From this term, every child at a local council school can get free school lunches during term-time in Primary 1 to 5. This applies to all children in these years – your family’s financial circumstances do not matter.
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Return to School – 5th January – Letter from Mrs Gillanders
Dear parent / carers,
Please see links for letters that have been sent to all parent / carers via email today.
All arrangements for pupils in The Cove remain the same as before the Christmas Break.
Kind regards
Happy Holidays
Dunbar Primary School would like to wish all our children, parents and carers a very happy holiday and we hope you have a fantastic time whatever you may be doing.
We are mindful that the situation with the new COVID-19 variant is changing day by day but it is planned that the school will reopen on Wednesday 5th January 2022.
If your child / young person tests positive for Covid-19 during the holiday period please email the details to:
covidinschools@eastlothian.gov.uk
If you have no access to email then call East Lothian Council on 01875 613921.
All the best!
School Session Dates 2022 – 2025
Please see below the approved School Session dates for 2022-2023, 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. These dates were approved by East Lothian Council’s Education Committee on 23 November 2021.
Opening dates for our Nursery will follow.
The attachments below can be downloaded as a calendar or as a table.
2022-2023 Dates
| TERM 1 | Staff In-service Day 1
Staff In-service Day 2 |
Monday 15th August
Tuesday 16th August |
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| Pupils Resume | Wednesday 17th August | ||
| Autumn Holiday (schools closed) | Friday 16th September | ||
| Autumn Holiday (schools closed | Monday 19th September | ||
| All Return | Tuesday 20th September | ||
| All Break | Friday 14th October | ||
| Staff In-service Day 3 | Monday 25th October | ||
| Pupils Resume | Tuesday 25th October | ||
| Term Ends | Tuesday 20th December | ||
| Term 1 = 82 pupil days
Term 1 = 85 staff days |
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| TERM 2 | All Resume | Wednesday 4th January | |
| All Break | Friday 10th February | ||
| Staff In-service Day 4 | Monday 20th February | ||
| Pupils Resume | Tuesday 21st February | ||
| All Break | Friday 31st March | ||
| Good Friday – 7 April 2023
Easter Monday – 10 April 2023 Term 2 = 57 pupil days Term 2 = 58 staff days |
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| TERM 3 | All Resume (Staff and Pupils) | Monday 17th April | |
| May Day (Schools closed) | Monday 1st May | ||
| All Resume | Tuesday 2nd May | ||
| Staff In-Service Day 5
(pupil holiday) |
Monday 22nd May | ||
| Pupils Resume | Tuesday 23rd May | ||
| Term Ends
Terms 3 = 51 pupil days Terms 3 = 52 staff days |
Wednesday 28th June | ||
Calendars of school session dates
Tables of school session dates
Come and work with us!
We are looking to recruit a Modern Apprentice to join our office team.
The post is open to those who are aged 16 – 19 and reside in East Lothian. (For those who are disabled or care-experienced, this is extended up to and including age 29).
This is a full-time post working during term-time and leading to a SVQ Level3 qualification in Business Administration.
Full details and how to apply can be found below:
The post closes on Sunday 28th November. If you are interested in applying and would like an informal chat please call Andrew McCulloch, Business Support Officer on 01368 860997 / 893773