Category Archives: School Aims

Aims Assembly

On Friday we had an assembly to share our new school aims that the pupil council rewrote into child friendly language. Each stage took a different aim.

  • P1: We aim to have fun and interesting learning where everyone tries their best.

  • P2: We aim to live by our school values and have a welcoming school.
  • P3: We aim to develop our skills and recognise achievements.

  • P4: We aim to provide an exciting place to learn and to learn about things that interest us.
  • P5: We aim to connect our school life to our home life and our local community.
  • P6: We aim to become independent learners by making our own choices and decisions.
  • P7: We aim to be prepared for transitions and the world of work.

The nursery also created a video to share their values with us.

Curriculum Rationale

Please find below our new Curriculum Rationale that has been written in consultation with pupils, parents and staff.

Our School Vision Statement

 All members of our learning community ‘Believe’ in themselves and thus ‘Achieve’ the best they can which will ultimately enable them to ‘Succeed’ in all they do.

Believe in yourself, Achieve your best, Succeed in all you do.

Our School Aims

  • We aim to prepare all our young people with the skills, knowledge and attributes for the challenges of the future.
  • We aim to create a learning environment which stimulates, challenges, supports and provides opportunities to develop independent learners.
  • We aim to deliver an innovative and creative curriculum which is relevant to our children’s lives and promotes personalisation and choice.
  • We aim to provide high quality learning and teaching experiences to enable every child to reach their full potential.
  • We aim to foster our core values through creating a positive and welcoming school ethos.
  • We aim to support each child’s skills and talents through recognition and celebration of individual achievements.
  • We aim to promote effective partnerships between home, school and the wider community.

Our School Values

  • Enthusiastic – I am passionate and excited by learning.
  • Friendly – I show compassion towards others and am considerate of their feelings.
  • Inclusive – I accept others and appreciate diversity.
  • Respectful – I am considerate and courteous to others.
  • Responsible – I am accountable for my learning and my actions.
  • Successful – I try my best individually and as a team member.

Curriculm Rationale

New School Aims

As a school we have recently created new school aims from information we gathered from pupils, parents and staff. Our new aims are:

  • We aim to prepare all our young people with the skills, knowledge and attributes for the challenges of the future.
  • We aim to create a learning environment which stimulates, challenges, supports and provides opportunities to develop independent learners.
  • We aim to deliver an innovative and creative curriculum which is relevant to our children’s lives and promotes personalisation and choice.
  • We aim to provide high quality learning and teaching experiences to enable every child to reach their full potential.
  • We aim to foster our core values through creating a positive and welcoming school ethos.
  • We aim to support each child’s skills and talents through recognition and celebration of individual achievements.
  • We aim to promote effective partnerships between home, school and the wider community.

Our new Pupil Council rewrote the aims into child friendly language, these will be displayed in classes.

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