Parent & Carer FAQs

If you wish to visit the school before starting in August, you can contact us and arrange a visitation time.  Due to current guidance, we are not allowed visitors to the school during the school day, but can facilitate an outdoors meeting after the school day has finished. 

Unfortunately, at the moment we are not allowed visitors in to school.  However, we would encourage you to bring your child to visit the school grounds outside of school hours.  You can visit the Primary 1 playground, have an explore and even peek into the classrooms! 

Yes, we have a very supportive Parent Council.  Each class from Nursery to P7 has a Parent Council representative and all parents/carers are always warmly invited to join. 

No, we do not offer a childminding facility at Cambusbarron PS.  Cambusbarron Out of School Club closed and families now use alternative out of school clubs where needed. 

School starts at 9am and finishes at 3pm every day. 

• 9am - Children line up outside of their class door for the bell ringing .  Teachers will collect the class from the playground and welcome them into school. 

• 10.30 - 10.45am - Snack and story time in the school classrooms. 

• 10.50 - 11.05am - playtime in the playground.  In particularly inclement weather there will be an inside play in the classroom. Our Support for Learning Assistants facilitate break time. 

• 12.25 - 12.45pm - lunchtime.  Due to current guidance, lunch is eaten inside the classroom.  School lunch options are delivered to the class.  Our Support for Learning Assistants facilitate lunch time. 

• 12.45 - 1.10pm - playtime in the playground.  Again, in particularly inclement weather there will be an inside play in the classroom.  Our Support for Learning Assistants facilitate break time. 

• 3pm - end of the school day.  Children leave from their classroom door into the playground where parents will pick them up.