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Main Points for Action
1. The school should make more regular use of assemblies to enhance its sense of community.
The school had met this main point for action.
The school had introduced weekly assemblies for primary pupils and monthly assemblies for secondary pupils. Staff had developed appropriate themes for these assemblies which were well used to celebrate success and to enhance the school’s sense of community.
2. The school should implement further improvements in relation to progression and the appropriateness of curricular activities for pupils in the upper secondary stages.
The school had made very good progress towards meeting this main point for action.
The headteacher and staff had reviewed learning targets for secondary pupils to ensure that they were appropriate to their ages and needs. The school had organised extensive staff development on Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) certification and had taken steps to develop a number of units at Access level. It had acquired more appropriate resources for senior pupils, suited to their ages and stages of development. The headteacher planned to develop provision for pupils over the age of 16 to ensure further opportunities to enhance students’ skills in independent living.
3. Senior management and staff should undertake a review of the general use of accommodation and facilities, particularly for secondary pupils.
The school had made very good progress towards meeting this main point for action.
The headteacher and staff, with support from the education authority, had reviewed and reorganised accommodation in the light of changes in the school roll. In the secondary department, the school had developed an area for home economics. It had converted a classroom into a library which also was used as a suitable meeting room for parents. A therapy room was used for medical examinations. Although the school had purchased picnic benches for the playground, it still did not have a well-equipped area for external play.