Our new Vision, Values and Aims for 2024 have been updated in consultation with everyone in our school community.
Our Values – Friendship, Ambition, Respect
Our Vision 
Kilninver Primary School and ELC is a small rural school with a big vision. Our children will learn through stimulated curiosity and adventure in a nurturing environment. Using all our learning spaces, including our outdoor environment and woodland area our children will be encouraged to explore, discover and be challenged. The children will be taught the key values of respect, trust, friendship and kindness which will underpinned by a focus on Children’s Rights.
Our Aims:
Leadership –
- To support all staff and children to expand their curiosity and develop their leadership, through opportunities to work with others and in different settings.
- To encourage reflection by everyone in the school about their own learning and what is required to improve, thinking about further learning, building partnerships and digital skills
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
- Ensuring that learning, teaching and assessment is high quality and challenges all our learners
- Provide stimulating learning environments, 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 –
- Empowering 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 in the life and work of the school through sharing learning in different ways
- Involve parents in the life and work of the school through our Parent Council and with their support build effective partnerships with the local community
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