Tynecastle CARES
Click/Tap the button below to see the supports available to our Families at THS.
Further information & the documents that you will need to apply, are linked next to each “Tap to Apply” button.
You can find this page under the newly developed Parent/Carer section of our website. This is currently under construction so please bear with us as we continue to make improvements.
On this page you will find information on the Financial Supports available to families. Click/Tap on the image to take you directly to the application form.
Find up to date information on the support and activities available for families across Edinburgh by clicking/tapping the buttons below.
If you need help finding support for you or your child, email supportingparentsandcarers@edinburgh.gov.uk #EdinSupportingFamilies
If you would like support to complete any of the Financial Support forms mentioned on this page or further advice, please contact Yvonne McGregor, Pupil Support Officer.
You can email Yvonne at yvonne.mcgregor@tynecastle.edin.sch.uk anytime, or contact Yvonne via the school office on 0131 337 3488 Monday-Thursday.
Young people aged 16-19 could get a weekly allowance of £30 per week if they are
Families on low income can get school grants to help with the cost of lunches and school clothing.
Scottish Child Payment helps towards the costs of supporting your family. It’s a weekly payment of £25 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.
Young Carer Grant is a yearly payment of £383.75 for young carers ages 16, 17 or 18 in Scotland.
Best Start Grant and Best Start Foods are payments that help towards the costs of being pregnant or looking after a child. Best Start Grant is made up of 3 one-off payments:
Young people can apply to the Young Persons’ Free Bus Travel Scheme
Young Person’s Free Bus Travel Scheme information page
Can I get this? Yes, it’s available for 5-21 year olds living in Scotland.
You never know how the British weather will go! Will it rain? Will it shine? Either way, we have plenty going on across the city this summer holidays for the whole family to enjoy.
You can find a list of free and low-cost activities to do during the summer holidays on the Family Holiday Activities webpage of the Support for Families website. The City of Edinburgh council are updating the webpage all the time, so please keep checking back in for new activities.
The school would like to draw your attention to the Zero Waste Hub at 177 Gorgie Road. The hub is run by ‘Tummies, Not Trash’. They aim to collect food from otherwise be thrown away, and redistribute it to local communities.
You can get a basket full of food from the Zero Waste Hub for around £3, and they are known to help out families in need. It is open 7 days a week from 10am to 12pm.
Find their website here.
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