Parental support
Information on school term dates, welfare, bad weather protocol and more
Please read the Parent Information Booklet. Copies of these documents can be obtained at any school maintained be the authority and reference copies are available at public libaries.
Copies will be distributed without charge to parents of pupils commencing at primary school for the first time or who are transferring from primary school to secondary schoool.
Note: The apendix (pages 16 - 31) on this document could be inaccessable beacause of the bilingual nature of the document. If you have any trouble reading the apendix, please contact the education department (information above)
In addition, handbooks are published giving information about the status, organisation and curriculum of each individual school.
These documents will be distributed to parents of children who are commencing at school for the first time or who are transferring from primary to secondary school. Any other parent may, on request, obtain a copy from the appropriate school.
Although the information in this document is correct at the time of publication, there may be changes in the education service affecting the Authority’s arrangements in the year in question or subsequent years.
Bad weather protocol
The headteacher decides, in consultation with the Chair of Governors, if a school is to close due to the bad weather.
Charging for educational activities
Circular 4/89 from the Welsh Office sets guidelines for Education Authorities and School Governing Bodies on theimplementation of the provision which came into force on 1st April 1989, and made it necessary for them to declare their policy on charging.
Use of pupils personal information
What the school, Local Education Authority and Government does with information it holds on pupils.
