At Dairsie Primary School we strive to be a ‘motivated learning community’ where everyone is involved in a continual cycle of self-evaluation and improvement.  We recognise the need to support and enable our children to become Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens.

Vision and Values:

PROUD of who we are … PROUD of what we do … PROUD of our  differences …

At Dairsie Primary School we value:

Perseverance

Respect

HOnesty

SUccess

KinDness

We aim to support and enable our pupils to become:

Successful learners

With:

• enthusiasm and motivation for learning
• determination to reach high standards of achievement
• openness to new thinking and ideas

and able to:

• use literacy, communication and numeracy skills
• use technology for learning
• think creatively and independently
• learn independently and as part of a group
• make reasoned evaluations
• link and apply different kinds of learning in new situations

We will achieve this by providing a safe and supportive environment where children feel happy and secure to try new things and take risks in their learning.

Confident individuals

With:

• self respect
• a sense of physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
• secure values and beliefs

and able to:

• relate to others and manage themselves
• pursue a healthy and active lifestyle
• be self aware
• develop and communicate their own beliefs and view of the world
• live as independently as they can
• assess risk and take informed decisions
• achieve success in different areas of activity

We will achieve this by encouraging the emotional, social, physical, creative and intellectual development of the children through an excited and varied school experience.

Responsible citizens

With:

• respect for others
• commitment to participate responsibly in political, economic, social and cultural life

and able to:

• develop knowledge and understanding of the world and Scotland’s place in it
• understand different beliefs and cultures
• make informed choices and decisions
• evaluate environmental, scientific and technological issues
• develop informed, ethical views of complex issues

We will achieve this by encouraging children to explore, appreciate and respect their environment through our high quality outdoor learning curriculum and focus on Sustainable Development Goals.

Effective contributors

With:

• an enterprising attitude
• resilience
• self-reliance

and able to:

• communicate in different ways and different settings
• work in partnership and in teams
• take the initiative and lead
• apply critical thinking in new concepts
• create and develop
• solve problems

We will achieve this by  providing opportunities for children to plan, organise and deliver real events; problem solve real life scenarios and take ownership for aspects of improvement.