As the academic year progresses the School Improvement Plan will be updated to reflect how we are progressing with work.
Red indicates work not started.
Orange indicates work ongoing
Green indicates action completed
2023/2024
2023 SQ report 20232024 School Improvement Plan Whiteness Primary
Views were gathered from children through May and June 2023 to shape our improvement priorities for 2023/2024 session.
During our assembly on 1 September 2023, pupils were asked to think about the order of importance they place on the improvement priorities- these will be shown below, once the work is completed in class.
2022/2023
2022 SQ report 20222023 School Improvement Plan Whiteness Primary updated November 2022
During our assembly on Friday 9 September, pupils voted on the order of importance they place on the improvement priorities.
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2021/2022
2020/2021
2019/2020
SIP 20192020 – Term 4 evaluation
2019 S&Q report ~ 20192020 School Improvement Plan Whiteness Primary
School Improvement Plan for Parents 20192020
20182019
Whiteness Primary School Improvement Plan 20182019
School Improvement Plan for Parents 20182019
2017-2018
Whiteness Primary School Improvement Plan 20172018
School Improvement Plan for Parents 20172018
Below you will find extra information on how you can support your child and the school with the current School Improvement Plan.
Priority 1: Emergent Literacy:
Priority 2: Developing Nurturing Approaches in school:
Applying Nurture as a whole school approach
Priority 3: Developing Folio’s of Evidence:
Where are my children in their learning?
Making it clear which pieces of work are their most recent, best pieces by using our progress stickers to clearly identify work that shows ipmrovement and added learning.
Priority 4: To deliver 1140 hours of Early Learning and Childcare:
Work has progressed well this year at Whiteness Early Years. We have established a new staff structure and recieved very good feedback from the Care Inspectorate during an unannounced inspection in December 2017.
Care Inspectorate Inspection Report December 2017
2016-2017
Whiteness School Improvement Plan 20162017
School Improvement Plan for Parents 20162017
Below you will find extra information on how you can support your child and the school with the current School Improvement Plan.
Priority 1: Improving Reading:
Follow the link below which will take you to the ParentZone page supporting literacy at home.
How you can support reading at home.
Scotland Reads- Paired Reading
Reading Tips for Primary aged children
In assembly on Friday 26 August pupils were able to discuss our priority to make them better at reading. Some good ideas were shared and 4 pupils were able to easily figure the puzzle….“what does the shredded word say?”
Priority 2: Developing mental agility:
I am a mathematician~ Let’s explore maths together
2015-2016
Whiteness Primary School Improvement Plan 20152016
National Improvement Framework
Any school improvement is driven by the national picture as well as needs identified that are specific to the school.
The Scottish Government launched the National Improvement Framework in January 2016. You may have heard about it in the press and wondered what it is. The link below will take you to the official site.
The Scottish Government – National Improvement Framework
A useful storyboard has been made to illustrate to pupils what the National Improvement Framework is. This storyboard came about following consultation with pupils.
