Partners in learning
P7 show
09/02/2012 23:00 Filed in: News
Congratulations to everyone involved in the P7 show tonight. I was absolutely brilliant from beginning to end.
The P7 performers and the P6 choir were fantastic and everyone involved should be really proud of the final result.
The P7 performers and the P6 choir were fantastic and everyone involved should be really proud of the final result.
Parent Council Meeting 18 January
18/01/2012 21:11 Filed in: Meeting
Following the Parent Council meeting tonight minutes from the last meeting and this week’s agenda are now available on the website in the downloads section.
The website links page has been updated to include details of ParentLine - previously the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC). Plus some new information on the role of Parent Councils.
There is now a link to the Edinburgh school dates for 2012 - 2013 and the proposed school dates for 2013 - 2014. The Council are currently consulting on this second set of dates, so if you do have any comments please contact us.
The website links page has been updated to include details of ParentLine - previously the Royal Scottish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (RSSPCC). Plus some new information on the role of Parent Councils.
There is now a link to the Edinburgh school dates for 2012 - 2013 and the proposed school dates for 2013 - 2014. The Council are currently consulting on this second set of dates, so if you do have any comments please contact us.
HMIE Inspection Report
23/08/2011 20:37 Filed in: News
Following their visit to the school in June, HMIE has issued the report on the inspection of the school and it is an extremely positive report. Receiving one evaluation of Excellent and four evaluations of Very Good means that this is an outstanding report and all of the teaching staff deserve huge credit for these results.
Steve Hodgson
CfE Factfiles
21/06/2011 21:00 Filed in: CfE
We’ve previously linked to a number of fact files on the Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).
The download area now includes a new fact file produced by the National Parent Forum an overview of key terms and features concerning CfE. If you want to understand more about some of the ways teachers talk about CfE (Experiences and Outcomes etc) then this might be of interest.
The download area now includes a new fact file produced by the National Parent Forum an overview of key terms and features concerning CfE. If you want to understand more about some of the ways teachers talk about CfE (Experiences and Outcomes etc) then this might be of interest.
Steve Hodgson
HMIE Inspection
29/05/2011 13:06 Filed in: Standards
You will have received a letter advising of the school inspection that will be carried out by HM Inspectorate of Education starting from the 13 June. This blog post is intended to provide some more information on the HMIE inspection process, how you may be affected and what happens after an inspection is complete.
The latest information on this is available at the HMIE website which includes a set of FAQs, some of which are summarised below.
As a member of the Parent Council, how will I be involved in the inspection?
A member of the inspection team will usually meet the Chair of the Parent Council during an inspection. The Chair of the Parent Council will be asked to comment in confidence on a draft of the inspection report. On occasion, we will contact other members of the Parent Council to follow-up responses to questionnaires.
Are parents/carers involved in the inspection process?
Before each inspection we write to all parents/carers with children in the school letting them know that an inspection is taking place and that we shall be gathering their views about the school by issuing a questionnaire. The questionnaire is issued to all parents/carers or to a sample of parents/ carers in larger schools. Any parents/carers not included in the sample who wishes to complete a questionnaire may do so.
What happens after a school inspection?
Every primary, secondary and special school will receive a core inspection, followed by one of a range of follow-through activities. Follow-through can range from no further involvement with a school to a greater level of engagement if a school is found to need additional support.
The latest information on this is available at the HMIE website which includes a set of FAQs, some of which are summarised below.
As a member of the Parent Council, how will I be involved in the inspection?
A member of the inspection team will usually meet the Chair of the Parent Council during an inspection. The Chair of the Parent Council will be asked to comment in confidence on a draft of the inspection report. On occasion, we will contact other members of the Parent Council to follow-up responses to questionnaires.
Are parents/carers involved in the inspection process?
Before each inspection we write to all parents/carers with children in the school letting them know that an inspection is taking place and that we shall be gathering their views about the school by issuing a questionnaire. The questionnaire is issued to all parents/carers or to a sample of parents/ carers in larger schools. Any parents/carers not included in the sample who wishes to complete a questionnaire may do so.
What happens after a school inspection?
Every primary, secondary and special school will receive a core inspection, followed by one of a range of follow-through activities. Follow-through can range from no further involvement with a school to a greater level of engagement if a school is found to need additional support.