levenvale primary school handbook 2020
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Levenvale
Primary School
Handbook
2020
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Dear Parents/Guardians,
Welcome to Levenvale Primary School. This booklet should provide much of the information you
need to know about our school. We will, however, be very happy to answer any questions you
may have.
We look forward to working with you and hope that your child's school career will be successful
and happy. Our school strives to ensure the best possible experiences and learning for all our pu-
pils. In August 2019 our Early Learning and Childcare Centre opened providing a valued service
for the community and continuity for our leareners. In 2018 we were selected by West Dunbar-
tonshire Council for a visit by Nicola Sturgeon, First minister, to provide an opportunity for her to
see innovative and effective teaching and learning. A recent validation visit, by West Dunbarton-
shire’s Quality Improvement Service found that there was “consistently high quality of classroom
teaching in all classes” with “well planned, appropriately differentiated experiences for pupils
across the school” and “ a very rich variety of activities on offer for young people out of school
hours”.
We are also happy to arrange appointments to discuss any aspect of your child’s education and
wellbeing if this is required. Parents can find a range of council policies and other relevant infor-
mation about schools on the council website:
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/
The school has a Facebook Site “Friends of Levenvale’ that can be joined on request.
Yours sincerely
Simon Simpson
Head Teacher
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CONTENTS Page
West Dunbartonshire Council Aims 4
School Hours and School Holidays 5
Service Standards 6
School Rationale and Aims 7
School Information 8
Staff Members 9
Getting it Right for Every Child: Named Person Information and Details 10
Enrolment and Induction 11
Curriculum for Excellence and School Improvement 12
Our Curriculum: Assessment, Recording and Reporting to Parents 13
Our Curriculum: Assessment and Support 14
Literacy, Maths Numeracy, Health and Wellbeing, Homework, Social Studies, STEM,
Expressive Arts, ICT, Health and Wellbeing, Moral and Religious Education and the Outdoors
15-24
After School and Lunchtime Clubs 25
Equal Opportunities and Pupil Support 26
Homework 27
Information concerning emergencies 28
School Meals 29
Attendance at School 30
Conduct and Behaviour 31
Uniform and Clothing 32
Supervision of the Playground / Photography on school premises 33
Medical and Health Care 34
Child Protection 35
Parental representation 36
Transfer – Primary to Secondary 37
Other School Uses 38
Data Protection Act 39
Useful Addresses 40
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‘OPPORTUNITY THROUGH LEARNING’
Every person has the right to be educated in a climate in which individuality is recog-
nised and in which everyone feels valued. We are committed to working in partnership
with you to provide education of the highest quality.
LEARNING FOR LIFE
We will work together to ensure that everyone in our community is valued and has the
opportunity to learn for life and to achieve their potential.
To enable everyone in West Dunbartonshire to become:
To achieve our vision, we will:
Create and deliver courses, activities and events which will motivate and excite
learners
Develop innovative ways to support learning
Value diversity, promote equal opportunities and foster inclusion
Promote partnership and community participation
Value achievement and celebrate success
Continually reflect on and aim to improve the quality of our services
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SCHOOL HOURS & THE SCHOOL YEAR
Opening : 9.00am
Interval : 10.30am—10.45am
Lunch : P3-6 12.15pm— 1.00pm
P1,2 and P7— 12 noon—12.45pm
Close : 3.00pm
Autumn Term 2020
Pupils Return: Monday 17 August
September week-end: Friday 25 and Monday 28 September
In-service Day: Friday 9 October
Half Term: Monday 12 to Friday 16 October (inclusive)
Schools close: Tuesday 22 December (2.30 p.m.)
Spring Term 2021
Schools return: Wednesday 6 January
Half term: Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 February
In-service Day: Wednesday 10 February
Schools close: Thursday 1 April (2.30 p.m.)
Summer Term 2021
Schools return: Monday 19 April
May Day: Monday 3 May
In-service Day: Thursday 6 May
Half Term: Friday 28 and Monday 31 May (inclusive)
Schools close: Monday 28 June (1.00 p.m.)
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Levenvale Primary School—Our Service Standards
The following Standards of Service are in place in Levenvale
Primary School:
Monitor and assess your child’s performance regularly and provide you with an
annual written summary report
Hold two parents’ meetings annually
Offer additional meetings with staff if necessary
All primary 1, 2 and 3 registration classes will have no more than 30 pupils,
composite classes will have a maximum of 25 pupils and other registration clas-
ses no more than 33 pupils
Newsletters will be sent home at least 8 times per year
Parents will have access to the school handbook
Parents will be informed of school improvement priorities
Parents will be given the opportunity to take part in a school survey annually
If there is a serious problem with your child we will contact you immediately
If your child is unwell, we will assess the situation and contact you to advise you
of the situation
All letters will be answered within five working days
All school staff will be polite and courteous at all times
All complaints will be dealt with in line with complaints procedures
Our newsletters are printed and sent home with children. Additional copies of news-
letters and the current school handbook are available on request.
Parental Enquiries and Complaints
If you feel the service that you, or your child, experiences does not meet these
standards or if you wish to make and enquiry or complaint, this should, in the first
instance, be made to Mrs Carol Ann Law, Depute Head Teacher or Simon Simpson,
Head Teacher. This can be done by approaching us in person or by arranging an ap-
pointment through the school office.
We usually attempt to investigate or resolve matters the same working day where
possible.
If you don’t feel the situation has been resolved to your satisfaction the school’s Link
Education Officer, based in Church Street, Dumbarton, can support in resolving mat-
ters. This is currently Susan Gray and her contact number can be issued by the office.
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At Levenvale the rationale for the learning experiences we provide is to enable
our learners to make the most of their future and to contribute to their commu-
nity and the economy of our country.
We approach this through the supporting the development of a positive attitude
to life and learning and the development of key skills in literacy, numeracy, crea-
tivity and design, co-operation, leadership and in developing their own Health
and Wellbeing.
Our vision is to nurture
an environment where
all have the opportuni-
ty to develop skills for
life , learning and work
as we develop on our
journey as successful
learners, confident in-
dividuals, effective
contributors and re-
sponsible citizens.
At Levenvale we aim to
create a highly motivated school where all feel welcome, appreciated and where the
needs of every pupil are considered. We believe it is essential for children to be edu-
cated in a climate where individuality is recognised and where everyone feels valued.
We aim to achieve this through providing opportunities for them to become:
successful learners both in school and in later life
confident individuals who can take their place in any walk of life
responsible citizens who will have respect for themselves, others and their community
effective contributors to the society in which they live and in the ever changing world of the fu-
ture
We aim
to create an ethos within the school based on mutual respect and encouraging self-discipline,
self-confidence and self-reliance
to create a happy, stimulating, lively and disciplined environment in which we assist each child
to develop spiritually, emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially
to ensure that all staff have access to development opportunities in keeping with the needs of
the school and individuals’ expertise to enhance the educational opportunities for our children
to provide for individual needs by offering a broad, balanced and differentiated curriculum
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Information about Levenvale Primary School
Our Address is: Levenvale Primary School
Argyll Street
Levenvale
Alexandria
Dunbartonshire
G83 0QN
Telephone: (01389) 773747
E-mail [email protected]
Levenvale Primary School is a single storey building dating from 1929. A purpose built
Infant wing and a dining hall were added in 1955. We have been extensively refur-
bished and the final phase of this will involve and the opening of an Early Education
and Childcare Centre on the premises. Adjacent to the playground is an 8 acre grassed
area providing excellent scope for sports activities.
The school is co-educational and non-denominational and caters for pupils from Pri-
mary 1 to Primary 7. At present we have a school roll of 180.
The school can be used in the evening by community groups. Arrangements are made
by telephoning West Dunbartonshire Council at Church Street, Dumbarton. Telephone
01389 737000.
We communicate with parents through newsletters, text and Facebook. We are also hap-
py to arrange appointments to discuss any aspect of your child’s education and wellbe-
ing if this is required.
We also communicate regularly with parents by text messages sent to the mobile num-
ber of the Main Contact for each pupil.
We have a range of policies for different aspects of school life, available on request. Par-
ents can find a range of council policies and other relevant information about schools on
the council website, www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools
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STAFF
Senior Leadership Team
Head Teacher Mr Simon Simpson
Depute Head Teacher Mrs Carol Ann Law
Principal Teacher Mrs Caroline MacPhee
Class Teachers 2019-20
Primary Seven Mrs Gillian Runciman
Primary Six Miss Grace Dornan
Primary Five Mrs Kirsty McLaren / Mrs Bahia Ali
Primary Four : Ms Jill McEleny
Primary Three: Mr Matthew Henry
Primary Two / Three: Mrs Lisa Paterson / Lauren Billings
Primary One / Two: Mrs Caroline MacPhee / Mrs Coralie Thwaites
Primary One: Mrs Kirsty Connolly
Teachers targeted to work with pupils through the Scottish Attain-
ment Challenge and Pupil Equity Fund: Miss Karen Jakeman
Pupil and Family Support Officer Ms Theresa McLaughlin
Educational Psychologist Mrs Hannah Bertram
Woodwind Teacher (Oboe and Bassoon): George Talmaciu
School Office Staff: Mrs Lynne McKenna Jilly Watters Carolyn Eckford
Learning Assistants:
Mr Mark O’Donnell Mrs Jane Dingwall Mrs Lisa Todd Mrs Nina Ward
Facilities Assistant: Mr A. Leitch Mr I. Cormack
Mr Simpson has overall responsibility for the management of the school. For the pur-
poses of legal aspects he is the Named Person (further details of this can be found on
the next page). He is also Child Protection Co-ordinator.
Mrs Law is Pupil Support Co-ordinator and deputises for the head teacher in his ab-
sence.
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Getting it Right for Every Child
Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC) is the Scottish Government’s approach to
promoting and safeguarding the wellbeing of children in Scotland. From 2018
parts of the Getting it Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) framework will have legal du-
ties attached as a result of the Children and Young People Act 2014. There will be a
single planning approach for children who need support from services (called a
Child’s Plan) and a single point of contact for every child (a Named Person). In
most cases the families around each child will be able to offer all the help and sup-
port that is needed. However, there are times when a child may need a bit of extra
help. The Named Person for Levenvale Primary School is Simon Simpson Head
Teacher.
The GIRFEC policy approach is to ensure that every child and young person and
their family have access to help and support from a key member of staff in order to
support the wellbeing and additional support needs of children and young people.
The role of the Named Person is integrated into the current role of key promoted
members of staff in schools and serves to strengthen the support they currently
provide as a central point of contact for children, parents and other people work-
ing with them.
It is our intention to support the wellbeing and safeguarding of all of our young
people to ensure that they have access to positive outcomes, choices and destina-
tions; however, parents are reminded that the Named Person will only offer advice
or support in response to a request from a child or parent, or when a wellbeing
need has been identified. There is no obligation to accept the offer of advice or
support from a Named Person.
Holiday Cover
The GIRFEC policy also recommends the local authorities provide continuity of
support signposting during school holiday periods. At these times coordination
will be provided by suitably qualified staff from the Central Named Person Service
at the Council Offices. See contact details below.
Central Services Named Person Service:
Joanne Scott (Education Support Officer) 01389 737000
@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Tracy King (Education Support Officer) 01389 737000
@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Claire Cusick (Senior Education Officer) 01389 737000
@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
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Starting school for the first time or moving to a new school is an exciting experience
for both parents and children. It also presents parents with making the choice of
which school they feel would best suit their child’s development. Parents are invited
to arrange a visit to Levenvale so they may become more familiar.
New Entrants (that is, children who will be starting Primary 1 in August) are usually
registered in January.
Details of the exact dates of enrolment can be found at the local nursery school, by
contacting the school, or by checking local newspapers. You must register your
child in your local school.
You have the right to apply for a placing request to another school. This is complet-
ed online. Placing request pupils still need to register at their catchment school.
If you have decided to enrol your child/children at our school, you will be invited to
come along to a series of meetings, in May. In addition, where staffing allows, your
child’s Early Education and Childcare Centre may be able to bring your child to a
number of other opportunities.
On these visits your child will be able to spend time in their classroom and meet
their new teacher, while parents will be provided with an opportunity to discuss any
issues / changes of circumstance that may have arisen since the enrolment date.
Each week, while your child is meeting their teacher, Mr Simpson and Mrs Law will
go over aspects of learning and school procedures for parents.
Meetings and workshops will also take place once the children have started school.
Parents will then be given the opportunity to become familiar with the type of work
their children have.
We regularly hold open afternoons in class so you can see your child’s work and the
progress that they have made.
At these afternoons you can see samples of work from all the areas that the class
have worked on and small groups of children will explain their work to you. These
are in addition to more formal parents’ evenings.
School Enrolment and Induction
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At the heart of Curriculum for Excellence lies the aspiration that all children should
develop their capacities as successful learners, confident individuals, responsible cit-
izens and effective contributors. West Dunbartonshire Council’s priority for Curricu-
lum for Excellence is to ensure effective teaching and learning. The Curriculum for
Excellence challenges us to look at innovative and exciting ways to deliver the cur-
riculum to our children. While there are specific programmes for each area of the
curriculum much of it can now be delivered through cross-cutting themes and in-
terdisciplinary studies and projects.
Levenvale Primary was inspected in March 2009. The school was found to be good
at evaluating its own priorities for improvement and satisfactory in all remaining ar-
eas. A more recent Validation Visit by WDC’s Quality Improvement Team found
“consistently high quality of classroom teaching in all classes” with “well planned,
appropriately differentiated experiences for pupils across the school”.
Our current development and improvement priorities are improving teaching and
learning through:
The development of ‘ Big Writing ‘ approach to writing
Improvement of Numeracy
Improving Learning through Play in the early stages
Curriculum for Excellence and School Improvement
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Curriculum for Excellence enables teachers to teach subjects creatively, to work to-
gether across the school and with other schools, to share best practice and explore
learning together.
Curriculum for Excellence balances the importance of knowledge and skills.
There is personal support to help young people fulfil their potential and make the
most of their opportunities with additional support wherever that’s needed.
You will discuss your child’s progress informally with their teacher throughout their
early years with us. In addition we hold open afternoons and parents’ evening
‘interviews’ where you can see your child’s work and discuss it with the teacher. You
can also make an appointment at any time to discuss progress.
Your child’s report will tell you about your child’s progress throughout the year. It
will include information and teacher comments about the breadth of learning your
child has experienced within curricular areas, the level of challenge planned for your
child to ensure he/she is achieving his / her full potential and being supported ap-
propriately and how well your child can apply learning in new and unfamiliar con-
texts.
OUR CURRICULUM, ASSESSMENT AND
REPORTING TO PARENTS
Level Stage
Early The pre-school years and P1, or later for some.
First To the end of P4, but earlier or later for some.
Second To the end of P7, but earlier or later for some.
Third and Fourth
S1 to S3, but earlier for some. The fourth level broadly equates to Scot-
tish Credit and Qualifications Framework level 4.
The fourth level experiences and outcomes are intended to provide
possibilities for choice and young people's programmes will not in-
clude all of the fourth level outcomes.
Senior phase S4 to S6, and college or other means of study.
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Continuous assessment is emphasised by the class teachers in their day to day work with the children. By doing this
we are able to provide programmes of learning which are suited to each child’s stage of development in key areas of
the curriculum, and to take account of their needs when planning for other activities.
Records of assessments are kept and each individual pupil will have a record for reading & phonics and for mathe-
matics. Samples of children’s written work is kept as part of a writing folder to help us monitor progression in writing
skills.
Diagnostic tests are in use for Language to assist in pinpointing specific reading strengths / weaknesses.
All schools in West Dunbartonshire Council have a staged intervention process for identifying pupils with support
needs. Some pupils have support plans to help them with particular aspects of their learning. Parents will always be
informed about this and will be invited to discuss key aspects of their child’s plan on a regular basis.
If you think your child’s progress seems not to meet your expectations and think that the involvement of the Educa-
tional Psychologist would be helpful, please contact Mrs Law, Depute Head Teacher and she will advise on the pro-
cess. A number of children may have significant support needs and barriers to learning and advice can be accessed in
this way. These may include concerns over Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Attention Deficit Disorders and Autistic Spectrum
Disorders.
The Education Scotland Act 2016 supports a range of improvements to Scottish education including: improving the at-
tainment of pupils from poorer backgrounds; widening access to Gaelic medium education; giving children a voice in
matters that affect them; and extending the rights of children with additional support needs
Under the ASL Act, local authorities have specific duties to make sure that children and young people who have addi-
tional support needs are given the support they need to reach their full potential. While these duties lie with the local
authority, it is often through their schools and early learning and childcare settings that they meet their responsibili-
ties.
As of 10th January 2018 the rights of children aged 12 - 15 have been extended to give them many of the same rights
as their parents and carers and children over 16 under the ASL Act. This has been done so that children's views are
listened to and they are properly involved in decisions about their education and support. It is hoped that these rights
will be of particular use to children whose parents may not be able to act for them (for example young carers or
looked after children).
When a child turns 16, and if they have capacity, it is assumed they will be able to act on their own behalf. This means
they have the same rights as their parents. Even after a child turns 16, most parents remain involved in their chil-
dren’s education, attending planning meetings and receiving copies of any letters or plans. However in some cases
(such as when a child is over 16 and excluded from school) communication from the school may be directly with the
pupil.
Very useful information for parents on ASN can be found at www.enquire.org.uk Enquire is funded by the Scottish Gov-
ernment and managed by Children in Scotland.
Parents are welcome to make an appointment to see their child’s records at any time during the school session, or to
discuss their child’s progress with the class teacher or with the Head Teacher.
In addition, from 2018, the Scottish Government has undertaken assessments of all p1, p4 and p7 pupils, in Literacy
and Numeracy, and information from these is issued to parents.
Our Curriculum: Assessment and Support
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Our aim is to provide structured and stimulating lan-
guage activities enabling our pupils to obtain mean-
ing and pleasure through reading, listening and ex-
pressing themselves clearly in the spoken and written
word.
To support learners in learning to read we use a
range of approaches and resources. Jolly Phonics, a scheme which sets out system-
atic development of phonic skills (‘sounding out’ of words), is used to develop
‘phonological awareness’. This is the way we teach children to approach unknown
words by building up a knowledge of indi-
vidual letter sounds and blends.
Workshops are organised to share with par-
ents the methods we use to teach reading
and to discuss with parents how they can
best support their children’s learning at
home.
Classes from P1 to P7 work on the Project X and the Literacy World Reading Pro-
gramme. This includes novels, short stories, poetry, plays and information texts
which teachers use to present a focused and challenging programme. Links are
made between the reading programme and
the development of writing skills.
Reciprocal Reading
In common with other West Dunbartonshire
schools, we use an approach to developing lit-
eracy known as Reciprocal Reading. This ap-
proach uses short passages from real books,
articles and news reports that children work on
individually and in groups to gain meaning
from texts that are more challenging. As well
as asking learners very direct, information re-
trieval questions (who? what? where? when?),
we develop skills in learners to look for hidden
or underlying meanings and predict what may
happen next in stories and texts.
Our Curriculum: Literacy
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By following the guidance in the West Dunbartonshire packs ‘Hearsay’ and ‘Write to
the Top’, Levenvale Primary School ensures that the core skills required for talking,
listening and writing are taught in a progressive and coherent manner. A cross cur-
ricular approach is used. Throughout the year we encourage and motivate pupils to
write creatively through our ‘Young Writers’ Awards’. These focus pupils on extend-
ed fiction writing and a prize winners’ assembly is held at the end for the age
groups concerned.
A selection of writing :
Poems, letters and stories P3-7
Our Curriculum: Literacy
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From P1 - P7 we plan a balanced programme covering:
Problem Solving and Enquiry
Information Handling
Number, Money and Measurement
Shape, Position and Movement
The main resources used are TJ Maths supplemented by selected Heinemann re-
sources. Direct interactive teaching encourages dialogue between teacher and pu-
pil. At the early stages of numeracy development we also use an approach known
as Stages of Early Arithmetic Learning (SEAL). Mental maths strategies are taught
and mental calculations are practised regularly. Pupils are provided with opportuni-
ties to use computers to collate and display information. Many lessons include use
of activities on the touchscreens and Chromebooks.
Our Curriculum: Mathematics and Numeracy
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Physical Education
Classes from P1 to P7 follow the ‘Glasgow P.E. scheme’ to ensure pupils experience gymnastics, games
skills and dance lessons. There is considerable additional input from West Dunbartonshire Sports Devel-
opment Team – P2 Football, P5 Hockey and Football, P6 Athletics, P7 Swimming and Football. Further en-
couragement for our pupils to keep active is provided through a wide and excellent range of lunchtime
and after school clubs. Below is our lunchtime dance group following their 2018 festival performance.
Personal and Social Development / Health and Wellbeing
Working in partnership with other schools
in the Vale of Leven Academy Learning
Community we have developed and intro-
duced a P.S.D./Health programme which
provides health education lessons in line
with current guidelines. We provide Sub-
stance Abuse and Parenthood, Relation-
ships and Sexual Health lessons based on
the materials used in all non-
denominational West Dunbartonshire
schools. Full details available on request.
Developing a growth
mindset and can-do atti-
tude helps build resili-
ence.
Awareness of our world and the contribution we
can make to it
An important aspect of Health and Wellbeing is an
understanding of our place in the world through pro-
jects and topics. Over recent years, pupils, parents and
friends of the school have worked to create a garden
and plant trees within the school grounds. We recent-
ly received a Gold Award from the West Dunbarton-
shire Environment Trust for our Outdoor Learning
Spaces.
Left: Our infant classes have a joint intergenerational
project with Balquhidder House.
Our Curriculum: Health and Wellbeing
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
These aspects of learning are very important as employment in these areas is forecast to increase
over the foreseeable future. All classes learn in these areas and here are some examples from infant
and upper school classes.
Our Curriculum
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Social Studies
We aim to encourage the progressive development of pupils’ awareness and understanding of the
world about them. There are three components to cover - Social Subjects, Science and Technology.
In Social Subjects the local area and community is the
starting point with a gradual introduction of other places
and other times. The topics planned for P1 to P7 enable
pupils to build up their knowledge of the world and to
develop a caring attitude towards the environment.
Levenvale has developed motivating whole school pro-
grammes for Science, Technology and Social Subjects
which encourage thinking and discussion skills. The chil-
dren participate in many ‘hands on’ activities to develop
practical skills.
Several times a year classes join work on a topic that is jointly
planned and delivered. For example, P3 and P4 have planned
a Roman topic for Autumn 2018 in both classes will work to-
gether on some aspects of the topic. Similarly, P1 and P2 plan
and work jointly and P5-7 also plan topics jointly. The topics
rotate over two and three year cycles so that children do dif-
ferent topics each year.
Topics are in many cases Interdisciplinary. For example, when
P7 organised a Mac-
millan Coffee Morn-
ing they used it as an opportunity to use the Single Steps
Learning Approach to focus on the skills involved in the task
by setting up teams.
P6 use a Single Steps approach in a product design task.
Our Curriculum
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Art and Design, Drama, Music and Physical Education play an important part in the education of our pu-
pils. They provide children with opportunities to develop individual abilities and to find personal satisfac-
tion and enjoyment.
Art and Design
Children are offered a wide range of experiences.
They work with a variety of materials, learn tech-
niques and have the opportunity to express feelings
and share ideas.
Drama
Our drama programme provides opportunities for
children to develop the ability to express them-
selves and to improve self confidence. We also
have a very popular school show each summer in-
volving older pupils.
Music
The ‘Sounds of Music’ is our core scheme. Selected groups of pupils receive instrumental woodwind in-
struction. Over the years we have had success in pupils maintaining an instrument throughout their time
in secondary school. Due to this we have been selected to be the primary school where the more demand-
ing instruments, Oboe and Bassoon, are taught. Of 5 bassoon players in West Dunbartonshire schools, all
four primary bassoon learners are here.
Our Curriculum Expressive Arts
P7: Pastel Chalk Blitz Display
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Our Curriculum: Rights Based Learning
In Session 2013 we
were awarded a Rights
Respecting Schools
Level One Award. We
have continued to
teach rights based
learning across all clas-
ses as a regular part of
the curriculum and all
classes develop a class
charter that is based
on the articles of the
United Nations Con-
vention on Rights of
the Child. These are
displayed in classes.
We chose not to develop Level Two and after several years of embedding this work in our
school decided not to renew our subscription to the awarding body. All classes still adhere to
the principles that underlie the convention.
Pupils have their say in the running of
the school through the Learner Coun-
cil. Each term a quarter of the learners
in the school are offered the oppor-
tunity to join the Learner Council. The
council meets with the Senior Leader-
ship Team to discuss ways in which the
school can be improved.
Learner Council
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Social, Moral and Religious education is an integral part of school life. It is through our pro-
gramme of RME that we teach tolerance and understanding. We use a scheme of work developed
by colleagues in East Dunbartonshire Council to give an awareness of the beliefs and practices of
a selection of major world religions.
Levenvale Primary is fortunate in the
support of our school chaplain, who is
a regular visitor to the school and who
leads our end of term services.
All stages participate in assemblies.
Our end of term services are open to
all parents and members of the com-
munity to attend and join with us.
Parents may exercise their legal right
to withdraw their child/children from
religious education or services and should inform the Head Teacher if they wish alternative ar-
rangements to be made.
Parents from religious communities may request that their children be permitted to be absent
from school in order to celebrate recognised religious events. Only written requests detailing the
proposed arrangements will be considered. Appropriate requests will be granted on not more
than three occasions in any one school session and the pupil noted as an authorised absentee in
the register.
Our Curriculum: Moral and Religious Education
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P7 pupils attend a Residential Excursion. In May 2019 we will be returning to Auchengillan to the
centre run by The Scouts. It is situated at the top of the Stockiemuir Road between Milngavie
and Croftamie.
Our school is always interested in inviting parents to assist in extra curricular activities and we
would welcome any offers of help which you would be able to provide. Last session we had six
parents in a position to support after school clubs and this was really appreciated. West Dunbar-
tonshire Active Schools Co-ordinators support parents in providing clubs through training.
The Garden and Park
In recent years we have been developing class
gardens with the help of the Leamy Trust and
the West Dunbartonshire Environment Trust.
Below are pictures of some other uses we
make of our outdoor spaces; storytime and
The Levenvale Parent and Child Pop Choir per-
forming at our Festival in June 2018
Our Curriculum: The Great Outdoors
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Netball
This club is popular with our senior pupils and encourages an
active life style. P6 and 7 pupils participate in games organised
by Active Schools
Kinrick Kids
This is a Christian based activity and fun club which caters for all
ages of pupil. It is well attended by pupils.
Multisports, Dance and Football
These clubs are offered to pupils of all ages over the course of a school year. The
coaches are provided through
our contacts with the Sports
Development service of West
Dunbartonshire Council.
Lunchtime clubs
These clubs are offered to pu-
pils of all ages by staff mem-
bers at lunchtime. In recent
years they have included
Dance Club, Book Club, Table
Tennis, Games Club, Cross
Country Running and Football.
We also have a parent and child pop choir that meets weekly and has performed at
events including our summer festival.
Supported Study, After School and Lunchtime Clubs
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Equal Opportunities
All members of our school community are treated equally. Every child is given equal
opportunity to access the curriculum to learn skills and develop talents. The ideal
that both in school and throughout life, boys and girls have an equal right of op-
portunity is strongly fostered.
All staff have a responsibility to ensure the council’s Equal Opportunities Policy is
followed.
Pupil Support
Levenvale Primary is committed to the principles of inclusion and success for all pu-
pils. Every child is entitled to personal support to enable them to gain as much as
possible from the education we provide.
We recognise however, that during a child’s time at school, additional support may
be required to help them realise their full potential. This requirement to provide
support, which may be long or short term, is acknowledged in the Additional Sup-
port for Learning Act, Scotland.
Drawing up a Learning Plan that is designed to meet a pupil’s needs is a team effort
involving on-going assessment by teaching staff as well as input from pupils and
parents. Where appropriate, further assessment may also be carried out by our Edu-
cational Psychologist or other specialists. Parental permission will always be sought
before a child is referred to these other agencies.
The school’s Pupil Support Co-ordinator, Mrs Carol Ann Law, is responsible for en-
suring that additional support needs are identified as early as possible and that par-
ents are fully included in this process. We hope that with your support we can do
our best to help your child.
Please remember that you can contact the school at any time if you have any wor-
ries. In Levenvale Primary School we aim to get it right for every child (GIRFEC).
Further information is available from www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/schools-and-
learning/for-pupils/additional-support-needs/
Equal Opportunities and Pupil Support
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Homework is given to reinforce and to enhance aspects of Language, Mathematics
and Topic work. We encourage parents to participate in the learning process by
spending a short time four evenings per week (work is normally given to pupils
from Monday to Thursday).
The suggested time spent on homework activities will vary according to the age of
your child. Younger children are likely to spend around 10 – 15 minutes on their
homework, while older children should take between 20 – 30 minutes. Pupils would
not normally be expected to spend more than around 30 minutes on a homework
exercise.
Activities which you can do with your child may be things like reading together,
playing games, letting them show you new sums they have learned or simply en-
couraging your child to talk about their day at school. “What did you learn about at
school today?” can often be more helpful than asking what they “did”.
At least as important as formal homework is spending focused time with your child,
just chatting and reading bedtime stories. We have a lending library available two
days per week in P1-4 for parents to borrow appropriate books. Older children can
sign a book out of their class library.
Below are some photos of children reading at home.
A number of parents
experience challenges
motivating their child
to complete homework
tasks. If this is the case
please contact us.
If the question of
homework is causing
concern, or you would
like to know how best
to help your child,
please contact the
school for advice.
Our Curriculum: Homework
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We make every effort to maintain a full educa-
tional service, but on some occasions circum-
stances arise which lead to disruption. Schools
may be affected by, for example, severe weather,
temporary interruption of transport, power fail-
ures or difficulties of fuel supply.
In such cases we shall do all we can to let you know about the details of closure or
re-opening. We shall keep you in touch by using letters, announcements in local
churches and announcements in the press and on local radio. You will also be able
to access up to date information from the council website,
www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk.
In these circumstances we often make first con-
tact with parents through the text messaging
service. This is a short message sent to all first
named contacts on their mobile phone. We will
also post information on the ‘Friends of Leven-
vale’ Facebook site that is associated with the
school.
Please let us know if your main contact mo-
bile changes.
The council operates a helpline in emergencies,
details will be made available when this happens.
Emergencies
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Our school operates a lunch service which supplies a variety of healthy meals and
snacks. Copies of the menu are available from the council website.
Some children may be entitled to free school meals and parents can ask at the
school office or they can access the information on the council website, www.west-
dunbarton.gov.uk/educaion-and-learning/schools
Seating facilities are available within the dining hall for those pupils who bring a
packed lunch to school.
We also request that, in the interests of safety, children are provided with non-
breakable containers for drinks, and that no drinks in cans be brought to school.
If your child requires a special diet for medical reasons, this can be provided if no-
tice is given.
School Meals
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Please inform the school by telephone if your child is absent. Please try to phone
the office as near as possible to 9 a.m. If your child does not arrive at school in the
morning and we have not heard from you, we will make
every effort to get in touch.
The school will make every effort to support parents who
experience difficulty in ensuring their child’s regular at-
tendance and punctuality. This may include contact with
the Pupil and Family Support team based at the Vale of
Leven Academy.
In the interests of safety no child will be allowed to leave
the school unaccompanied to keep an appointment or to
meet a parent. The parent or guardian must come to the school for the child and
collect their child with an Authorised Absence Pass.
Children can go home for lunch any days of the week although we ask that
you make us aware of this each day by phone or letter. If your child always
goes home this is not necessary.
Section 30 of the 1980 Education Act lays a duty on every parent of a child of
‘school age’ to ensure that their child attends school regularly. Attendance must be
recorded twice a day, morning and afternoon.
The Policies for Parents document "Achievement through Attendance", available to
all parents from their child's school, outlines the importance of good attendance.
Our attendance rate is above 95% and we wish to maintain or improve on this.
We check all pupil attendance or latecoming on a rolling six weekly basis. Par-
ents of pupils with unauthorised or regular absence or latecoming are contact-
ed in the first instance by letter to inform them that their child’s attendance is
a concern. If there is no improvement a meeting of the Vale of Leven Area At-
tendance Committee may be called to discuss the case.
Latecoming can be very disruptive to children and classes. Please try to make
sure your child is at school on time.
Attendance and absence
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Good conduct enables a school to function smoothly and efficiently. It is a vital part of school life
influencing the effectiveness of the teaching and learning, the organisation and the well being
and safety of the children. Teachers, pupils and parents all have important roles to play in pro-
moting an atmosphere of mutual respect and collective responsibility.
We focus on the positive aspects of each
child’s behaviour and try to ensure that
parents hear good news about their chil-
dren.
We are currently operating a house sys-
tem with pupils allocated, in family
groups where possible to Inchcailloch,
Clairinch, Inchmurrin and Inchfad houses.
Points are gained for actions and conduct
that reflects our school values. The win-
ning house each term is rewarded with a
non uniform day.
Each class approaches conduct rewards
with an age appropriate approach. The
common thread through each approach
is a scale or progression that celebrates
and notes positive behaviour while sup-
porting learners to avoid and improve on
negative behaviour.
Time is set aside for children to explore/
share feelings, develop co-operative skills, think reflectively about actions and take responsibility
for their actions. We aim to apply sensitively a set of positively stated rules agreed and under-
stood by the school community. Each class forms and displays its class charter which recognises
the rights of the learner. This relates to our development of the Rights Respecting Schools Award.
We aim to identify bullying at an early stage, to teach the children strategies to deal with bullying
and to encourage home and school to work together to stamp out bullying. The school’s pro-
moting positive behaviour and anti-bullying policy was revised in session 2016-17. A copy is
available here:
https://sites.google.com/a/ourcloud.buzz/levenvale-primary-school/newsletters-and-forms
When a child is having difficulties on a regular basis the co-operation of parents will be requested
to discuss the matter and to try and agree a way forward with the child. Parents are also contact-
ed on occasions by senior staff when a serious incident has taken place or when considered nec-
essary.
Conduct and Behaviour
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Pupils attending schools within West Dunbartonshire Council are strongly encouraged to wear a school uniform. Our contact with
parents in recent years has also made us aware that the vast majority are in favour of uniform. The wearing of school uniform
helps promote the identity of the school in the local community and helps create an ethos of sharing and pride in the school.
Many people tend to form opinions about a school by appearance and behaviour of the pupils. West Dunbartonshire Council
supports the wearing of the uniform in all of its schools because it:
improves school security by making it easier to identify intruders
gives pupils a pride and a sense of belonging to their school
identifies school pupils as belonging to a particular school thereby diminishing truanting
heightens the reputation of the school in the community
gives pupils an equality of appearance thereby discouraging competition
is cheaper to buy than other clothing which pupils may wish to wear
encourages school discipline and a work ethic amongst pupils
The forms of dress which are unacceptable in school are items of clothing which:
potentially, encourage friction (such as football colours)
could cause offence (such as anti-religious symbolism or political slogans)
could cause health and safety difficulties, such as loose fitting clothing, dangling earrings, sportswear made of flammable
material
could cause damage to flooring
carry advertising, particularly for alcohol or tobacco
could be used to inflict damage on other pupils or be used by others to do so
are valuable or expensive items of clothing or jewellery which present a security issue for the school
Parents receiving income support, family credit, housing benefit or council tax rebate will normally be entitled to monetary grants
for their children. Approval of any requests for such grants made by parents in different circumstances are at the discretion of the
Director of Education and Cultural Services. Application forms may be obtained from the ONE STOP SHOP in Mitchell Way, Alex-
andria.
The following is the uniform of Levenvale Primary:
White blouse/shirt and school tie
Grey or maroon jumper/cardigan
Maroon or white polo shirt
School sweatshirt
Grey or black trousers/skirt
P7 pupils may wear a P7 design tie or they may wear the standard tie
Sweatshirts, polo shirts and tee shirts bearing the school badge can be purchased through the
school or from the supplier
Valuable and Personal Belongings
West Dunbartonshire Council is concerned at the level of claims being received regarding the loss of pupils' clothing and/or per-
sonal belongings. Parents are asked to assist in this area by ensuring that valuable items and unnecessarily expensive items of
clothing are not brought to school. Parents should note that the council does not carry insurance to cover the loss of such items
and any claims submitted are likely to be met only where the council can be shown to have been negligent.
Clothing and Uniform
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An adult presence is provided in playgrounds at break times in terms of the Schools (Safety and
Supervision of Pupils) (Scotland) Regulations, 1990. The school janitor will normally provide
supervision in the playground from 8.50 a.m. – 9.00 a.m. each morning. Please do not send
your child to arrive before this time or drop off your child before this time as there is no
supervision. Pupils attending the Breakfast Club are not permitted in the playground until the
breakfast club has closed at 8.50am.
At playtime and lunchtime supervision is provided by the Learning Assistant staff.
As mentioned above, parents are always welcome in the playground at pick up and drop off
times. At these times please respect West Dunbartonshire Council’s policy on dogs which prohib-
its dogs from entering the boundaries of its schools.
In line with council policy no photography of individu-
als is permitted on council premises where there is
reasonable expectation of privacy, without their
consent, or in the case of children under 12 years, the consent of their parents or guardians.
Photography by parents and family members is normally be permitted at school events like con-
certs, sports days and drama productions.
The Head Teacher, or other members of staff, may ask parents to restrict their use of photo-
graphic equipment to minimise the impact on the smooth running of an event.
On registration, and periodically thereafter, parents or guardians will be asked to give written
permission for their child to be photographed or videoed, for specified purposes related to the
life and work of the school and the education service.
When possible we broadcast special events and assemblies live on out social media platform
(currently Facebook).
Supervision of the Playground
Photography on School
Premises
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The school nurse is involved with all aspects of health screening and helps with health education.
Hearing, vision and dental checks are also carried out throughout the year. P1 and P2 take part in
a tooth brushing programme. The school nurse is also available to help, advise and guide parents
with individual concerns over pupils health and wellbeing. Please get in touch if you would like
us to arrange an appointment with the school nurse.
If a child requires to have medicine given while
in school written consent and information must
be given on the appropriate form (available
from the School Office). In school we have a
member of staff who is qualified to administer
first aid to assist with minor injuries and acci-
dents.
Forms are available from the school office or
from Ourcloud; https://sites.google.com/a/
ourcloud.buzz/levenvale-primary-school/
newsletters-and-forms
If a child takes ill during school time, he/she
may require to be sent home. It is necessary in
these circumstances for an adult to call at the
school as no pupil will be allowed home without
an adult to supervise them.
While the school provides minor first aid treatment, parents should provide the school with an
emergency contact so that children can be taken home if illness occurs. The school should be no-
tified if the emergency contact changes.
In the event of a serious accident the child will be taken directly to Vale of Leven Hospital or
Royal Alexandria Hospital, Paisley. Parents will be notified immediately. Minor injuries will be
noted in our accident log book and a note of this will be given to the child to take home. In the
event of more serious injuries and all head injuries, parents will be contacted by telephone.
Hearing, vision and dental checks are also carried out throughout the year. Primaries 1 and 2 take
part in a tooth-brushing project. The school nurse is also available to help, advise and guide par-
ents/carers with individual concerns over pupils health and wellbeing. Please contact the head
teacher if you would like to have an appointment with the school nurse.
Medical and Health Care
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All staff in the school are required to be aware of child protection issues
and are provided with regular information on Child Protection Policy and
Procedures. All members of staff receive training in this area each year.
The school maintains close working relationships with all other relevant
agencies to ensure appropriate information is shared and that profes-
sionals from various agencies work collaboratively for the wellbeing of
the children and young people.
All staff members have a responsibility to report concerns regarding the
welfare or safety of a child or young person to the head teacher. If the
head teacher, or the person deputising for the head teacher is of the view
that there may be grounds for concern, they will immediately contact the
duty senior social worker and advise them of the circumstances.
If you are concerned about a child’s safety, care or wellbeing you may
want to contact us for a copy of West Dunbartonshire Council’s leaflet
“Information for people worried about child abuse or neglect”.
Copies are available from the school office.
Child Protection
Parents and Members of the public concerned about child
safety and wellbeing.
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The Levenvale Parent Partnership was established September 2007. It is the name by which the Parent Council
is known.
Currently, the Chairperson is Mrs Amy Bowman and the Secretary is Mrs Marie Ledgerwood
The revised constitution of the Levenvale Parent Partnership, minutes of meetings and information about forth-
coming events/meetings are displayed on the notice board in the school entrance area.
There is a very good relationship between the school and the parent council (Levenvale Parent Partnership) and
the wider body of parents. The parent partnership has contributed greatly to the development of the school
through its fundraising which has enabled all classes to be equipped with Smartboard Interactive Whiteboards
and each class is very grateful to the assistance it receives to subsidise class trips, school events and whole school
summer trips.
We will continue to seek the views of parents on a wide range of issues relating to the life and work of the school
and to respond positively to these views.
Partnership between home and school is vital if we are to do our best for the children in our care. We wish par-
ents to feel involved in their child’s learning and in the life of the school. Before starting school, Primary 1 par-
ents and their children are invited to a series of induction meetings. While the children visit the infant classroom
and have tasters of school activities, parents attend workshops where the P1 curriculum is outlined and methods
of teaching literacy and numeracy skills are shared.
A start of session a parent meeting outlines the school’s plans for improvement in the coming session. The for-
mat of that Parents’ Evening includes an opportunity to join their children in the classes and share some of their
children’s work and activities. The Levenvale Head Teacher and Pupil Newsletters provide another channel of
communication. Views of parents are sought (e.g. through questionnaires) and we try to be responsive to these
views. Parents are welcome to contact the school to arrange to speak to the class teacher or Head Teacher if any
matters arise which may cause them concern.
The Scottish Schools (parental involvement) Act 2006 requires that:
(a) Every parent is automatically a member of the Parent Forum for his/her child’s school, and may be
represented by a Parent Council.
(b) The members of the Parent Forum decide the structure, membership, aims, objectives and constitution of
the Parent Council they wish to form.
(c) Other members of the Parent Council may be co-opted.
(d) Parent Councils are to be involved in the appointment of a Head and Depute Head Teacher.
(e) Parent Councils, the Local Authority and Schools should play an active role in supporting parental involve-
ment in the school.
(f) Parent Councils have the right to represent the views of parents.
(g) Parent Councils are accountable to the members of the Parent Forum and should establish arrangements
for reporting to the Parent Forum.
(h) The needs of and arrangements for all children and young people involving parents, carers and those who
look after children are met.
(i) The school improvement plan takes account of the Local Authority’s strategy and parental involvement as
appropriate.
(j) A complaints procedure which covers how the Local Authority carries out its functions under the Act is in
place.
(k) Local Authorities must provide reasonable funding to enable the Parent Council to carry out its functions.
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Pupils are normally transferred between the ages of 11½ and 12½ so that they will have the op-
portunity to complete at least four years of secondary education. Parents will be informed of the
arrangements no later than December of the year preceding the date of transfer at the start of
the new session.
Pupils normally transfer to the Vale of Leven Academy, Alexandria.
Telephone number: 01389 777000
West Dunbartonshire Council has a policy of providing free transport to all primary pupils who
live more than one mile from their zoned local school by the recognised shortest safe walking
route. This policy is more generous than the law requires. This means that the provision of
transport could be reviewed at any time. Parents who consider they are eligible should obtain an
application form from the school or Education Department. These forms should be completed
and returned
before the end of February for those pupils beginning the school in August to enable the appro-
priate arrangements to be made. Applications may be submitted at any time throughout the year
but may be subject to delay whilst arrangements are made. The approval from Educational Ser-
vices, Garshake Road is required to grant places for pupils to travel in transport provided by the
authority where spare places are available and no additional costs are incurred.
The Education Authority does not provide transport for those pupils in receipt of a placing re-
quest. In the case of under-age placing requests if the child is offered a place in his catchment
area school, transport will be provided in accordance with council policy stated above.
Pick up points
Where free transport is provided it may be necessary for pupils to walk a certain distance to the
vehicle pick-up point. Walking distance in total including the distance from home to the pick-up
point and from the drop-off point to the school in any one direction will not exceed the Council’s
limits (see above paragraph). It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that their child arrives at
the pick-up point on time. It is also the parent’s responsibility to ensure the child behaves in a
safe and acceptable manner while boarding, travelling in and alighting from the vehicle. Misbe-
haviour could result in your child losing the right to free transport. Parents should ensure that
their child knows what to do in the event of the transport not arriving at the pick-up point, if the
child is not accompanied by an adult. Transport may be cancelled for example due to adverse
weather conditions.
Transport
Transfer from Primary to Secondary
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The school is part of the local community and the facilities within it are
available to various groups. Requests for a let of the school premises
must be made at least ten days in advance to:
Letting Section
West Dunbartonshire Council
Educational Services Department
Garshake Road
Dumbarton G82 3PU
Tel: 01389 737329
Local Councillors hold their surgeries in the school. Posters in the foyer
give further details.
The Parent Council meets on a Thursday evening , often the first of the
month, and if necessary at other times to plan and organise events.
These meetings take place in the school. Details are in school newsletters
and communications.
We regularly hold a number of events which are always well attended by
members of our local community.
Other uses of the school
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Information on pupils, parents and guardians is stored on a computer system and may be used for teaching, registration, assess-
ment and other administrative duties. The information is protected by the Data Protection Act 1984 and may only be disclosed in
accordance with the Codes of Practice. For further information please contact the school.
Annual Census Data
Transferring Educational Data About Pupils
Education authorities and the Scottish Executive Education Department (SEED) have collected data about pupils on paper forms
for many years. We are now working together to transfer data electronically through the ScotXed programme.
What pupil data will be collected and transferred?
Data on each pupil is collected by local authorities and SEED. The data collected and transferred covers areas such as date of
birth, postcode, registration for free school meals, whether a pupil is looked after by his/her local authority, additional support
needs including disability, attendance, absence and exclusions from school. Pupil names and addresses are collected by their
school and education authority but they are not passed to SEED. Your postcode is the only part of your address that is trans-
ferred. Data is held securely and no information on individual pupils can or would be published by SEED.
Providing national identity and ethnic background data is entirely voluntary. You can choose the ‘not disclosed’ option if you do
not want to provide this data. However, we hope that the explanations contained in this message and on our website will help
you understand the importance of providing the data.
Why do we need your data?
In order to make the best decisions about how to improve our education service, SEED and education authorities 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 exam
results. Accurate and up-to-date data allows SEED, education authorities and schools to:
plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of all pupils,
plan and deliver better policies for the benefit of specific groups of pupils,
better understand some of the factors that influence pupil attainment and achievement,
target resources better.
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 confiden-
tiality of data. The Data Protection Act gives you the right to know how we will use data. Fuller details of the uses of pupil data
can be found on the ScotXed website. (www.scotxed.net).
SEED works with a range of partners including Education Scotland and the Scottish Qualifications Authority.
On occasion, we will make individual data available to partners and also academic institutions 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 and prior agreement of the Data Sharing Panel in SEED, 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.
Concerns
If you have any concerns about the ScotXed data collections you can email the Senior Statistician, Peter Whitehouse,, at Pe-
ter.Whitehouse@scotland/gsi.gov.uk or write to the ScotXed Support Office, SEED, Area 1, Victoria Quay, Leith, EH6 6QQ. Alterna-
tive versions of this information is available, on request from the ScotXed Support Office, in other languages, audio tape, Braille
and large print.
Want more information?
Further details about ScotXed data exchanges are available on the ScotXed website, www.scotxed.net The website also contains
answers to commonly asked questions about ScotXed.
Data Protection
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LAURA MASON
CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER
WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL
CHURCH STREET
DUMBARTON
TEL: 01389 737000
Levenvale Parent Partnership
c/o School Office, Levenvale Primary School ,
Argyll Street,
Levenvale 01389 773747
CHAIRPERSON – Mrs Amy Bowman
Secretary—Mrs M Ledgerwood
NATIONAL PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT COORDINATOR
CURRICULUM DIVISION
LEARNING DIRECTORATE
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
TEL: 07825 175247
www.engageforeducation.org.uk
COMMUNITY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
UNIT 6, LEVEN VALLEY ENTERPRISE CENTRE
CASTLEHILL ROAD
DUMBARTON
G82 5BN
Tel: 01389 608072
ENQUIRE –
The Scottish advice service for additional support for learning. Enquire offers independent, confi-
dential advice and information on additional support for learning through:
Telephone Helpline: 0845 123 2303
Email Enquiry service: [email protected]
Advice and information is also available at www.enquire.org.uk
Enquire provides a range of clear and easy-to-read guides and factsheets including The parents’
guide to additional support for learning
Useful Addresses