The Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme, which offers free bus travel for young people aged between 5 – 21, will begin on Monday 31 January 2022 and applications are now open! Young people will be able to access the scheme using a National Entitlement Card (NEC) or ‘Young Scot’ branded NEC card. IMPORTANT: Please note all young Read more…
Stirling Council is reminding families that all Primary 5 children will be entitled to free school meals from the beginning of the new term (5 January 2022). They will join P4 pupils who have been eligible for the provision of free school meals from the beginning of term in August Read more…
Kippen resident Kelsie Hewines has scored a fantastic goal being chosen to represent Central Region Schools U15 Girls, with first round fixtures taking place in Glasgow later this month. Starting off her love of football at Kippen Primary School she joined Kippen Juniors Football Club in P1, progressing on to Read more…
Members of the public are being invited to have their say on proposals to permanently close Buchanan Primary School. Stirling Council is asking for parents, children and young people, as well as the wider community to give their views on the mothballed school as part of a public consultation that Read more…
Stirling Council is reminding families that all Primary 4 children will be entitled to free school meals from the start of the new school year (18 August). P1-3 pupils already receive free school meals and P4s will join them in becoming eligible for the provision this August*. It follows an Read more…
You or your company can make a difference to your local playpark! The playpark committee is looking for people or companies to boost their budget for the refurbishment of the playpark . Over the years Kippen Playpark has become dilapidated and there is an urgent need for it to be Read more…
Those aged 18 to 29 years old on (and including) 17 May 2021 are currently being invited to register for their coronavirus vaccine. Those eligible to register for a vaccination online should meet all the following: you are 18 to 29 years old (as of 17 May 2021) you are Read more…
A consultation on the expansion of Stirling’s secondary specialist provision for young people with additional support needs (ASN) is underway. Stirling’s Councillors approved the move at a recent meeting of the Children and Young People Committee. A report presented at the committee highlighted the long-term increase in the number of Read more…
Stirling Council’s roll out of free Chromebooks has been expanded to now include all Primary five pupils. The latest development of the local authority’s ambitious digital drive means all children and young people in P5-S6 (7,233) have taken delivery of a Chromebook, while all Primary and Secondary school teachers and Read more…
Stirling Council is leading on a new programme aiming to reduce employment barriers for a generation of young people. The Young Person’s Guarantee scheme was launched by the Scottish Government in November 2020 to protect young people from the economic impact of COVID-19. The scheme aims to give all young Read more…