Today and tomorrow at FRESH START Ferry Road Drive
Pirniehall, St David’s, Craigroyston and Forthview Primary Schools
Craigroyston Community High School
subject to availability
Free ‘nearly new’ school uniforms at Fresh Start this morning
Tag: Forthview
Forthview Christmas Fair next Friday
FRIDAY 29th NOVEMBER: 12pm – 1.15pm
Friday is Superhero Day at Forthview
Friday 10th May – Forthview Primary School
Spartans all set for school sports day
Spartans Community Football Academy are hosting a sportsday for local primary schools on Wednesday 24th May. This is the fourth year of this annual event and primary 7s from Craigroyston, Forthview, Pirniehall, St David’s and Ferryhill primaries are all set to attend. Continue reading Spartans all set for school sports day
Mischievous Martha flies in to Forthview!
Catherine Wheels Theatre Company presented its award-winning production of Martha at Forthview Primary School yesterday as part of the Theatre in Schools Scotland tour. Martha is a very mischievous goose puppet – and the Forthview children loved her! Continue reading Mischievous Martha flies in to Forthview!
Local girls get a taste for engineering at Leonardo
Leonardo-Finmeccanica Engineers challenge outmoded stereotypes on National Women in Engineering Day
Recent research conducted by EngineeringUK confirms that a host of organisations, including universities, media outlets and search engines are still guilty of reinforcing gender stereotypes through their choice of engineering images online. Their study revealed that 85% of engineering image searches and 81% of stock engineering images featured men. Continue reading Local girls get a taste for engineering at Leonardo
PPP school closures: independent inquiry confirmed
The city council has confirmed that an independent inquiry into school closures will commence after the summer holidays. Continue reading PPP school closures: independent inquiry confirmed
Local PPP Primary Schools: info for next week
This is the latest information we have on next week’s arrangements:
CRAIGROYSTON
Nursery
Nursery children should attend the school on Tuesday 19 April.
Parents should bring morning pupils to Craigroyston High School reception at 08:45am and collect from the same place at 11:20am.
Parents should bring afternoon pupils to Craigroyston High School reception at 12:05pm and collect from the same place at 2:40pm.
| Class | Teacher | Temporary location | Phone | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | Mrs Cross, Mrs McCabe and Mrs Chatir/Miss Porteous | Cramond Primary School, Cramond Crescent, EH4 6PG | 312 6450 | Bus |
| AM | Mrs Greenhalgh and Mrs Smith | Queensferry Primary School, Burgess Road, South Queensferry, EH30 9NX | 331 1349 | Bus |
| PM | Mrs Cross, Mrs McCabe and Mrs Chatir | Cramond Primary School, Cramond Crescent, EH4 6PG | 312 6450 | Bus |
| PM | Mrs Greenhalgh and Mrs Smith | Queensferry Primary School, Burgess Road, South Queensferry, EH30 9NX | 331 1349 | Bus |
P1 – P7
We aim to have nursery pupil arrangements in place from Tuesday and further information will follow.
Tuesday 19 April
All pupils should report the main entrance at Craigroyston Community High School at 9:00am. They will again be met by Craigroyston Primary staff.
Pupils should be collected at the following times:
- P1 and P2 – 2:30pm
- P3-P7 – 3pm
All children will be provided with a free packed lunch.
FORTHVIEW
All P1 to P7 and nursery pupils should report to the 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, listed below.
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.
Arrangements
| Class | Teacher | School | Phone | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1a | Rona Bean | Granton Primary, Boswall Parkway, EH5 2DA | 552 3987 | Bus |
| P1b | Lucy Watson | Granton Primary, Boswall Parkway, EH5 2DA | 552 3987 | Bus |
| P2a | Susan Ewing and Morag Robertson | Canal View Primary, 4 Hailesland Place, EH14 2SL | 442 3894 | Bus |
| P2b | Fiona Bogie | Canal View Primary, 4 Hailesland Place, EH14 2SL | 442 3894 | Bus |
| P3a | Elaine Harvey and Sarah Jordan | Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road, EH7 5NG | 556 3873 | Bus |
| P3b | Alison Chalmers | Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road, EH7 5NG | 556 3873 | Bus |
| P4a | Stuart Harris | Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road, EH7 5NG | 556 3873 | Bus |
| P4b | Alice Jones | Leith Walk Primary, Brunswick Road, EH7 5NG | 556 3873 | Bus |
| P5 | Damien Couty | Fox Covert Primary, Clerwood Terrace, EH12 8PG | 339 3749 | Bus |
| P5/6 | Grant Chisholm | Fox Covert Primary, Clerwood Terrace, EH12 8PG | 339 2383 | Bus |
| P6 | Jude Thomas | Fox Covert Primary, Clerwood Terrace, EH12 8PG | 339 2383 | Bus |
| P7a | Niall Heron | Leith Primary, St Andrew’s Place, EH6 7EG | 554 4844 | Bus |
| P7b | Sarah Muldoon | Leith Primary, St Andrew’s Place, EH6 7EG | 554 4844 | Bus |
| Nursery | Susan Maclennan and Sarah Jordan | Wester Hailes Education Centre, 5 Murrayburn Drive, EH14 2SU | 442 2201 | Bus |
| Nursery | Jennifer Taylor | Hope Cottage, Cowan’s Close, East Crosscauseway, EH8 9HF | 667 5795 | Bus |
PIRNIEHALL
P1 to P7
All pupils meet their class teacher on the Astroturf at their normal start time (8.40am) on Tuesday 19 April.
Pupils should be collected from the Astroturf at 3pm.
For the safety of the pupils, please do not park on the streets around the school. You should enter the school by the main gates, drop the children and leave immediately by the side gate. This will help keep the children safe.
Nursery
Morning and afternoon nursery children should report to the Astroturf at their normal times on Tuesday 19 April.
Morning pupils should be collected at 11:40am from the AstroTurf.
Afternoon pupils should be collected from the AstroTurf at 3pm.
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.
Contact the school
For all absence, and to contact school staff, please call 07570585468 from Tuesday 19 April. Please do not contact host schools directly.
Arrangements
| Class | Teacher | School | Phone | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery AM | Lorna Manus | Abbeyhill / Brunstane Primary | 661 3054 / 69 4498 | Bus |
| Nursery PM | Lorna Manus | Abbeyhill / Brunstane Primary | 661 3054 / 669 4498 | Bus |
| P1A | Jennifer Mann | Abbeyhill Primary, Abbey Street, EH7 5SJ | 661 3054 | Bus |
| P1B | Claire Mitchell | Abbeyhill Primary, Abbey Street, EH7 5SJ | 661 3054 | Bus |
| P2A | Ann Maguire | Flora Stevenson Primary, Comely Bank, EH4 1BG | 332 1604 | Bus |
| P2B | Katie O’Mahony | Wardie Primary, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ | 552 3896 | Bus |
| P3A | Sophia Godard | Abbeyhill Primary, Abbey Street, EH7 5SJ | 661 3054 | Bus |
| P3B | Rose Hammett | Abbeyhill Primary, Abbey Street, EH7 5SJ | 661 3054 | Bus |
| P4A | Fiona Herbert and Anna Arnot | Davidson’s Mains Primary, Corbiehill Road, EH4 5DZ | 336 1184 | Bus |
| P4B | Chelsea Tidy | Wardie Primary, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ | 552 3896 | Bus |
| P5 | Natasha Millar | Wardie Primary, Granton Road, EH5 3NJ | 552 3896 | Bus |
| P5/6 | Fiona Herbert and Louise Cobban | Davidson’s Mains Primary, Corbiehill Road, EH4 5DZ | 336 1184 | Bus |
| P6 | James McNeil | Davidson’s Mains Primary, Corbiehill Road, EH4 5DZ | 336 1184 | Bus |
| P7A | Joyce Forsyth | Flora Stevenson Primary, Comely Bank, EH4 1BG | 332 1604 | Bus |
| P7B | Nikki Paterson | Flora Stevenson Primary, Comely Bank, EH4 1BG | 332 1604 | Bus |
ST DAVID’s
P1 to P7
All pupils meet their class teacher on the Astroturf at their normal start time on Tuesday 19 April. Pupils should be collected from the Astroturf at normal times.
For the safety of the pupils, please do not park on the streets around the school. Please enter the school by the main gates, drop the children and leave immediately by the side gate. This will help keep the children safe.
Nursery
Morning and afternoon nursery children should report to the Astroturf at their normal times on Tuesday 19 April and be collected at normal 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.
Contact the school
For all absence, and to contact school staff, please call 07342 908521 from Tuesday 19 April.
Please do not contact host schools directly.
Arrangements
| Class | Teacher | School | Phone | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1A | Mr Brendan Creaney | St Ninian’s RC Primary School, 150 Restalrig Road South, EH7 6JA | 661 3431 | Bus |
| P1B | Mrs Nicola Murphy | St Ninian’s RC Primary, 150 Restalrig Road South, EH7 6JA | 661 3431 | Bus |
| P2 | Mrs Karen Magill | St Mary’s RC Primary, 63 East London Street, EH7 4BW | 557 2455 | Bus |
| P3 | Miss Aoife Lambert | Hermitage Park Primary, 9 Hermitage Park, Edinburgh EH6 8HD | 554 2952 | Bus |
| P3/4 | Mrs Marion Ruthven/Mrs Caroline Par | St Francis’ RC Primary, 20 Moffat Way, EH16 4PY | 621 6600 | Bus |
| P4 | Mrs Aileen Hughes | St Francis’ RC Primary, 20 Moffat Way, EH16 4PY | 621 6600 | Bus |
| P5 | Miss Folan | Remain at St Paul’s Annexe, St David’s Primary | 07342 908521 | |
| P5/6 | Miss Hancock | Remain at St Paul’s Annexe, St David’s Primary | 07342 908521 | |
| P6 | Miss Fallon | Remain at St Paul’s Annexe, St David’s Primary | 07342 908521 | |
| P7 | Mrs Pam Hamilton | Hermitage Park Primary, 9 Hermitage Park, Edinburgh EH6 8HD | 554 2952 | Bus |
| Nursery AM | Mr Kenneth Innes | Viewforth Early Years Centre, 18 Viewforth Terrace, EH10 4LH | 229 6667 | Bus |
| Nursery AM | Mr Kenneth Innes | Lochrin Nursery, West Tollcross, EH3 9QN | 229 7743 | Bus |
| Nursery PM | Mr Kenneth Innes | Viewforth Early Years Centre, 18 Viewforth Terrace, EH10 4LH | 229 6667 | Bus |
| Nur PM | Mr Kenneth Innes | Lochrin Nursery, West Tollcross, EH3 9QN | 229 7743 | Bus |
Schools: the jigsaw’s almost complete
Places now found for all primary school pupils
All primary pupils affected by school closures now have alternative education plans put in place, the city council has announced. It’s been a massive challenge, but council officers have now found temporary places for almost six thousand city schoolchildren displaced after structural faults were found in seventeen PPP1 schools.
The jigsaw was completed late yesterday afternoon when pupils from the final five primary schools affected – Forthview, Pirniehall, St David’s, Broomhouse and St Josephs – were found alternative education provision.
The children will be relocated to alternative venues across the city from Tuesday next week, and it’s almost a case of ‘any port in a storm’. Some local children have been found accommodation in nearby schools including Granton and Wardie, but for other classes it’s going to mean long daily bus trips at rush hour to places including Wester Hailes, Abbeyhill and Craigmillar
The arrangements are far from ideal: the travel and strange new surroundings can be disruptive and upsetting for children and their families, but for now they know where they are going – at least in the short term. There is no indication yet just how long their own school buildings will remain closed.
Work is ongoing to identify alternative arrangements for some remaining S1 to S3 pupils.
It’s been a dreadful week of uncertainty for families, but in the past four days the Council has now put in place alternative arrangements for 5,900 pupils, which is quite an achievement. Parents have been directly notified of the new arrangements and details are available on the Council website.
Council Leader Andrew Burns said: “I’m delighted we have now been able to put in place arrangements for our primary, special school and majority of secondary pupils. Work is continuing to accommodate our S1, S2 and S3 pupils.
“The integration of pupils sharing schools has been going well and all our host staff and children have been welcoming the additional pupils and their teachers. I again want to pay credit to the Chief Executive and his team for their work on what has been a huge logistical challenge for the Council.
“On Wednesday evening the Council received early indications that suggest evidence of faults across all 17 affected schools to a varying extent. At the moment it is too early to say what the impact will be as full survey results from Edinburgh Schools Partnership have not been yet been received. Some faults may be easy to fix and may not present a major problem while others could be longer term.
“We will provide parents with further information on the impact of individual school surveys once the full reports are received and assessed.
“What is certain is that we won’t take risks with the safety of our schools children and schools won’t reopen until Edinburgh Schools Partnership can assure us of their safety. As part of the contract, Edinburgh Schools Partnership own, maintain and assure the safety of the affected buildings.
“We will publish further information on individual school surveys when these are formally received and of course provide an update to parents on their individual schools and the remediation works required.”
The programme of structural surveys arranged by the Edinburgh Schools Partnership is ongoing.
The Council will update parents directly, via text message, the Council website (www.edinburgh.gov.uk/schoolclosures and via the Council Twitter @Edinburgh_CC as soon as information becomes available.
Forthview: going forth across the city
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. Continue reading Forthview: going forth across the city