MFR - School Updates - North of Scotland - Thursday 15th December

Highlands & Islands

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-Sgoil Ghàidhlig Phort Rìgh Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-sgoil Shlèite Nursery - EM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Bun-Sgoil Shlèite Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Daviot Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Durness Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Durness Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Edinbane Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Edinbane Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Farr Primary (Inv): Closed (severe road conditions)

Farr Primary Nursery (Inv): Closed (severe road conditions)

Halkirk Primary: Closed (no water/heating/power)

Gairloch High School: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Gairloch Primary: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Gairloch Primary Nursery - EM: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Gairloch Primary Nursery - GM: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Golspie Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Golspie Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Halkirk Primary: Closed (no water/heating/power)

Kilmuir Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Kilmuir Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Kinlochbervie High School: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Kinlochbervie Preschool: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Kinlochbervie Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Knockbreck Primary (Dunvegan): Closed (severe road conditions)

Kyle Primary: Partially closed - no school transport (severe road conditions)

Kyleakin Primary: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Kyleakin Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 1 hour later (severe road conditions)

Loch Duich Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Lochcarron Nursery EM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Lochcarron Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Macdiarmid Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Macdiarmid Primary Nursery: Closed (severe road conditions)

Plockton High School: Closed (severe road conditions)

Plockton Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Plockton Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Portree High School: Closed (severe road conditions)

Portree Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Rogart Primary: Closed (bad weather)

Rogart Primary Nursery: Closed (bad weather)

Scourie Primary: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Scourie Primary Nursery: Partially closed - opening 2 hours later (severe road conditions)

Staffin Primary: Closed (severe road conditions)

Staffin Primary Nursery - GM: Closed (severe road conditions)

Moray

Botriphnie Primary School - School buses will not be running today. School will be open at 10 am to allow travel in daylight. Parents of bus pupils are welcome to take their own children to school and collect the at the end of the day.

Speyside High is open today. Currently the following buses are not running:

• Bus A - Carron

• Bus F - Tomintoul

• Bus G - Archiestown/Knockando

• Bus H - Glenrinnes

• Bus J - Edinvillie

Moray Council connecting transport also unlikely to run. Look out for further updates and if your bus is more than 15 minutes late then return home. School will be open at the normal time but classes will run from 0935.

Milne's High School - School buses will not be running today so school will only be open to pupils who make their own way to school. Due to the conditions in and around the school we are going for a 10am start to allow staff to safely get in. It also allows us time to try and get the roads cleared for cars.

If your child usually gets a bus to school and you want to drive them in this is fine but you will hve to colelct them after school as the buses will not be running at any time today.

Rothes Primary School will open at 10am today. This will allow everyone to travel in day light. Doors will open at 9.45am - please do not arrive at school before this time. We are waiting to hear from the taxis about access to collect pupils. We will be in touch as soon as we can. Parents of taxi pupils are welcome to bring their children to school for 10am if the taxis are unable to run. Parents will need to collect them again at the end of the day.

Mortlach Primary School will open at 10am today. This will allow everyone to travel in daylight.

No school buses will be running today. Parents are welcome to take bus pupils into school for 10am. Parents will need to collect bus pupils again at the end of the day.

Dallas Primary is closed today Thursday 15 December due to ongoing weather and road conditions.

Newmill Primary School - School buses will not run today but school will open at 10am to allow daylight travel. Parents of bus pupils are welcome to bring their children to school and collect at the end of the day.

Milne's Primary will be open to all pupils who can travel safely to school today. We will have a later start at 10am to allow some extra travel time.

Our school buses will be running as normal. Staff will be in school to greet the buses. If you are not travelling in please can you contact the school office.

Knockando Primary is open but no buses are running. Please only make the journey to drop your child at school if you feel it is safe to do so. Please be available for pick up also. Pupils deciding to stay at home can still access home learning activities.

Rothiemay Pr School will be open at the normal time for those children travelling by school buses. All other children should arrive at 10.00am.

Crossroads Primary (Keith) - Due to the poor weather conditions, the school will remain closed today

Aberdeenshire

The following schools are CLOSED today

Alford Academy

Alford Primary School

Anna Ritchie School

Arnage School

Auchnagatt School

Auchterellon School

Auchterless School

Balmedie School

Banff Academy

Barthol Chapel School

Cairney School

Chapel of Garioch School

Crudie School

Cultercullen School

Daviot School

Drumblade School

Ellon Academy

Ellon Primary School

Fintry School

Forgue School

Foveran School

Fraserburgh Academy

Fyvie School

Glass Schools

Gordon Primary School

Gordon Schools

Hatton Fintray School

The following schools have a DELAYED OPENING

Aberchirder Primary School

Aboyne Primary School

Alehousewells School

Arduthie School

Ballater School

Banchory Academy

Banchory Primary School

Banchory-Devenick School

Boddam School

Braemar School

DELAYED OPENING LIST

Buchanhaven Primary School

Burnhaven School

Clerkhill School

Cluny School

Crathes School

CrossRoads Nursery

Dunnottar School

Durris School

Echt School

Fishermoss School

Fraserburgh North School

Glenbervie School

Hill of Banchory School

DELAYED OPENING LIST

Hillside School

Kellands School

Kemnay Primary School

Kintore School

Logie Coldstone School

Mackie Academy

Meethill School

Midmill School

Mill O’Forest School

Mintlaw School

Newtonhill School

Peterhead Central School

Port Elphinstone School

Portlethen Academy

DELAYED OPENING LIST

St Fergus School

Strathburn School

Stuartfield School

Tarland School

Torphins School

Tullynessle School

Uryside School

Westfield School

Westhill Academy