Our Ethos

We have a positive, restorative and inclusive ethos at Glenmanor Primary School.

We work hard in partnership with parents/carers, pupils and external agencies to ensure that there is consistency, clarity, and agreement over routine procedures and that expectations, rules, and rewards are positive in nature.

Inappropriate or unacceptable behaviours are dealt with in a firm yet fair, restorative rather than punitive way.

We use positive approaches to manage behaviour such as:

• PAThS
• Cool in School
• Co-operative Learning
• Circle Time/ Healthy Planning Tool
• Restorative Practices
• Self Regulation

Partnerships with Parents/Carers and the Community

We seek to build positive, active partnerships with all parents/carers and members of the community, which are founded on mutual trust and respect. We welcome your views and are open to your suggestions at all times. We actively support and encourage community involvement in all aspects of learning.

Nursery Parents

Nursery parents/carers are informed and consulted in a variety of ways, both formally and informally including the following –

• Daily information board, located in the welcome area
• Specific information boards relating to planning, the curriculum, consultation, and events in the local community
• A regular newsletter giving you details of events, themes and other relevant news
• The main nursery policies on display in the welcome area, with other policies stored in a file, available upon request
• Nursery handbook, which is updated annually
• Access to your child’s profile, containing observations and progress
• An interim/settling-in report and a full report each year
• Formal parent/carer interviews twice per year
• Opportunities to participate in surveys and questionnaires
• Policy review and curricular developments
• Invitations to attend open afternoons/evenings and special events e.g. sing-a-longs
• Glenmanor Website
• Text Messages
• School App
• Face-to-face on a daily basis
• LCD screen to show learning, photographs

Primary Parents

Primary parents/carers are informed and consulted in a variety of ways, both formally and informally including the following –

• Parents’ information board, located in the main reception area
• Specific information letters and leaflets detailing the Curriculum for Excellence learning
• Consultation and evaluation of school events, learning, and issues at whole school parents’ open events twice a year
• A regular newsletter giving you details of school events, news and important dates for your diary
• The main  policies on display in the main reception area, with other policies stored in a file, available upon request
• Primary handbook, which is updated annually
• Access to your child’s Pupil Progress Record, containing annual data check, ethnic monitoring form, and progress reports
• An interim report and a full report each year
• Formal parent/carer interviews three times each year
• Opportunities to participate in surveys and questionnaires
• Policy review and curricular developments
• Invitations to attend open events and special events e.g. sing-a-longs and concerts
• Glenmanor website
• School App
• Text Messages
• Face-to-face on a daily basis
• LCD screen to show learning, photographs

Community Links

The school plays an important part in the community.  It is our policy to foster in the pupils a vested interest and pride in Glenmanor Primary School and Nursery Class, and the Moodiesburn community.

We have good links with;

• St Michael’s Primary School – coming together on joint performances, sports and choir events, and the annual Auchengeich Memorial
• our school chaplain, Reverend Mark McKeown – who leads our termly school assemblies, hosts choir events in his church,  and helps prepare our P7 pupils for their transition to high school
• Chryston High School – who have hosted cluster training events for staff and developed effective P6 and P7 transition events

We also work in partnership with;

• the mining community
• local businesses such as the Moodiesburn Co-op and Collins & Sons Butchers, Muirhead (who supported the operation of our school learning kitchen)
• members of the Auchengeich Anniversary committee
• our very active parent council

Our Pupils

We actively support and encourage community involvement in school issues through pupil-led Leadership Academy committee memberships, including:

• Health Committee
• Eco Committee
• Pupil Council
• Global Citizenship Committee
•  Enterprise Committee