{"id":212,"date":"2015-05-14T20:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T20:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-08-22T17:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T16:48:21","slug":"message-from-the-headteacher-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/message-from-the-headteacher-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Head Teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/home\/deerpark_ps_school-badge-e1588763945269\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/public\/deerparkprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3106\/2023\/10\/22195849\/DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269.png\" data-orig-size=\"589,714\" 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=\"DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/public\/deerparkprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3106\/2023\/10\/22195849\/DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269-247x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/public\/deerparkprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3106\/2023\/10\/22195849\/DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10353 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/public\/deerparkprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3106\/2023\/10\/22195849\/DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269-247x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/public\/deerparkprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3106\/2023\/10\/22195849\/DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269-247x300.png 247w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/public\/deerparkprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/3106\/2023\/10\/22195849\/DEERPARK_PS_school-badge-e1588763945269.png 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 119px) 100vw, 119px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\"><b data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">A very warm welcome to Deerpark Primary School<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">It is my pleasure to welcome you to Deerpark Primary School and to our school website. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We hope this space provides up-to-date information, celebrates achievements, and serves as a hub of support for our families and wider community.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">At Deerpark, we want every child to thrive. We are proud of our strong sense of community and our commitment to providing the very best learning opportunities for all of our pupils. <\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">As a school serving a diverse community, we are determined to break down barriers to learning and ensure equity is at the heart of everything we do.<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"x_Signature\" class=\"x_elementToProof\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\">Children\u2019s health and wellbeing sit at the centre of school life. We know that happy, confident learners are successful learners. That\u2019s why our staff work hard to create a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where every child feels valued, respected and supported to achieve their very best.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><\/div>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We are also ambitious for every learner. Our school improvement plan places a strong focus on raising attainment in Literacy and Numeracy, improving attendance and engagement, and developing the essential skills children need for learning, life and work.<\/span><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"> Alongside this, we actively promote creativity, confidence, and curiosity, qualities that will equip our children for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Partnerships are vital to our success. We work closely with parents, carers, and the wider community because we know that, by working together, we can achieve the best outcomes for all.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">I am extremely proud to be Acting Headteacher of Deerpark Primary.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: center\">We warmly welcome you to join us on this journey.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: right\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">David Patterson<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" style=\"text-align: right\">Acting Headteacher<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A very warm welcome to Deerpark Primary School It is my pleasure to welcome you to Deerpark Primary School and to our school website. We hope this space provides up-to-date information, celebrates achievements, and serves as a hub of support for our families and wider community. At Deerpark, we want every child to thrive. We &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/message-from-the-headteacher-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Message from the Head Teacher<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2900,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-212","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1397,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/212\/revisions\/1397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/cl\/deerparkprimaryschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}