Forthview Primary pupils will return to school next week – but in classroooms scattered across Edinburgh. Dealing with the temporary closure of seventeen schools has been a logistical nightmare for council officials and it’s proved impossible to keep the Forthview kids together.
The local children will be bussed to no less than seven different educational establishments all over the city – from nearby Granton all the way out out to Wester Hailes.
The arrangements for Forthview were announced this afternoon and they are:
All P1 to P7 and nursery pupils should report to West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre on West Pilton Grove at their normal time on Tuesday 19 April, where they will be taken by bus to their alternative locations.
Parents should then collect their children from West Pilton Neighbourhood Centre at normal pick up times.
Lunches and breakfast club
There will be no breakfast club. We will provide free packed lunches for all pupils.
After School Club
North Edinburgh Childcare will contact parents directly about arrangements.
Individual Class Arrangements
P1a going to Granton Primary, Boswall Parkway
P1b Granton Primary, Boswall Parkway
P2a Canal View Primary, Hailesland Place
P2b Canal View Primary, Hailesland Place
P3a Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road
P3b Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road
P4a Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road
P4b Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road
P5 Fox Covert Primary, Clerwood Terrace
P5/6 Fox Covert Primary, Clerwood Terrace
P6 Fox Covert Primary, Clerwood Terrace
P7a Leith Primary, St Andrew’s Place
P7b Leith Primary, St Andrew’s Place
Nursery – Susan Maclennan and Sarah Jordan: Wester Hailes Education Centre, Murrayburn Drive
Nursery – Jennifer Taylor: Hope Cottage, Cowan’s Close, East Crosscauseway.
It’s not known at this stage just how long these temporary arrangements will remain in place.