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• Primary 7 Sensory Awareness Workshop

  This week, Primary 7 took part in an engaging and informative sensory awareness workshop delivered by the Forth Valley Sensory Centre. The pupils learned about different types of visual impairment, including tunnel vision, cataracts and the impact of white spots and floaters. Through hands-on activities, they had the opportunity to wear specialist glasses that simulated these conditions, helping them gain a better understanding of the challenges people with visual impairments can face. They also explored the various supports available, including Braille, long canes, guide dogs and assistive technology. The workshop also focused on hearing loss and how we can protect …

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness

• Congratulations to Our New Pupil Leadership Team!

  We are delighted to announce our new Head Boy, Head Girl and Depute Head Pupils for the coming school year. These pupils will play an important role in representing the views of their peers, supporting school events and initiatives, and serving as positive role models for younger learners. We know they will lead with kindness, respect and enthusiasm as they take on these responsibilities. We are very proud of all pupils who applied for leadership positions and would like to thank them for their enthusiasm, confidence and willingness to contribute to school life. We look forward to seeing our new …

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness

• Session Resources: AI in Education – Refresher

  

  This page is for session resources from our AI in Education Refresher session. This session built on the success of last session’s AI in Education series, this refresher session is explored tools from the Falkirk AI in Education Starter Suite and introduced Canva Code. Session Slides You can view a copy of the slides below.   Additional Content Our sessions tend to have a lot of live demonstrations within them. This section of the page outlines some of the digital tools covered in the session or signposting to some of the resources shown or mentioned in a format which can …

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  DigiLearnFalk

• Head Boy and Head Girl Speeches

  Today, some of our Primary 7 pupils confidently delivered their Head Boy and Head Girl speeches in front of the whole school. Standing up and speaking to such a large audience takes courage, confidence and preparation, and every pupil should be incredibly proud of themselves. The speeches showcased the pupils’ leadership qualities, enthusiasm for our school and their ideas for making a positive difference within our school community. We were impressed by the effort, thought and determination shown by everyone who took part. A huge well done to all of our candidates. You represented yourselves brilliantly and demonstrated the confidence, …

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  St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School, Bo’ness

• Grange PS Explore Bo’ness Fair Heritage through the Storyline Approach

  

  During the summer term of 2026 in Grange Primary School all staff and children experienced learning about their local heritage through storyline methodology. Storyline is a pedagogical approach which is naturally interdisciplinary and/or cross-curricular. It is known for its engagement of learners’ interests, creativity, agency and even their emotions! This project was initiated by Yvonne Jamison, class teacher, Ruth Duncan, principal teacher and their senior leadership team, as Grange prepared to provide the Bo’ness Fair Queen and her retinue. Yvonne had previously attended Storyline pedagogy professional learning provided by Yvonne McBlain and recognised how this approach could help increase the …

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  IDL Central

• New way of asking for training and consultation

  Ask for us I am pleased to announce the extension to the request for assistance system to include both a request for work with children and a second form for requesting training or systemic work. Please complete one of our two online forms using these links Request for Assistance via MyFalkirk – Child request for individual children. Training and Consultation Request – to ask for training or consultation on topics not already in CPD manager or for bespoke events for your team. we are keen to work this way where we can the children you want us to work with …

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  Falkirk Educational Psychology Service