BANKIER PRIMARY

B ANK IER P RIMARY REACH F OR THE STARS

School Handbook 2013-2014

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION / FORMAT / PURPOSE SCHOOL ETHOS CONTACT DETAILS COMMUNICATION ACCESSING INFORMATION PARENTS AS PARTNERS learning at home home / school partnership parental representation parental involvement CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING TRANSITIONS SUPPORT FOR PUPILS IN SCHOOL & BEYOND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT SCHOOL POLICIES AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION CHOOSING A SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DATA APPENDICES

INTRODUCTION / FORMAT / PURPOSE A Foreword from the Director of Education Session 2013-14 This handbook contains a range of information about your childs school which will be of interest to you and your child. It offers an insight into the life and ethos of the school and also offers advice and assistance which you may find helpful in supporting and getting involved in your childs education. Falkirk Council is keen to work with parents, not only to allow you a greater opportunity to contribute to your childs education, but also to encourage you to play a greater role in the life of the school as a whole. We offer a number of opportunities when you will be able to make your voice heard in relation to your own childs education, your local school, and the Education service as a whole. Throughout each school year there will be opportunities for you to discuss your childs progress with his/her teacher. There will also be three annual events for parents organised by the Education service. These evening or weekend sessions are spread across the school year and each focuses on a particular theme. The sessions are open to all parents and they are also attended, wherever possible, by the Convener of the Councils Education Committee as well as myself and members of the Services Management Team. Each session offers parents an opportunity to ask questions about aspects of your childs education. Dates for these events will be issued by your childs school and I hope you will be able to come along and hear about, and contribute to, our plans for Education in Falkirk. Parental involvement in the decision making process and performance monitoring are now, more than ever, an integral part of school life and will continue to become even more transparent in future years. We look forward to developing that partnership with your support. I am pleased to introduce this handbook for session 2013/14 and trust it will provide you with all the relevant information you may need concerning your childs school. If you have any queries regarding the contents of the handbook please contact the Head Teacher of your childs school in the first instance who will be happy to offer any clarification required. Andrew Sutherland Director of Education Falkirk Council Footnote: If you want a printed copy of this handbook, please ask the school. It may be possible to offer some assistance in helping to translate all or part of this handbook to parents whose first language is not English. Enquiries should be directed in to the Communications Officer for Education Services (tel: 01324 506602).

Dear Parent / Carer The staff and pupils of Bankier Primary School would like to extend a very warm welcome to all new pupils, parents and carers.

This School Handbook offers an introduction to our school and a general overview of the education we offer all children in our care. During the production process, we consulted our pupils, parents and staff about the content, format and use of the handbook. These are the things they said they wanted to see. We have endeavoured to include as many as possible: Parents Pupils Staff Make sure all new parents Tell people this is a kind Uniform pictures and carers coming into the school Information about GLOW school can get access to School that teaches you to Transition to secondary the handbook read Examples of active/ Put it on the school and Pictures of pupil council interactive methodology Falkirk Council websites used within school Pictures of big buddies Photographs Bits of work Links to websites Samples of pupils work Before and after pictures Do not repeat information Signpost the standards and Litter rota held elsewhere quality report Include pictures of activities Pictures of staff Comments from pupils and going on in school Pictures of playground parents Give basic information Pictures of nursery Pupil eco council parents need to know Pictures of Denny high information Inform parents about school Parent council and PTA holidays and in service days information In one section, there is an overview of the main achievements of the school within the last 12 months and performance information relating to literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing. Whilst Falkirk Council is happy to provide this information we do have some reservations that the publication of raw statistics, without any kind of informed qualification, can be misleading to the reader. In particular, they should not be construed as offering an indication of the quality of education provided in any of our schools. We have also shown where you can get further information about our plans for the next three years to improve our performance and how the school will involve parents in that improvement. I hope you find all of the above information helpful and self-explanatory. If you have any queries about any of the information contained in this handbook, or indeed about any aspect of our school, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to a cooperative and productive partnership with all pupils, staff and parents. Yours faithfully, Susan Dyer Headteacher. The information in this school handbook is considered to be correct at the time of publication (Dec 2012), however, it is possible that there may be some inaccuracy by the start of the school term in August 2013.
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SCHOOL ETHOS The ethos of our school is encapsulated in our key purpose, vision, values, motto and aims.

SCHOOL KEY PURPOSE, VISION, VALUES, MOTTO AND AIMS

Reviewed by stakeholders Feb 2012 KEY PURPOSE To prepare children for life. VISION Contributing to a better world. VALUES Wisdom, justice, compassion, integrity, happiness and personal fulfilment, physical and mental wellbeing, cultural diversity, tolerance, order, trust, courage, citizenship, democracy, self esteem, self reliance, self motivation, independence, interdependence, confidence, responsibility, excellence, robust standards, ambition, success, resilience, perseverance, recognition, application - a strong work ethic contributing effectively to society. MOTTO Reach for the stars AIMS Everything we do in school must be geared towards our key purpose and vision. 1. Maintain a caring, inclusive ethos by getting it right for every child, promoting and developing best quality relationships with parents, carers, all others in the school and in the wider community, setting the highest standards of care and welfare. 2. Provide each pupil with a diverse education incorporating assessment procedures designed to raise standards of achievement and attainment reflecting the 4 capacities, 6 learner entitlements and 7 principles of curriculum design from Curriculum for Excellence. 3. Prepare children for their lives now and in the future so that they maintain healthy lifestyles, learn to achieve, care for the global environment, succeed and excel. 4. Equip our pupils to become successful problem solvers, able to use thinking skills effectively, focusing on their ability to understand. 5. Provide equality of opportunity and ensure pupils feel valued and have a voice. 6. Provide all staff with premier quality development opportunities and resources so that they continue to provide the highest possible quality of learning and teaching in an ever-evolving education system and promote collegiality and distributed leadership. Our high aspirations for our pupils are outlined in our curriculum and in our policies. Bankier is a very effective learning community where staff and pupils are constantly learning. We operate in a culture of continuous improvement. We are committed to restorative approaches and are solution focused in managing behaviour. Adults in the school work in partnership to develop resilience and pupils are taught peer mediation and conflict resolution strategies. Pupils, parents and staff have a strong voice in the school. There are suggestion boxes for parents and pupils and we use a wide variety of methods to gauge opinions such as audits and surveys. Pupils are encouraged to use the worry box outside the head teachers office to express any concerns and use bubble time to access some private time with adults in the school. We have a pupil eco council made up of representatives from every class chosen by their peers. These pupils consult their peers during circle time and represent their views at monthly council meetings. The school is very successful in attainment and wider achievement. This is largely due to the provision of high quality learning and teaching experiences and a strong work ethic. There is also a great emphasis on learning through play. Here is what some children had to say: The school is always a happy place and the teachers always have smiles to put it into a good day. The hellpers are very funny Iam just new to the school and I really like the school and I feel warm and welcome.
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The School Lets Us Do Good Activites. this school is really good i wish all my cousins were in this school to i really like all the teachers georgia i think we should get more playtime and lunch time. Buti love this school.xxxx Clean the toilets please!!!!! we should get more play time the school is great. this school isreally good i dont want to leave it has helped me in my school years also i think it is a safe clean place to be in because we have 4 green flags some of the school meals you dont get anuf

Bankier is highly regarded in the local and wider community. There are very strong relationships between the school and a wide variety of community groups and local businesses. We pride ourselves on the quality of the relationships within the school and wider community. Here is what parents had to say about Bankier: Bankier is an EXCELLENT school with clear educational policies. The staff, under the leadership of Mrs Dyer, is enthusiastic and keen to make a difference to pupils education. My children are both very happy in the school and as a working parent, their contentment is very reassuring. Pupils seem to feel that they belong to the school and can influence their learning. I have noticed that the school has been good at promoting positive behaviour in my child. I am extremely pleased with how the school motivates and stimulates the pupils school and nursery! I am very happy with how staff interact with parents and pupils. I am delighted with the level of interest staff show towards improving pupils school life. Very happy we have such a great school in our community. School Rules School rules apply to all pupils, teachers, staff members and any visitors. All who enter Bankier Primary are expected to adhere to our rules:

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Treat everyone with fairness and respect. Be gentle, kind and helpful. Behave calmly and quietly. Use good manners and be polite. Share and co-operate. Work to the best of your ability. Be honest and truthful. Take responsibility for your own actions. Be a good listener. Take very good care of all property.

CONTACT DETAILS COMMUNICATION ACCESSING INFORMATION The school is non-denominational. School Address: Bankier Road Banknock Bonnybridge Stirlingshire FK4 1TF 01324 840206 01324 841715 01324 849971 01324 840230 01324 841419 bankierprimaryschool@falkirk.gov.uk Nursery Primary 1 to Primary 7 180 30am / 30pm

School Tel No: School Fax No: Nursery Tel No: Kitchen Tel No: Community Wing Tel No: School e-mail address: Stages of School: School Roll: Nursery Roll: Local Information

Bankier Primary School catchment area incorporates 4 villages, Coneypark, Banknock, Haggs and Longcroft, within a semi-rural setting. These villages are approximately 6 miles from the two nearest towns Falkirk and Kilsyth (in opposite directions, east and west, respectively). There is an infrequent bus service and there are good road links via major roads and motorways to all the main towns and cities of the central belt. Many local inhabitants commute to Glasgow and Edinburgh for work. There are no rail services. There is a mixed pattern of private and local authority housing in the catchment area. The school is situated in the heart of a local authority housing area. Staff

Mrs Susan Dyer, Headteacher

Mrs Ella Toon, Depute Headteacher:

Mrs Lynne Wilson, Principal Teacher

Mrs Sheena Togher, Senior Early Years Officer

Mrs Grace Wright, Early Years Officer

Miss Louise Duncan, Early Years Officer

Mrs Louise Noble, Early Years Officer

Mrs Fiona Taylor, P1 teacher

Miss Lisa Thomson, P1/2 teacher

Mrs Nicola Robinson, P3 teacher

Mrs Ann Allan, P4 teacher

Mrs Carol Lerpiniere, P4 teacher

Miss Stephanie

Mr John Lamb,

Mrs Susan
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Mrs Nicola

Mrs Eleanor Kirk,

Mrs Alison

Gibb, P5/6 teacher covering maternity leave

P6 teacher

MacLeod, P7 teacher

Duncanson, currently on maternity leave

support for learning assistant

Gibson, support for learning assistant

Mrs Lynn OBrien, support for learning assistant

Mrs Lynne Cameron, clerical assistant

Mr Derek Stringer, janitor

Mr Kyle Welsh, modern apprentice

Mrs Val Crosbie, head cook

Mrs Janice Meighan, assistant cook

Mrs Lesley Rennie, assistant cook

Mrs Anne McGrandles, chargehand cleaner

Mrs Isobel McLean, cleaner

Miss Johann McLean, cleaner

Miss Lesley Russell, drama teacher

Mrs Louise McQuade, French teacher

Mrs Morag Young, PE teacher

Mrs Lisa McKenzie, learning support teacher

Mrs Susanne Bell, piano tutor

Mr Logan Tannock, chanter tutor

Mrs Fiona Shearer, cello tutor

Mrs Gisela Laing, violin tutor

Mrs Nicola Robertson, educational psychologist

Rev Helen Christie, school chaplain

Miss Stephanie Wood, speech therapist

Miss Jen Cairns, active schools coordinator

Mrs Catherine McLean, Oxgang support for learning assistant

Mrs Caroline McKinlay, Oxgang outreach support teacher

We currently have 3 vacancies for learning support assistants and 1 vacancy for a music specialist. Attendance and Absence It is a duty of parents, by law, to make sure that their children attend school regularly and punctually. Attendance is recorded twice a day, morning and afternoon. Absence from school is recorded as authorised, that is, approved by the education authority; or as unauthorised, that is unexplained by oved horised, is, the parent (truancy). Please let the school know by letter or phone if your child is likely to be absent for some time, and give your child a note on his or her return to school, confirming the reason for absence. If there is no explanation from a childs parents / carers, the absence will be regarded as unauthorised.
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If your child is late for school on occasion, please send a note of explanation with your child. Whenever your child is absent from school, you should contact the school as soon as possible before 9.30am on the first day of absence to let us know. When a child has an afternoon absence, having been present in the morning, parents must inform the school immediately for safety purposes if possible before 1.30pm. Please make every effort to avoid family holidays during term time as this disrupts your childs education and reduces learning time. The head teacher can approve absence from school for a family holiday in certain extreme situations, for example, in traumatic domestic circumstances where the holiday would improve the cohesion and wellbeing of the family. Please discuss your plans with the head teacher before the holiday. If the head teacher does not give permission before the holiday, it will be recorded as unauthorised absence. The head teacher may also exercise discretion when a parent can prove that work commitments make a family holiday impossible during school holiday times. Normally, your employer will need to provide evidence of your work commitments. Absence approved by the head teacher on this basis is regarded as authorised absence. Furthermore, if family holidays are arranged during term time, parents should be aware that the school is not obliged to make special arrangements to help pupils catch up with any missed school work. Parents from minority ethnic religious communities may request that their children be permitted to be absent from school to celebrate recognised religious events. Absence approved by the head teacher on this basis is regarded as authorised absence. Extended leave can also be granted on request for families returning to their country of origin for cultural or care reasons. A supportive approach is taken to unexplained absence. However the education authority has legal powers to write to, interview or prosecute parents, or refer pupils to the Reporter to the Childrens Panel, if necessary. Schools are obliged to report persistent pupil absences to Education Services. Attendance panels will then consider the attendance and where there is not improvement after an Attendance Panel Hearing, the matter will then be referred on to the Attendance Committee. Primary School Admissions Registration and enrolment The date for registration of new school entrants is advertised in all local nurseries, the local press and on the councils website www.falkirk.gov.uk. It is normally in January each year. At this time enrolment procedures are carried out and parents have the opportunity to tour the school. It is necessary for parents enrolling pupils to bring with them: Home and work contact details including mobile phone numbers Emergency contact details The child(rens) birth certificate(s) Proof of residence Details of emergency contacts Any relevant medical data Details of GP Pupils should be registered in only one school for their catchment area. Parents will be provided with information about the school, when they register their child. Parents who want to send their child to a school other than the catchment school must make a placing request. Requests for enrolment will only be prioritised if Education Services receive more requests for enrolment than places available at the school. Any movement between denominational and non-denominational schools at year stages other than Primary 1 will require a Placing Request Form to be completed. You are still required to enrol your child(ren) at your catchment school even if you do not wish him/her to attend that school. Parents of pupils who have moved into the catchment area or, who wish their child to transfer to the school, should contact the school office for information. At any other time, parents should telephone the Headteacher to make an appointment to see the school or enrol their children. The Headteacher will happily accommodate such visits.

Education Services must set a date each year for the commencement of childrens attendance at rd th Primary school. This date is usually the 3 or 4 week in August. When commencing Primary 1 education, your child will normally attend the local denominational or non-denominational Primary school (regardless of religion) and transfer from it, after Primary 7, to its associated Secondary school. Details of the catchment areas and boundaries can be obtained from the Forward Planning Section Tel. 01324 506619/506608 Education Services, or the relevant school. Children eligible for enrolment are those whose 5 birthday falls between 1 March and the end of February the following year. An opportunity for the new intake to visit the school is normally arranged in May/June of each year. While the children are participating in classroom activities and meeting their class teacher, parents will have an opportunity to view the school and are given a brief explanation of school life. Nursery Class Our main aim is to provide a wide range of activities that are designed to develop the child's literacy, numeracy and cognitive development as well as providing opportunities for social, emotional and physical development. The nursery class is an integral part of the school.
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All Falkirk nursery classes are required to allocate places according to the Nursery Education Admission Policy. A funded pre-school education place is available for every child aged 3 to 5 years who lives in Falkirk. A place can be provided in either a Falkirk Council nursery or in a private nursery/playgroup which is in partnership with Falkirk Council. Children become eligible for pre-school education the term after their third birthday. If your child is born between: 1 March to 31 August 1 September to 31 December 1 January to 28/29 February They will be eligible for a funded pre-school place from: Autumn Term (August) Spring Term (January) Summer Term (April)

Application forms are available from all primary schools and nurseries and can also be downloaded from the Falkirk Council web-site at www.falkirk.gov.uk. Only one application form should be completed. The application form asks for the 1 , 2 and 3 st choice of nursery, the form should be returned to the 1 choice where you will also be asked to show the childs birth certificate and proof of address.
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On most occasions children are allocated a nursery place in the 1 choice nursery in their pre-school year, this may not always be possible in their ante pre-school year, however, an alternative place will st be offered and the childs name will be placed on the waiting list of the 1 choice. Nursery classes in primary schools only provide places for 3 to 5 year olds, application for a place can be made when a child reaches their second birthday. Communication with the Home From time to time your child will bring home important and routine communications from the school. Parents are encouraged to check their childrens schoolbag for these communications. Enquiries of any kind should be addressed to the teacher in the first instance; thereafter, to the Headteacher. Complaints, Comments and Suggestions Procedure Falkirk Council Education Service is keen that you should be completely satisfied about your child's education and we encourage feedback on our services from parents and pupils. We are, therefore, interested in feedback of all kinds, whether it be compliments, suggestions or complaints. If you want to register a comment of any type about the school you can do this by writing, e-mailing, telephoning or making an appointment to see someone. All feedback is welcome and keeps us in touch. If, in particular, you have a complaint about the school, please let us know. It is better that these things are shared openly and resolved fairly and quickly, rather than being allowed to damage the relationship between the family and the school. We will deal with the issue as confidentially and as quickly as possible. If we have made a mistake we will apologise quickly and clearly and try to put things right. There are some things which you should take note of in relation to making a complaint: Please raise any complaints initially with the Headteacher. This makes sure that the school knows what is going on and has an opportunity to respond and resolve the issue. Although we try to respond as quickly as possible, issues can sometimes be complex and we will need time to investigate them. If you are still unhappy with the service or with our response then you will have the right to take the matter further. You can put your complaint in writing or fill in a complaint form, available in the school or any council office. We can help if you have difficulty with this. Completed forms should be sent to: Complaints Officer, Falkirk Council, Education Services, Sealock House, 2 Inchyra Road, Grangemouth FK3 9XB. Telephone 01324 506694. If you are still unhappy after the further investigation and reply you can take the matter up with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman. You should also note that you have the right to raise unresolved concerns with your local Councillor, MSP or MP.

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Transferring Educational Data About Pupils The Scottish Government and its partners collect and use information about pupils to help to improve education across Scotland. This note explains why we need this information, how we use it and what we do to protect the information supplied to us. Why do we need your data? In order to make the best decisions about how to improve our education service, the Scottish Government, education authorities and other partners such as the Scottish Qualifications Authority
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and Skills Development Scotland need accurate, up-to-date data about our pupils. We are keen to help all our pupils do well in all aspects of school life and achieve better examination results. Accurate and up-to-date data allows us to: plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of all pupils and specific groups of pupils better understand some of the factors which influence pupil attainment and achievement share good practice target resources better.

Data Policy Information about pupils education is collected in partnership between the Scottish Government and Local Authorities through the ScotXed programme which aims to help schools and Local Authorities by supporting efficient collection, processing and dissemination of statistical information. The Scottish Government then provides analysis of the data to support research, planning, management and monitoring of education services as well as to produce National Statistics publications. Education data within Scottish Government is managed effectively by secure systems and is exploited as a valuable corporate resource, subject to confidentiality restraints. As part of its data policy, Scottish Government will not publish or make publicly available any information that allows individual pupils to be identified, nor will data be used by Scottish Government to take any actions in respect of individuals. Data is held securely and no information on individual pupils can or would be made publicly available by Scottish Government. The individual data collected by Scottish Government is used for statistical and research purposes only.

Your Data Protection Rights The collection, transfer, processing and sharing of ScotXed data is done in accordance with the Data Protection Act (1998). We also comply with the National Statistics Code of Practice requirements and other legislation related to safeguarding the confidentiality of data. The Data Protection Act gives you the right to know how we will use your data. This note can give only a brief description of how we use data. Fuller details of each individual ScotXed survey, including the purpose of each and the published data, can be found on the ScotXed website (www.scotxed.net). Scottish Government works with a range of partners including Education Scotland (formerly HM Inspectorate of Education) Careers Scotland and the SQA. On occasion, we will make individual data available to partners and also academic institutions and organisations to carry out research and statistical analysis. In addition, we will provide our partners with information they need in order to fulfil their official responsibilities. Any sharing of data will be done under the strict control of Scottish Government, which will ensure that no individual level data will be made public as a result of the data sharing and that these data will not be used to take any actions in respect of an individual. Decisions on the sharing of data will be taken in consultation with relevant colleagues and individuals within and outwith Scottish Government. If you have any concerns about the ScotXed data collections you can email the Senior Statistician, Peter Whitehouse, at Peter.Whitehouse@scotland.gsi.gov.uk or write to The ScotXed Support Office, Area 1B, Victoria Quay, Leith, EH6 6QQ. Alternative versions of this page are available, on request from the ScotXed Support Office, in other languages, audio tape, Braille and large print.
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Agreed Term Dates for Session 2013-2014 Days Pupils

School Year Autumn Term Begins (Staff Only - Dev Days) Autumn Term Begins (Pupils) Autumn Term Ends Winter Term Begins Winter Term Ends

Term Dates Monday 19 August 2013 Tuesday 20 August 2013 Wednesday 21 August 2013 Friday 11 October 2013 Monday 21 October 2013 Friday 20 December 2013

Staff

39

37

45

44

Spring Term Begins Spring Term Ends

Monday 6 January 2014 Friday 4 April 2014

63

62

Summer Term Begins Summer Term Ends

Tuesday 22 April 2014 Friday 27 June 2014

48 195

47 190

Term Time Public Holidays Monday 9 September 2013 Friday 14 February 2014 Monday 17 February 2014 Friday 18 April 2014 Monday 21 April 2014 Monday 5 May 2014

Staff Development Days Monday 21 October 2013

Thursday 13 February 2014 Friday 2 May 2014

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PARENTS AS PARTNERS Learning at Home The school has a clearly defined policy on homework, a copy of which can be obtained from the Headteacher. Pupils are regularly given homework to support their learning and to encourage them to become more organised and self-supporting in their learning. Homework tasks will be given where a teacher feels a particular child or group of children may benefit from it. The homework will be organised according to the stage and ability of the child, it can arise from all curricular areas, and it may include written, oral or practical activities. The tasks set will be interesting, worthwhile and challenging for the child. Parents are encouraged to help pupils with their homework as a means of keeping them up to date with the work of the class and the childs progress and to promote partnership between the school and parents. Homework provides an opportunity to consolidate what has been learned in class, and makes you aware of what your child is learning and provides you with a useful discussion starter. Homework is also an integral part of school work. Parental interest and co-operation in ensuring homework is undertaken is appreciated. The school encourages parents to sign each homework task. Pupils often learn very successfully in clubs and through activities which are undertaken out of school hours. We want to recognise and encourage such wider achievement and ask that parents and carers send in word of any such achievement to the school so that we can give recognition at assemblies. Here is what one parent said: The feedback box on my childs homework book is very helpful and lets me get involved and I have had positive results from this.

Home / School Partnership

Partnership with parents is crucial to provide the best possible learning for pupils. Parents are the primary educators of their children and they entrust teachers to utilise their knowledge and skills to facilitate optimum learning. Best practice builds on the learning children already have on entering school. Partnership with parents includes cooperation in all aspects of learning and particularly in disciplinary matters. Partnership can take many forms and includes parent helpers coming into school, membership of organisations such as the Parent Teacher Association and Parent Council, attendance at parents evenings, open days, workshops and other events. We also provide special shared writing, maths and talking and listening homework once per term to encourage greater parental participation. This replaces the usual homework given at those times and offers parents hints and tips to help their children learn. Parental Representation

Parent Councils are the formal representative body for parents / carers with children attending school. Parent Councils are different in each school to enable them to meet the needs of parents / carers locally. All parents / carers are automatically members of the Parent Council at their childs school. The Parent Council decides how their representatives on the Parent Council are chosen and how the Parent Council operates. Parents / carers are encouraged to volunteer or put themselves forward to be chosen as representatives of the Parent Council if they wish. The main aims of the Parent Council are to: Support the school in its work with pupils
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Represent the views of parents Promote contact between the school, parents, pupils, providers of nursery education and the community Report to the wider parent body To be involved in the appointment of senior promoted staff. Raise funds for the school for the benefit of pupils (in some schools the PTA fulfils this role). All parents / carers are automatically members of the Parent Forum at their childs school. As a member of the Parent Forum all parents can expect to: receive information about the school and its activities; hear about what partnership with parents means in our school; be invited to be involved in ways and times that suit you; identify issues you want the parent council, to work on with the school; be asked your opinion by the parent council on issues relating to the school and the education it provides; work in partnership with staff; and enjoy taking part in the life of the school in whatever way possible. Please contact the Headteacher or Chair of the Parent Council, Mrs Lynne Wilcox, via the school for details on how you can get involved.

The PTA is mainly responsible for arranging events for parents and raising funds for the school. Volunteers are welcome - please contact the PTA if you want to join in. The Chairperson of the PTA is Louise Wrigley. The PTA may be contacted via the School. In consideration of barriers such as child care and busy working lives, PC and PTA meetings take place in the evenings. The Scottish Parent Teacher Council is the national organisation for PTAs and PAs in Scotland, Parent Councils can join too, and it runs an independent helpline service for all parents. They can be contacted by phone on 0131 474 6199, or email on sptc@sptc.info or write to SPTC, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. For more information on parental involvement or to find out about parents as partners in their childrens learning, please contact the school or visit the Parentzone website at www.parentzonescotland.gov.uk.

Parental Involvement

We are keen to involve parents in genuine partnership wherever possible. Parents can get further involved in school life by helping to run extracurricular activities. Parents often help us escort pupils to
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church services at the end of term, on The Big Fit Walk at community events such as the litter picks and on school excursions. Parents have also helped us by going on residential excursions. If there are any other ways you would like to be more involved, please contact the school or leave your ideas in the suggestion box at the main entrance. We try to involve parents by sending hyper links to the school website and other important networks. GLOW, Scotlands unique, world leading, online network supports learners and teachers and plans are already in place for parents across the country to have access to GLOW. In the meantime, all our pupils have access to GLOW. Details of this are sent home to parents who can access GLOW though their childrens logins and passwords. We are encouraging pupils, staff and parents to make far greater use of GLOW. There are website addresses with many useful contacts at the end of this handbook. (Appendix 1)

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CURRICULUM Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) Learning to Achieve CfE balances the importance of knowledge and skills. It has now been introduced across Scotland for all 3-18 year olds wherever they learn. It 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 will be fully implemented by 2016. CfE is based on 7 principles: Challenge and Enjoyment, Breadth, Progression, Depth, Personalisation and Choice, Coherence and Relevance. There are also 6 learner entitlements: a broad general education, a coherent curriculum, support, positive and sustained destinations, a senior phase, skills for learning, life and work. There 8 curricular areas: Expressive Arts, Health & Well Being, Languages, Mathematics, Religious and Moral Education, Sciences, Social Studies and Technologies. Learning to Achieve is Falkirk Councils key strategy for raising achievement. It describes in detail how CfE will be delivered in our educational establishments. We will use Learning to Achieve to monitor, develop and improve outcomes for children and young people. In addition to the entitlements of CfE our education provision will reflect local needs and circumstances. Therefore, at different stages of their education, our learners will have opportunities to: Link aspects of their learning to the local environment and its heritage Participate on a residential experience where possible Participate in arts, sports and cultural events Participate in environmental projects Participate in a community project Participate in outdoor learning experiences Access appropriate technology Be consulted on and contribute to the decision making process in school Experience work based learning Develop collaborative, social, leadership and other life skills Access academic and vocational learning experiences Access learning experiences designed and / or delivered by relevant partners Reflect upon and be pro active in planning and making choices about their own learning Engage with learners in other countries and demonstrate knowledge of their culture.

Teachers and practitioners will share information to plan a childs learning journey from 3-18, helping their progression from nursery to primary, primary to secondary and beyond, ensuring each transition is smooth. Theyll ensure children continue to work at a pace they can cope with and with challenge they can thrive on. CfE brings real life into the classroom, making learning relevant and helping young people apply lessons to their life beyond the classroom. It links knowledge in one subject area to another, helping make connections in their learning. It develops skills which can enable children to 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 will be new qualifications for literacy and numeracy from 2012/13. New qualifications at National 4
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and 5 will be available from 2013/14. Our well regarded Access, Highers and Advanced Highers will be updated to take account of and support the new approaches to learning and teaching. There will be a new emphasis by all staff on looking after our childrens health and wellbeing to ensure that the school is a place where children feel safe and secure. Children will also experience sensitive aspects of learning e.g. learning about sexual health, relationships and parenthood. There is a wide and varied Physical Education Curriculum that is being delivered focussing on the experiences and outcomes of Health and Well being that is provided by the peripatetic PE teacher.

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

The Authority provides support for pupils who need to develop English as an additional language. The central Scotland Community Interpreting Group offers the services of training interpreters and translations for those parents who require it. French is taught to children in upper stages and swimming is provided or children in P5. Social, Moral and Religious Education (RME) are inter-related and enable children to develop understanding of religion and to show responsible attitudes through care, respect and concern for others within our multi-cultural society. Assemblies are held weekly. The school Chaplain, Mrs Christie, regularly visits the school. Religious observance is restricted to some of the weekly assemblies, visits from the minister and others. The RME programme itself does not incorporate religious observance. Parents who wish to exercise their right to withdraw their child from religious instruction and /or observance should contact the Headteacher, in writing, and alternative arrangements will be made for your child.
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Details of curricular policies and guidelines can be found on the schools website at: http://www.bankier.falkirk.sch.uk/bankier.html In Bankier Primary, there are well established, innovative learning and teaching methods such as cooperative learning, thinking hats, multiple intelligences, interdisciplinary learning, storyline and formative assessment. These are used in a balance with other more traditional methods such as rote learning. Please contact the headteacher if you would like any further information about the curriculum within our school. Health Promoting Schools A Health Promoting School is one in which all member of the school community work together to provide pupils with positive experiences and structures which promote and protect their health. This includes both formal and informal curriculum, the creation of a safe and healthy school environment, the provision of appropriate health services and the involvement of the family and the wider community in efforts to promote health. Falkirk Council and partner agencies will continue to develop and support opportunities for children, young people and families to make healthier lifestyle choices. In our schools and communities we will promote services targeting all areas of health. Bankier Primary has achieved level 2 Health Promoting Schools Award.

Active Learning Curriculum for Excellence emphasises the value of an active learning approach. In the early years, children will have a range of learning experiences that include planned and purposeful play and stimulating learning which engages and challenges childrens thinking using real life and imaginary situations. As children progress through school they continue to be involved in active learning experiences which are engaging and give them ownership of their own learning. Active literacy plays a major role in developing pupils communication skills.

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Facilities for Physical Education and Outdoor Activities The gym hall has a variety of apparatus for physical education within the school. There are two short football pitches across the sports field that combine to form one larger football pitch. The pitch is suitable in all weather and is floodlit. There are many games and activities painted on the ground and we have wall mounted basketball hoops for all stages. We also have an adventure trail, climbing wall and assault wall. Many after school clubs are in place using the school for activities such as dance, rugby, mini tennis, badminton, orienteering and cross-country. We also have access to the new Sports Centre adjacent to the school during school hours. Active Schools The fundamental aim of Active Schools is to give school-aged children the tools, motivation and the opportunities to be more active throughout their school years and into adulthood. These opportunities are available before, during and after school, as well as in the wider community. For further information contact the Active Schools Team on 01324 590952 or visit our website www.activeschoolsfalkirk.co.uk Planning Childrens and Young Peoples Learning Teachers in nursery, primary and secondary schools share their learning intentions with pupils, parents and carers. This takes place on a day-to-day basis, by agreeing the aims of an individual piece of work. Longer-term planning also takes place in a variety of forms. Pupils in primary schools negotiate with their teachers their aims for the next block of learning. At the end of the block progress against these aims is assessed by the teacher and pupil, and, new targets are set for the following block of learning. In secondary schools, pupils review progress against targets and negotiate new ones with their pastoral teacher. In order to encourage pupils to take responsibility for their learning, we use Learning Logs in which pupils record their progress and next steps and this is shared with parents regularly across the session. Parents are invited to comment on these. Eco-school It is a matter of great pride that ours is a Green Flag Eco-School. We have achieved 5 green flag awards over the last 10 years. This means that we have achieved the highest level awarded. We take our Eco- School responsibilities very seriously.

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We have devised eco-codes for each of the areas covered by Eco schools, as follows: codes Eco-schools, ECO-TEAM Healthy and Well Being Transport ECO-CODE ECO Eat fruit, be wise and exercise. Dont drive for Earth to survive.

School Grounds

A place to play where animals stay.

Water

Its our dream to make water clean.

Energy Waste minimisation Litter Biodiversity

Last out, switch off. Reduce, recycle, re re-use; whatever you choose. Dont drop it, bin it. Take a lesson to ensure life doesnt lessen.

Sustaining Our World

Give Earth a cushion, stop the pollution.

Food and the Environment

No waste, better taste.

We re-use and recycle a large range of materials. We encourage all our pupils and parents to walk or use cycle to school. We have greatly improved our school grounds and have worked to improve biodiversity in our area. We try to conserve energy and reduce our energy consumption. There is an array of 24 photovoltaic panels on the school roof which generate electricity of a rate up to up to 4K 4Kw hours. We ask that all parents associated with the school embrace the spirit as well as the practice of our Eco School.

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ASSESSMENT AND REPORTING Centre for Evaluation and Monitoring (CEM) testing takes place twice in P1 at the start and end of the session. It also takes place in P3, P5 and P7 in May each year. CEM testing allows a snapshot picture of where individual children have reached in their literacy and numeracy development and gives an indication of attitudes to learning. The tests are all standardised. This information helps teachers plan for learning at each stage. As pupils progress through school, teachers use a range of assessment strategies, including Assessment is for Learning strategies (formative assessment) as well as setting tests. Pupils are also involved in assessing their own progress and developing their next steps through profiles which are sent home many times in the session. We recognise that all pupils do not develop and progress at the same rate and, therefore, we use both group and individual methods to ensure that all pupils are given appropriate instruction and the opportunity to succeed. Please contact the school as soon as possible if you have any concerns about your childs progress. Parents have the opportunity to discuss their childs progress with class teachers at Parents Evenings. Pupil Summary Reports are sent home to parents and they have an opportunity to comment on these in June each session. In addition, of course, parents are welcome to contact the school at any time to ask for information or for an appointment to consult with the Headteacher or class teacher. Pupils progress is also shown in many other ways: profiles, learning journeys, open days and workshops. For some pupils, detailed diagnostic testing is administered usually to support pupils with additional support needs. We recognise the value of learning out with the school setting and welcome partnership with others to develop wider achievement. Here is what two parents said about reporting: I feel it would be more beneficial if the parents evenings/afternoons were held further into the school year. The children seem to have just begun their new school year when the parents evenings are being held. This would allow teachers more time to assess childrens level of understanding capabilities. I would like more information on my childs development at school. Although parents evening and the visit to their class are very good, I think and extra report card or parents evening during the year would be beneficial, especially in P1. Therefore, we have arranged a variety of workshops and information events over the session.

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TRANSITIONS There are detailed transition arrangements in place for pupils transferring from our own and other nurseries to the school; from primary to our associated and other secondaries and for pupils moving to or from other primary schools. We transfer rich data in the Pupil Progress Record (PPR), Pupil Progress y File (PPF) and other files or transfer forms. We liaise with partner agencies such as the Multi Agency Group family support workers, Oxgang outreach, educational psychology, speech and language therapy psychology, among others to ensure important information is transferred. Special transition arrangements are put into place for vulnerable children. P7 pupils undertake a transition topic such as Trash Fash.

Here is what one parent said: Hopeful that the transition period will be as smooth for P7 S1 as it has been at all other transition points P7-S1 in the school. Placing Requests As a parent, you have the right to make a Placing Request for your child(ren) to be educated in a school other than the local school. Applications for Primary 1 and Secondary 1 Placing Requests to commence school in August will only be accepted following the publication of an advert in the local press inviting applications in early December. Every effort will be made to try to meet parental wishes, but you should note that it is not always possible to grant every Placing Request to a particular school. You should also note that a successful Placing Request for one child does not guarantee a successful one for another child. It may be, therefore, that a successful parent could end up with children at different schools. Primary 1 children must also be enrolled at the catchment area school on the appropriate Enrolment Form whilst awaiting the outcome of their Placing Request Application. If the Placing Request is granted, the childs enrolment at the catchment school will automatically be withdrawn by Education Services. withdrawn Placing Requests can only be approved when there are sufficient places remaining in the class after all catchment area children have enrolled and if staffing and accommodation at the school are able to meet the numbers of Placing Requests at that school. Education Services can also reserve places in a class lacing for future catchment pupils they expect to move into the area in the following school year. If more Placing Requests are made for admission to a particular school than places available, these places Requests will be prioritised according to Falkirk Councils Admissions Policy and requests accepted and refused accordingly. If you wish to make a Placing Request, you should complete the appropriate application form (one for each child involved) and return it to Forward Planning Section, Education Services, Sealock House, 2 hild Inchrya Road, Grangemouth, FK3 9XB. This Form must be completed by the childs Parent/carer. Placing Requests for Primary 1 and Secondary 1, commencing in the next school session must be made next th th by the 15 of March each year for consideration. Responses will be issued no later than 30 April. Your Placing Request will be considered against a set of criteria which is set out in the Councils priorities for admission.

Any Placing Requests received after the 15 March for Primary 1 and Secondary 1 will not be considered in the first round of Placing Requests. Parents / Carers will be notified of the outcome of their request within 8 weeks of receipt. As soon as a decision has been made, you will be notified of the result. If your Placing Request is successful, you will be asked to contact the school to establish arrangements for enrolment. Mid Session Transfers You may make a Placing Request at any time during a school session. If your child is experiencing problems at school, you are advised to discuss the matter with the Head Teacher prior to making a Placing Request. Completing the Application Form does not guarantee a place for your child at your chosen school. Your Placing Request will only be granted if there are surplus places available at the school. Transport for Placing Requests If a Placing Request is successful, parents will be responsible for the safety and transportation costs of their child to and from their chosen school.

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Secondary School At the end of P7 pupils normally transfer to: Denny High School Herbertshire Park Denny, FK6 6EE Tel No.: (01324) 827440

Primary to Secondary Transfer Visits to secondary schools are organised before the summer holidays and children from other catchment schools who will be attending the same secondary school will have the opportunity to meet and get to know each other and their teachers. If you wish your child to attend a secondary school other than the catchment denominational or nondenominational secondary school for your home address, you will be required to make a Placing Request as detailed in the Placing Request section below. You do not need to submit a Placing Request if you want your child to transfer from a nondenominational secondary school or vice-versa at the primary to secondary transfer stage, as long as the intended secondary school is still the catchment school for your home address. Parents of children who are planning to change from denominational to non-denominational or vice-versa between primary and secondary school should ensure that both the primary school and the intended secondary school know what is to happen.

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SUPPORT FOR PUPILS IN SCHOOL & BEYOND Support for Pupils Pupils additional support needs will be identified as early as possible and addressed through the Getting It Right For Every Child processes. Support can be offered because a child is less able or more able than their peers. Support is offered for literacy, mathematics and health & well being (which includes behaviour). This involves close co-operation between the parent or carer, the child and the staff in school they are the core part of the Team Around the Child. Others involved in your childs education and wellbeing will also be part of the Team, and will help to complete a rounded picture of assessment where appropriate. The Team will also draw up and review plans to meet the needs identified. Their activities are co-ordinated by the Named Person, who is responsible for ensuring plans are implemented and has an overall picture of the pupils progress. You will be told who the Named Person is for your child when they start school. If you believe your child may have unrecognised additional support needs, your first point of contact should be the childs class teacher or form tutor. The school makes provision for pupils with additional support needs throughout their education: each teacher differentiates the Curriculum for Excellence within their class to provide educational targets and objectives suited to their age and stage of development the school has an experienced Support for Learning Teacher to co-ordinate and organise support for children the school can call on the time of a Support for Learning Assistant for exceptional cases The school provides additional support in nurture groups for pupils who have experienced trauma in their personal lives. There are also social skills groups, motor skills groups and a special reading recovery programme for pupils who need it. If a child has long-term additional support needs requiring the significant support of agencies external to Education Services (such as Speech and Language Therapy or Occupational Therapy), the support may require further co-ordination. At this point, the authority would issue a Co-ordinated Support Plan. Details of this process can be found on:
http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/education/information_for_parents/additional_support_for_learning.aspx. Heres what a member of staff said about teamwork:

The school benefits from excellent teamwork, staff commitment and superb care and welfare of pupils. The school is very good at identifying its own strengths and development needs and targeting school improvements appropriately. There is a collective will to solve problems positively and constructively. The school has far higher attainment and achievement than expected for its socio economic catchment. All of this indicates that the school is well placed and has a great capacity for delivering improvement.

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Disputes and Resolution Schools and Early Years facilities do their best to support pupils, and are responsive to the needs of parents, carers and pupils. Nevertheless, problems may arise, and it is important to deal with these as soon as possible. In the first instant it is usually wise to contact the school or nursery directly, and if the matter cannot be satisfactorily resolved, they may call on the services of some of centrally-based staff the Additional
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Support for Learning Adviser, the Educational Psychologist or the schools attached Quality Improvement Officer. Education Services also commission independent mediation through Children in Scotland. Their services, called Resolve, may be arranged by the Additional Support for Learning Adviser, or accessed directly by parents on 0131-222-2456. Parents, carers and children with additional support needs can also seek independent advice and support through: Enquire the Scottish advice and information Service for additional support for learning: www.enquire.org.uk, 0845 123 2303 Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance; www.siaa.org.uk, 0131-260-5380 Take Note: National Advocacy Service for Additional Support Needs (Barnados in association with the Scottish Child Law Centre) www.sclc.org.uk, 0131-667-6633. Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) Taking care of our children's well-being and making sure they are alright - even before they are born helps us ensure the most positive outcomes for them later in life. It gives them the potential to grow up ready to succeed and play their part in society. Getting it right for every child is a programme that aims to improve outcomes for all children and young people. It promotes a shared approach that: builds solutions with and around children and families enables children to get the help they need when they need it supports a positive shift in culture, systems and practice involves working together to make things better

Getting it right for every child is the foundation for work with all children and young people, including adult services where parents are involved. It builds on universal health and education services, and is embedded in the developing early years and youth frameworks. Developments in the universal services of health and education, such as Better Health Better Care and Curriculum for Excellence, are identifying what needs to be done in those particular areas to improve outcomes for children. The Getting it Right approach looks at eight areas of 'well-being'. These are recognised as areas in which children and young people need to progress in order to do well now and in the future. They allow those responsible for the care and support of children - including members of their own families - to look at a situation in a structured way that will help them identify any needs and concerns and plan with the child and family any action they need to take. The eight well-being indicators are:

PUPIL ECO COUNCIL

Safe Healthy Achieving Nurtured Active Responsible Respected Included

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The approach gives them a common language and a way to gather information about a child's world, making sure the child is growing and developing, and has everything they need from the people who look after them both at home and in the wider community. It also encourages practitioners to think about who else might need to be involved (for example a teacher might need to contact other professionals to make sure that an education improvement plan with the child and family was meeting all the child's needs). The GIRFEC web pages link you to many sources of information relevant to children, young people, parents, families and practitioners which we hope will allow you to find what you are looking for: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/specialist/girfec/girfec.aspx Additional Support Needs As with all local authority schools in Scotland, this school operates under the terms of the Additional Support for Learning Act (2009) and its accompanying Code of Practice. Further details of the policies and procedures can be found on the Falkirk Council website, http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/education/information_for_parents/additional_support_for_lea rning.aspx and the schools Additional Support for Learning Co-ordinator will be able to outline the support that can be offered in school. Working with other agencies and professionals for example, Social Work Services, Educational Psychology Service, National Health Service and parents decisions are made with regards to the best possible education to meet the needs of the child within the resources available. Parents, carers and children with additional support needs can also seek independent advice and support through: Enquire: www.enquire.org.uk 0845 123 2303 Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance www.siaa.org.uk 0131 260 5380 Take Note: National Advocacy Service for Additional Support Needs (Barnados in association with the Scottish Child Law Centre) www.sclc.org.uk 0131 667 6633. Educational Psychology Service Educational psychologists use their knowledge of psychology, learning and education to provide a specialist service to schools and pre five establishments. Every school and pre-five establishment has a link Educational Psychologist who provides consultation, assessment intervention, training and project work. Educational Psychologists work in collaboration with teachers, parents and other professionals to support children and young people with their learning and general development, and to make the most of their lives, particularly in educational settings. The school must obtain the agreement of parents and, where appropriate, the pupil before involving the Educational Psychology Service. Family Support Service The Family Support Service is one of the services working to support children and families in Falkirk. We are based in different areas across Falkirk and linked to localities in each area. The main aim of the service is to increase the wellbeing of young people by developing links between home and school thus ensuring that pupils are offered support to meet their needs. Support offered to pupils can be given individually or in a group setting. Parents are kept fully involved and initially a home visit will be offered to discuss the request for assistance, and thereafter progress will be reviewed and evaluated on a regular basis keeping parents and pupils fully informed. Support is also offered to pupils having been identified as being anxious at times of change. Moving from pre-five to primary, primary to secondary school and from secondary to further education or employment. As this can be a stressful time to both pupils and parents we can work with you and your childs school to ensure a smooth transition, and help them learn how to cope with change. The Family Support service is a non statutory service and staff work in partnership with parents or carers and school staff. We also work in partnership with other agencies including Counselling and support services, Health, Social Work and Community Learning and Development and other identified local voluntary and government agencies.

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SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT The School Improvement Plan (SIP) is the main document for planning school improvement. A maximum of 6 key developments are planned in any one session. These are prioritised through a process of auditing and consultation as well as considering important local and national initiatives. Other considerations are the results of the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy, attainment data and information provided Education Scotland. The key aim for any improvement plan is to raise attainment and achievement but it also addresses issues such as inclusion and inequality. The SIP is used during school inspections. Parents can support the SIP process by participating in audits, surveys and consultations. The Parent Council is always consulted on the content of the SIP. School Improvement is monitored by head teachers, school staff and officers within Education Services as well as members of the Inspectorate and using the resulting performance information to secure improvement is an important part of the work Every year each school publishes a Standards and Quality report which highlights the schools major achievements. The SIP and the Standards and Quality Report which gives details of the schools main achievements are available on the school website: http://www.bankierr,falkirk.sch.uk

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SCHOOL POLICIES AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION The school has a great many policies and guidelines linked to delivery of the curriculum and administrative matters. These include: Health, Safety and Care Positive behaviour Education All school policies can be made available for inspection in school or can be viewed on the school website: http://www.bankier.falkirk.sch.uk Accidental Injury We have trained first aiders on the staff who will treat minor injuries. Contact with parents is always made in the event of a more serious injury. Emergency Evacuation Procedures We have a very comprehensive health, safety and care policy, which incorporates emergency evacuation procedures. Each room has a map showing primary and secondary evacuation routes. At every exit we have copies of emergency evacuation procedures and the Emergency Management Plan, which are easily and quickly lifted by staff on exit. Pupils practice emergency evacuation 3 times a year, including a lunchtime fire drill. Reports of these are held on record. The Emergency Management Plan is used to manage a very serious incident, e.g. a gas leak, bomb scare or real fire that requires we remove children from the school grounds altogether. In such cases we have arranged to locate an incident control centre at Banknock Community Centre, Kilsyth Road, Banknock. Children would be evacuated to this centre, if necessary. Unexpected Closures Most closures will be notified to you in writing, in advance, but there are occasions when the children may be dismissed early without warning, e.g. as a result of power cuts or inclement weather. In the event of an early school closure please ensure that your child knows where to go if you are not usually at home during the day. For this reason it is important that emergency contacts are kept up-to-date on our records. School Meals Primary and Secondary Menus offer healthy and tasty meal options while reflecting the Scottish Government food and drink legal requirements for School Lunches. Special diets and allergies are usually accommodated subject to consultation with parent/guardian and the regional dietician. Primary School menus provide 3 daily choices with High Schools providing a range of plated meals, pasta, meals deals and salad boxes.

Meals should be paid for each day. For younger children we advise that you send in dinner money in an envelope marked dinner money with your childs name. Meal prices are reviewed annually. Please contact the School to be advised of the current price.

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School lunches and packed lunches are eaten in our dining room / school hall. We have a tuck shop at morning interval. It sells fruit, low fat crisps, cereal bars and toast. We try to use Fair Trade products. There is mounting evidence that unhealthy foods and drinks impair healthy development and academic progress as well as impacting detrimentally on behaviour. Therefore, we ask that parents providing packed lunches ensure that they have healthy contents and we ask that no fizzy, sugary drinks are brought in to school. After having school lunch, children remain within the school grounds during the lunch break. Limited adult supervision is provided in the playground in fine weather and in classes in wet weather.

Free School Meals and Clothing Grants Some families may be eligible to apply to Falkirk Council for free school meals and / or a payment towards the cost of footwear and clothing. The level of grant is set by the council. The application process is detailed below. Application Forms for Clothing Grant and Free School Meals including eligibility criteria are available from the school, Falkirk One Stop Shops, Registrars or can be downloaded from the Falkirk Council website: www.falkirk.gov.uk The forms have to be completed by the parent / carer and evidence of benefits received may have to be provided. Please note that an application has to be made for each school year.

Travel to and from School Parents should remind their child(ren) that, in the interests of safety, good behaviour is expected from all pupils travelling on transport. Children should be reminded by parents that, wherever possible, they should only cross the road where there is a crossing patrol and should exercise care on walking to and from school.
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Parents are requested, when dropping off/collecting children from school that they do not park near the pedestrian exit or in any location which causes an obstruction and they take care not to restrict the view of the school crossing patrol. Wet Weather Arrangements Children having school lunches may remain in school in wet weather, but supervision is limited. We ask that parents of children who go home for lunch, send them back to school 5 minutes before the bell time on wet days as the school cannot provide adequate supervision of large numbers of children during the lunch break. Children are not allowed on the grassed areas, adventure trail climbing or assault walls during or after wet weather.

General Supervision The Senior management Team and Support for Learning Assistants provide supervision at intervals. Children are aware that should an emergency arise there is always access to the school. Mobile phones The benefits of mobile phones are recognised. Many young people and their parents regard them as an essential means of communication. Mobile phones can continue to be brought into schools however the following limitations will apply in Falkirk schools and establishments: All phones should be turned off and kept out of sight during the school day within the school campus. Photographing or recording of sound or images of staff, other pupils or visitors to the school is not allowed at any time within the school campus or on school transport. Mobile phones may be confiscated where these rules are broken. Any recordings made on school premises or school transport found on confiscated phones will have to be deleted on their return. Any photographs or recordings of staff in any situation, whether taken on school premises or elsewhere, found on confiscated phones will have to be deleted from phones on their return. Education Services expects that schools will, through normal collegiate procedures, develop or review existing policies on the use of mobiles phones that take account of the views of all staff, parents and pupils. Schools should ensure that pupils, parents and staff are aware that should a pupil breach the policy they will be disciplined in line with the schools positive behaviour/discipline policy. Individual school policies should clearly state for the benefit of staff, pupils, parent and visitors any variations from the restrictions on use of mobile phones set out below. Pupils and parents should be notified that mobile phones will be confiscated where these limitations are breached. An increasing range and variety of mobile phones possess the ability to access the Internet and to use Bluetooth technology to communicate. These technologies provide unparalleled sophistication and complexity which can provide access to a wealth of online resources and possibilities. Pupils and parents should be aware that this also leaves pupils open to dangers

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such as Cyberbullying, grooming and access to inappropriate material. Reference should be made to Falkirks bullying policy for further guidance in this area. Staff should not delete photographs or recordings from confiscated mobile phones. When staff confiscate mobile phones or other devices they should ensure that these are retained in a safe place that cannot be accessed by others. This may be a lockable drawer or cupboard, a base area or a delegated area in the school office. Confiscated mobile phones should normally be passed to the school office or senior member of staff as soon as possible after confiscation. There are a number of aspects of the law that may apply to mobile phone misuse and the responses to that misuse. In the most serious cases there may be a crime involved an incident that is being filmed might be an assault or breach of the peace. The misuse of a mobile phone might be an offence under the Communications Act 2003, if it involves a call or message that is grossly offensive or is of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; and, the distribution of certain pornography might be an offence under the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982. In situations which are so serious that a school might call in the police it is for the police, not the school, to consider what, if any, criminal offence may apply.

These restrictions on use apply equally during any school activity that takes place off campus. Pupils breaking the rules will be disciplined in line with the schools positive behaviour or discipline policy.

Religious and Moral Education / Personal and Social Development The School is committed to supporting the development of its pupils as whole people and as a result, wishes 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 by the way in which disciplinary issues are handled based primarily on restorative approaches. 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 all of the pupils and to encourage them to appreciate all of them. Value the cultures and heritage of others.

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Positive Behaviour and School Rules Our school is a small community. Certain qualities are essential if the school is to function safely, smoothly, efficiently and happily. These qualities are politeness, tolerance, good manners and respect for others and they are positively encouraged at all times. Class teachers deal with any minor discipline problems. More serious problems and persistent offenders are referred to the Headteacher. At this stage the parents may be called in. It may also be necessary in certain cases to refer a child to other agencies. All staff follow the schools Positive Behaviour Policy. We ask for you co-operation and support in continuing to maintain a caring atmosphere in the school and also your continuing help in sustaining our code of discipline and behaviour. Children are expected to conform to the school rules both for their full enjoyment of the learning process and for the health, safety and care of all. Breaches of discipline will be dealt with depending on the age of the child, the frequency of the indiscipline and the nature of the deed and wherever possible restorative approaches will used. Any sanctions used will be the minimum necessary to ensure that the work of the class and its individual members is able to proceed without disruption. Measures which could be taken could consist of one or more of the following: Verbal reprimand Detention Removal from classroom to a place where work will be supervised by senior staff. Parents will be contacted to discuss matters causing concern in order that a resolution may be attained. It is parents' responsibility to ensure their child's good behaviour in school. This policy incorporates the schools approach to bullying and the school complies with Falkirk Council anti-bullying policies. This entails forwarding records of bullying incidents to Falkirk Council for monitoring purposes. The school operates Restorative Practices which is used in varying degrees dependant upon the nature of the behaviour. It incorporates strategies such as investigation, recognition of the impact of behaviour on self and others, taking responsibility, understanding others viewpoints and restoring damaged relationships making amends.

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Equality The Council is required to undertake to tackle discrimination and harassment, prevent harassment and ensure our work promotes equality. The Council is committed to eliminating discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, marriage or civil partnership, transgender status or pregnancy/maternity. As a public body we have a duty to advance equality of opportunity and encourage members of protected groups to participate fully in the life of the school and the community. Education Services has a range of policies and procedures to address equalities issues specific to education to enable us to fufil these duties. All schools have copies of these policies. The Service also supports the MAHRS Strategy and all education establishments have a responsibility to report incidents of identity-based bullying

School Health Service NHS Forth Valley has a statutory obligation to provide a health service for all school age children in Falkirk District. The aim of the service is to make sure that all children, throughout their school years, are in the best possible health to benefit from their education The Public Health Nursing Team for Schools offer health assessments and reviews, health screening and deliver school based immunisation programmes. The team comprises of Public Health Nurses (Specialist Practitioner), Registered Nurses and Healthcare Assistants who are based in a local Health Centre and work over a number of schools in the area. Pupils, parents/carers can request a health appointment at any time. Other health professionals and teaching staff can also request a health appointment for the child or young person with parental and or young persons consent. Health reviews will take place as necessary involving a parent questionnaire, a check of health records and if required screening of growth and vision. Health screening All children in primary one and at other selected stages will be seen to have their growth and vision checked Immunisations Secondary school pupils are offered immunisations. At the appropriate time information booklets and consent forms will be issued. Health Education The Public Health Nursing Team has an important role in encouraging health lifestyles, working closely with teaching staff, pupils, parents/carers and the community.

The School Doctor (Community Paediatrician) may also offer appointments to children who have a significant ongoing medical or developmental condition affecting their education. School staff and parents can request a consultation with the School Doctor at any time. The School Health Service can be contacted on 01786 434059 The Public Dental Service carries out dental inspections in Primary 1 and Primary 7 and can help access dental services for those children who are not registered with a Dentist.

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Infectious Diseases Colds, flu and gastroenteritis are the most common infections affecting children of school age. It is important that you keep your child off school in the early stages of flu and while they still have diarrhoea. It is also important that your child understands how to prevent picking up and spreading such infections. You will be able to get further advice about good health from staff in your Health Centre or GP Practice. For advice about early detection and treatment for other infectious diseases eg chickenpox and mumps, please consult your GP or Nurse. Head Lice Head lice are spread through head to head contact at home, while playing or in school. Regular wet combing of your childs hair using a head lice detection comb is the best way to catch this possible problem at an early stage. The only way to be sure that your child has head lice is to find a live louse. If you find live lice, get the correct lotion from your doctor, health visitor or pharmacist. Shampoos and other treatments are not effective. One treatment is two applications of the treatment lotion, seven days apart. If this is not followed then reinfection is likely. Advise family members and close friends that your child has head lice and that they should check their own hair. Only treat if live lice are found. Dont be shy about advising others of this possible problem because you would likely tell family and friends about other infections which might affect them. Regular wet combing of your childs hair with the head lice detector comb is the best protection as it allows you to detect the condition and treat it speedily. Further advice can be obtained from the Health Board head lice leaflet which is available in all schools and health centres. Education Services leaflet Frequently Asked Questions, which is also available in schools. If you would like to discuss your particular concerns, you could speak to: Infection Control Service Forth Valley Royal Hospital Stirling Road Larbert FK5 4WR 01324 567490 / 01324 567679 Clinics From time to time some children are asked to attend clinics (eye clinics, dentist, doctor, etc). Please inform the school of these visits and arrange for your child to be collected if he/she must leave school to attend the clinic. No child will be allowed away from school during school hours unless accompanied by a responsible adult or unless written permission to do so has been given by the parent.

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Protecting Children and Young People All children have a right to be protected from harm, abuse and neglect. The vision of the Forth Valley Child Protection Committee is that Its everyone's job to make sure that children in the Forth Valley are safe." Education Services have an important role in identifying children who have been abused or are at risk of being abused. Falkirk Council has clear procedures for all staff to follow. Headteachers or designated member of staff are instructed to notify Falkirk Council and Social Work Services when a member of staff has a suspicion that a child might have been abused or be at risk of abuse. Social Work Services will make a decision on whether or not an investigation is necessary and will advise accordingly. In every situation, the welfare of the child overrides other considerations. Medicine Administration The administration of medicines prescribed by a family doctor is undertaken at the discretion of the Head Teacher. In order to safeguard the health and safety of children, procedures are drawn up by Falkirk Council Education Services. 1. The administration of medicines prescribed by your family doctor is undertaken at the discretion of the Headteacher. We are generally happy to co-operate with you in doing so. When we do, in order to safeguard the health and safety of children, we follow procedures drawn up by Falkirk Council Education Services. Whenever you wish us to give your child medication, which is prescribed by a doctor or dentist, you should fill in request form 1 & 6 and bring the medication to the school. Prescribed medication should be clearly marked with your childs name, the date prescribed, how often it has to be taken and for how long. Falkirk Council liability insurance does not provide indemnity to employees for administering nonprescribed medicines All medicine must be in its original container and must be within its use by date.

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For medical appointments during school hours, please notify us by letter and collect your child from school. School Dress Code Parents are asked to co-operate with the school in encouraging the wearing of the school uniform.

The uniform was agreed in consultation with parents, pupils, staff and the Parent Council. It incorporates a range of popular items of dress, e.g. sweatshirts, T-shirts. Wearing school uniform contributes to a positive school ethos and helps avoid discrimination and reduces peer pressure to wear expensive designer clothing. A schools reputation can also be enhanced in the local community by the wearing of school uniform and school security will be improved as it will be easier to identify intruders.

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The appropriate clothing and footwear for PE is a white T-shirt, black shorts and black plimsolls or gym shoes with non-marking soles. These are necessary for health and safety reasons and your co-operation is requested to ensure that pupils are equipped to participate in the PE lessons. Please ensure that all items of clothing are clearly labelled, particularly ties, sweat shirts and PE equipment which are often lost. A protective apron or an old shirt should be worn for art and craft activities. Please help the school and the education authority by making sure that pupils do not bring valuable or expensive items of clothing to school. In certain circumstances, appropriate clothing will be necessary for school activities for safety reasons, e.g. in games areas, science laboratories, technical workshops; this extends to the wearing of suitable footwear and even, on occasion, to the length of pupils hair and the wearing of jewellery and earrings. In the interests of safety children are asked to remove all items of jewellery while taking PE. Earrings that cannot be removed should be taped.

We also ask that children wear plimsolls inside the school. Offensive clothing such as T-shirts or other items painted with obscene language or illustrations are not permitted. Football colours are also inappropriate as they can lead to incidents of rivalry. If you have any queries regarding the schools dress code, please contact the Headteacher. Prices quoted are correct at time of going to print. NURSERY Sweatshirt Hooded sweatshirt Poloshirt ReversibleFleece Jacket Skip Cap Legionnaires Cap Pre-printed Nametapes Shoe Bag SCHOOL Sweatshirt Hooded sweatshirt Poloshirt Fleece Jacket (child) Fleece Jacket (adult) Reversible Fleece Jacket Rain jacket Sports Shorts Rucsac Book bag Skip Cap Legionnaires Cap Pre-printed Nametapes Shoe Bag Dress T-shirt 8.60 13.50 8.60 16.00 3.50 3.50 5.00 3.50

8.60 13.50 8.60 13.00 16.00 16.00 13.00 4.00 5.50 5.00 3.50 3.50 5.00 3.50 9.00 5.00
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Grants for Clothing For more information on clothing grants you can contact the Councils Advice & Information helpline on 01324 590599 or visit the Falkirk Council website, www.falkirk.gov.uk where you can download an application form. Application forms are also available from Falkirk Council One Stop Shops. The School Day STAGE Nursery P1 & P2 P3-7 MORNING START TIME FINISH TIME 9.00am 11.30am 9.00am 12.00pm 9.00am 12.15pm AFTERNOON START TIME FINISH TIME 12.30pm 3.00pm 1.15pm 3.00pm 1.00pm 3.00pm

Extra Curricular Activities There is a range of extra curricular activities available for pupils during lunchtime and after school. Parents will be informed about these by the school. In addition to in-school activities, classes also make regular educational visits and field studies. Wherever possible, these visits are linked to pupils class work.

All activities are supervised by members of staff, disclosure checked volunteers or tutors and many schools have a study support co-ordinator or an active primary schools coordinator whose job it is to plan and oversee the extra curricular programme of activities. Where participation involves children travelling or staying late after school, written permission for children taking part is required from parents. A wide variety of extra curricular activities is available for pupils. These include physical education, cultural and social activities such as cycling proficiency, football, basketball, contemporary dance and multiactivity clubs. Details are sent to parents via the monthly newsletter. The school is used for many other activities such as Club Football, Anchor Boys, Youth Clubs and Boys Brigade.

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INSURANCE COVER FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Public Liability Personal Injury Falkirk Council has in force a Public Liability policy which operates in respect of claims for injury to any school child whilst in the control of the Council or employees, but the onus is on the claimant to prove that the Council have been negligent. Pupils Property Each session, unfortunately but inevitably, pupils property is lost, damaged or stolen from school. Parents are therefore discouraged from allowing their children to carry expensive items of personal belongings to the school and are reminded that a standard household policy can be extended to provide a degree of cover for personal items taken away from the home. Any claim made for loss or damage to the property left in the care of the school will have to be submitted, in the first instance to Education Services, and the claim will only be settled if it is shown that the Council can be held legally liable for the loss. Personal Accident Cover Educational Excursions The Council has in force personal accident cover for the school children under which the compensation is payable in the circumstances below, irrespective of legal liability. 1. Death 2. Permanent Total/Partial Disablement 20,000 up to 20,000

The insurance applies to any activities involving a journey outside the premises of the School both in the UK and overseas or

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APPENDIX 1 CONTACTS The following contact details may be useful for parents and carers:
The Scottish Government guide Principles of Inclusive Communications provides information on communications and a self-assessment tool for public authorities http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/09/14082209/0 Choosing a School: A Guide for Parents - information on choosing a school and the placing request system - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/11/10093528/0 A guide for parents about school attendance explains parental responsibilities with regard to children's attendance at school - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/04134640/0 Parental involvement Guidance on the Scottish Schools (Parental Involvement) Act 2006 provides guidance on the act for education authorities, Parent Councils and others http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2006/09/08094112/0 Parentzone provide information and resource for parents and Parent Councils http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/index.asp School ethos Supporting Learners - guidance on the identification, planning and provision of support http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/supportinglearners/ Journey to Excellence - provides guidance and advice about culture and ethos http://www.journeytoexcellence.org.uk/cultureandethos/index.asp Health and wellbeing guidance on healthy living for local authorities and schools http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/HLivi Building Curriculum for Excellence Through Positive Behaviour and Relationships outlines the Scottish Government's priority actions around positive behaviour in schools and is also a source of support http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/06/25112828/0 Scottish Catholic Education Service's resource 'This is Our Faith' which supports the teaching and learning of Catholic religious education - http://www.sces.uk.com/this-is-our-faith.html Curriculum Information about how the curriculum is structured and curriculum planning http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/ Information about the outcomes a learner can expect to experience and achieve across literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing, as well as the eight curricular areas http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/howisthecurriculumorganised/experiencesandout comes/index.asp Advice, practice and resources to support the experiences and outcomes on literary, numeracy and health and wellbeing http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/learningacrossthecurriculum/r esponsibilityofall/index.asp Broad General Education in the Secondary School - A Guide for Parents and Carers http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/resources/b/genericresource_tcm4725663.asp?strReferringCha nnel=parentzone&strReferringPageID= tcm:4-634353-64

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Information on the Senior Phase http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatcanlearnersexpect/seniorphase.asp Information on Skills for learning, life and work http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/whatcanlearnersexpect/skillsforlearning.asp Information around the Scottish Government's 'Opportunities for All' programme http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/our-services/services-for-individuals/opportunities-forall.aspx Information for organisations responsible for the planning, management and delivery of career information, advice and guidance services - http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/ourstory/key-publications/career-management-skills-framework.aspx The Skills Development Scotland website 'My World of Work' offers a number of tools to support career planning - http://www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk/ Assessment and reporting Building the Curriculum 5: a framework for assessment provides guidance around the assessment framework - http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/Images/BtC5Framework_tcm4-653230.pdf Information about Curriculum for Excellence levels and how progress is assessed http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/thecurriculum/howisprogressassessed/stages/index.asp Curriculum for Excellence factfile - Assessment and qualifications http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/publications/c/publication_tcm4624968.asp Information on recognising achievement, reporting and profiling http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandassessment/assessment/achievement/inde x.asp Transitions Curriculum for Excellence factfile - 3-18 Transitions - provides information on the transitions children and young people will face throughout their education and beyond http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/publications/c/publication_tcm4660285.asp Career Information, Advice and Guidance in Scotland - A Framework for Service Redesign and Improvement provides guidance on career information, advice and guidance strategy http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/03/11110615/0 Choices and changes provides information about choices made at various stages of learning http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/supportinglearners/choicesandchanges/index.asp The Additional support for learning page provides links to relevant legislation and guidance, including the arrangements that should be in place to support pupils with additional support needs http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/welfare/ASL Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice includes specific requirements on education authorities and others under the new legislation in relation to transition http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/04/04090720/21 Enquire is the Scottish advice service for additional support for learning - http://www.enquire.org.uk/ Parenting Across Scotland offers support to children and families in Scotland http://www.parentingacrossscotland.org/ Support for pupils The Additional support for learning page provides links to relevant legislation and guidance, including the arrangements that should be in place to support pupils with additional support needs http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education/Schools/welfare/ASL

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Information about the universal entitlement to support that underpins Curriculum for Excellence http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/supportinglearners/whatissupport/universalsupport/roleofkeya dult.asp Supporting Children's Learning Code of Practice (Revised edition) - provides Statutory guidance relating to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 as amended http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2011/04/04090720/21 Getting it Right for Every Child and Young Person, is essential reading for anyone involved or working with children and young people, including practitioners working in adult services with parents and carers - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People/gettingitright School improvement Scottish Schools Online - provides a range of school information, including contact details, school roll, facilities, website and inspection reports including data on attendance http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scottishschoolsonline/ Education Scotland's Inspection and review page provides information on the inspection process http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/index.asp The Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy (SSLN) is an annual sample survey which will monitor national performance in literacy and numeracy http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/SSLN Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) - http://www.scqf.org.uk/ Scottish Qualifications Authority provides information for teachers, parents, employers and young people on qualifications - http://www.sqa.org.uk/ Amazing Things - information about youth awards in Scotland http://www.awardsnetwork.org/index.php Information on how to access statistics relating to School Education http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education School policies and practical information Schools and local authorities should consider the most relevant school, local and national policies and include details or links for parents to sources of further information. National policies, information and guidance can be accessed through the following sites: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Education http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Young-People Children (Scotland) Act 1995 - http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/36/contents Standards in Scotland's Schools (Scotland) Act 2000 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/6/contents

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APPENDIX 2 FEEDBACK Please take a few minutes to fill in and return the questionnaire on the this page. Your feedback will help us improve the hand book next year. Tell us what you think Your feedback will help us to improve our handbook. Did you find 1. 2. 3. the handbook useful? the information you expected? the handbook easy to use? Please tick Yes Yes Yes No No No

Please tell us how we can improve the handbook next year.

Name of school:______________________________________

Thank you for filling in the questionnaire. Your views are appreciated. Please return this questionnaire to: Diane Cherry Communications Officer Falkirk Council Education Services Sealock House 2 Inchyra Road Grangemouth FK3 9XB e-mail address: diane.cherry@falkirk.gov.uk

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