This survey is to help us to understand what our involvement has felt like for you and your family and will be used to help us consider whether there are things we could do differently. This survey is asking about your experience of working with Children and Families’ social work
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We continue to live with the threat of COVID-19, highlighted by the number of new cases in the Scottish Borders in recent weeks.
As a result, our absolute priority remains the safety of the public and staff, including external groups who previously accessed Council buildings for service...More
Child Protection practice, processes and procedures are always evolving; subject to local and national developments.
You will likely be aware of some of the areas of work that are in need of being moved forward. Since March 2020 definite decisions have been made about not to progress at...More
This plan has been prepared under Section 3 of the Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005 and requires that public authorities consult on their draft Gaelic L anguage P lan to the attention of all interested parties before submitting it to Bòrd na Gàidhlig.
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What is poverty?
According to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation:
Poverty is when your resources are well below your minimum needs.
Poverty means not being able to heat your home, pay your rent, or buy the essentials for you or your children. It means waking up every day...More
We are developing an action plan for the Scottish Borders Anti-Poverty Strategy and want your help.
We want to understand what its like living in the Scottish Borders and what actions could be taken to reduce poverty.
We are also consulting on the stategy itself at Scottish Borders...More
Scottish Borders Council have been developing three different education delivery models to inform the development of a new primary school and early years centre for the town.
The thinking behind each model has been shared and discussed with schools leadership teams and parent councils. ...More
Scottish Borders Council is undergoing a series of reviews to transform its services. The current COVID - 19 pandemic has added to the need to review how we deliver services and how they are accessed.
This is your chance to influence our future customer service arrangements, online and...More
With the aims of making Peebles High Street a more appealing place to walk and cycle and the Council are keen to gauge views on:
Trial of advisory cycle lanes and removal of centre line, 6 months duration
Trial revised positioning of taxi rank (removal of ranks at The Park...More
This form should be completed for pupils wishing to start instrumental instruction
Only one pupil per form please.
The information provided within this form will be held by Scottish Borders Council for the purpose described. It will be retained for duration of your child's music...More
This form should be completed for pupils currently receiving instrumental instruction
Only one pupil per form please.
The information provided within this form will be held by Scottish Borders Council for the purpose described. It will be retained for duration of your child's music...More
The National Entitlement Card (NEC) is a national programme sponsored by the Scottish Government. It provides citizens with a single card which can have multiple uses. Within Scottish Borders, the National Entitlement Card is used for travel concessions, as a Library Card, for Young Scot...More