Craigentinny Primary School

Craigentinny is a non-denominational primary school which takes children from nursery age to primary seven. The building is within the Craigentinny Community.

At Craigentinny we work together to promote the values of honesty, equality, kindness, respect, perseverance and resilience. These values are promoted through all aspects of school life.

In addition to our well-equipped classrooms, we have a music room, a cooking room, a full sized gym hall, a library and a dining room which can be used for other curricular areas. There is an after-school club in association with the Royal High Primary School which gives working parents the flexibility they need and is a well used facility. We also offer a breakfast Club each morning from 8am.

The school grounds are extensive, boasting the only green playground available in the area. There is a large grassy area and a mature garden which is used by the nursery for outdoor learning opportunities, a trim trail facility plus a community woodland area. An outdoor classroom was constructed as in 2011, and provides a valuable resource for learning and teaching.

Additional Support at Craigentinny – an additional support need comes from anything which is a barrier to learning. Most or all schools will have some children with additional support needs of some kind. The education authority has many legal duties towards pupils with additional support needs.

The Pupil Council is made up of pupils from P4-P7. We meet once a month during Committee time. Our job is to look at ways we can improve the school and we get suggestions from the other pupils in school. At the moment we are looking at ways to improve the school playground. We did a questionnaire and the improvement that gor the most votes was for more challenging equipment installed on the grass area at the front of the school. The PTA have offered us £5000 towards this so we are looking at different types of equipment.

As with all of our pupil committees at Craigentinny, the Eco Committee encourages pupils, staff, parents and the wider community to voice their views, opinions and ideas. The committee values the views and opinions of the whole school community and encourages pupil voice.

The committee holds regular meetings, assemblies, sends out questionairres and carries out surveys. We feedback to everyone about the work we are carrying out. The committee meetings are lead by the pupils themselves and draw on the views of the whole school community.Last session our Eco Focusses were Litter, Health and Wellbeing and Transport. We are currently carrying out and analysing our Audit to determine what our focusses will be moving forward.

Our School Vision is

We are a kind, welcoming and diverse school, in which all our pupils feel included, safe and supported to reach their full potential and know they can achieve anything they want.

At Craigentinny we work with our children, families and the wider community to provide a nurturing, inclusive, safe and happy environment that inspires learning for all.

Our School Aims are

• To create a welcoming, happy and respectful ethos which promotes inclusion,
  celebrates diversity and where all children are valued.
• To value the health and wellbeing of the whole school community and create a
  caring environment where all children feel safe, secure and listened to.
• To provide all children with a meaningful, stimulating, active curriculum whichdevelops a love of life-long learning.
• To meet the needs of all learners and ensure they are appropriately challenged and
  supported.
• To provide opportunities and celebrate successes both in and out of school.
• To achieve equality and awareness of diversity and respect for people’s values,
  beliefs and customs.
• To develop positive relationships with parents, carers and families and develop a
  culture of parental and community engagement and involvement.
• To encourage responsible attitudes towards the local and global environment.