Ferryden Primary School
Handbook
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This document is available in other formats. Please ask the Head Teacher.
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Dear Parents/Carers
Welcome to Ferryden Primary School! We are delighted to have your child/children join us
and we look forward to working with your whole family. Whether your child is beginning
their education with us in Nursery or Primary 1, or if you are joining us from another school,
we are aware of how daunting it can be for both pupils and parents. Please be aware
that we are here to help you and answer any questions or concerns you may have.
Our school office is the first point of contact, our friendly clerical staff will ensure your
questions are passed on to the relevant member of staff. Please do not hesitate to phone
or pop in.
This handbook has been written by a group of staff, pupils and parents. Please keep it
handy for reference. We hope that you find it useful and would warmly welcome any
suggestions for future improvements.
Kind Regards
Mrs G Baxter
Head Teacher
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CONTENTS
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Angus Council Information:
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Angus Council People Directorate
Angus House
Orchardbank Business Park
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Tel:
01307 476337
Fax: 01307 461848
Email: [email protected]
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Pre-School and Early Learning Provision (primary schools only)
School Clothing Grants
Education Maintenance Allowance (secondary schools only)
Pupil Absence Procedures (Attendance)
The Complaints Procedure
Parent Councils
The Curriculum for Excellence
 Curriculum Levels
 The Senior Phase
 Skills for Learning, Life and Work
 Careers Guidance and Financial Advice
Sex Education
Drugs Education (Drugs and alcohol misuse)
Religious and Moral Education
Assessment and Reporting
Transitions
 Starting Pre-School
 Enrolling in Primary School
 Transfer to Secondary School
 Leaving School
 Post School
Support for Pupils
School Meals
 Special Dietary Requirements
 Snack Provision in Pre-Schools
Applying for Free School Meals
Administration of Medicines
Transport
Insurance
Music Services
Parental Access to Records
Child Protection
Transferring Educational Data about Pupils & Holding and storing pupil data
Emergency Closures & Transport Updates
School Holiday Dates
Useful Links & Contact Details
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CONTACT DETAILS
School Name - Ferryden Primary School
Address - Craig Crescent, Ferryden, Montrose, Angus, DD10 9RF
Telephone Number - 01674 662626
Email Address - [email protected]
Head Teacher’s name - Mrs Gillian Baxter
Class Stages - P1, P2, P3/4, P4/5, P5/6, P7
Present Roll - 151 (including nursery pupils)
Twitter - @FerrydenPS
Parent Partnership Facebook - Ferryden School Partnership
STAFF
Head Teacher
Mrs Gillian Baxter
Depute Head Teacher
Mrs Sharon Hamilton
Senior Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Jill Shepherd
Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Lynn Cavanagh
Early Years Practitioner
Miss Gillian Falconer
Early Years Practitioner
Mrs Margaret McIntosh
Primary 1 Teacher
Miss Suzanne Reid
Primary 2
Mrs Maureen Russell
Primary 3/4 Teacher
Miss Laura Davidson
Primary 4/5 Teacher
Miss Katherine Philp
Primary 5/6 Teachers
Mrs Edith Carmichael/ Mrs Kirsty Napier
Primary 7 Teacher
Mrs Fiona Minty
Additional Support Needs Teacher
Mrs Elizabeth Bradley
Primary School Assistant
Mrs Lisa Braes
Senior Clerical Assistant
Mrs Carol Wallace
Clerical Assistant
Miss Audrey Johnston
Clerical Assistant
Mrs Pat Watt
Brass Teacher
Miss Julie Smith
Guitar Teacher
Mrs Caroline Jones
Piano Teacher
Miss Barbara Potter
Upper Strings Teacher
Miss Beth Wyllie
PE Teacher
Mr Steve Rose
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Art Teacher
Mrs Pippa Hill
Music Teacher
Vacant post
Kodaly (Singing) Teacher
Vacant post
Cleaner
Mrs Linda Gildea
Cleaner
Mrs Emma Crabb
Janitor
Mr Jim Allen
Janitor
Mrs Isobel McLean
Cook in Charge
Mrs Rosalind McCrank
Kitchen Assistant
Mrs Audrey Anderson
Kitchen Assistant
Mrs Pauline Ray
Timing of the School Day, including Arrival, Dismissal and Break Times
Pre-School
Am Session
8:45 - 11.55am
Pm Session
12.05 - 3.15pm
P1-P2
9.00– 10.30am
10.30-10.50 morning playtime
10.50-12.20
12.20 –1.30 lunchtime
1.30-3.10pm
P3-P7
9.00– 10.30am
10.30-10.50 morning playtime
10.50-12.30
12.30 –1.30 lunchtime
1.30—3.20pm
VISITS OF PROSPECTIVE PARENTS – see link below:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/11/06125905/0
We welcome visits from families considering Ferryden as a school for their child. Please
contact the school to arrange a mutually convenient time. Once your child has been
allocated a place you will be invited along to meet the staff and children, to find out
more about the curriculum and to share information about your child.
SCHOOL UNIFORM
The school office holds some stock of uniform products - please pop in and ask if you
require anything.
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Our Uniform is:
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Navy crew neck sweatshirt/cardigan embroidered with the Ferryden logo.
School tie with a white/navy polo shirt or white shirt.
Navy/grey school trousers, skirt or pinafore or blue gingham summer dress.
PE Kit
Our indoor gym kit is black/navy shorts, white t-shirt and gym shoes/ trainers. The children
would also benefit from having an outdoor PE kit of jogging bottoms, cosy top and trainers
in a separate gym bag. This is because many of our PE activities will take place outside
throughout the school year.
All clothing brought to school should be named or marked in some way, as it is difficult for
children to distinguish their own clothing from others.
PARENTAL CONCERNS
Parents should contact the school immediately they have a cause for concern. It is our
wish to deal with all matters as early as possible preventing them from growing into
significant concerns. Please contact your child’s class teacher in the first instance or if you
would prefer to discuss the issue with a member of the management team please
contact Mrs Hamilton regarding children - Pre-School to P3/4 and Mrs Baxter P4/5 to P7.
The staff will listen to your concern and agree a way forward with you. They will follow-up
the initial conversation with a telephone call approximately one week later to ensure all
matters have been resolved satisfactorily.
THE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE – also see link below:
http://www.angus.gov.uk/info/20252/customer_care/209/making_a_complaint_or_comment_abo
ut_our_services
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
BECOMING INVOLVED IN SCHOOL
The school values the important part that parents play in their children’s education and
sees partnership with parents as an effective way of enhancing children’s achievements
and promoting better school ethos and communication.
Opportunities for Parental Involvement:
During the school day:
 Helping in the pre-school class;
 Art/Craft activities;
 Sharing knowledge and expertise in some aspect of the curriculum, e.g. topic talk,
history, science, health;
 Practical activities in science, maths, social subjects, health education (e.g. first
aid) or technology;
 Reading stories to groups of children, playing reading/phonics games;
 Supervising board games;
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Teaching playground games;
Golden Time activities, e.g. board games, art and craft in small groups;
Running or assisting to run a Lunch Club;
Supporting educational visits/trips;
School concerts – making costumes, props, supervision of children;
Road safety – Cycle Training.
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Fundraising events;
Trips e.g. sporting events, concerts;
Extra-curricular activities e.g. coaching, sports/art clubs/country dancing/school
grounds – maintenance of garden/allotment areas.
If you wish to be a regular parent helper, PVG (Protecting Vulnerable Groups) checks
have to be completed. Please discuss this with school staff.
All parents are invited to attend two Parents Evenings throughout the year. At these
meetings parents will have the opportunity to meet their child’s class teacher for a 10
minute interview and hear about their child’s progress. This is also an opportunity for
parents to hear how they can best support their child’s learning. Parents are also asked to
look at their child’s diary on a daily basis with their child and support as appropriate the
completion of homework tasks as advised by the school. The children will also bring home
their Learning Log termly which will give parents an understanding of the work they
children have been involved with and targets the children have set themselves in
consultation with the class teacher and sometimes the senior management team.
Ferryden Parent Partnership
We value the opportunity to work with parents in the partnership here at Ferryden. The
members of the partnership meet once a month and all parents and carers are welcome
to attend the meetings - you do not need to be a member. The meetings last
approximately an hour and we always welcome new faces and ideas. Please come
along have your say on all school matters- formulation of policies and procedures,
practical issues and fundraising.
Information about the role of Parent Councils, including access to the Parent Council Blog,
https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/an/AngusParentCouncilGroup/, can be obtained from
the Head Teacher.
SCHOOL ETHOS
In our school we are committed to providing appropriate opportunities for the
development of pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural values through both the ethos
and the curriculum. This will be undertaken in partnership with parents and will take
account of the individual needs of pupils and the views of parents.
Our school welcomes and encourages diversity and individuality, while emphasizing our
common commitment to moral values such as honesty, respect for others, compassion
and justice. It is a fundamental principle of our school that all who are involved in the life
of our school both has the right to be respected as individuals and carry the responsibility
to act in a considerate and respectful manner towards others. We implement the Council
policy for Equal Opportunities and Racial equality and ensure that all pupils have access
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to the full range of educational experiences available within the resources of the school.
We are firmly committed to the elimination of any form of discrimination on the grounds of
race, religion, gender or disability.
It is the aim of Ferryden Primary School to all work together to ensure GROWTH –
Giving
Respect
Opportunity
Wisdom
Trust
Happiness
All the children are supported to:
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Be respectful and responsible to everyone and for everything;
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Listen well and include everyone;
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Work hard and always do our best;
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Be proud of our achievements.
We also regularly and actively encourage the children to develop a “Growth Mindset”
through work carried out in class and assemblies. This about learning to persevere when
learning gets tough and understanding that intelligence is not fixed and can be changed
through practise and hard work. It is also about understanding that through mistakes
some of the best brain growth occurs. The two quotes below from Albert Einstein illustrate
the thinking we are working to develop in the children:
“It’s not that I am so smart. It’s just that I stay with problems longer”
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”.
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LINKS
Ferryden Primary School is an integral part of the community of Ferryden and Montrose.
Children develop skills and learn to be better citizens as they engage with and support the
work of the local community. Our pupils participate in community events and
competitions organised by the churches, museums, horticultural society, Rotary Club and
the Active schools coordinator. We enjoy a close relationship with the members and
minister at Inchbrayock church, who support school by hosting our end of term services,
running Scripture Union and Storykeeper clubs, visiting school regularly and helping at the
school’s Fairtrade café. The Fairtrade café is run by the children of the Fairtrade
committee and Mrs Hamilton, Depute Head Teacher, on the first Wednesday of every
month of the school year. This is a great opportunity for the children to engage with
members of the local committee and give something back, while gaining some real and
meaningful skills for learning, life and work.
A recent development with regards to
community engagement is two children now attending the community council.
We also enjoy close links with Links Park Community Trust, based at Montrose Football Club,
Links Park. Our children participate in a variety of educational trails which use football as
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a meaningful context for learning. See the list below for details of what the trails involve
and which classes are involved.
P1- Health and Well-being trail
P3- Numeracy trail
P5- Literacy trail
P7- Science trail
POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR MANAGEMENT
Good behaviour is essential to good learning. The general aim of Ferryden is to provide an
atmosphere of mutual respect and collective responsibility. Pupils, parents and staff all
have an important part to play in producing and sustaining this positive ethos. The rules of
the school are of a common sense nature, bearing in mind the interest and safety of all
concerned. Every rule has at the heart of it children’s safety and happiness. Our school
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Good manners, be polite!
Walk smartly and sensibly.
Keep hands and feet to ourselves.
Help each other and be kind.
Be safe in the school and the playground.
Listen and talk to each other.
All classes from P1-7 use a traffic light system for behaviour, with the children earning 30
minutes of golden time on a Friday afternoon as a reward for good behaviour.
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Green for good behaviour.
Amber when several reminders have been required for the child to return to
positive behaviour.
Red when reminders and support have not been taken on board by the child.
When a red is issued 5 minutes of golden time are lost.
All children colour green, amber or red in a circle in their diary so parents know how they
have behaved each day. Diaries are also used for:
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Recording homework tasks;
Sharing important dates;
Communicating with home and vice versa;
Sharing any concerns about behaviour with parents/carers and if a red circle is
recorded by the child a brief explanation of behaviour will be recorded by the
teacher.
When behaviour is not as we would hope we use “Restorative Approaches” to resolve
issues, repair relationships which have been harmed by the behaviour and to help the
children see consequences of their actions.
We also follow the “Bounce Back” program in assemblies. The program focuses mainly on
the teaching of coping skills to help children and young people respond positively to the
complexity of their everyday lives. In other words, children are taught how to ‘bounce
back’ after experiencing sadness, difficulties, frustrations and hard times. Through the
program we pick social skills and values to focus on and children who demonstrate these
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over a week are awarded “Star of the Week” certificates. This work ties in well with the
“Growth Mindset” development happening in school.
CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT
Children work hardest when they know their work will be appreciated and praised. All staff
encourage pupils at all times and in all activities to give their best. Their effort may be
rewarded verbally by praise, or non-verbally by a smiley face or sticker.
In all the classes children are allocated to one of four houses, Craig, Esk, Lunan or Usan.
Pupils gain points for their house by producing work of good quality and behaving in a
positive manner. The house points are counted by the House Captains on a weekly basis
and shared with the whole school at assembly. The House which has the most points at
the end of term receives a treat- DVD afternoon, trip to the park or pyjama afternoon.
We also work with children and their families to celebrate their many and varied
achievements out with school. We ask parents and carers to help their child complete the
page in their Learning Logs for recording achievements at clubs and at home. We also
ask children to fill in our special achievement postcards so we can share these at
assemblies and display them outside classrooms.
Teachers also meet with their children termly to discuss the clubs and activities they are
involved with in school and outwith. This enables staff to build up as full a picture of the
children as possible.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
There is a variety of extra-curricular activities available for your child to participate in. See
the list below for what is currently on offer in school:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Basketball
Art and Craft club
Links Park Community Trust Football
School Football training, Storykeepers club
Scripture Union, Netball
The above opportunities are shared with children during an assembly and if they are
interested in attending they can collect a permission form from the school office. The form
should be completed and signed by a parent/ carer and returned to school.
THE PUPILS AND PARENTS VOICE
Personalisation and choice is one of the seven principles of curriculum design and children
and young people throughout their education will have the opportunity to discuss with
their teacher the context in which they learn and how they will approach the learning.
Staff will discuss new learning with the children at the beginning of a new topic and plan
together the areas of specific focus, e.g. World War 2 – The Battle of Britain. This will be
shared with parents through the homework diary and parents will be invited to support the
learning by sharing resources from home, e.g. ration book or visit the school to share a
talk. Parents will be invited to share comments regarding the planned work for their child
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at various points throughout the year and are encouraged to feedback comments at
anytime through their child’s homework diary.
Open afternoons for parents/ carers are held annually and when possible these involve
the children. During these events the children will describe and share their first-hand
experience of the curriculum in school. We vary the curricular focus each time to allow
parents to observe a wide variety of teaching and learning. The same focus in each class
also enables parents to see progression of learning from P1-7.
We are fortunate at Ferryden to have a proactive Parent Partnership who are involved in
the curricular and policy developments for the children. The positive mutually respectful
relationship between staff and the Parent Partnership ensure real and meaningful
engagement in the continual improvement agenda at Ferryden.
We use all our pupil committees to enable children to regularly share their thoughts on
their school and learning. Assemblies also provide a forum for the children to engage in
dialogue with each other, as well as with the Depute and Head Teacher.
PUPIL COUNCIL
There is an active Pupil Council at Ferryden including representatives from all classes. The
Pupil Council members are elected by their class peers at the beginning of session and
they hold office for the duration of one year. Throughout the year they will meet regularly
with a member of the management team. They will be involved in taking forward school
improvement priorities and addressing emerging issues as they occur.
Eco Committee:
The Eco committee meet regularly and have representation from all classes in school. Last
year they worked with local gardener David Pullar, planting the boat at the entrance to
school. This year they are working on encouraging everyone in school to recycle and will
have the responsibility of emptying the mixed recycling bins on a weekly basis.
Fairtade Committee:
The representatives from this group meet with Mrs Hamilton. They work hard to increase
awareness and understanding of Fairtrade issues throughout the year. They also run a
monthly café in the church hall. They are supported in this by parent volunteers to bake
and serve and the hot drinks at the café.
Junior Road Safety Officers:
The JRSOs are P7 pupils who work to increase awareness of all road safety issues in and
around school. They lead informative assemblies and contribute to school newsletters.
Community Council Representatives:
Two P7 pupils represent the school on the community council. They meet with the head
teacher to discuss what issues the community council could perhaps help school with. The
pupils also keep the community council informed of school activities and projects.
Twitter Reporters:
School is increasingly making use of twitter to share the learning with parents and the
reporters are responsible for working with Mrs Baxter to ensure there is an interesting mix of
learning and classes featured. Find us on twitter- @FerrydenPS.
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Learning Detectives:
New to Ferryden this year is the Learning Detectives committee. Like the other
committees in school there are representatives from each class in the school. They are
involved in checking the learning in school and working to ensure that the priorities for
improvement in school are being carried forward by the staff and children. They will be
involved throughout the year in classroom observations and learning walks around school.
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Your child will learn in a variety of different contexts and groups including ability, cooperative and social. Active learning is a key part of the teaching philosophy within our
school, our teachers ensure that there is personalisation and choice within the curriculum
for all learners.
THE CURRICULUM AT SCHOOL, LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL
The curriculum we cover at Ferryden covers:
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Sciences
Literacy
Modern Languages
Numeracy
Expressive Arts (drama, music, dance and art)
Social Studies
Technologies
Health and Well-being
Religious and Moral Education
As with all Scottish Schools we use “Curriculum for Excellence” across the school. It is
broken down into the following levels:
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Nursery to P1- early level
P2-4- first level
P5-7- second level
More local information can be found through the school and national information from
the numerous sources listed at the back of the handbook.
LIAISON WITH SECONDARY SCHOOL
The school maintains close links with Montrose Academy and other Primary Schools within
the Angus area. Our teachers, and in some cases our pupils, visit other schools and
establishments and other teachers and pupils visit us. This process is necessary for the
professional development of staff, reciprocal understanding and the establishment of
curricular consistency. This also ensures that transition is as smooth as possible for our pupils
as they make the move to Montrose Academy, and we try to improve this year on year.
Address - Montrose Academy, Academy Square, Montrose, Angus, DD10 8HU
Telephone number - 01674 662700
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Website - www.montroseacademy.co,uk
Email - [email protected]
Head Teacher - Dr John Cavanagh
Transition opportunities for all P7 pupils session 2015-2016 include:
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Regular visits from Mrs Vicki Denyer, transition teacher;
Visits from Mr Stuart Campbell, maths department to work on various aspects of
maths learning;
Enterprise day at Montrose Academy working in groups with children from other
cluster primary schools;
2 visits to Montrose Academy library.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS
During school session 2014- 2015 Ferryden’s main priorities for improvement were the
introduction and establishing of 1 + 2 Modern Languages program and raising attainment
in Literacy and Numeracy. Ferryden staff, along with colleagues from across the Montrose
cluster, attended training in all of these curricular priorities. Learning visits were carried out
by the Depute and Head Teacher in each class to monitor implementation by staff of the
changes to practice. Both of these priorities remain an on-going focus for Ferryden in
session 2015-2016.
IMPROVING STANDARDS
Ferryden is committed to continuing school improvement and use a variety of means to
ensure this happens. Computerised assessment packages, PIPS and INCAS are used
across the school and the data gathered is used to inform the areas for priority with
regards to improvements for the whole school. It also informs the planning for classes and
where support and challenge for individual children may be needed.
School has had a major focus on literacy and numeracy over recent years in all school
improvement plans. Staff are involved in using the Angus Standards to ensure progress
and continuity across all levels for all learners.
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
PE and maths are the two main priorities for improvement at Ferryden for session 20152016. In PE we are committed to ensuring that all children have two hours of quality PE on
a weekly basis. In order to tackle these areas of priorities changes to current practice will
be introduced throughout the year. Staff are participating in PE training with Montrose
cluster colleagues to ensure that they are confident in delivering two hours of quality PE
education for children, which takes account of best practice across Scotland and latest
research findings. In order to improve mental maths abilities across the school all classes
from P1-7 will have three half hour slots of mental maths teaching and learning on a
weekly basis. Parental leaflets will be produced in order to keep parents informed of
changes to practice and how they can best help support their children’s learning at
home with regards to mental maths.
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In order to keep Ferryden moving forward in terms of their improvement journey we are
currently putting the finishing touches to our three year curriculum plan which has involved
children, staff and parents. This will be shared with parents in the very near future.
HEALTH CARE
You can contact your school health staff at:
School Nurses – Lilliann Aitken/ Gillian Rutherford
School Nurse Service
Links Health Centre
Frank Wood Way
Montrose
DD10 8TY
Tel: 01674 675115
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USEFUL LINKS & CONTACT DETAILS
Education Scotland’s Communication Toolkit for engaging with parents –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/partnerships/eng
agingparents/toolkit/index.asp
The Scottish Government guide Principles of Inclusive Communications provides
information on communications and a self-assessment tool for public authorities –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/09/14082209/0
Choosing a School: A Guide for Parents - information on choosing a school and the
placing request system –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/11/10093528/0
A guide for parents about school attendance explains parental responsibilities with regard
to children’s attendance at school –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/04134640/0
Parental Involvement
Guidance on the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 provides guidance on
the act for education authorities, Parent Councils and others –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/08094112/0
Parentzone provide information and resource for parents and Parent Councils –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/index.asp
School Ethos
Supporting Learners - guidance on the identification, planning and provision of support –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/supportinglearners/
Journey to Excellence - provides guidance and advice about culture and ethos –
http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/cultureandethos/index.asp
Health and wellbeing guidance on healthy living for local authorities and schools http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/HLivi
Building Curriculum for Excellence Through Positive Behaviour and Relationships outlines
the Scottish Government’s priority actions around positive behaviour in schools and is also
a source of support –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/06/25112828/0
Scottish Catholic Education Service’s resource ‘This is Our Faith’ which supports the
teaching and learning of Catholic religious education –
http://www.sces.uk.com/this-is-our-faith.html
Curriculum
Information about how the curriculum is structured and curriculum planning –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/
Information about the outcomes a learner can expect to experience and achieve across
literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing, as well as the 8 curricular areas –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/howisthecurriculumorganised/exper
iencesandoutcomes/index.asp
Advice, practice and resources to support the experiences and outcomes on literary,
numeracy and health and wellbeing –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/learningacrossth
ecurriculum/responsibilityofall/index.asp
Broad General Education in the Secondary School – A Guide for Parents and Carers –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/b/genericresource_tcm4725663.asp?strR
eferringChannel=parentzone&strReferringPageID=tcm:4-634353-64
Information on the Senior Phase –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatcanlearnersexpect/seniorphas
e.asp
Information on Skills for learning, life and work –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatcanlearnersexpect/skillsforlear
ning.asp
Information around the Scottish Government’s ‘Opportunities for All’ programme –
http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-services/services-forindividuals/opportunities-for-all.aspx
Information for organisations responsible for the planning, management and delivery of
career information, advice and guidance services –
http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-story/key-publications/careermanagement-skills-framework.aspx
The Skills Development Scotland website ‘My World of Work’ offers a number of tools to
support career planning –
http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/
Assessment and Reporting
Building the Curriculum 5: a framework for assessment provides guidance around the
assessment framework –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/BtC5Framework_tcm4-653230.pdf
Information about Curriculum for Excellence levels and how progress is assessed –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/howisprogressassessed/stages/inde
x.asp
Curriculum for Excellence factfile - Assessment and qualifications –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/publications/c/publication_tcm4624968.asp
Information on recognising achievement, reporting and profiling –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/assessment/achi
evement/index.asp
Transitions
Curriculum for Excellence factfile - 3-18 Transitions - provides information on the transitions
children and young people will face throughout their education and beyond –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/publications/c/publication_tcm4660285.asp
Career Information, Advice and Guidance in Scotland - A Framework for Service Redesign
and Improvement provides guidance on career information, advice and guidance
strategy –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/11110615/0
Choices and changes provides information about choices made at various stages of
learning –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/supportinglearners/choicesandchanges/index.asp
The Additional support for learning page provides links to relevant legislation and
guidance, including the arrangements that should be in place to support pupils with
additional support needs –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/welfare/ASL
Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice includes specific requirements on
education authorities and others under the new legislation in relation to transition –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/04/04090720/21
Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning –
http://enquire.org.uk/
Parenting Across Scotland offers support to children and families in Scotland –
http://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/
Support for Pupils
The Additional support for learning page provides links to relevant legislation and
guidance, including the arrangements that should be in place to support pupils with
additional support needs –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/welfare/ASL
Information about the universal entitlement to support that underpins Curriculum for
Excellence –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/supportinglearners/whatissupport/universalsupport
/roleofkeyadult.asp
Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice (Revised edition) - provides Statutory
guidance relating to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004
as amended –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/04/04090720/21
Getting It Right For Every Child and Young Person, is essential reading for anyone involved
or working with children and young people, including practitioners working in adult
services with parents and carers –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/gettingitright
School Improvement
Scottish Schools Online - provides a range of school information, including contact details,
school roll, facilities, website, inspection reports –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scottishschoolsonline/
Education Scotland’s Inspection and review page provides information on the inspection
process –
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/index.asp
The Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN) is an annual sample survey which will
monitor national performance in literacy and numeracy –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/SSLN
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) –
http://www.scqf.org.uk/
Scottish Qualifications Authority provides information for teachers, parents, employers and
young people on qualifications –
http://www.sqa.org.uk/
Amazing Things - information about youth awards in Scotland –
http://www.awardsnetwork.org/index.php
Information on how to access statistics relating to School Education –
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education
School Policies and Practical Information
Schools and local authorities should consider the most relevant school, local and national
policies and include details or links for parents to sources of further information.
National policies, information and guidance can be accessed through the following sites http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People
Children (Scotland) Act 1995 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/36/contents
Standards in Scotland's Schools (Scotland) Act 2000 –
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/6/contents