Wednesday 20th August 2025
Parent/Carer Update 20 August 2025
Dear Parent/ Carer
As you will be aware we sent out some early instructions to students last week for the initial opening period in the enabled 60s block and during that time we did talk about restricted access to the building. This was to keep things as straightforward as possible and ensure young people were not congregating in huge groups in the building and were taking advantage of the good weather. I apologise that this initial communication has caused concern and so am writing to communicate further on arrangements moving forward.
I wish to reassure parents and carers that at all times last week young people were allowed access to toilets, food and where necessary an indoor space e.g. a classroom. The new Bite Site area within what was known as the Green Seats was fully operational and new S1 were given priority to eat food within this area. They were also encouraged to use the supervised green belt area at the back of the school which offered the space to play and has shelter. Further, we have a large number of seats available outside the Bite Site and these are within a covered area.
We have invited young people to make arrangements with a trusted staff member to use their room as a safe space if they return to school and these rooms are recorded in terms of users so we know where students are in school. As promised when we discussed the decant, we also have a range of spaces available for vulnerable students to access at break and lunchtime.
We are now finalising support arrangements for young people during periods of poor weather. This will be completed next week and will involve the use of the large games hall and designated classrooms across floors. As in all situations in the newly enabled space, we are learning from how young people use the spaces and what needs are developing. Our one -way system is helping with the flow of young people around the building and having a controlled entry point on Bellman’s Road has improved security.
If you have any concerns about your child at school, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Whilst I appreciate social media is a common way to communicate in the community, we are not able monitor any queries or concerns being raised on those platforms and I would encourage parent / carers to come directly to the school to have any matters addressed, particularly where you have individual concerns.
Thank you for your continued support of the school as we start the transition period to an exciting new building
Yours sincerely
Craig Biddick
Head Teacher
