{"id":663,"date":"2016-01-28T00:15:43","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T00:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/?page_id=663"},"modified":"2023-01-20T14:47:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:47:10","slug":"about-our-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/about-our-school\/","title":{"rendered":"About Our School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6013\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/about-our-school\/microsoftteams-image-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,609\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MicrosoftTeams-image (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-300x145.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1024x495.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6013 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1260\" height=\"609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1024x495.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2023\/01\/17170720\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-768x371.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2016\/01\/stbslogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/stbrendansps\/about-our-school\/stbslogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2016\/01\/stbslogo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"143,155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"stbslogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2016\/01\/stbslogo.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2016\/01\/stbslogo.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-693 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/stbrendansps\/uploads\/sites\/27621\/2016\/01\/stbslogo.jpg\" alt=\"stbslogo\" width=\"198\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">On behalf of all the children and staff, I would like to welcome you to our website. I am happy to share the life and work of our school with you, hopefully it gives you a flavour of what we do here at St. Brendan&#8217;s Primary and Nursery.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">We aim to provide the highest quality of education and pastoral care for our children. The environment we provide is stimulating and exciting with a recognition that education takes place both inside and outside of the classroom and through a range of teaching styles.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">We have high expectations of all our children in every aspect of school life. We endevour to enable them each to achieve their full potential. We strive to ensure that our pupils have the opportunity to maximise their achievement and attainment and become Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">The staff team work hard to create a happy, secure, safe environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">As a Catholic school, we are delighted to have the support of the Parish clergy and community at St. Brendan&#8217;s Church, \u00a0where the children are welcomed and encouraged to participate fully in Parish life. Our school community is enriched by members of other faiths who have selected to be educated here.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">We have a Parent Council with a Fundraising Group, both of which are extremely active and supportive of the pupils, staff and parents. If you decide to send your child here, you would be warmly welcomed into the parent forum.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">The positive support of our parents and the wider community is very important to us all and we maintain an open and welcoming environment where we can work in partnership for the benefit of our pupils.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">This website is an important link in the way we communicate all that we do here at St. Brendan&#8217;s Primary School. It provides us with a wonderful opportunity to share and celebrate the life and work of our pupils.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">There is a school app available where important updates can be found. You may also wish to look at our twitter newsfeed for the most up to date information about what is going on within the school. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school.<\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">Mrs. Maura Oates<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\">Head Teacher<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of all the children and staff, I would like to welcome you to our website. 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