Closures in severe weather
Last updated | 02/12/2008
Education & Children's Services is required to ensure that each school is open to pupils for a period of 190 days in any school year, except where prevented by circumstances outwith their control, such as severe weather conditions.
The decision to close the school due to severe weather rests with the Headteacher (or nominated deputy), taking into account information of the individual local circumstances. All schools have a system to deal with emergency closures and have an emergency closure plan.
Current closures
(updated regularly during periods of severe weather)
Schools closure details are also available from the following information sources which are updated every 20 minutes:
Used in all instances
| - Radio Tay |
AM 1584 |
FM 96.4 |
Perth Only |
|
AM 1161 |
FM 102.8 |
Everywhere else |
Only used for widespread weather conditions
| - Radio Forth |
AM 1548 |
FM 97.3 |
| - Radio Heartland FM |
|
FM 97.5 |
| - Radio Central |
|
FM 103.1 |
| - Radio Kingdom |
|
FM 95.2, 96.1, 96.6, 105.4, 106.3 |
Only used for widespread severe weather conditions
- Tay Connect (Telephone Information Service)
Parents/carers should dial 08700 500 232 then option 4
This will be updated every 20 minutes and calls are charged at the local rate.
- Perth & Kinross Council Information Line
Parents/carers should dial 0845 3011100.
Calls are charged at the local rate.
