Friday 22 August 2025

Key Dates

• S6 Dalguise trip Friday 5th September

• Prize Giving - Wednesday 10th September 6.30pm

• S1 Parents Evening Tuesday 16th September 5pm - 7pm

• P7 Parents Visit Wednesday 1st October 

Remember you can find all events on our school calendar, and you can add the calendar to your own too. 

Should you be signed up for free school meals? 

Some families may be eligible to register their child for Free School Meals, but we know that a number of young people/families are not signed up at Musselburgh Grammar School because their child doesn’t make use of the meals in school. As we are at the beginning of a new school year, I wanted to take this opportunity to outline the full lists of supports that come to those registered for Free School Meals, whether or not a lunch is taken:

· A free clothing grant each year of £160 per child at secondary school and £130 per child at primary school. This could be a huge support for families.

· Discounted and free access to Active Schools activities throughout the year, including holiday activities.

· Access to any of East Lothian’s leisure facilities at a discounted rate with an Access to Leisure card (gives entry to gyms, swimming pools, golf, creches, fitness classes and children’s sport programmes)

· Reduced school trip costs (up to 50% discount) on all school trips at MGS. Now that we have started running our trips abroad and other trips (including Italy in June 25, Alton Towers May 25, S3 residential in May 2026) we know that subsidised trip costs are a huge support for families and allows some young people to attend these trips that possibly wouldn’t be able to attend without this support.

· A Free School Meal entitlement can be used at break or lunch time to receive a range of hot and cold food, drinks and snacks from the school canteen.

· Senior pupils applying through UCAS for further education will have the UCAS fee waived

· Depending on uptake of Free School Meals, schools may be entitled to additional funding. This funding would be used to support our young people in school and you would be supporting us by signing up.

If you would like to find out more about whether your family are eligible for Free School Meals and the wider support that comes along with this, you can do so at the following link.

 https://www.eastlothian.gov.uk/info/210557/schools_and_learning/11899/free_school_meals_and_clothing_grants 

or you can email freeschoolmeals@eastlothian.gov.uk

If you would like any support or advice with accessing any of the supports set out above, please do get in touch with admin@musselburghgrammar.elcschool.org.uk, where we can direct you to the appropriate person to support you.

Remember for those of you who are not eligible for this support, we have the newly established Honest Thread Clothing bank here at MGS. Below is the link if you would like to put in a referral. 

https://forms.gle/8NGk3eGnr5M9bMd56

Lost Property

A pair of blue trainers, a black pencil case and two Pandora charms have been handed in lost property.  If you think any of these items belong to you or your young person, please contact Ms. Harvey in the medical room.