This session, we have created some visuals to help summarise our School Improvement Plan for Session 24-25. This can be found in Gaelic at: Child Friendly Visuals Gaelic
And in English at: Adult SIP Visuals
Please find our full Standards and Quality Report for Session 23-24 and School Improvement Plan for Session 24-25 on the following link: Uig SQIP 2024-25
Fàilte gu larach-lìn Bun-sgoil agus Sgoil-Àraich Ùige. Welcome to the website for Uig Primary School and Sgoil-Àraich. Our school is situated on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis, in the rural village of Timsgarry, Uig. We are a bilingual school with both Gàidhlig Medium and English Medium (Gaelic Learners) provision within the primary and a Gàidhlig Medium Sgoil-Àraich (Nursery). We currently have 32 pupils on the school role from Sgoil-Àraich to Primary 7.
I hope this site will provide you with all the information you and your child need about important aspects of school life – our vision, values and aims, our achievements, our policies and information on school improvement. It contains lots of practical details about school routines and procedures and signposts you to find information required which will assist you in becoming familiar with the life and work of your school and your child’s education.
I hope too that it will answer some of the questions you may have about how the school is organised, how we learn, and most importantly about how we care for the pupils entrusted to us. If, however, we have missed out anything that you need to know, please take the chance to ask me or one of my colleagues during any of our meetings or by contacting us by telephone or email.
If you are moving to the area and would like your son/daughter to visit the school, please contact us and we will be happy to arrange a visit. You will be given the relevant documentation and a tour of the school.
We have a great sense of pride in our wonderful little school and our beautiful community. We believe in partnerships between pupils, parents, staff and the local community. By building on these partnerships we hope to offer your child the best learning and teaching possible and to help them exceed their expectations.
On behalf of all the staff I extend a warm welcome to you and we look forward to having a very long and happy relationship with you and your child.
Cuimhnich, ann an Sgoil Ùige – Ri Chèile, Ruigidh Sinn na Reultan.
In Uig School – Together, We Will Reach for the Stars!
Leis gach deagh dhùrachd
AM Beaton
Acting Head Teacher
Assessment is the means of obtaining information, which allows teachers, pupils and parents to determine what a pupil is actually achieving in relation to expectations of achievement and drawing conclusions from that comparison.
Each child’s progress is assessed by his/her class teacher throughout the year. Pupils are given the opportunity to discuss their progress and assess their performance. Teachers choose a variety of methods to capture what pupils say, write, make and do, but teachers use their professional judgement on a day to day basis as they observe pupils engaging in activities to assess progress.
Assessment is for Learning
Within class, teachers use a number of strategies within the Assessment is for Learning model to provide better feedback for pupils, which in turn leads to improved performance and achievement. Assessment is for Learning recognises that children learn best when:
Teachers report on pupils’ progress and attainment across the whole curriculum, using their professional judgement and the evidence available to them from continuous formative assessments undertaken throughout the year in relation to nationally agreed and understood standards. The school uses a number of standardised assessments during a pupil’s school life, as required by the local authority. They are:
Results of these tests are made available to parents upon their completion and verification. Further information regarding purposes and types of assessment can be found in our Assessment Strategy which is available below:
