{"id":13447,"date":"2026-06-23T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/?p=13447"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T15:34:31","slug":"learners-explore-2026-27-improvement-priorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olga\/2026\/06\/23\/learners-explore-2026-27-improvement-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Learners explore 2026\/27 improvement priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every change and improvement we make in Cathedral is ultimately about improving outcomes for our learners, so it\u2019s vitally important pupils are directly involved in the school\u2019s ongoing improvement process. Learners had the opportunity to explore Cathedral\u2019s 2026\/27improvement priorities at our whole-school assembly on Thursday 25th June and will help take these forward from August through Smart School Council.<\/p>\n

There are two priorities this year, once again focusing on Pedagogy and Curriculum:<\/div>\n
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1. Strengthen and sustain high\u2011quality learning, teaching and assessment by embedding a consistent culture of practitioner enquiry across the school.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
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2. Build the capacity and confidence of all teaching staff to teach Spanish and BSL to their own class and embed stimulating language learning opportunities within day-to-day learning.<\/b><\/div>\n
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An exciting part of priority 1 will be o<\/span>ur school is taking part in an exciting year\u2011long pilot with nine other North Lanarkshire primaries to develop a strong, research\u2011informed approach to learning for children aged 7\u201311. This work builds on the highly successful practice seen at Cathedral Primary in Motherwell, which was graded \u201cexcellent\u201d<\/em> for Learning, Teaching and Assessment in its May 2025 inspection.<\/p>\n

The programme focuses on creating the best possible learning environment for children by rethinking classroom spaces, learning experiences and the balance between adult\u2011led<\/strong>, adult\u2011initiated<\/strong> and child\u2011led<\/strong> learning. Staff will take part in whole\u2011school training, ongoing coaching, shared resources and cross\u2011school visits to learn from one another.<\/p>\n

Throughout the year, each school will gather evidence of the impact on children\u2019s learning, with the aim of preparing for a wider roll\u2011out across North Lanarkshire in 2027\/28.<\/p>\n

As always, our improvement priorities have been set out on a child-friendly poster (see above). A full copy of Cathedral\u2019s 2026\/2027 Annual Improvement Plan will be published on the website before the summer holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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