Kilchuimen Primary School

We  warmly  welcome you to Kilchuimen Primary School.

A new school is an exciting and scary step in any child’s life and we would like to make this step as easy and relaxed as possible for both you and your child.

Should you at any time have questions about the move to Kilchuimen, or any other    aspects of your child’s  education, please contact the school.  You can either email: kilchuimen.primary@highland.gov.uk or telephone 01320 366756 to arrange an appointment with the head teacher or your child’s class teacher. We very much want you to play a full part in your child’s educational journey, so that together we can give your child the best educational experience possible. This   handbook will help you to   identify areas where you  can do this.

Our website and school handbook aims to give a brief account of life here at Kilchuimen Primary. You can also make use of the school website to keep abreast of changing events at: www.kilchuimenprimary.co.uk and click on our calendar.

We have achieved our first Green Flag and are now an Eco School, ongoing work led by the Eco Committee supports the  development of our school grounds through a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach.  We have  planted an orchard, Grow our own  vegetables and  have a ‘Trim Track’ fitness trail in our grounds.

Participating in these projects ensures that we are embracing the Curriculum for Excellence which strives to ensure that  pupils  participate in a broad, balanced curriculum which suits individual learning needs.

Above all, we want your child to be  challenged to achieve the best they can while enjoying their learning!

We look forward to getting to know both you and your child better and sharing in the exciting journey ahead.

Wendy Scollay

Head Teacher

Aims

To make pupils, parents and staff feel welcome, safe and valued as individuals by promoting a positive ethos, Circle Time, parental workshops, open door policy, regular staff meetings and effective staff development and review.
To promote a caring happy and safe environment in which all learners feel welcomed and valued. This will be supported by an ethos of achievement, where all participate actively in learning and in the wider life of the school community.
To provide a platform for a broad and balanced curriculum which will meet the needs of all our learners and develop their capacities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.
To encourage a sense of belonging, pride and responsibility within the community and to initiate and contribute to a range of community events.
To strive for higher attainment, achievement and aspirations in all areas of the curriculum, as well as in the pupils’ wider life experiences.
To encourage mental agility and provide equal opportunities for all.
To continue to support staff to develop according to their own and school needs through teamwork, staff development and review and personal development including the building up of portfolios.

Date of last review of aims

September 2008 Aims shared by staff and shared with pupils and parents September 2008