Upcoming events
Don’t forget to check the school calendar for upcoming events, in addition to those detailed below:
https://www.glassary.argyll-bute.sch.uk/events/
Street Drumming with Martin Douglas
The children and staff have continued to enjoy their Street Drumming Sessions with Martin over recent weeks. They were delighted when he introduced them to Steel Pans this week.
Check out the photos here: Street Drumming with Martin – Glassary Primary School
Staffing
You may have seen that the advert for the Head Teacher post is now live:
Joint Head Teacher – ARB16187 | Argyll & Bute Council | myjobscotland
Please share it far and wide and make sure that you highlight that the role is Joint Head Teacher of both our lovely schools.
Progress Reports
These are being finalised by class teachers and will be issued next week; we will send a message via Messenger 5 when they are in bags. Please return your parental feedback form as soon as possible after receiving the report.
Improvement Plan 2025/26
It is the time of year when we ask you to think about how we can build on all we have achieved over the last 12 months and make our school even better, as we move into 2025/26.
You can see the priorities we set for last year by clicking the link here: http://www.glassary.argyll-bute.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Priorities-summary-Glassary-Primary-School-Improvement-Plan-2024-25-Copy.pdf
We think you will agree that we have made really good progress with these over the last year, particularly if you take some time to look back at our website galleries, as well as you own child’s progress over the session.
A full evaluation of our progress will be published in our annual standards and quality report which will be issued next month.
Staff have already had some useful discussions about our key areas of focus for next session and have suggested the following:
- FURTHER DEVELOP OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED VISION, VALUES AND AIMS –
Suggested actions:
- Develop pupil and family understand of the meaning of Ready, Respectful, Safe and the use of restorative approaches to support positive relationships
- Further involve family members and community partners in promoting respectful and safe play, both in school and beyond the school day
- Involve families as we progress on our journey to become a Silver and then Gold Rights Respecting School
- ENSURING DEPTH, BREADTH AND CHALLENGE FOR ALL LEARNERS –
Suggested actions:
- Further develop interdisciplinary learning and curriculum rationale
- Develop progression frameworks for the wider curriculum areas and ensure that they link and cross reference, as well as linking to progression frameworks for literacy and numeracy
- Access expertise in specific curricular areas from staff in our sister school
- FURTHER INCREASE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT/INVOLVEMENT-
Suggested actions:
- Offer more opportunities for parents/carers to learn alongside pupils in school
- Provide termly curriculum overviews showing planned learning and themes, which parents/carers can pick up on at home
- Review our communication strategy and protocols – how best do we communicate around learning with families?
Please email your feedback and ideas to enquiries-glassary@argyll-bute.gov.uk with the title Improvement Suggestions by Friday 30th May.
Whole School Learning Together Trip.
We are all very much looking forward to our whole school trip to the Lomond Sea Life Centre on Thursday 29th May and delighted that so many of you have confirmed that you can join us.
Don’t forget your packed lunches!
Please note that until the end of term, we will be moving to fortnightly updates from me.
Have a great weekend.
Lena
