Useful Links for Parents
Clothing & Footwear Grants
Parents/Carers receiving Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance (Income Based), Working Tax Credit (with a total annual income of less than £15,050*), Housing Benefit, or Council Tax Benefit will normally be entitled to monetary grants for footwear and clothing for their children. Information and application forms may be obtained from schools and at:
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17885
School meals
Our school provides a lunch service which offers a variety of meals and snacks. Special diets for children with medical requirements can be provided. Please inform the Headteacher.
Children who prefer to bring packed lunches are accommodated in the dining hall.
Children and young people of parents/carers receiving Income Support, income-based Job Seekers Allowance, Working Tax Credit (where income is less than £6,420), Child Tax Credit only (where income is less than £15,910*) and income-related Employment and Support Allowance are entitled to a free midday meal. Information and application forms for free school meals may be obtained from schools and at:
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=17885
Data Protection – use of information about children and parents/carers
We collect information about children attending school (and also about parents/carers, emergency contacts etc. provided in the annual data check) to allow us to carry out the Council’s functions as the education authority for the City of Glasgow. This may sometimes involve releasing personal information to other agencies and other parts of the Council, particularly in relation to child protection issues or criminal investigations, and it may also be used for research purposes (see the link below for more details regarding this).
Information held by the school is, in legal terms, processed by Glasgow City Council. The Council is registered as a data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998 (number Z4871657) and all personal data is treated as confidential and used only in accordance with the Data Protection Act and the Information Use and Privacy Policy approved by the City Council. For more information on how we use personal information, or to see a copy of the Information Use and Privacy Policy, see:
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18010
Comments & Complaints
In Westmuir High School we aim to have positive relationships across our school community. However, if you have a comment or complaint about any aspect of school life, please contact the Headteacher in the first instance.
Glasgow City Council complaints procedures are available :
https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16133