St Cuthbert’s Primary school is a Roman Catholic primary school located in the West of Edinburgh, not far from the town centre. The school has developed its values (including its vision, values and aims) with all of its stakeholders over the last 4 years and prides itself on its ethos. Over the last year it has achieved a Gold Sports Award for the quality of its sporting provision, a Fair Achiever Award for its work around Fair Trade and a Green, ECO Schools Flag. Last year the school achieved Gold Status as a Rights, Respecting School. The school is comprised of two separate but linked faculties: Primary School and Nursery. The school is a diverse community with over half of our children currently listed as speaking English as an Additional Language (52% as of September 2024.)
The school proudly celebrates its Catholic values but is also proud of its inclusivity, celebrating the many cultures that make up our community. The school has a particularly significant South Asian community. The school has a strong partnership with its parents and carers represented by its Parent Council and Pupil Voice groups (Rights and Equalities, Health and Wellbeing and Sustainability).
Vision, Values and Aims
Children and their families are at the heart of our school. We believe that children should have a strong voice in our school and that they should own their own learning; knowing their strengths and next steps across the curriculum. We also believe that parents and carers are valued partners in learning and that communication with our partners is key. St Cuthbert’s school also esteems and supports its staff, who are skilled and committed professionals. Together we will work to ensure that all of our pupils are safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible and included.
We celebrate individuality: supporting all children to grow and develop their confidence, skills and knowledge through high quality teaching and learning experiences suited to their needs and learning styles. We are aware of the changing world around us and of the need to continually change and adapt. This adaption includes the use of digital learning and the promotion of sustainability and eco-awareness.
We also celebrate community; priding ourselves that our school is an integral part of the local community, including our local parish. Promoting Catholic and Gospel values whilst committing deeply to promoting equality and inclusion for all.
Achievement in school and wider achievement are both celebrated on a daily basis in our school and in our weekly Reward Assemblies.
Values
We are committed to supporting the development of the whole pupil and as a result, wish to encourage their development in spiritual, moral, social and cultural terms.
These key human aspects of learning are supported through the following arrangements by:-
· Creating a school ethos which, in every way possible, gives value to these aspects of development, especially by providing an overall atmosphere that is both caring and challenging and which provides opportunities for the development of personal responsibility.
· Promoting social and moral learning through the way in which disciplinary issues are handled.
· Ensuring that staff and adults within the school provide positive models for pupils.
· Arranging regular gatherings of the school as a community and using such occasions to encourage and reinforce the values on which the school is based.
· Enriching the curriculum in all appropriate areas with an emphasis on spiritual, moral, social and cultural development.
· Providing opportunities within the curriculum to advance personal and social development.
· Providing a programme of religious education in which consideration will be given to responses to basic questions relating to the meaning, value and purpose of human life.
· Providing a programme of moral education.
Taking every appropriate opportunity to acknowledge, value and appreciate the various cultures and heritage of the pupils and to encourage them to appreciate and value the cultures and heritage of others.
In summary, at St Cuthbert’s Primary School, we are committed to providing an inspiring learning and teaching experience, based on our shared school values: St Cuthbert’s CARES
Our Pupils are: Creative, Active, Respectful, Supported and Supportive of Others.
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