Toryglen Primary School & LCR is a non-denominational primary school, which is part of Kings Park learning community. Our Language and Communication Resource (LCR) is a specialist provision for 24 pupils, catering for Primary 1 – Primary 7 children from areas across the city.
Our school, situated in the Toryglen area of Glasgow was built in 1955. The school is a two storey building set within large grounds. The school is at the heart of a very close community with many parents and grandparents being former pupils of the school.
Our school consists of 14 classroom spaces. We have a range of facilities and learning spaces within the school including : a cooking room, sensory area, nurture room, two general teaching/support for learning classroom spaces, meeting room, newly refurbished library and various chill out and a dining room/gym hall with stage, which is used for lunch, school assemblies, PE and Drama. The school is set within large grounds, with great space for outdoor learning and play. Our school benefits from With Kids, a play therapy resource, who work with young people and parents.
Our School Vision, Values and Aims
At Toryglen Primary School we have recently updated our vision values and aims. We believe in working together to enable our children to “be the best they can be” by providing high quality learning and teaching throughout a broad and relevant curriculum. We believe the development of the whole child to be vital.
Our Vision:
Our values at Toryglen Primary School are:
These values underpin all of our interactions. The values will be modelled by staff at all levels in behaviour, judgements and decision making. All children will be actively encouraged to follow this lead and “live” our values in all that they do. Everyone is expected to maintain the highest standards of personal conduct, to accept responsibility for their behaviour and encourage others to do the same.
Our School Aims
At Toryglen Primary we aim to:
- Provide every child with the essential skills required to thrive in our ever-changing world and make a positive contribution to society.
- Get it right for every child by working in partnership with families and support agencies to provide the highest level of support and care that our children deserve.
- Raise attainment by meeting the needs of all our children by providing a high quality and meaningful curriculum that is accessible for everyone.
- Raise attainment by providing opportunities for every child to develop their capacity to be responsible citizens, effective contributors, successful learners and confident individuals.
