PARENTS and carers of children who are due to start primary one at the beginning of the new school term in August 2021 are being encouraged to register their child online.

Monday marks the start of the annual school registration week, which runs until Friday, November 6.

The school year is anything but normal with the ongoing global health pandemic.

But education bosses said it is vitally important that families follow the normal procedures to secure a P1 place in Glasgow schools for children who turn five between March 1, 2021 and February 28, 2022.

Councillor Chris Cunningham, City Convener for Education, Skills and Early Years, said: “There’s been very little to look forward to over the last few months but ask any parent what’s a major step in their child’s development and many will answer that it’s the beginning of their school journey.

“This year the P1 enrolment can be viewed as a positive look ahead to next year when hopefully we will be in a much better place with the virus.

"We have to hope that August 2021 will see a fresh beginning for our wee ones.

“Enrolment itself has never been an easier process and can be done from the comfort of your home – like many things we have become used to during the pandemic.

“Our city prides itself in having local schools for local children but our families also have the right to apply for a placing request to any school in the city.

"However they should enrol at their catchment school in the first instance before applying for a placing request.”

The process has been successfully run online for the last four years with on average almost 6000 children registered in this way for the school of their choice.

Parents and carers will be notified by February 2021 to confirm their child’s place and schools will be in touch with families to attend open days and school visits before the end of the school term.

See www.glasgow.gov.uk/article/18007/Starting-Primary-School