Dear Parent/Carers,

As part of reviewing the school admissions and appeals process, we are trying to gather views from all of the different parties involved via the link below:

Parent/Carer Survey

The review was agreed following a report, Short-Life Member Officer Group – School Admissions/Appeal presented to the Education, Children and Families Committee on 1 October. The main purpose of the review is to consider the challenges and issues related to the placing in schools/ appeals process.

We have a very tight timescale to collect your feedback so we would ask if you could please complete the survey as soon as possible as it will close on the 15 November.

In the main this survey is for those who have experience of an out of catchment placing request but we are also interested in your general views in terms of the placing in schools and appeals process. Please skip any questions which you don’t feel are relevant to you.

Looking forward to seeing all the Halloween costumes at the party tonight 🙂

Please bring money for the Tollcross Nursery Bake Sale on Friday.

Our School newsletter will be given out on Friday 25/9/2015, please check school bags.

Remember our school is closed on Monday 21/9/2105.

The Active Schools list of activities and booking forms went out in school bags today. The information can be downloaded by clicking on the link below.

Active Schools Information

Last call of an surveys still to be returned to school. Please hand in to the school office by Friday 4/9/15.

School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh
The statutory consultation on Options to Address Primary School Capacity and Accommodation Pressures in South Edinburgh begins today 24 August 2015. The public consultation period will run until Tuesday 6 October 2015.

The options proposed in the statutory consultation have direct implications for James Gillespie’s, South Morningside, Bruntsfield and Tollcross Primary Schools. All of these primary schools align to either Boroughmuir High School or James Gillespie’s High School; however, the secondary catchment areas will not be affected by any of the options. The proposals will also have indirect implications for St Peter’s RC Primary School.

Further information including the full statutory consultation paper, background papers and an online questionnaire are available at www.edinburgh.gov.uk/southedinburghschools.

Copies of the statutory consultation paper are available for inspection at the Council Offices at Waverley Court, at Morningside, Newington and Fountainbridge Libraries and at the schools affected by the proposals.

Four public meetings will be held in respect of the proposals at the venues, dates and times listed below:

During the consultation period, any views on this proposal should be sent in writing to the address below or by e-mail to cf.propertyreview@edinburgh.gov.uk. All views, whether by letter, e-mail or using the online questionnaire should be sent by Tuesday, 6 October 2015.
Following the conclusion of the public consultation period a report on the Outcomes of the Consultation will be presented to the Council in February 2016 and the report will be made publicly available three weeks before the Council meeting.

paper are available for inspection at the Council Offices at Waverley Court, at Morningside, Newington and Fountainbridge Libraries and at the schools affected by the proposals.

Four public meetings will be held in respect of the proposals at the venues, dates and times listed below: