The teachers and leadership team are working together to organise classes for next session and I am now in a position to provide an update. Class organisation and structure continues to be reviewed until the end of term and may be subject to change. Currently, the school will be organised into the following classes:
Primary 1 – Mrs Hughes and Mrs MacOwan
Primary 1/2 – Miss Houldsworth
Primary 2/3 – Miss Deans
Primary 3 – Mrs McGee
Primary 3/4 – Mrs Gray
Primary 4/5 – Mrs Caldwell and Miss Grantham
Primary 5 – Mrs Spence
Primary 5/6 – Mrs Kane
Primary 6/7 – Miss Inglis
Primary 7 – Miss Wharton
Information about the allocated class for your child will be shared on 15th June 2022.
Further information about how the school is organised and how children are allocated to classes is available below.
- The first step is always to review our school roll with South Lanarkshire Council. Colleagues at Headquarters advise us of the number of classes and teachers for the following session. This process takes place from January – May and often changes as new families move into or out of the area. The current configuration is above.
- The identification of teachers taking Primary 1 classes is always shared earlier so that visits to partner nurseries and induction processes can take place. Mrs MacOwan, Mrs Hughes and Miss Houldsworth will teach Primary 1 pupils next year.
- Our classes are organised initially using literacy working groups as a guide. Pupils who are attaining similar levels of literacy and working at a similar pace will progress as a group. This means pupils from two different classrooms may come together to form a group for the following year.
- We then consider how each class is made up using the size of the groups as a guide along with our knowledge of the pupils. Groups going into composite classes are not identified because children are not working at the expected levels. For example, if your child is a P3 pupil and placed in a composite P3/2 class, this is not because they are struggling with learning and require to revisit concepts taught in P2. Similarly, if you have a P2 pupil going into a P3/2 composite class, this is not because they require the challenge of the P3 curriculum.
- Finally, we consider the draft classes to ensure no pupils are separated from all of their friends or socially isolated. Current class teachers flag up any issues using their knowledge of pupils and social groups and small tweaks are made.
- Class lists are then finalised and shared.
This process takes place every year and we spend a lot of time ensuring that the class groups are organised to provide the best opportunities for learning and teaching at each stage. I trust that you recognise that the robust process means we have fully considered your child’s learning and social needs and made a professional decision about classes.
Further information is available using the following link:
https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/853/composite_classes
Thank you for your continued support.
Kind regards
Kirsty Duff
