Stirling Council can confirm that all of its primary schools, secondary schools and Additional Support Needs provisions (including Castleview Nursery) will be closed to pupils on Tuesday 24 January, as a result of industrial action by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), the Association of Head Teachers and Deputes Scotland Read more…
Stirling Council has written to all parents and carers to update them on the impact of planned national strike action. All Stirling Council nurseries, primary schools and additional support needs settings will close from Tuesday 6 September to Thursday 8 September. Bannockburn, Stirling and Wallace High schools will also close Read more…
Ahead of Exam Results Day next Tuesday (9 Aug), Stirling Council has launched a new mental health service for local young people and is highlighting other available supports. Kooth is the latest platform to offer online mental health and emotional wellbeing support for children and young adults in Stirling. Free, 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…
Stirling Councils is currently consulting on proposed amendments to its Placing Request Policy. The consultation period will run from 18th October – 22nd December 2021. This consultation will take place through Engage Stirling. Engage Stirling is the Council’s consultation and engagement platform. All of its consultations and engagement projects are 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…
Residents may be interested in this communication that was sent out by the head teacher of Balfron High School earlier this week As you may know, there has been an announcement by the First Minister where she noted Scottish cases have risen to 60 and we have moved to the Read more…
Stirling Council has launched a consultation on the changing of school holiday dates. The Council is considering changing the existing provision of seven weeks’ holiday in the summer and one in October to six weeks in the summer and two in October. No change will be made to school schedules Read more…
To find out what financial support may be available for school footwear and clothing grants, free school and nursery meals and the Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) please refer to the information on the Stirling Council website at https://www.stirling.gov.uk/learning-education/schools/school-uniforms-free-meals-ema/