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Digital School Award 2025

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St Bride’s RC Primary School Awarded Digital Schools Award Scotland 2025

We are proud to announce that St Bride’s RC Primary School has been recognised with the Digital Schools Award Scotland 2025, celebrating our commitment to excellence in digital learning and teaching.

This prestigious award acknowledges our success in embedding digital technology across the curriculum, enhancing pupil engagement, and supporting innovative teaching practices. It reflects the dedication of our staff and learners in creating a forward-thinking, digitally inclusive learning environment.

We are delighted to be part of a national community of schools leading the way in digital education.

Please click the link below to download and read our full report.

St Bride’s DSA validation report 20.06.25

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Nursery Improvement Plan

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Click the link below for our Nursery Improvement Plan for this year.

Nursery Improvement Plan 25-26

2024-25

Click the link below for our Nursery Improvement Plan and evaluation 24-25.

Nursery Improvement Plan and Evaluation 2024-25

As part of our Nursery Improvement Plan for session 2024-25 year, we focused on:

– Enhancing our use of digital literacy and learning across the curriculum.

– Improving our core provision with a focus on outdoor learning and development of the whole curriculum.

– Using the Up, Up, and Away framework to improve our learning environments and support the development of all learners.

Our staff attended professional development and staff meetings to deepen their knowledge on these areas and how to plan effectively for them. Below is a key update on some of the things we did last year at St. Bride’s Nursery.

Digital Literacy

Our staff team had been engaging more with the new early years Digital Learning planners to ensure children received a broad range of experiences in using technology within their learning. Digital Charters were created in both of our nurseries, outlining the best ways we used technology in learning and ensuring that children developed their knowledge of online safety. We worked closely with our Parent and Carers Council to invest in new early years devices to help teach coding and programming skills to the children. Additionally, we were excited to share that the Co-op granted us £250, which was used to further invest in digital technology for our nursery. Updates on how your child was learning and preparing for their digital future were regularly shared on Seesaw.

Core Provision, Outdoor Learning and Developing the Curriculum

We developed our own planning guidance and kept parents informed through the weekly noticeboard, highlighting three key areas of learning, activities, or events each week. We worked closely with our Lead Development Officers and Nursery Area PT to ensure our planning aligned with Fife Council’s guidelines. Our Nursery Teacher conducted audits of our core provision to assess how we met children’s needs across the curriculum and how we could plan for continuous improvement. Additionally, we promoted free-flow access to the outdoors, enabling children to lead their own learning and make more choices. Our staff worked tirelessly to improve and maintain our outdoor areas.

Up, Up and Away Framework

Up, Up and Away was a document we worked closely with over the past two terms. We used the Literacy Rich Environment Audits to ensure high-quality literacy experiences throughout our nursery, both indoors and outdoors. In September, we discussed the importance of regular trips to the library and exploring books in different environments. During that term, we planned more trips to the local library, which the children really enjoyed. The next audit highlighted the need for more opportunities for mark making within the nursery and our outdoor space. We provided a range of resources and materials for the children to explore freely and create marks in ways that were meaningful to them and their stage of development. As a team, we worked hard to identify individual children who needed support with their literacy development. These plans highlighted specific strategies we used as a team to ensure a consistent approach.

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Vision, Values and Aims

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Throughout this year, we have been working closely with staff, families, and our children to update our Vision, Values, and Aims to better reflect the work we do here at St. Bride’s Nursery. Our families expressed the desire for a play-based learning approach, opportunities for family and community involvement, a focus on safety and wellbeing, and the development of life skills while celebrating children’s achievements. Our children shared that they love to play, explore, build friendships, work closely with their adult helpers, feel safe, and enjoy when their families are involved.

As a staff team, we have taken this all into consideration alongside our own views, and developed a new Vision, Values, and Aims. I am excited to share with you the updated visual design of our Vision, Values, and Aims below, which reflects the key themes agreed upon by our school community. This visual is displayed at the front entrances of Starbright and Starfish Nursery, ensuring all of our families and children are aware of it.

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As we move forward, we will be introducing our Value Bears into the Nursery after you voted for their names. We look forward to welcoming:

  • Respectful Rosie
  • Achieving Archie
  • Believable Benji

These bears will be used with the children in a child-friendly way to discuss the importance of our nursery values here at St. Bride’s.

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iPayimpact

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To make life easier for parents/carers to pay for school meals, pre-order meals and other school expenses, our school now accepts online payments through a safe and secure payment system called iPayimpact.  In addition to cash, this system will help to reduce the amount of money pupils carry to school, helping to reduce administration and cash handling.

To log in, please visit  https://www.ipayimpact.co.uk/IPI/Account/LogOn

IPayImpact Guide for Parents and Carers

 

Welcome to iPayimpact

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After School Clubs

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St Bride’s RC PS offers a range of afterschool clubs each term!

We are working with Fife Active Schools to provide opportunities for children to participate in an extra-curricular sport again this term!

The clubs available are:

  • Monday – Glee
  • Tuesday – P6/7 Netball
  • Wednesday – P5-7 Girls Football & Book Club
  • Thursday – P6/7 Football
  • Friday – P4/5 Football

 

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Nursery Enrollment

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Nursery Places for 3 and 4-year-olds

We offer Early Learning and Childcare to all 3 and 4-year-olds from the first intake after their qualifying birthday until they’re due to start school. This can be up to 1140 hours in most settings.

We’re offering different session times in these settings for 3 and 4-year-olds so you’ll have more choice.

Families may be able to share their 1140 funded hours between different nursery settings.

Apply for a Fife Council Nursery Place

Session 2025/26 – Now closed!

Applications for nursery sessions for 2025/26 will go live on 6th January 2025. To be included in the initial panel process, your application should have been submitted by 31st January 2025. Any applications received from 1st February 2025 will be considered late and processed from May 2025.

  • Starting in August 2025: Your child must be three before 31 August 2025
  • Starting in January 2026: Your child must be three before 31 December 2025
  • Starting in April 2026: Your child must be three before the last day of February 2026

You’ll be contacted by the end of March 2025 to advise you of where your child has been offered a place.

What are my options?

There are several different ways for families to access their entitlement. These include:

  • In a private Early Learning Childcare setting that’s in partnership with Fife Council
  • At a playgroup that’s in partnership with Fife Council
  • With a childminder who’s in partnership with Fife Council
  • Term time in a Fife Council Early Learning Childcare setting
  • Across the whole year in a Fife Council Early Learning Childcare setting

What session types are available in a Fife Council setting?

  • 6hrs Mon – Fri (Term Time)
  • 4hrs 40 mins am Mon – Fri (49 weeks)
  • 4hrs 40 mins pm Mon – Fri (49 weeks)
  • 10hrs Mon and Tues, Wed am (46 weeks)
  • Wed pm, 10hrs Thurs and Fri (46 weeks)

How do I apply for a Fife Council Early Learning and Childcare (Nursery) place?

Please complete an online application, which can be accessed at the top of this page. This is an easy process that can be done from your smartphone, iPad or laptop. You’ll be asked to create a mygov.scot ‘myaccount’ if you don’t already have one. You’ll need this account right the way through your child’s education.

Nursery Places for 2-year-olds – Session 2024/25

Fife Council provides early learning and childcare to eligible 2-year-old children in line with Scottish Government criteria.

Eligibility Criteria for 2-Year-Olds

Your child can also access 1140 hours of funded ELC at the eligible intake date after their 2nd birthday, if you meet one or more of the following criteria set by the Scottish Government:

  • Income support
  • Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance
  • Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
  • Incapacity Benefit
  • Severe Disablement Allowance
  • State Pension Credit
  • Support under part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Support for Asylum Seekers)

If you receive tax credits or Universal Credit, then you can earn a certain amount of money and still be eligible. These income thresholds change annually.

From 1 April 2024, if you are on Child Tax Credit:

  • but not Working Tax Credit, then your earnings can be £19,995 or less.
  • and Working Tax Credit, then your earnings can be £9,552 a year or less.

If you are on Universal Credit, then your household take-home pay can be £796 a month or less.

Your child may also be eligible if they are looked after, under a kinship care or guardianship order.  If this applies to you, please contact your Social Worker who will be able to refer you to our LAC Family Support team.  This team provides extra support to make sure any placement meets your needs.

Your child may also be eligible if you have been looked after, under a kinship care or guardianship order as you were growing up.  Please enquire at your local nursery offering two-year-old places for further details.

If your child has additional support needs or you feel your family needs extra support, then you may also be able to access some Early Learning and Childcare for your two-year-old child.  Please discuss this with your Health Visitor, Social Worker, Family Nurse Practitioner or Educational Home Visitor who supports your family.  They will be able to complete a separate referral form with you if they feel an application is appropriate.  If spaces are available for your child, these must be accessed at Council nursery provision offering two-year-old places.

What are the benefits of a two-year-old place for my child?

Your child will have lots of opportunities to play indoors and outdoors. This will help support their development and learning.

Your child will have opportunities to interact with others. This will help to build their confidence and independence and help them learn how to share and take turns with others.

Your child will have lots of opportunities to develop their communication skills. This will help them improve their speech and language and support them to make their needs known.

You will have opportunities to be involved in your child’s learning. This will support you to develop further your child’s learning at home.

When can my child start?

Nursery intakes for eligible 2-year-olds happen three times during the academic year.

  • If your child is eligible and turns 2 between 01/03/2024 and 31/08/2024, they will be eligible to access funded ELC from August 2024.
  • If your child is eligible and turns 2 between 01/09/2024 and 31/12/2024, they will be eligible to access funded ELC from January 2025.
  • If your child is eligible and turns 2 between 01/01/2025 and 28/02/2025, they will be eligible to access funded ELC from April 2025.

Applications for 2-year-old places can be made a maximum of 2 months before a child’s anticipated start date (excluding school holiday periods).

How do I apply?

Application forms are available from any Fife Council nursery or can be printed from the link below. These should be completed fully and handed into a Fife Council nursery offering 2-year-old provision, along with:

  • up-to-date evidence of any benefits or tax credits you receive.
  • your child’s birth certificate or passport
  • proof of your current address

List of Early Learning and Childcare centres for 2-year-olds

Your application will be assessed at the next available Nursery Panel meeting. These meetings take place towards the end of each term to award places for the following term. If you are offered a place for your child in a Fife Council nursery, you will be notified in writing.

Please note that the place you are offered may not be at the nursery closest to your home.

What will be available?

There will be a number of different ways for families to access their 1140 hours entitlement. These will include:

  • Term time in a Fife Council nursery
  • Across the whole year in a Fife Council nursery
  • In a private nursery that is in partnership with Fife Council
  • At a playgroup that is in partnership with Fife Council
  • With a childminder who is in partnership with Fife Council

It may be possible to share hours between different Early Learning & Childcare providers.

If you need some more support to cope with the ever-rising cost of living, please visit our.fife.scot/gethelp. You’ll find information there about Tax Free Childcare and other benefits. To see what else you could be entitled to, check out the Fife Benefits Checker

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School Lunches August 2024 – May 2025

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Primary One to Five – save over £450 a year!
All children in Primary 1 to Primary 5 are entitled to a Free School Meal. Children in Primary Six and Seven that are not eligible for the Free School Meal Entitlement program can also enjoy the same Two Course Meal choices for just £2.40 per day.

Pupils can have soup or dessert with the main meal as part of a two course lunch, this also includes a drink of either milk or water. They are also entitled to a piece of fresh fruit.

For our main meal options we always have a vegetarian option and plated salad or filled roll/sandwich options with a choice of fillings.

Primary School week 1 menu

Primary School week 2 menu

In line with the Scottish Government’s ‘Hungry for Success’ policy, Fife Council provides tasty, healthy meals to young Fifers. All of our meals conform to national nutritional standards which you can read or download on the Scottish Government website.

The national nutritional standards demand that a Fife school lunch provides at least one third of the daily nutritional requirements of pupils. Our menus provide nutritious choices that ensure a balanced diet over the week.

High schools have a cafeteria-style service, where pupils can choose from a variety of tasty and healthy items. Please encourage your child to vary their selections.

Special diets
Should your child have a specific dietary requirement e.g. a specific food that they cannot eat for health or religious reasons, please complete the online Specific Dietary Requirement Form. The school cook and manager will arrange to meet with you to discuss how best to fulfil your child’s needs.

If your child prefers a vegetarian diet there is a selection of suitable dishes on the menu every day and you don’t need to complete a Specific Dietary form.

Fife school meals do not use any ingredients containing nuts but some products may be made in a non-nut-free environment – please check recipes for more details.

We are committed to reducing the impact we have on the environment and are trying to reduce or eliminate packaging and single-use plastics where we can.

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