Children residing more than 3 miles from the school and children under 8 years of age living more than 2 miles from the school, are provided with transport to and from the school.

Normally for pupils attending Brora Primary School via a Placing Request, transportation to and from school is a parental responsibility.

Parents of children with Additional Support Needs, including those who have Co-ordinated Support Plans, can make Placing Requests to any school in Scotland including schools outside of the local authority they live in. All appeals about placing requests to special schools will be referred to an Additional Support Needs Tribunal.

Please note that transport is not a school responsibility and any queries should be addressed to the Transport Development Officer, Highland Council, Glenurquhart Rd, Inverness, IV3 5NX.

Highland Council list of closed schools (updated daily between 7am & 6pm)

The Head Teacher does her best to make any decision as quickly as possible.  This information is then posted onto our school app and school face book page.  

Telephone Information Service

Schools now have a dial-in service if there is a risk of closure due to adverse weather. This allows parents to listen to a recorded message from the Head Teacher.

When severe weather warnings are received your school will endeavour to keep the system updated. It is an enhancement to the present service and does not replace existing methods of giving out information, such as radio broadcasts, described in the schools Adverse Weather Guidelines.

There are other features of this service which may be available for your school. These are described below. (Note that this is a 0870 service and charges are slightly higher than normal and are usually not included in free packages or minutes. However there is no queuing and an adverse weather call should last less than 1 minute.)

How to use the service:

• Dial Highland Council's access number - 0870 054 6222

• Now enter your own school's pin number 04 1600. (You have two attempts to enter the pin number and you will be disconnected after a second failed attempt. If this happens, check the number and redial. If you still have a problem check with your school)

• You will now hear the school's name. Ensure that this is correct before going on

• You will now be taken to the Main Menu where you will be given 4 options.

PRESS:

1. to hear your school's message about the adverse weather for example whether or not the school is to close or if transport arrangements have been affected

2. to send the school a non-urgent message e.g. that you cannot attend a Parent Council meeting. Do not leave an urgent message as the school cannot guarantee to pick up the message soon enough for action. For urgent messages, speak to someone directly. This service may not be available initially - your school will inform you on this

3. to hear general information messages. The school may use this as an additional way of informing parents about school events. Parents may hear up to ten messages with the most recent played first

4. to enter the pin number for another school within the authority. Parents may have children who attend different schools. This option allows you to move from one school's messaging service to another without having to dial in again.