Wallace Primary School and  Nursery

                            
Vision: Happy Together. Learning Together. Succeeding Together.

VALUES: Friendship, Kindness, Respect, Honesty and Ambition

 

Wallace Primary School Aims:                                                                             We aim to provide a broad spectrum of educational opportunities for all pupils by:

•providing a curriculum consistent with National and Local Authority guidelines which is broad, balanced, coherent and progressive.
• enabling all pupils to achieve a standard of attainment and achievement which is appropriate to age, attitude and ability.
• providing learning, teaching, assessment and assessment procedures which take account of the needs of all pupils.
• providing effective support for all pupils to meet their educational, pastoral, personal and social needs.
• promoting an ethos of equality, fairness and achievement which respects and values all members of the school community.
• supporting effective learning and teaching by providing high quality, appropriate and well organised resources within the budget that is devolved to the school.
• improving school effectiveness through using efficient systems for delivering, monitoring and self-evaluation operated by all members of the staff team led by the Head Teacher.

Wallace Primary School Service Pledges                                         Standards and expectations                                                                                    We will:

•  offer all children and young people a free school place;
•  provide school premises which meet health and safety standards;
•  provide information on your child’s progress;
•  provide religious and moral education for your child;
•  give support and encouragement to parental involvement in schools;
•  provide regular information on school activities; and
•  provide 25 hours of class contact time in each normal school week for pupils of primary-school age.
• Pupils will have opportunities for:
•  personal and social development;
•  music, cultural activities and creativity;
•  access to healthier lifestyles and sports activities; and
•  community involvement.

You can also expect:

•  a formal written report on your child’s progress;
•  an annual report on progress within the school improvement plan;
•  an opportunity to have a formal meeting with your child’s class teacher or teachers;
•  us to strive to meet your child‘s needs; and
•  regular reports on the quality of the school.

How can you help?

By law, you must make sure your child receives education.                    As a parent, you can help your child by:

•  making sure your child goes to school regularly;
•  encouraging and supporting your child with any homework given;
•  showing that you are interested in how your child is getting on at school;
•  encouraging your child to respect the school and the whole school community; and
•  being involved in the school.

Throughout this website the term ‘parent’ has the meaning attributed in the Standards in Scotland’s Schools Act 2000 and the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006. This includes grandparents, carer or anyone else who has parental responsibility for the child.