Consultation on three-night weekend for Papdale Halls residents and potential effect on ferry and school timetables

Consultation closes: 1 July 2014
The period of consultation is from Tuesday 3 June until Tuesday 1 July 2014
Isles parents and parent councils have asked the Council to consider the feasibility of enabling isles pupils to spend three nights at home each weekend. At present, most Outer North Isles pupils travel home on Fridays and back to Kirkwall on Sundays. The request is that the inward journey should take place on Monday mornings.

This consultation seeks the views of all those potentially affected, or their representatives. This includes: all current KGS pupils and their parents; pupils not yet at KGS (P4 – S4) and their parents; all staff at KGS and Papdale Halls; all community councils and parent councils in areas whose pupils attend KGS, the wider community across Orkney who have an interest in ferry transport to the isles.

The consultation will also help in the assessment of the likely impact of making the required changes to either or both the ferry timetable and school day start/finish time.
For more details, read the Consultation Background available from the Related Downloads section on Orkney Islands Council website.

The outcome of this consultation, along with any associated recommendations on how to progress the three-night weekend, will be reported to a meeting of Education, Leisure and Housing Committee in September 2014.

Date for your diaries

The next General Meeting of Westray Parent Council will take place during the Autumn Term on Tuesday 16 September 2014 at 7.30pm in Westray Junior High School.