Aultmore Park Primary School

We at Aultmore Park Primary and LCR are committed to developing each pupil to their fullest potential, working with parents/carers to ensure each pupil receives support and challenge in all aspects of school life and ensuring that staff receive quality professional development to ensure that each pupil benefits from the highest quality learning and teaching experiences.

We are a non-denominational school, with a current school roll of around 330 pupils. Staff, children, parents and the community work very closely together to ensure that the children are well equipped with skills for learning, life and work in and beyond school. We have a number of after school clubs run by our dedicated teachers, please see Mrs Pears for more information. Current clubs include gymnastics, cheerleading, dance, football and weightlifting.

Curriculum for Excellence aims to raise standards, prepare our children for a future they do not yet know and equip them for jobs of tomorrow in a fast changing world.

Curriculum for Excellence enables professionals to teach subjects creatively, to work together across the school and with other schools, to share best practice and explore learning together. Teachers and practitioners will share information to plan a child’s “learning journey” from 3-18, helping their progression from nursery to primary, primary to secondary and beyond, ensuring the challenge is smooth. They’ll ensure children continue to work at a pace they can cope with and with challenge they can thrive on.

Curriculum for Excellence balances the importance of knowledge and skills.

Every child is entitled to a broad and deep general education, whatever their level and ability. Every teacher and practitioner will be responsible for literacy and numeracy – the language and number skills that unlock other subjects and are vital to everyday life.

Our curriculum develops skills for learning, life and work to help young people go on to further study, secure work and navigate life. It brings real life into the classroom, making learning relevant and helps young people apply lessons to their life beyond the classroom. It links knowledge in one subject area to another helping children understand the world and make connections. It develops skills so that children can think for themselves, make sound judgements, challenge, enquire and find solutions.

There will be new ways of assessing progress and ensuring children achieve their potential. There’s personal support to help young people fulfil their potential and make the most of their opportunities with additional support wherever that’s needed. Strong emphasis is placed by all staff on looking after children’s health & wellbeing – to ensure that the school is a place where children feel safe and secure.

Ultimately, Curriculum for Excellence aims to improve our children’s life chances, to nurture successful learners, confident individuals, effective contributors and responsible citizens, building on Scotland’s reputation for great education.