At their Smart School Council class meetings on Monday 9th September, pupils across the school were asked the question: ‘What can we change about or add to our learning street wellbeing areas to better support our wellbeing?’. In response to … Continue reading →

Mrs Tominey, Mrs Irwin and two Primary 7 learners visited St Andrew’s Primary in Falkirk on Wednesday 25th September. Cathedral Primary is now into year two of working in partnership with the Falkirk school. Last year, Cathedral teachers supported several … Continue reading →

As readers will be aware from our regular newsfeed posts about Smart School Council, pupil voice is central to continuous change and improvement here at Cathedral Primary. One of our House Captains, along with Mrs Duffy, had the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Primary 2a (the first of our three Primary 2 classes to pay a visit) made the short journey to Motherwell Heritage Centre on Tuesday 24th September to enjoy a workshop related to their current class topic, Knights & Castles. The … Continue reading →

Cathedral select girls football team excelled at the NLC Active Schools football tournament on Tuesday 24th September, winning four and drawing in one game across their six matches. Coach Willie was exceptionally proud not only of the girls’ football skills … Continue reading →

These Primary 4 learners combined computer coding with their literacy work on Tuesday 24th September. The children programmed their current spelling words to appear on microbits and were very proud to show off their digital technology skills to Mr Young. … Continue reading →

I can use the signs and charts around me for information. (MNU 0-02a)  I am learning skills and strategies which will support me in challenging times, particularly in relation to change. (HWB 0-07a) Over the past week in Cathedral Nursery … Continue reading →

Cathedral school choir sang at a special Mass in Glasgow University Memorial Chapel on Friday 20th September to mark the 25th anniversary of the School of Education. The main celebrant was Archbishop Nolan. Under the direction of NSSP Choral Director, … Continue reading →

This Primary 7 learner, whose current class topic is Amazing Africa, was very proud to show-off his version of a traditional Maasai necklace to Mr Young on Thursday 19th September. This type of jewellery, from east Africa, is traditionally worn … Continue reading →

The second of our Active8 Family Learning workshops took place on Thursday 19th September. Mr Young’s presentation provided an overview of the approach, including information on Cathedral’s ‘overarching pedagogy’, which ensures an appropriate balance of adult-led, adult-initiated and learner-led learning … Continue reading →