from Education Scotland.

Yours sincerely

James Cameron

Head of Education (Learning, Policy and Resources)