Services
Education and learning
This category contains information on education services for children, young people and adults, as well as our library, museum and archive services. Information in this category is available online and in electronic and paper format. If you cannot find the information you want online then please contact the Customer Service Centre on 01506 775000, email customer.service@westlothian.gov.uk
Class: Activities and support for young people
Advice and support for young people, including information about bullying, care, caring, educational visits, harassment, mentoring, organised activities, student loans and awards, volunteering and youth clubs.
Class: Adult education and community learning
Literature describing the range of adult and community education courses and facilities locally available. Information on council services relating to language and cultural support.
Class: Childcare, school and educational grants
Information on the range of grants childcare, school and educational grants available from the council, including how to apply, with details on eligibility and criteria for applications.
Class: Extra-curricular activities
Information on extra-curricular activities for young people, including council-run holiday schemes, music and instrumental tuition, sports facilities and work experience placement. Also council support for such activities including childcare and childminding.
Class: Leisure clubs, groups and societies
Council directories of community leisure clubs and groups and other information relating to such groups. Will generally include a very wide range of types of group, extending to many subject specialisms, but also including local clubs and organisations for older people, women’s groups, youth clubs and youth organisations, Rotary and Round Table.
Class: Libraries and archives
Information on all aspects of local authority archives services, including how to access archives and how to make loans, donations and bequests. Also information on local authority library services, including lending services, information services, local collections and family history; also information on school library services.
Class: Local history and heritage
Advice, information and guidance on local history and heritage, including details of archives and their arrangements for access, family history and genealogy services, details of local historic sites (including industrial heritage sites), information about local heritage and history societies, information about local archaeology, architecture, memorials and monuments, also contact details for tourist information centres.
Class: Nurseries and playgroups
Information on nurseries and playgroups, including how to apply for nursery grants and nursery school places (including eligibility and criteria for applications), term and holiday dates, policies on exclusion of pupils and vetting of staff.
Class: Parental support
Information on parental support for young people, including babysitting and childminding services, how to apply for benefits and grants (including eligibility and criteria for applications). Family centres, advice on health and well-being, home schooling, mentoring schemes, school support and support for youth offenders.
Class: Schools
Information and advice about schools, including details of council run schools, advice on services relating to additional support needs, statistics and guidance on attendance and behaviour, information on the curriculum and extra-curricular activities, advice on issues relating to exclusion of pupils, advice on how to apply for grants and benefits (including eligibility and criteria for applications), information on school management and inspection, on school music services, on how to request pupil records, on school catering services, on school health services and on school library services, guidance on availability of school places (including eligibility and criteria for applications), school rules, support for pupils, travel and trips, and advice on truancy.
Key Content - Information on Parent Councils
Class: Training and personal development
Information on council services relating to personal training and development, including careers advice services, employment advice, employment and training initiatives, equal opportunities advice, New Deal traineeships, training courses, volunteering and work experience placements. Also employment and training schemes for disabled people.
