Shawhead School is proud to be part of the community of Irongray Parish. It is a very nurturing and inclusive school, where every member of the team is valued and their achievements are shared and celebrated. We share successes and involvements, from both in and out of school, at weekly assemblies. All the pupils in the school are part of a Pupil Voice group and their work in these groups has led to the whole school achieving success in national awards; for example, we are the proud holders of a 5th Green Flag from Eco Schools Scotland, we have a Platinum Green Tree Schools Award and we have a Silver Sports Scotland Award. These achievements are valued by all the members of the team and allow everyone to achieve, and celebrate, success.
At Shawhead School, we are keen that our pupils experience a wide range of learning opportunities to ensure they are able to develop skills and knowledge in a manner that suits them best. We are keen to develop independent pupil-led learning in the school. Outdoor Learning offers a wide variety of opportunities for pupil-led learning as well as providing challenge and an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge gained in the classroom. We are committed to developing our Outdoor Learning at Shawhead, and so provide a wide range of learning contexts and opportunities. Pupils also develop skills and knowledge through their work in Pupil Voice groups and through a variety of whole school activities and enterprises, such as planning and performing school shows, hosting community lunches and taking part in sporting events.
The school has a focus on Literacy, Numeracy and Health and Wellbeing, as these vital skills are the foundation of all other learning. As part of Literacy and Languages, French is taught from P1 to P7 as a second language and Spanish is being introduced as a third language to P5 to P7. ICT is embedded into our curriculum, with laptops being used as a part of learning inmost lessons. Pupils develop ICT skills as part of their Interdisciplinary Learning.
School Aims, Values and Ethos
Our School Values:
- Friendship
- Fairness
- Looking after each other
- Treating everyone equally
- Respect – for each other and the school
- Honesty
- Co-operation
- Being polite and considerate
- To be responsible for our own actions
- Being healthy
- Working hard
- Aiming high
Our Aims:
- We aim for our learnings to become……
- Independent and successful learners
- Caring and responsible citizens
- Thoughtful and confident individuals and
- Enthusiastic and effective contributors
Our School Vision:
(Written by the pupils using information gathered from parents, staff and other stakeholders)
Shawhead School will make sure our learners are happy and healthy and feel safe and nurtured so that they can try their best, learn actively, achieve great things and make us proud.
School Motto:
Keen, Kind, Clever, Cool; that’s what we are at Shawhead School
Celebrating Success