Primary

• Working with families to improve attendance at West Coats Primary School

  Senior leaders recognised the need to focus on regular, sustained attendance at school to support attainment and achievement.

• Anti-racism and racial literacy at Newark primary school

  How the school is challenging discrimination to ensure that all children are treated fairly.

• Curriculum design at Lochdonhead Primary School

  Providing an active, safe, nurturing environment in which pupils achieve their full potential and develop skills for the future.

• Embedding nurture principles at Loch Primary School

  How nurture principles are improving wellbeing and its impact on learning and achievement.

• Equality and diversity at Juniper Green Primary School

  Case study of children’s ability to apply meta-skills in all areas of the curriculum.

• Curriculum design at Coulter Primary School

  Overcoming barriers to learning in a remote, rural community.

• Neurodiversity and wellbeing at Strathmore Primary School

  A whole school approach to understanding neurodiversity and improving children’s social and emotional wellbeing.

• Children’s voice at Dykesmains Primary School

  Proactive approaches to encourage children’s voice and participation and together evaluate the themes from HGIOS.

• Tracking and monitoring at Dykesmains Primary School

  Whole-school tracking and monitoring processes, linked to appropriate and responsive interventions, to raise attainment.

• Improving equity at St Louise Primary School

  How the school developed an understanding of barriers to learning to target resources effectively.

• Inclusive approaches to school improvement at New Abbey Primary

  An inclusive and creative approach to ensure children, parents and stakeholders can contribute to school improvements.

• Digital technology enhances learning at St Brendan's Primary School

  Developing children’s skills for life and work by increasing their opportunities for digital learning.

• Raising attainment in literacy and numeracy in Ardeer Primary School

  How leaders improved literacy and numeracy by helping to close the poverty related attainment gap.

• Supporting the wellbeing of children and their families at Oxgang Primary School

  How staff developed a range of approaches to address the wellbeing needs of children and their families.

• Young leaders of learning at St Edward’s Primary School

  How leaders involved children in improving their school and increasing their opportunities to develop leadership skills for life, learning and work.

• Working collaboratively to improve the culture, ethos and attainment at Glebe Primary

  Staff and children wanted learning environments and teaching resources that were more conducive to creativity and independent learning.

• Creating a school ethos that nurtures and supports children and their families at Muirkirk Primary School

  Senior leaders worked with children, parents, staff and partners to review and update the school’s positive behaviour policy.

• Outdoor learning at Abernyte Primary School

  The headteacher and staff wanted to strengthen the children’s connection with their local environment and drive improvements in biodiversity.

• Using school grounds creatively for outdoor learning in Angus Council

  Senior leaders and staff wanted to be creative and make best use of the outdoor space to provide children with more opportunities to learn outdoors.

• Digital Learning at St Charles’ Primary School

  The headteacher and staff identified digital learning as a key area for improvement.

• Reducing the cost of the school day in Kirkhill Primary School

  Parents/carers sought support, advice and resources from school staff to assist them in managing increasing costs associated with the school day.

• Promoting children’s independent learning at Cramond Primary School

  Senior leaders and staff identified the need to create effective routines, learning structures and an improved learning environment to support improved outcomes for children.

• Highly effective safeguarding processes at Ashpark Primary School

  Senior leaders updated the school’s child protection and safeguarding process to take account of national recommendations.

• Partnership working and sustainability in Cumbrae Primary School

  Staff wanted to design sustainable projects to help enhance children’s understanding of how to look after the island and the world they live in.

• Approaches to supporting positive relationships and behaviour at Lynburn Primary School

  Senior leaders identified that low engagement in learning was impacting some children’s attendance and progress.

• Approaches to pupil leadership: Community Action Plan/Brock Street Playpark

  North Queensferry Primary School gets involved in the consultation process to refurbish a well-used local playpark.

• Use of data and targeted support at St Ignatius’ Primary School

  Senior leaders identified a group of children who required intensive support to understand and manage their behaviour, engage more fully in learning and to develop their social and emotional resilience.

• Creating a literacy rich reading culture at Inverkip Primary and Nursery Class

  The need for a school library was identified to combat the limited opportunities for children to be involved in the planning of literacy.

• Empowering pupil voice through anti-racist storytelling and digital animation at Inverkip Primary and Nursery Class

  School staff identified a need to extend pupil voice beyond class-based learning. They wanted to create more meaningful opportunities for learners to critically examine difficult histories and contemporary social issues.