HELP AVAILABLE

I cannot stress enough to parents how important it is in these difficult financial times that they maximise the potential for support that might be available for their sons or daughters to attend St Peter’s. You are all aware of the decision of the Local Authority concerning school transport from September 2012, but I want to stress that not only with transport but for other reasons related to the future funding of the school, claiming your entitlement will not only be beneficial to you but will assist us in providing the best possible education for your son or daughter.

• If you might be entitled to free school meals support and are not at present claiming, please contact the Education Department at Shire Hall, Gloucester, for information as to how you can be assessed.

• NB. If, at present, you are receiving a certain level of family tax benefit you may be entitled to free school transport beyond the present regulations. If you are in receipt of such benefit and live between 2 and 15 miles from the school, contact Mrs Ryder, our bus coordinator, on 01452 509208 and ask her for details as to how you can apply and also ascertain whether you qualify. I emphasise that this is a change from the normal limits which is between 3 and 10 miles from the school. The new agreement measures actual distance to school; in the past the key measure was distance to Gloucester cross. My apologies, as I have not highlighted to parents in the past this vital piece of information.