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Highland Council To Launch E-vouchers For Free School Meals

Highland Council will be providing e-vouchers to families to support access to free school meals from week commencing 30 March 2020.   This innovative and easy-to-use service will ensure over 4,000 school children will continue to receive support for school meals while schools are closed.  

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) - Advice for Highland Council tenants

As a landlord, the Council's priority is maintaining the welfare of our tenants and providing you with essential services at this difficult time.   The situation is changing daily, but this bulletin contains the most up-to-date information about where you can seek advice if you have any concerns about your wellbeing, income or other tenancy matters.  

Key Worker Hubs Set Up By Highland Council

The Council has been working at pace to set up centres for the children of key workers.  Anyone who has applied for a place at one of the key worker hubs in the Highland Council area will be contacted by the end of today (Wednesday 25th) with confirmation of the arrangements that have been put in place.  

Urgent Announcement - Council Responds To Government Lockdown - School Meals Cancelled From Tuesday 24 March

In light of the UK and Scottish Government's decision tonight to begin a three-week lockdown in order to delay the spread of the Coronavirus, the Highland Council has taken the decision to cancel the provision of school meals tomorrow Tuesday 24th March.  The current format of provision would involve staff and children gathering at school premises and this would go against national advice and directives.  

New online support service for Highland Council staff is available now

The Highland Council is offering its 9,500 staff and their family members, a new, free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) service.   The local authority has partnered up with an organisation called Spectrum.Life to provide staff with free mental wellbeing support, fitness plans, legal assistance, financial advice, and eLearning content related to a variety of wellbeing topics.  

Highland Council New Helplines to be launched tomorrow

The Highland Council is preparing to launch dedicated Freephone helplines from tomorrow.   One will focus on providing advice and support for people who want to know how they can volunteer and for anyone needing assistance and help.  

North Highland College UHI - Corona Virus Update

Updates for students, staff and visitors Update March 17: North Highland College UHI is to suspend the delivery of face to face teaching from close of business today, Tuesday 17 March at 5pm, moving to the delivery of teaching and learning online to help reduce the risk of spread of coronavirus within our communities.  Students local course leaders will be in touch to explain how this will affect students directly and to communicate how they plan to continue teaching and assessment arrangements.  

Highlands And Islands Enterprise - Latest Covid19 Guidance

We would like to reassure you that HIE is doing all it can to gather information and work with Scottish Government to ensure that the appropriate support is reaching our communities and local economy.   We hope to soon have more detail about how to access the recently announced Scottish Government grants to help communities affected by Covid19 https://www.gov.scot/news/helping-communities-affected-by-covid-19 You will have seen new headlines emerging daily at a national and UK level with proposed measures to help individuals, businesses and communities.  

Highland Council Trading Standards launches webpage on COVID-19 Scams

It has become apparent that in the wake of the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, individuals and organised groups of criminals are now operating to attack the economy and wealth.   Highland Council Trading Standards have today launched a webpage on the Highland Council website aimed at both consumers and businesses to identify the scams known to Trading Standards and our partners.  

Highland Council Chief Executive Emergency Statement On School Closures

The First Minster has just made an announcement closing schools after Friday this week.   Donna Manson, Chief Executive of The Highland Council said:"Highland Council will need time to assess the impact of this announcement on our workforce, and our communities as well as on the provision of support for our young people.