{"id":951,"date":"2016-12-06T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/?page_id=951"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:19:48","slug":"welcome-from-the-head-teacher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome from the head teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a parent you are the first and most important educator of your child and have a great influence on his or her thinking and development. That makes you a valuable asset to the school and you will have an important role to play.<\/p>\n<p>With your encouragement, help and co-operation, the school will do the best it can to ensure your child benefits fully from the experiences offered and have the confidence to enjoy his or her education. This will enrich the school community.<\/p>\n<p>Staff in St James\u2019 Primary are highly committed and strive to do the very best for all our pupils, ensuring that we get it right for all our young people.\u00a0 The strong relationships that exist between staff and pupils create a positive atmosphere within the school.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions on any aspect of your child\u2019s education, please do not hesitate to get in touch.<\/p>\n<p>Yours sincerely<\/p>\n<p>Derek Retson<\/p>\n<p>Head Teacher<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/1040102617666673\">Take a look inside St James\u2019 \u2013 watch our new video showcasing learning, faith, and community at our school.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a parent you are the first and most important educator of your child and have a great influence on his or her thinking and development. That makes you a valuable asset to the school and you will have an important role to play. With your encouragement, help and co-operation, the school will do the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome from the head teacher<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3233,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=951"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1409,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/951\/revisions\/1409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/stjamess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}