Education Inspector recognises the 'valuable contribution' made by Tongue pupils to improving village environment
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Tongue Primary School has been rated as “good” across the board by an inspector from Education Scotland.
Schools are assessed on an six point scale ranging from excellent, very good and good to satisfactory, weak and unsatisfactory.
Inspector Rosalind Webster visited the rural school in January and her report is now in the public domain.
Pupils were found to be “friendly, polite and welcoming as well as motivated to learn”. Teaching staff were praised for their “resilience and flexibility”.
Reads the report: “The headteacher and depute headteacher work very effectively together to support all children and families, who they know well.”
The school also scored highly on the environmental front with a good use of the outdoor environment.
The report states: “Children understand well how environmental issues affect their local area. They are proud of the valuable contributions they make to the wider community helping to improve the village environment”.
The report recommends that staff continue to develop the curriculum.
And it concludes: “We are confident that the school has the capacity to continue to improve and so we will make no more visits in connection with this inspection.”
At the same time as the Education Scotland visit, Inspector Angela Bain from the Care Inspectorate assessed the nursery class.
The nursery was given a “very good” ranking for its care and support and “good” ratings for its play and learning; and quality assurance and improvement.
Its facilities were rated “adequate” as was staff deployment.
It was recommended that the nursery manager and staff review and develop the indoor environment to make it more “interesting, nurturing and homely”.
The report reads: “This should include but its not limited to creating a comfortable area with soft furnishings where children can rest and relax.”
It was also recommended that staff deployment be reviewed and changes made to “ensure children are safe and receive high quality experience at all times”.
The nursery report concludes: “As a result of the Care Inspectorate findings and evaluations, further scrutiny intervention will be considered to support improvements in the early learning and childcare setting.
