Transition Information
ICHS Transition 2026-27
Welcome to Inveralmond Community High School Transition 2026-27. We are looking forward to your young person joining us next session.
COMING UP!
Maths Challenge
On the 28th/29th October we are holding a Maths challenge in our hall. All schools will have the chance to take on our epic challenges and see who comes out on top!
P7 Visits
We are delighted to offer the chance to our primaries to experience some sample lessons in Inveralmond CHS during November. Further details will be shared with primaries shortly.
We have a full and exciting calendar of events for this year's transition.
We are excited to welcome parents back into Inveralmond Community High School and would like to invite you to the following Parents' Evenings: (Pupils also welcome).
Tuesday 10th November 5pm at ICHS- Riverside, Harrysmuir & Letham Primary School
Tuesday 10th November 6pm at ICHS - Peel, Toronto & Livingston Village Primary School
Further evenings planned 19th January and 22nd March, more information to follow.
Useful Information
Our House Team will be on hand during transition events to support your young person. They will also be the people you speak to in school in the first instance if any queries arise.
Mrs Steel is our transition co-ordinator this year. Please pass any queries to your primary school in the first instance but you can email Mrs Steel at lee-anne.steel@westlothian.org.uk
Upcoming Parent Seminars in ICHS
| Tuesday 24th November 2026 | Anti-bullying approaches in ICHS | Mr H Shankland, Mrs I McGinnis & Members of the Parent Council |
| Tuesday 16th February 2027 | Wellbeing and Additional Support Needs | Mrs I McGinnis, Miss W Hamilton & Members of the Parent Council |
| Tuesday 20th April 2027 | Social Media and Mobile Phones | Mr H Shankland, Ms M Dornan & Members of the Parent Council |
| Tuesday 22nd June 2027 | Parent Council Meeting - Open to P7 Parents | Senior Team |
Uniform
In Inveralmond Community High School our aim is to is to work together to achieve excellence and equity for every young person. We want all young people to aspire to the highest possible standards and to achieve their best. We believe that high standards of uniform are part of our aspirational culture. There are three key reasons why we believe this is important.
Aspiration
Our uniform policy aims to ensure that all young people are dressed in a way that conveys our high standards and aspiration. We greatly appreciate the support of parents and carers in ensuring that our young people dress in a way that befits a school environment. Ensuring all young people are dressed to a high standard contributes to the wider culture of the school in relation to aspiration, as well as being an essential life skill for the world of work. As a school we want our pupils to look as smart as any pupil from any other school, ensuring that positive impressions of our young people on the wider community are lasting.
Equity
Our uniform policy is also designed to ensure that no young person looks different from another, removing the pressure on families to buy expensive branded items. It is also designed to ensure that no individual stands out as being different; ensuring all young people can feel part of our community.
Safety
Our uniform ensures we can identify any young person within the school as an Inveralmond CHS pupil. This has a safety benefit, as anyone who should not be attending ICHS would be identifiable quickly at a glance. There is an added benefit as young people can be identified as school pupils as they travel to and from school.
Our Uniform
Our uniform policy remains unchanged; however, we have recently changed uniform provider. We are delighted to be able to offer a range of high-quality items to suit all needs. Our uniform policy has a range of options available and for this reason we ask that young people only wear items which are listed.
Buying Uniform
Uniform items can be bought directly from BE Uniforms' website where you will find a dedicated Inveralmond Uniform Shop. BE uniforms offer a discount and the time period for this has been extended for Inveralmond CHS families. BE Uniforms also have a uniform club which enables the cost of uniform to be spread throughout the year. Here is a link to the dedicated Inveralmond CHS shop: https://www.border-embroideries.co.uk/schools/inveralmond-community-high-school.html (opens new window)
All of the items in our uniform policy can also be bought in high street stores and supermarkets. Please note that not all items sold as 'uniform' will comply with our uniform policy, please refer to the policies when purchasing items. To support with this, we have a uniform graphic on our website, as well as a document which illustrates acceptable uniform items.
Please note that not all items sold as 'uniform' will comply with our uniform policy, please refer to the policies when purchasing items.
Support with Costs
We encourage anyone who is eligible for free school meals or a uniform grant to apply for these now via this link: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/mealsandclothing (opens new window)
We recognise that some families may not be eligible for the school clothing grant. This does not mean that uniform is affordable to all families who do not qualify. If, for any reason, you are finding accessing uniform difficult due to associated costs, please get in touch with your child's house leader who can apply for uniform. The school will ensure every young person can be in full uniform if there are barriers to this.
We greatly appreciate the support of all parents and carers in ensuring our young people adhere to our uniform policy, are ready to learn, and creates the positive impression we want for our young people. If you have any questions or we can support in any way, please use the 'contact us' button on the top right-hand corner of our website to get in touch.
Policies
