A very warm welcome to Arinagour Primary School
Arinagour is a non-denominational school situated in the village of Arinagour, Isle of Coll. The school covers the stages from Early Level to Primary 7, with the facility to offer transition experience for 2 year olds. The school’s context is unique. The children will either transition to Oban High School and live in Glencruitten Hostel in Oban or enroll in boarding school.
The pupils need to have adequate life-skills to cope with living away from home at an early age. The school’s curriculum aims to address this by affording as many residential trips away from the island as possible, during the transition years of P6/7 and to organise opportunities for the pupils to work together with other small rural schools.
About our school
The present roll of the school is 3.
The present roll of the Early Learning and Childcare Unit is 2.
The Parent Council and members of the wider community are supportive of the school and provide invaluable help with fund-raising, social events and partnership learning opportunities for all of our pupils including the RSPB and the local hotel.
Our Vision, Values and Aims
These were updated session 2023/2024 with the support of the whole school community.
Values – Kindness, Ambition, Respect
Our Vision –
At Arinagour Primary School, the pupils, staff, parents/carers and community partners work together to:
- Create a happy, safe and inclusive school
- Provide challenging and exciting experiences to allow everyone to achieve and learn to the best of their ability
- Teach children the key values of kindness, ambition and respect which are underpinned by a focus on Children’s Rights.
Our Aims:
Leadership –
- To support all children and staff to expand their curiosity and develop their leadership, through opportunities to work in partnership with the community and beyond.
Teaching and learning –
- Use our curriculum pathways to support learning and development of skills for learning, life and work
- Make use of digital technology to provide personalisation, choice and to meet the needs of all our learners
- Ensure that learning, teaching and assessment is high quality and challenges all our learners
- Use the environment around us, both indoors and outdoors to encourage active, playful learning to build skills for learning, work and life
- Plan for effective transitions for continuity of learning.
Health and Wellbeing –
- Empower our young people to make healthy choices in a caring and nurturing environment
- Ensure that targeted support and pastoral care is at the heart of meeting the needs of everyone in school
- Build supportive partnerships with families ensure inclusion and all voices are listened to.
Families and Communities –
- Engage families and the community in the life and work of the school through building effective partnerships.
Attainment and Achievement –
- Have the highest expectation of all children and staff and support everyone to learn in their own way and to be the best they can be.
- Recognise that children learn in different ways and in different settings and celebrate their success and achievements outwith the school environment.