Severe Weather arrangements 

In the event of severe weather conditions, Head Teachers are guided by the Education Department’s Standard Circular 10b.  Following an assessment of the situation, in consultation with relevant staff in the Education Department, a decision will be made on whether or not to close the school.  If an emergency closure of the school is to be carried out, the following procedures will take place:

• We will contact the transport providers to ensure that the school buses will be available.  If they are not, then pupils will require to wait in school to be collected by parents.

• We will put information on the school’s Twitter account about the arrangements for the closure.  There will also be up to date information on East Renfrewshire Council’s Twitter page (@EastRenCouncil).  It is really important that, in the event of any severe weather, parents and carers make every effort to regularly monitor ERC’s and the school’s Twitter and websites. Twitter will be regularly updated with any important information.

• We will also text parents and carers with information on the school closure and refer you to the school and council’s websites and Twitter.

• At this point we will arrange for transport to take the children who normally use this service, to their drop off points.

• Parents who arrive at school will be greeted at the CCC entrance by a member of staff who will then arrange for their child/children to join them to be taken home.

• In very extreme circumstances, some pupils may not be able to get home and may have to remain in school beyond the school day.  This situation will be discussed with parents and, with support of senior school staff and the Education Department, pupils will be accommodated in school until arrangements are put in place for their safe transport home.