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 2 May 2025
A reminder that schools will be closed on Monday 5 May 2025 for the May holiday. We hope everyone enjoys the long weekend!
You can find the full list of school holidays on our website.
Monday 5 May Holiday Free School Meal Direct Payment
Families who qualify for free school meals based on financial criteria will receive a single ‘Direct Payment’ of £2.50 for Free School Meals (one day Free Meal allowance) to cover the holiday on Monday 5 May 2025. This payment will be in bank accounts on or around Friday 2 May 2025.
You'll receive a payment if you have a child currently in:
- P1-P5 who is in receipt of school clothing grant.
- P6-S6 who is in receipt of free school meals during term time.
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Inspectors Praise Arbroath High School’s Strong Progress
Education Scotland recently returned to Arbroath High School and were impressed by the progress made since last year’s inspection.
They praised the clearer leadership, more focused improvement planning and stronger tracking of pupil progress.
Classroom learning is now more engagement and better matched to young people's needs, with them feeling more involved and motivated. There’s a growing culture of ambition across the school. While work on wellbeing is still ongoing, the overall feedback was very positive – a great reflection of everyone’s hard work. Well done to all the staff at Arbroath High School!
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 New Sensory Garden Opens at Langlands Primary School
Langlands Primary School in Forfar opened its brand-new sensory garden on Monday. This wonderful space was designed and brought to life by School and Pupil Support Assistants, Tracy Davison and Gillian Colquhoun. The garden provides a calm, accessible and inclusive environment where children can engage in a range of sensory experiences.
The children and staff would like to thank Mike from Splash Out Bathrooms for donating a water feature and Richard from Forfar Community Garden for providing a variety of plants. The project was also supported by the Tesco Stronger Starts Grant.
Photo - Cameron Smith and Flynn Toms – Langlands Primary School, Fiona Liggat (ASN Teacher), Mike Robertson (Splash Out Bathrooms), Jayne Mclean (Head Teacher) and Audrey Osborne (Service Leader) Angus Council.
Making a Splash!
Monikie and Newbigging Primary school children made waves last week becoming the first official people to make a splash with ANGUSalive’s Aqua Splash!
The Aqua Splash at Monikie opens to everyone on 3 May. Find out more about it on ANGUSalive’s website.
Well done to everyone for kicking off the Aqua Splash season in style!
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Positive Report on Joint Inspection of Services for Children at Risk of Harm in Angus
Angus Community Planning Partnership has received a very positive evaluation from the Care Inspectorate for services supporting children and young people at risk of harm.
A recent joint inspection gave a ‘Very Good’ rating for the impact of services on the lives of children and young people. This reflects the effective work of the Angus Community Planning Partnership, which includes Angus Council, NHS Tayside, Angus Integrated Joint Board, Police Scotland and a wide range of third sector organisations.
The inspection involved listening to the experiences of children, young people, parents and carers.
You can read more about the report on our website.
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