Juniper Green Primary School

Overview

Education Scotland inspectors visited Juniper Green Primary School and Nursery Class in September 2022, finding a school characterised by "highly effective leadership" and a "dedication of all staff in creating an ethos of nurture and achievement." The report highlights that the school has successfully managed the impact of COVID-19 through a "solution-focused and positive approach," resulting in "consistently high quality learning and teaching" across both primary and nursery stages.

Strengths

• Staff demonstrate a "solution-focused and positive approach" in managing change and the impact of COVID-19, working creatively to improve practice.
• "Highly effective leadership" empowers staff and secures improvement, ensuring innovative approaches lead to better outcomes for children.
• There is "consistently high quality learning and teaching" with children benefiting from "exciting and relevant learning experiences across the curriculum."
• The school employs "sector leading approaches to teaching children about equality and diversity," where children are "articulate and very knowledgeable about their rights."
• An ethos of nurture ensures that "children and adults feel valued and respected," with wellbeing central to the work of all staff.

Areas to improve

• Continue to develop approaches to using assessment information to ensure that all children across the nursery and primary classes can make the best possible progress.

Safeguarding

The report states that the wellbeing of the whole school and nursery community is central to the work of all staff, contributing to an ethos where children feel valued and respected.