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Following a recent visit to Burnbrae Primary School,  Education Scotland’s Inspection Team published a letter on 8 February 2022.

The letter is available on the Education Scotland website www.education.gov.scot and recognises the positive steps being taken to address recommendations from the previous inspection and acknowledges the impact of the pandemic on our improvement journey.

The staff team at Burnbrae have worked hard to support children and families throughout the pandemic. They are committed to ensuring the children in our school continue to develop skills for learning, life and work, enabling them to achieve through effective and inclusive learning and teaching.

Colin Beattie MSP, Midlothian North & Musselburgh said:

“I was pleased to hear that the learning experiences of children across the school have improved since the original inspection was carried out and that strong supportive relationships are being formed.”

Letter to Burnbrae Primary School from Colin Beattie

FAO P6 and P7 primary parents and carers

Do you have a child or young person in P6 or P7 (10 years and over) and you’re worried about their mental health?

Our partner agency, MYPAS (Midlothian Young People’s Advice Service) offers counselling for young people aged 10-18 years, regardless of whether they are at school, education or training.

You can contact the head teacher to get a referral.

The child or young person can only be referred with their consent.

·       Find out more

https://www.parentclub.scot/site-map

Parent Club offers up-to-date guidance from the Scottish Government on your child’s health and education. It’s full of hints and tips from other parents and carers who’ve been there before. It also has advice to help you look after your own wellbeing and to point you in the direction of the support available.

Parent Club have hundreds of articles across dozens of topics, from help getting their vaccinations to help getting them to eat their tea. Most articles are sorted by age, so no matter how old your children are, you’ll easily find the information relevant to them. There are also plenty of articles for soon-to-be mums and dads to help you prepare for the adventures ahead. Plus all the information on the Baby Box.

All families are different and have their own challenges, but every parent wants their kids to grow up healthy and happy. Parent Club are here to help you every step of the way.

A warm welcome to new families joining us at Burnbrae from August. Links below will take you to the relevant information for your child.

To access our school handbook, please visit –
http://burnbrae.mgfl.net/our-handbook/

For children joining CN provision based at Burnbrae Early please visit  – http://burnbrae.mgfl.net/cn-provision-at-burnbrae-early/

For children joining SCN provision based at Burnbrae Primary please visit –
http://burnbrae.mgfl.net/scn-provision-at-burnbrae-primary/

For children joining P1 please visit –
http://burnbrae.mgfl.net/elc-p1-transition/

Please find attached a letter from Executive Director Fiona Robertson with information relating to this new term.
She has also attached a warn and inform letter which gives clear advice on what families need to do if their child tests positive or if their child is identified as having been in prolonged contact with someone who has tested positive for covid-19.

Parent_Carer_August 16 2021 – Fiona Robertson

Template Warn and Inform letter from the Director of Public Health

Burnbrae Primary School uniform can be purchased from Border Embroideries via the online store – https://www.border-embroideries.co.uk/

A new retail store is now open in Edinburgh.

Located at 187A Dundee Street (opposite Victor Paris), the new store will stock the Burnbrae Primary Uniform as well as a range of plain uniform including shirts, blouses, poloshirts, trousers, skirts, sports kit and much more.

Dear Parents/ Carers

Please see link below to a statement that has gone onto the Midlothian website regarding the decision by the DFM not to close schools early at the Christmas Break.

PARKING UPDATE AT BURNBRAE PS

We kindly request you do not use the staff car park during the hours of 8:15am – 4:00pm. If you are parking in one of the two disabled bays please ensure your blue badge is on display.

We would also ask families not to park on the road directly outside the school as this can block the pedestrian crossing and causes issues for coach drivers.

“The school run”

Here are some simple rules for when driving your child to school:

• Leave early enough to park where it won’t create a problem for other children.
• Drop your child off where they can safely walk a short distance to school. Some schools have designated pupil drop-off zones. Never leave your car in a drop-off zone.
• Only park in disabled parking spaces if either you or your child has a blue badge.
• Never park on school zig-zags. It blocks visibility for children and school crossing guides, and for other motorists seeing the children crossing.
• Never park on footpaths. It can force pedestrians onto the road. The Scottish Government is in the process of making it an offence to park on a footpath.
• Never park across a resident’s access/driveway.
• Never park across “dropped kerb” crossing points at junctions. It causes difficulty for prams and wheelchairs.
• Never park on yellow lines. They have been painted wherever parking can cause problems for other road users.

If you break any of these rules you are putting other children attending the school at risk. How would you feel if your child was at risk?