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School Handbook 2026

December 8, 2025Leabhran na Sgoile / School HandbookAM Beaton

Please see attached for the latest school handbook produced in December 2025.

Uig School Handbook 2026

Plana Leasachaidh na Sgoile 25-26 / School Improvement Plan 25-26

October 3, 2025Plana Leasachaidh na Sgoile / School Improvement PlanAM Beaton

Please find our full Standards and Quality Report for Session 24-25 and School Improvement Plan for Session 25-26 on the following link: Uig SQIP 25-26

We have created a visual to help summarise our School Improvement Plan for Session 25-26. This can be found below:

Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile – Rights Respecting Schools

June 6, 2025Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools GroupAM Beaton

We are delighted to announce that we recently were accredited as a Silver: Rights Aware School through the UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools scheme.

As part of the accreditation process, we submitted evidence for the team to review and then hosted a visit which involved speaking with parents, pupils, staff and senior management to find out more about what we have been doing to ensure Sgoil Ùige has children’s rights at the forefront of all we do. We received very positive feedback, with particular reference made to the strength of Pupil Voice and Leadership opportunities.

The full report can be read here Uig Primary RRSA Silver accreditation report April 2025 MCF

Term 4 Dates for the Diary

April 24, 2025Mìosachan / CalendarAM Beaton

Term Four –Dates for the Diary

Date	Event
14^th Apr 25	School Opens for all Chief Officer Visit
16^th Apr 25	Swimming Lessons begin for all P5-7 pupils
17^th Apr 25	RRS Silver Accreditation Visit
17^th Apr 25	Easter Assembly – Rev Hugh Stewart
18^th & 21^st Apr 25	Mid-term holiday – Easter Weekend
22^nd Apr 25	Cuach na Cloinne – All Weather Pitch, Stornoway – All P5-7s attending, GM5-7s all playing.
24^th Apr 25	Bikeability Level 2 Training – P6 pupils – Stornoway
25^th Apr 25	13.30 – Autism Eilean Siar Sponsored Bog Slog (whole school attending, parents welcome)
29^th Apr 25	School Photographs
30^th Apr 25	Childsmile Visit
2^nd May 25	10-12.30 Tchoukball Festival – Ionad Spòrs Leòdhais – P6/7s attending
5^th May 25	Mid-term holiday
7^th May 25	Pre-school vision testing
8^th May 25	10.30-12.30 – P7s Active Schools Transition Event with Sgoil a Bhac – Coll Centre 12.30-13.30 – Fun 4s – All Weather Pitch, Stornoway – GM1-2
9^th May 25	Scottish Parliament Education Visit for P5-7 pupils
12^th – 14^th May 25	P7 Residential Trip – Alltnacriche
16^th May 25	Outdoor Learning & Orienteering
wb 2^nd Jun 25	Mod Week
11^th – 12^th Jun 25	P7 Nicolson Institute Induction Days
tbc	School Trip
16^th Jun 25	Sports Day
23^rd Jun 25	Police Scotland Liaison Officer visit
24^th Jun 25	Prize Giving
27^th Jun 25	Last day of Session 24-25

Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools Group

March 3, 2025Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean nar Sgoile / Rights Respecting Schools GroupAM Beaton

Sgoil Ùige are currently a Bronze Rights Respecting School. This means that we are ‘Rights Committed’ and, together with our pupil steering group (Buidhean Spèis is Còraichean), we ensure that children’s rights permeate our school ethos and curriculum.

We learn about the UNCRC Articles through ‘Article of the Month’ assemblies and challenges, our policies and practices across the school are linked to the UNCRC and we follow a ‘School Charter’ which ties together our school values and UNCRC Articles to set the standard for all children and adults to follow in our school.

We are currently on the journey to becoming a Silver ‘Rights Respecting School’. To achieve this, pupils and staff have created an Action Plan on how we can improve knowledge and understanding of rights across our school community. The pupil steering group carry out surveys and speak with pupils in assemblies to gather their views and contribute to school improvement relating to rights.

Poileasaidh Gàidhlig / Gaelic Policy

February 12, 2025Poileasaidh Gàidhlig / Gaelic PolicyAM Beaton

At Sgoil Ùige, Gaelic is at the heart of all we do and it drives our curriculum. The main aim of Gaelic Education at Sgoil Ùige is to strive to develop bilingual children who can take forward their culture and heritage with pride. We follow rigorously the Comhairle’s Gaelic First policy which ensures we can prioritise its place in our school. This policy will guide our school’s Gaelic curriculum and support our Gaelic ethos as an indigenous language for all our children (UNCRC Article 30).

Please see attached for our full Gaelic Policy Gaelic Policy FINAL

Ar Slìghe gu Sunnd / Our Ways to Wellbeing

February 7, 2025Ar Slìghe gu Sunnd / Our Ways to WellbeingAM Beaton

As part of our Seachdain Sunnd (Wellbeing Week), pupils across the school worked together to create our Wellbeing Policy – ‘Ar Slìghe gu Sunnd’ – Our Ways to Wellbeing. This policy is pupil friendly and details all the ways we value wellbeing across our school.

The document can be found at Sgoil Uige – Ar Slighe gu Sunnd, Ways to Wellbeing Policy

Comhairle nan Sgoilearan / Pupil Council

February 7, 2025Comhairle nan Sgoilearan / Pupil CouncilAM Beaton

Our Pupil Council meets every Friday as part of ‘Committees’ time to plan and carry out school improvements. Below is a summary of what Pupil Council have led on so far this session:

Gathering Views

· Created an online questionnaire to gather views of pupils as to what they would like to see for school improvement

· Launched the ‘Bucas Beachdan’ at assembly for pupil views – checked weekly at pupil groups and actioned

Decider Skills

· Worked with Maggie Drummond (alongside Play Monitors) to receive intensive training on Decider Skills.

· ‘Launched’ Decider Skills through information session at assembly (for pupils) and at Family Learning Event (for parents/family members)

Playground Improvements

· Wrote letter to the Parent Council asking for support to improve school playground – improved markings and trim trail requested

· Community partnership made with OMac to lay new Playground Markings purchased by the Parent Council

· the Parent Council sourcing funding for trim trail. HT putting in requests for building works to dept – work to continue into T3 and 4.

Playground Behaviour

· Wrote simple Playground Expectations to ensure clarity for all.

· Introduced the ‘Red and Yellow Card’ system to work alongside the Playground Expectations & launched both at assembly.

Self Evaluation for School Improvement

· Used hgiOURs Theme 2 – Teaching and Learning to conduct self evaluation – read over all the statements and categorised them by ‘What we do well’ and ‘What we need to improve on’.