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May 2026 – Folk Festival – SASHA DUBYK, bass and vocals – DTB, folk-bluegrass band based in Brooklyn
Feedback: What an enthusiastic bunch! I’ve worked in schools before and we had such fun here at Firth. The children got so involved in the music, singing and dancing to the beat. It’s great to see young children inspired by a different type of music too when it’s such a rich culture. To hear how many of them are learning the double bass was unique too – we don’t hear that often!
It was amazing to see people playing the instrument I’ve been learning! They had such a cool sound, it was my first time seeing that combination of instruments! P5 Pupil
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May 2026 – Food Technology – Parental Feedback
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May 2026 – Rights Respecting Schools – Kate Vickers, Rights Respecting Schools Adviser and Assessor – Silver
Feedback: The children confidently agreed that “We get all our rights in school,” reflecting that class charters “remind you that you have these rights and to use them.” The children discussed how positive relationships are encouraged, sharing: “ Teachers are kind ,” and “ They always make us feel happy to be here.” The children said they feel safe at school, describing how their actions and those of others contribute to this, including , “We have protections,” and “We’re a safe school and they make sure everyone is okay.”
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May 2026 – Rights Respecting Schools – Liam McArthur
Feedback: The children’s knowledge and enthusiasm was amazing. It was clear they’d learnt a lot and we need more young people who are ready to share what they feel strongly about!
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May 2026 – Italian Chapel – Inga Linklater
Feedback: To have 74 pieces inspired by the Chapel – we are so pleased at the response to our inspirational building. Ivy said “I learnt a lot about the Italian Chapel and I was really chuffed with how it came out”.
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March 2026 – Maeshowe – Guide
Feedback: A brilliant bunch of kids with lots of questions about the Viking influence here in the local area. They were knowledgeable about runes and brought lots of enthusiasm!
What respectful, polite children! They are a credit to your school. Member of the public on the bus
I loved the trip – best day ever! Seeing runes in real life was amazing. Can we go back tomorrow? P4 Pupil
March 2026 – National Museum of Scotland – Ed Outreach Officer
Feedback: Digital Schools Session – Meet the Vikings – Virtual tour of Viking exhibit then Viking workshop with schools across Scotland.
There was super engagement from everyone! They knew lots about Vikings and what their lives looked like.
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March 2026 – STEM co-ordinator – Ria Kirkpatrick
Feedback: It was a pleasure to work with such enthusiastic bairns. They explored constellations and created their own Viking settlements. Their knowledge of the way Vikings lived was excellent – super longhouses, hearths and Vikings going about their daily lives. It’s exciting to see STEM being developed across Orkney, especially overlapping with our local heritage and history.
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March 2026 – Maths Week Scotland – P3 Parent
Feedback: The maths week open afternoon was a great opportunity to see the learning taking place in my child’s classroom and it gave me the chance to engage with activities alongside my child. It was well organised. I thoroughly enjoy attending any events the school has as I feel it’s a great way to see what my children are doing and I feel involved too. My children are always very happy to have me in the school to show me what they have been working on. Open afternoons and events help build positive relationships between families, pupils, and staff and I feel I have a very positive relationship with the school and my children’s teachers due to attending as much as I can. I would be delighted to attend similar events in the future.
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March 2026 – Lyness Museum – Ellen Pesci
Feedback: Ellen Pesci (Curator of Social History at Orkney Museums) “We are delighted to welcome school groups to the museum to learn about Orkney’s wartime History. The pupils clearly had enjoyed their World War Two topic and had lots of information to share”.
March 2026 – Just Dance – Jo
Feedback: Jo from Just Dance visited P1/2 and took a dance class. The children made her a thank you card. The pupils had great fun and Jo passed on that she was really impressed by the children’s enthusiasm.
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March 2026 – Hi5 Qualification – CLDE
Feedback: The school was extremely welcoming. From our initial planning meeting to our final day of Hi5 completion, the communication and support for the Family Engagement Team (FET) was excellent. Through regular communication with both the teachers and the admin staff, we were able to plan sessions that suited the needs of the school and meshed with the structure of the school day that was already in place.
The young people themselves were brilliant to work with. They arrived enthusiastic and keen to learn, and of course many knew what they were doing already 😉
We hope that your young people enjoyed our sessions. It really was great to see them working together and having fun at the same time. Thanks again for inviting us in and we hope to work with you again in the future.
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Feb 2026 – Orkney Wireless Museum – Kim
Feedback: Thank you for visiting the Orkney Wireless Museum and for the beautiful cards which we will treasure. We had great fun with the bairns and they asked fantastic questions.
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Feb 2026 – Vikings Project – Daniel Hendry
Feedback: It was fantastic to see their Viking learning and they had amazing questions too. The bairns at Firth were excited about Up Helly Aa and the traditions we use to celebrate the past.
We met a real Viking! He liked my drawings and his outfit was amazing. P4 pupil
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Feb 2026 – Maths Week Scotland – Prof Colleen Batey
Feedback: It was a pleasure to meet such an informed group of youngsters to provide some first hand knowledge about the Vikings! They were very attentive and knew a lot about the Vikings in general and about those in Orkney.
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Feb 2026 – Author Workshop – David C Flannagan
Feedback: Just a note to say thanks so much for having me along today. A real pleasure. What a fantastic group of kids and a truly remarkable library, too. Look forward to a return visit sometime. Always be delighted to come back!
Best wishes and thanks for the lovely welcome.
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Jan 2026 – OIC Arts Officer – Junior Curators Project
Feedback: It was a very productive session and the children really concentrated well. It’s clear they feel a commitment to the activity booklet and ownership in its making, which is exactly what we wanted. I think we will end up with something really lovely and valuable.
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Jan 2026 – The Orcadian Bookshop
Feedback: Huge thanks to Firth Primary Reading Ambassadors for doing an amazing window display for us today! The theme is graphic novels, and why they think they are great.
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Dec 2025 – PropaGate Learning
Feedback: “I love this- it is wonderful to hear you have a group of such enthusiastic pupils! I wonder if it would be possible to add your school as a case study on out Plant-Kind resource? This is a showcase of actions schools around the country are taking to help plants and biodiversity. I think this would fit perfectly in the ‘Get Hands On’ category.”
A group of pupils from Firth Primary School in Orkney have been working with the RSPB to improve areas close to their school for pollinators. Wildflower seeds were collected in the autumn, and the children planted them in seed trays. When the plants grow in the spring, they plan to transplant them back into the wild to help strengthen the local wildflower populations. This will ensure that the local population of pollinating insects can thrive, and means that the school’s local area will remain biodiverse.
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Dec 2025 – Vivian French – Author
Feedback: Author Vivian French offered to buy books of our choice to celebrate our Reading Schools Gold award. The Reading Ambassadors made a list and sent it to her. She even popped in some extra books!
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Dec 25 – Finstown Church – Christmas Service
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Dec 25 – Over 60’s Christmas Dinner
Feedback: Just wanted to drop you a line to say we had some wonderful feedback from the senior citizens today regarding P5 coming along and singing. They really enjoyed it, their enthusiasm, smiles, and their beautiful singing. Hope the children enjoyed it too.
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Nov 25 – RSPB Scotland Orkney Office
Feedback: That’s amazing! You’ve got such a great group of students.
Children in the Environmental Experts pupil group had a visitor from the RSPB to support them with processing seed pods and planting.
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Dec 25 – P5 Curriculum Trip to Cursiter Quarry
Feedback: It was a pleasure to show such polite pupils on site – I thoroughly enjoyed it myself.
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Dec 25 – P5 Curriculum Trip to the Orkney Museum
Feedback: Thank you for bringing your class to the Orkney Museum and for your kind words about the visit. It was a pleasure to welcome your pupils and share both the museum’s collections and the current exhibition with them.
Outreach and learning are at the heart of what we do, and visits like yours are invaluable. For a class of 10-year-olds, engaging directly with local history and heritage helps bring the past to life in a way that textbooks alone cannot. It encourages curiosity, critical thinking, and a sense of connection to their community.
Your pupils were a credit to your school. They showed genuine interest in the displays, asked thoughtful questions, and engaged enthusiastically with the stories behind the objects. It was clear they were keen to learn and explore, which made the session even more rewarding.
We hope this experience will inspire them to continue discovering Orkney’s rich history.
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Dec 25 – SSEN/FREEDOM STEM Workshop
Feedback: Thank you again for welcoming us into your schools yesterday. We were very impressed with the behaviour of the students, both in cooperating with each other and politeness. When we discovered a piece was missing from one of the kits, I borrowed one from another team and one of the boys asked me which team so that he could go over and thank them personally. If one of the team members was struggling the other students would boost their morale and assist them without taking over their task. I haven’t experienced this at other schools before and there were many anecdotes like this from both Firth and Evie School when talking to my colleagues. The p7s at both schools engaged well with our careers chat, asking lots of questions. We had staff that had never visited Orkney before and overall this left such a warm positive impression of Orcadians!
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Sept 25 – Chris Jex – P6 Outdoor Education
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