{"id":9,"date":"2021-02-08T13:57:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T13:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2026-03-23T13:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:59:06","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardbridge Primary School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for taking a look at our school website.\u00a0 Here is a little bit about us.<\/p>\n<p>The village of Guardbridge is situated in the beautiful rural countryside surrounding St Andrews.\u00a0 We are a small village school with currently 88 children divided into four composite classes. The original school building was built in 1889 and an extension completed in June 2021 has taken the school from three to five classrooms. The school has a gym hall, a spacious playground with sports area and access to a large wildlife garden adjacent to the estuary which is used for outdoor learning.\u00a0 We are supported in our outdoor learning by a volunteer from St Andrews University.<\/p>\n<p>We have 5 school values that guide us in our actions and interactions.\u00a0 These are: Respect, Responsibility, Equality, Kindness and Ambition. Our vision as a school is to be the best version of ourselves each day.<\/p>\n<p>We have strong links with our school and local community to ensure a vibrant and varied curricular experience for our children.<\/p>\n<p>We have a close connection with Strathkinness Primary School as I am headteacher of both schools.\u00a0 Both staff groups work as one big team, sharing practice, resources and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming both you and your child to the school.<\/p>\n<p>Kind regards,<\/p>\n<p>Kate Balsillie, Headteacher<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-354\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2026\/03\/23135656\/20260323_115914-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2026\/03\/23135656\/20260323_115914-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2026\/03\/23135656\/20260323_115914-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2026\/03\/23135656\/20260323_115914-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2026\/03\/23135656\/20260323_115914-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2026\/03\/23135656\/20260323_115914.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-82 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/public\/guardbridgeprimaryschool\/uploads\/sites\/12504\/2021\/02\/16150146\/GB-Badge-jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"121\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for taking a look at our school website.\u00a0 Here is a little bit about us. 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