Support for Pupils and Parents
A range of information and guidance including help with costs for school clothing, free school meals and milk, information on additional support for learning and childcare information.
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Help with school costs
West Lothian Council will provide free school meals and milk, clothing grants and Education Maintenance Allowance to all eligible children and young people. Breakfast Clubs are available at all Primary and Secondary Schools.
Attendance, Behaviour and Bullying
Children and young people benefit most from their education when they attend school regularly. Children and young people are expected to follow their School Behaviour Code. In extreme cases, children and young people may be excluded from school.
Parent Councils
Advice for Parent Councils
Employment of Children Including Performance Licences
The Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998, which effectively revoked previous byelaws, and The Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 2006 were introduced in order to implement the child employment provisions of EC Directive 94/33/EC on the protection of young people at work.
West Lothian Parent Forum
Information on West Lothian Parent Forum
West Lothian Virtual Academy
Frequently Asked Questions