Donations

To replenish SETUP stock, we will be conducting a number of donation drives throughout during the school year. This year, we have ran a ‘Sustainable September’ drive for toiletries, a Christmas Jumper drive as well as an end of term donation drive.

Donations can be made anytime via SETUP boxes at the following locations:

Larbert High School Reception

SETUP Donation Boxes at Parents’ Night

We politely request that any donations are in good condition and laundered in advance.

Access to SETUP

Pupils can access LHS SETUP at designated times during the school week. These times will be posted on Year Team Google Classroom pages. A member of year team support staff or leadership academy supervising the SETUP and can provide items directly to pupils.

Parents can complete the self-referral form to request items from the SETUP. These can then be collected at reception or given to your child to take home with them.

Alternatively, parents are welcome to come into the school to access LHS SETUP, at an agreed time. This can also be requested through the referral form below.

We also host a number of pop up shops (see video below) at our parents night so please feel free to make use of these.

Referral Form

What is it?

The SETUP is located within the school and stocks new or nearly-new items to support our commitment to eco-friendly working. Items include uniform, stationery, sanitary products and more. We understand that many of our families are now looking to live more sustainably, and that teenagers grow at a rate where their uniform is barely worn before they grow out of it! We also recognise that buying new uniform and school essentials can be financially burdensome to many families, particularly in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.

SETUP Trolleys are located on each floor in every corridor of the building. The video below highlights where you can find trolleys, and what is in them.

SETUP Boxes are a small version of the SETUP Trolley. These include items that pupils may need to help them have a successful start to the day. Boxes can be found in every faculty and Year Team base.

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Access

Pupils can access LHS SETUP at designated times during the school week. These times will be posted on Year Team Google Classroom pages. A member of staff or leadership academy supervising the SETUP and can provide items directly to pupils.

Parents can complete the self-referral form below to request items from the SETUP. These can then be collected at reception or given to your child to take home with them.

Alternatively, parents are welcome to come into the school to access LHS SETUP, at an agreed time. This can also be requested through the referral form below.

Questions?

Contact: Euan.Cassells@education.falkirk.sch.uk

Cost of the School Day

Conversations about money can feel difficult, but not having them means that families can miss out on financial help or feel unable to talk to anyone if they are struggling with school costs.

Financial worries cause stress for parents and carers. They can also affect how children and young people feel about school, making them feel unhappy and unable to fully engage.

We want every family at Larbert to know support is available to reduce the cost of the school day and to help maximise income for families. Our Cost of the School Day section of the school website is full of helpful information about financial support available and how to access support including email links to get in touch. We want to make sure every Larbert family feels part of our school community and that every young person has the same opportunity to reach their potential for excellence at Larbert.

Scottish Child Payment

Scottish Child Payment helps towards the costs of supporting your family. It's a weekly payment of £26.70 that you can get for every child you look after who's under 16 years of age. You'll get the payment every 4 weeks if your application is successful.

You may be able to get Scottish Child Payment if all of the following apply:

you live in Scotland
you or your partner are getting certain benefits or payments
you or your partner are the main person looking after a child who's under 16 years old

The main person looking after your child (if any) might want to complete the application form, or use their bank details for payment.

Scottish Child Payment - How to Apply

Free School Meal Entitlement (FME)

Falkirk Council can provide Free School Meals, and payment towards the cost of school clothing and footwear (clothing grants) to the value of £120.00 per child/per year.

To be eligible, you should normally be resident in the Falkirk Council area and your child(ren) must attend any primary, special or secondary school managed by Falkirk Council. Payments may also be made where pupils are attending schools outside the area in limited circumstances.

If you would like more information on whether or not you can apply for Free Meal Entitlement please click here.

Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)

EMA is a weekly allowance of £30 which you may be able to get if you are:

aged 16 to 19
attend a Falkirk school (or attend Home Education), or
work under an Activity Agreement

If you attend Forth Valley College, you'll need to contact them to apply.

You'll need to meet the terms of your Learning Agreement, and will usually only get EMA for a week where you have 100% attendance.

How to Apply

Support for Trips

Our school has Pupil Equity Funding available from the Scottish Government to support families with the cost of school. If you are struggling to meet the ever increasing costs of your child's uniform, trips, extra-curricular activities etc. you can request support for Funding from the school programme by emailing your child’s pupil support teacher or by emailing euan.cassells@education.falkirk.sch.uk