Danestone Primary School

Overview

Inspectors visited Danestone Primary School and Nursery Class in October 2022, finding a "positive and supportive environment" where "children’s rights and learner participation are key features." The report highlights that children are "confident, respectful, motivated and keen to learn," while senior leaders take a "proactive approach to improving the quality of learning and teaching."

Strengths

• A "positive and supportive environment" where "children’s rights and learner participation are key features."
• Senior leaders use "team teaching, modelling lessons and working together with staff" to drive professional learning.
• Children across the school and nursery are described as "confident, respectful, motivated and keen to learn."
• Older children possess a "very good knowledge of their rights" and apply this to different areas of learning.

Areas to improve

• Staff must "continue to improve the consistency and quality of learning and teaching" to ensure all children are "challenged sufficiently."
• Nursery practitioners need to "deepen their understanding of how children develop and learn through the use of Curriculum for Excellence."
• Nursery staff should "improve their approaches to capturing and recording children’s progress."

Safeguarding

The report does not contain specific statements regarding safeguarding arrangements or outcomes.