All posts by AM Beaton

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.

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

· Allocated available budget to be spent on new playground resources

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.

STEM Area

– Worked with Angela MacAskill, UHI STEM Lead, to carry out an audit of all our STEM resources and created a ‘wish list’ of new resources to be purchased.

– Created a STEM/Outdoor Learning Area with lots of resources pupils can use independently and to support teachers.

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’.

Ro-Innleachd Litearrachd

January 26, 2025Learning and TeachingAM Beaton

Ro-Innleachd Litearrachd / Literacy Strategy

Please see attached for our Literacy StrategyLiteracy Strategy – Uig

Obair & Beatha na Sgoile

January 26, 2025Learning and TeachingAM Beaton

Obair & Beatha na Sgoile / Life and Work of the School

Please see attached for our Life and Work of the School Programme – Life & Work of the School Programme – Uig

Polasaidh Sgriobhaidh

January 26, 2025Learning and TeachingAM Beaton

Polasaidh Sgriobhaidh / Writing Policy

Please see attached for our policy on teaching Writing. Writing Policy – Uig

Term Three Dates for the Diary

January 10, 2025Mìosachan / CalendarAM Beaton

Term Three Dates for the Diary

Date	Event
Mon 13^th,20^th & 27^th Jan	Alice Murray, CLD in for P7 – Preparing for Transitions
Mon 13^th Jan	After-School Club commences – multi-sports.
Thurs 16^th Jan	GM1-4 Sharing the Learning Assembly – 1.45pm
Fri 17^th Jan	House Captain event for winning house (rolled over from Term 2)
Fri 17^th, 20^th Jan	Jenna MacLeod, Active Schools in for all pupils
wb 20^th Jan	P5 CAT Assessments (Cognitive Ability Tests)
Thurs 23^rd Jan	Cafaidh Gàidhlig – Burns Cupan & Cèilidh & Thig a Chluich session – community café – 2pm
wb 3^rd Feb	Wellbeing Week (more information to follow)
Wed 5^thFeb	Quality Assurance Day 3
wb 10^th Feb	P1, P4, P7 SNSA/MCNG assessments
10^th Feb	Parent Council meeting – 6.30pm
Fri 14^th-Mon 17^th Feb	Mid-term holiday
Tues 18^th Feb	Inservice day
19^th Mar	P6 – Bikeability Level 1
28^th Mar	Last day of Term 3
14^th Apr	School opens for Term 4

Child Protection

January 8, 2025Child Protection PolicyAM Beaton

The Head Teacher is the Child Protection Officer for the school. The school has a clear Child Protection Protocol which all staff must adhere to at all times.

All new staff members undertake Child Protection Training shortly after they take up their posts.

The Head Teacher leads a refresher course of Basic Child Protection Procedures for all staff members within the school on an annual basis.

Staff in Sgoil Ùige follow the multi-agency Child Protection Procedures and Guidelines which have been produced by the Western Isles Child Protection Committee.

CNES Child Protection Policy

UNCRC Article 3 – All adults should always do what is best for you

UNCRC Article 19 – You have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated.