Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre

OUR IMPROVEMENT PLAN

As a school, we are continually working hard to raise attainment in Literacy and Numeracy. We continue to take forward our Big Maths to improve mental agility. This session, we were delighted that our application to the Scottish Government’s Innovation fund has been successful. The school has been awarded £6600 to take forward a range of initiatives to improve attainment in writing. We hope this will also provide opportunities for Parents/Carers to support the writing process both in school and at home.

reading The Loudoun Librarian is going to be doing storytelling sessions, with our P1- P3 classes over the next two terms. She will also be supporting P4-P7 with the First Minister’s reading challenge. Please continue to encourage your child to read at home. We will also have our Book Fair next term.

We continue to work towards gaining ‘Dyslexia Friendly School’ status, enhancing learning and teaching to support all pupils. We are continuing to develop our use of Digital literacies within our school, including the use of GLOW. 2 + 1 Languages – we continue to integrate French within our school from the ECC to P7. stem STEM ( Science, Technologies, Engineering & Mathematics) – P4 and P3 have been working with Martyn Hendry ( EA Stem Co-ordinator) to take forward a range of projects . P3/2 will work with him in the near future. We are continuing to develop a range of projects within our school.

MAKING THINKING VISIBLE- Staff are piloting a range of tools in their classroom to enhance children’s thinking skills and enable them to explain their thinking.

Welcome to Hurlford Primary School and Early Childhood Centre.

At Hurlford, we believe learning and teaching are at the heart of an effective establishment. At Hurlford, we seek to create a positive, learning environment developing a sense of shared purpose and community. We encourage all of our children to contribute positively to our school community and take on roles and responsibilities within our school.

We strive to spark a love of learning in our children so that they fully engage with experiences which can change and develop them. We recognise the importance of high quality teaching, taught by staff who are professional, enthusiastic, knowledgeable and skilled. As an establishment, we are committed to self evaluation and continuous improvement to ensure the highest quality education for all our children. We support our children to be leaders of their own learning and encourage their voice within our school.

We recognise the importance of positive partnership with parents, local and wider community in supporting our children and enhancing our curriculum.

Hurlford Primary school was inspected by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate in May, 11, highlighting the following: