 Information Translation
Did you know that there is a wide range of information on our website for both Hosts and our Ukrainian Guests?
https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/24680/Support-for-Ukraine
Where possible we try to provide information in both English and Ukrainian, but our website also has the ability to speak/translate into other languages using the ‘Recite Me – Speak/Translate facility.
Full instructions and a user guide is available by clicking the boxes in the tool bar at the top of our pages or at: https://reciteme.com/user-guide
If there is any information you think may be useful, but is missing from our Support for Ukraine pages, please let us know at: Resettlementproject@dumgal.gov.uk
School registration
The school summer holidays are nearly over and we’re looking forward to the new year.
School registration needs to be completed by parents going directly to their catchment school and registering with the headteacher.
For school catchment areas/ Education policy and other and school contact details please follow the link:
Free school meals
Free school meals are provided for all pupils in Primary 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well as those families on qualifying benefits.
Free School Meals can lead to a large saving each year, parents of primary school children can potentially save £361 and parents of secondary pupils can potentially save £370
Free school meal information can be found by following this link:
 Free Back to School Uniform Events - August 2022
We have free Back to School Uniform Events which are taking place across all of our Region. Each of these events offer a large number of new and pre-loved school uniforms which can be collected by families and young people along with free Back to School Haircuts and lunch too.
All of the details of our events are on our attached poster with our next event being held this Friday, 12th August, from 11:00am – 3:00pm at The Ryan Leisure Centre, Fairhurst Road, Stranraer.
If you have any items that you could donate, our Donation and Collection Points poster highlights where all of our donation points are for anyone wishing to pass on their pre-loved uniforms.
In additional to our events which are being held during August, we currently have 6 permanent School Uniform Banks in all of the following locations which are open all year for the donation & collection of school uniforms:
- Reuse Recycle, Enterprise House, Fountain Way, Stranraer
- Newton Stewart Initiative Community Shop, Dashwood Square, Newton Stewart
- Dalbeattie Community Inititiave, 71 High Street, Dalbeattie
- Action for Children, Kirkfield, Greystone Avenue, Sanquhar
- Poverty & Inequalities Team Free Uniform Store, Loreburn Hall, Newall Terrace, Dumfries
- Newstart Recycle, Provost Mill, North Queensberry Street, Annan
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