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One Parent Families Scotland in Dundee’s Childcare Connector Service can help support single parents to find flexible and affordable childcare that fits around education, training, or work.

✅ Get information on financial support and funded childcare hours
✅ Connect with trusted local childcare providers
✅ Receive one-to-one advice on affordable childcare options

Whether you’re exploring funded hours, want to connect with local providers, or just need a friendly chat about your options — OPFS Dundee can help you find a childcare solution that works for you and your family.

If you are a single parent and think you could benefit from our Childcare Connector Service, get in touch at dundee@opfs.org.uk to arrange a call and discuss your needs.

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Skills Development Scotland's free confidential advice and support can help you to get into work, or to change or develop your career.

Talk to their advisers about:

What's right for you

Help with your CV, job search and applications

Learning and training options

Information on the local jobs market

Redundancy support

Getting connected to other support agencies.

Call free on 0800 917 8000, Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

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Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tayside

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Home | Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tayside

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Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Tayside are here to help parents and children in Tayside with mental health issues.

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Save by the Bell (SCIO) – quarterly information for parents

Save by the Bell is now a Registered Charity (SCIO)
We are pleased to let you know that Save by the Bell has become a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) — charity number SC054527, regulated by OSCR.

Collections update
To complete the transition from Save by the Bell (unincorporated) to Save by the Bell (SCIO), there will be a short pause in school collections over the October holidays.
Collections will resume in the week beginning Monday, 27th  October 2025.
There will be no changes to your child’s account or to the collection process.

Office closure & withdrawals
Our office will be closed during the October school holiday period. Any withdrawal requests received during this time will be processed when staff return on Monday, 20th October 2025.

Many thanks for your continued support and cooperation. Have a wonderful break, we look forward to seeing all our savers at the collection point from the week beginning 27th October 2025.

If you have any questions or need an application form, please contact Save by the Bell(SCIO) by emailing us at info.savebythebell@dundeecity.gov.uk

Many thanks,

Save by the bell Team

Save by the Bell — Charity SCIO No. SC054527

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If you a query/ question please phone or email our school office on

01382 435939

blacknessprimary@dundeeschools.scot

When emailing please included the intended recipient in the subject line.

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https://app.seesaw.me/

Please use the link above to connect with your child's class.

To access your child's homework you must login using a pupil login.

To comment on learning journey please login using a family member login.

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Head lice are tiny insects that live in hair. Nits are the empty egg cases attached to hair that head lice hatch from.

Head lice are a common problem, particularly in school children aged 4 to 11.

They're largely harmless, but can live in the hair for a long time if not treated and can be irritating and frustrating to deal with.

Signs of head lice

Head lice can be difficult to spot, even when the head is closely inspected.

They're very small whitish or grey-brown insects that range from the size of a pinhead to the size of a sesame seed.

Less reliable signs of head lice include:

small white eggs or nits (egg cases) in the hair behind the ears or at the back of the neck

an itchy scalp

a rash on the back of the neck

feeling as though something is moving in the hair

How to spot head lice

The only way to be sure someone has head lice is to find a live louse by combing their hair with a special fine-toothed comb. This is called detection combing.

You can buy detection combs from your local pharmacy, supermarket or online. Combs with flat-faced teeth spaced 0.2 to 0.3mm apart are best for removing head lice, although combs with smaller gaps can be used to remove eggs and nits (egg cases) after treatment.

Detection combing can be carried out on dry or wet hair. Dry combing takes less time, but wet combing is more accurate because washing with conditioner stops head lice from moving.

How to get rid of head lice and nits

Treatments to get rid of head lice are available to buy from pharmacies, supermarkets and online.

The main treatments are:

Everyone with head lice in your household should be treated on the same day.

If a treatment doesn't work the first time, you can:

try it again

try a different treatment

get advice from your school nurse, health visitor, pharmacist or GP

Lotions and sprays for head lice and nits

There are several different products that can be applied to the scalp and hair to kill head lice, including:

dimeticone 4% lotion or lotion spray - applied and left for 8 hours (usually overnight)

dimeticone 4% spray gel - applied and left for 15 minutes

mineral oil and dimeticone spray - applied and left for 15 minutes

isopropyl myristate and cyclomethicone solution - applied and left for 5-10 minutes

Some treatments need to be done twice - 7 days apart. This makes sure that any newly-hatched lice are killed.

Detection combing should usually be done 2 or 3 days after finishing treatment, and again another 7 days after that, to check for any live head lice.

Always check the pack or leaflet to see if a product is suitable for you, particularly if:

you're pregnant

you're breastfeeding

your child has head lice and is less than 2 years of age

Your pharmacist can recommend a suitable treatment and advise you on how to use it correctly if necessary.

When to get professional advice

Your pharmacist can advise you about treatments for head lice and nits if you're not sure which is best for you or your child.

Make sure you carefully follow the instructions that come with the treatment you choose.

Find your nearest pharmacy

You can get advice and treatment on head lice and nits directly from a pharmacy.

How head lice are spread

Head lice are spread by direct head to head contact. They climb from one person's hair to another's.

Head lice:

can't fly, jump or swim

are very unlikely to be spread by objects like hats, combs and pillows

don't have a preference for dirty, clean, short or long hair

only affect people

can't be caught from animals

Once detached from the hair, head lice will usually die within 12 to 24 hours.

Preventing head lice

It's very difficult to prevent head lice.

You may want to consider regular detection combing if you're concerned about your children or yourself. For example, on a weekly basis.

Lotions and sprays don't prevent head lice and should only be used if a live louse has been found in your or your child's hair.

Staying off work or school and washing clothing and bedding on a hot wash is unnecessary, as it's unlikely to help prevent the spread of head lice.

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Information on the signs of head lice and nits, how to spot them and what can be done to treat head lice

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Dear parents/carers,

Here is some useful information from Occupational Therapy.

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Angus and Dundee Child Health Occupational Therapy

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We aim to enable children to be as independent as possible in their day to day occupations. Occupation is our fancy word for the activities you want to do, need to do and are expected to do.