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'Creativity is built in. We're never satisfied. We are ambitious; we always want to do better.' Headteacher
| A school is good to the extent that… | A school is excellent to the extent that… |
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| The curriculum provides a range of opportunities for all children to undertake enterprise activities. Staff regularly discuss, implement and evaluate new approaches to learning, teaching and meeting needs. | Staff are enterprising and think creatively about ways of achieving the school’s aims. They are willing and have the ability to work in fluid and flexible teams that cut across stages and curricular areas. Staff are innovative in their approaches to learning, teaching and meeting needs. They take calculated risks and monitor and evaluate and improve on developments. They model a culture of enterprise. |
| Enterprising behaviour is evident in important aspects of the school’s work. Some staff are innovative in their teaching. Technological solutions are applied in situations where other schools have shown them to be successful. | Enterprise and flexibility are evident in all areas of the school’s work, including its management, the structure of the curriculum, quality assurance and processes of continuous improvement. Staff carefully and critically consider the contributions of technology and alternative approaches to learning. Strong links with local businesses, Careers Scotland and further and higher education help to develop a spirit and the practice of enterprise among both staff and learners. |
| Pupils have opportunities to take responsibility and to build their leadership and team-working skills through the formal curriculum and out-of-school hours learning. | All pupils engage in enterprise in education that extends their confidence as learners and contributors to society. The vocational and enterprise curriculum meets the needs of learners and the community. It is progressive and continuous, motivates learners, promotes a sense of achievement and adds relevance to learning. Creativity, experimentation and imagination are nurtured through open-ended learning experiences. |
| Staff recognise enterprise as an important purpose and outcome. The school provides pupils with positive experiences in enterprise in education, both in terms of the curriculum and learning and teaching. Pupils have a range of opportunities for expressive activity and performance. Situations are created that allow pupils to develop and practise a range of citizenship skills and abilities. | A coherent relationship between enterprise, creativity and citizenship has been established and is being fully exploited. Citizenship and creativity are embedded in school, stage and departmental development/improvement plans. Learning and teaching approaches are creative and creativity can be observed in all areas of the curriculum. School organisation and curriculum structure reflect creative thinking at all levels including the provision of a wide range of artistic and cultural opportunities. |
| Staff and pupils work in high quality teaching areas and have access to a range of resources appropriate to their stage and needs. | Staff and pupils access, use and evaluate a range of resources to support innovative approaches to teaching and learning. |
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