{"id":22,"date":"2016-04-05T12:20:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T12:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/?page_id=22"},"modified":"2025-08-31T16:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:27:07","slug":"our-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"USEFUL INFORMATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">SCHOOL VALUES<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/our-community\/values\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,959\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748280203&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"values\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values-300x240.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values-1024x818.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10639\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values-1024x818.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150902\/values-768x614.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Our School Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Chan eil thu tuilleach&#8217;s sean airson ionnsachadh fhathast<\/em>.&#8221;\u00a0 Learn as long as you live.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>By providing a nurturing and safe environment we strive to promote excellence and allow our children to become:\u00a0 <strong>Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><span style=\"color: #339966;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">CURRICULUM MAP<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10638\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/our-community\/c-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1037,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 14 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1748280372&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"c map\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map-259x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map-885x1024.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10638\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1037\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map-885x1024.jpg 885w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31150850\/c-map-768x889.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">SCHOOL UNIFORM<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143546\/IMG_1266.heic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10190\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143546\/IMG_1266.heic\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/our-community\/img_1266\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-rotated.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"900,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone SE (2nd generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1725549234&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1266\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-225x300.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-768x1024.jpeg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10192\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-rotated.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2024\/09\/05143847\/IMG_1266-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/>The uniform colours are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>Skirt; trousers; Grey or black<\/p>\n<p>Sweater\/cardigan \u2013 Grey<\/p>\n<p>Shirt \/ blouse \u2013 white<\/p>\n<p>Tie- Maroon and silver school tie- purchase from school velcro tie \u00a39 traditional tie \u00a36 (September 24).<\/p>\n<p>Black jogging pants\/leggings may be worn as an alternative.<\/p>\n<p>In the interests of safety would parents encourage sensible footwear e.g. No high heels, no backless shoes, etc.\u00a0 Black shoes preferred.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">It would be most helpful if every item of clothing including footwear could be labelled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large\">ATTENDANCE\/ ABSENCE<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">We have Electronic Registration at Port Ellen Primary. Registration is completed in the morning and again just after lunch break. If your child is absent you must inform the school by either letter or telephone of the reason for that absence. This should be done during the period of the absence or immediately your child returns to school. The absence can then be reconciled as an official absence. Your support in this good practice is greatly appreciated. Absence should be reported by 09.30am on the first day of absence and then you should supply your child with a written explanation on their return to school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"color: #339966;font-size: x-large\"><span style=\"color: #993300\">SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>\u201c <em>Improvement planning builds on self knowledge by involving us in understanding and valuing the best of that which already exists, deciding how good we can really be and identifying the best way forward.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: medium\">How Good Is Our School Part 4 \u2013 The Journey to Excellence<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #339966\"><strong><a style=\"color: #339966\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/31151414\/Port-Ellen-SIP-2025-2026-with-PEF-1.pdf\">Port Ellen SIP 2025-2026 with PEF<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #009999;font-size: medium\">To read our school improvement plan in full click on the file above<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2023\/02\/21170359\/SIP-23-2.png\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">ARGYLL AND BUTE IMPROVEMENT PRIORITIES<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2023\/02\/21170359\/SIP-23-2.png\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9762\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/our-community\/screenshot-2023-11-01-at-19-35-26\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2023\/11\/01194752\/Screenshot-2023-11-01-at-19.35.26.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,850\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2023-11-01 at 19.35.26\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2023\/11\/01194752\/Screenshot-2023-11-01-at-19.35.26-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/07105533\/Port-Ellen-ELC-Care-commission-inspection-report-June-25.pdf\">Port Ellen ELC Care commission inspection report June 25<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;color: #008080\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2023\/02\/21165741\/Port-Ellen-Improvement-summary-of-summary-2223.docx\">Port Ellen Improvement summary of summary 2223<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2022\/06\/11191416\/Head-Teacher-Report-2022-PE.pdf\">Head Teacher Report 2022 PE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is a document about school enrolment and transition<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2019\/02\/PC1-1a-Sending-your-Child-to-School-PR-Form-v0.3.docx\">PC1-1(a) Sending your Child to School PR Form v0.3<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2016\/04\/School-Brochure-PEPS.doc\">School Brochure PEPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/argyll-and-bute-annual-education-plan\">Argyll and Bute council&#8217;s Strategic Education Plan (2022-24)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #009999;font-size: medium\">HOLIDAY DATES<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/parents\/holiday-dates\/\">LINK<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>POLICY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2019\/01\/Teaching-Policy-update.docx\">Teaching Policy update<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>PRIVACY NOTICES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2025\/08\/21121023\/Privacy-Notice-Guidance-Education-general-v0.99.pdf\">Privacy Notice Guidance Education general v0.99<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2022\/11\/17100204\/Privacy-Notice-Seesaw-UK-PEPS.docx\">Privacy-Notice-Seesaw-UK-PEPS<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/public\/peps\/uploads\/sites\/1008\/2022\/11\/17100218\/Privacy-Notice-Nessy-v0.1-peps.docx\">Privacy Notice Nessy v0.1 peps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SCHOOL VALUES Our School Vision &#8220;Chan eil thu tuilleach&#8217;s sean airson ionnsachadh fhathast.&#8221;\u00a0 Learn as long as you live. \u00a0By providing a nurturing and safe environment we strive to promote excellence and allow our children to become:\u00a0 Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Responsible Citizens and Effective Contributors. CURRICULUM MAP SCHOOL UNIFORM The uniform colours are as &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/our-community\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;USEFUL INFORMATION&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":3859,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-22","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10641,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22\/revisions\/10641"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ab\/peps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}