CRAIGIE goes to CRAIGIE: Craigroyston Primary pupils will temporarily relocate to Craigroyston Community High School
Craigroyston Primary pupils are to be relocated to Craigroyston Community High School on a phased basis, starting this week. P4 – P7 will have arrangements in place from Friday, while P1 – P3 will return on Tuesday (19 April) as Monday is the Spring Public Holiday.
The City of Edinburgh Council announced alternative arrangements for 1,300 pupils from four primary schools affected by the closures late this afternoon. This means a total of 3,300 out of 7,600 pupils now have school arrangements in place. The four primary schools are Oxgangs, St Peter’s, Craigroyston and Castleview.
Pupils from Oxgangs and St Peter’s will use the alternative arrangementsthat were in place before the Easter break and these will start from tomorrow (Wednesday 13 April), while Castleview Primary pupils will be relocated to Castlebrae High School from Tuesday 19 April. Details will be confirmed later this week.
All the arrangements for the four schools have been communicated to parents directly and are on the Council website.
Work is ongoing to identify alternative arrangements for other primary, special and S1 to S3 pupils. The Council anticipates all affected primary and special school pupils to be in alternative schools by Tuesday (19 April) next week as the Monday is a Spring Bank Holiday. This is subject to the Council getting access to the closed schools to move necessary furniture and equipment.
Further updates for S1, S2 and S3 pupils will be available later in the week.
Chief Executive Andrew Kerr said: “We have now put in place alternative arrangements for 3,300 pupils, including as a priority all senior pupils in S4, S5 and S6 sitting exams in the near future, which has been a huge logistical exercise. Work is continuing to identify alternative options for other primary, special and S1 to S3 pupils which we will communicate to parents as soon as we have further information.
“I fully recognise the significant inconvenience to parents caused by these closures and I want to thank them for their patience as we continue to work through this issue.”
A programme of structural surveys arranged by the Edinburgh Schools Partnership is continuing this week.
The Council will update parents directly, via text message, the Council website (www.edinburgh.gov.uk/
Meanwhile, the row over the school closures rumbles on. Mary Alexander, Unite deputy Scottish secretary, said: “The closure of the schools in Edinburgh is a national scandal but it could be the tip of the iceberg.
“For years trade unions have highlighted the financial burden caused by PPP/PFI and the potential for cost-cutting measures by contractors as they try to skim-off as much cream as possible from the taxpayer.”
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Is there any news on we’re pirniehall primary/nursery are going to be allocated
Hi Lynn, Sorry to report that there has been no official update on Pirniehall as yet. We’ll keep you posted as soon as we know