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Learning and Teaching
We remain committed to improving attainment in Literacy and Numeracy, while also supporting children’s Health and Wellbeing. Our Broad General Education provides learners with access to the full range of curricular areas, including two hours of high-quality Physical Education each week. The school has also placed a strong emphasis on outdoor learning to enhance learning across the curriculum and to actively engage children and their families in Literacy and Numeracy.
This session, we have engaged with ‘Glasgow’s Pedagogy’ with a particular focus on differentiation and feedback. Improved practice has been seen across all stages and work is ongoing to maintain the high standard of teaching and learning.
We have also prioritised the use of digital technologies to engage learners. This is used in all aspects of the curriculum and has had a positive impact on pupil engagement this session, as demonstrated in termly SLT and peer class visits.
Attainment
The table below summarises attainment as of June 2025.
We have collected data in a variety of ways using our effective tracking, monitoring and assessment procedures to track pupil’s progress across the curriculum. The table below summarises achievement of a level and this information allows us to identify strategies to close the attainment gap.
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Reading
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Writing
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L&T
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Numeracy and Maths
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Primary 1
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71%
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68%
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75%
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66%
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Primary 2
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76%
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64%
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82%
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78%
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Primary 3
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80%
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77%
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84%
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75%
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Primary 4
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75%
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52%
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88%
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77%
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Primary 5
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61%
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61%
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85%
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64%
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Primary 6
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73%
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60%
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81%
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67%
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Primary 7
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81%
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75%
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92%
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77%
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Wellbeing at Blackfriars Primary School
All pupils have Health and Wellbeing check-ins twice a year, and targets are set using GMWP. Pupils participate in “Time to Talk” sessions fortnightly to support HWB development. This is regularly reviewed by each teacher through the SHANARRI indicators to ensure pupil plans are individualised.
Common themes are also covered through departmental assemblies and achievements linked to HWB are celebrated together.
Staff review ASN targets termly and meet with parents twice a year to ensure targets are relevant, appropriate and useful. Some pupils are supported in partnership with other agencies including Social Work, With Kids Play Therapy, GDSS and Speech and Language Therapy.
All staff receive annual training in Nurture and Nurture staff are fully accredited. These staff support a small number of children daily. Parents and carers are involved through open days, workshops and an open-door approach to ensure children are fully supported.
Our English as an Additional Language team (EAL) provide HWB support tot families and children too, through workshops and regular check-ins when children enrol in our school. This reduces the risk of isolation through signposting families to the appropriate links and supports within our community.
Our Family Engagement Support links regularly meet with families before and after school, providing emotional, social and financial support, which has a positive impact on our children.
Family Learning and Engagement
At Blackfriars Primary, we are proud of our comprehensive Family Learning Programme led by Class Teachers, Raising Attainment Team, Senior Leadership Team, EAL team and Family Engagement Support Worker including:
- Seesaw workshops for P1-P7 – EAL teacher
- Meet the Teacher for P1-P7 – whole staff
- Play Along Maths for P1
- Playing with Sounds for P1
- Motivational Monday activities for P1-P7
- Cultural involvement including Diwali and Eid celebration workshops led by parents for P1-P7
- Parental involvement in preparing pupils/adults for annual religious and cultural events
- ESOL parent and child workshops for P1
- Parents as Partners group
- Stay and Play sessions for P1 and P2
School Awards and Recognition
We worked with other agencies to support children and families and developed our curricular offer in relation to the four contexts of learning. This has included work in achieving:
- Gorbals Housing Association Grant Funding for an additional outdoor classroom and loose parts play equipment
- Edina Science Grant towards STEAM resource
- WOW badge award for Walking to School
- STEAM partnership with University of Strathclyde for P6 pupils this session, leading to P7 STEAM leaders for next session
Wider Achievement
- Celebration of success at weekly assemblies
- We secured the Gorbals Ideas funding to renew our Poly tunnel which supports outdoor learning and family gardening opportunities
- Recognition of achievements outside of school celebrated at weekly assemblies, nominated by parents via Seesaw app
- Blackfriars Got Talent annual event
- Weekly Values Champions
- House Incentives and celebrations
- Christmas Concert to celebrate variety of pupil talents
- We have a number of highly successful lunchtime, before school, and after school activities including many active schools clubs throughout the session
- Our Primary 7 pupils experienced a fantastic residential visit to Blairvadach, partially funded through Pupil Equity Funding.
Pupil Leadership
Across the school, pupils participated in leadership roles in a variety of areas including:
- Junior Road Safety Officers, Eco Committee, Digital Leaders, Pupil Leadership Team, House Officials, Kindness Crew, P7 Buddies, Waste Warriors, Librarians
- Senior pupils supported younger children with literacy by taking part in paired reading.
- Motivational Monday pupil-led groups to develop and share skills
- Extra-curricular pupil-led lunch clubs
- Pupil-led fundraising
Partnership Working
We have increased partnership working with outside agencies to enhance the learning experience at Blackfriars Primary including:
- Parents’ Evening partnership event (Nov 24 & Mar 25) - Community Links
- Stay and Play for P1-P3 – Family Engagement Officer
- Muffins and Maths for parents - Family Engagement Officer
- ESOL parent and child workshops for all stages including nursery (Term 3) – Family Support Worker
- DEMMASTER plant simulation event for P7 pupils in partnership with St Francis PS
- Cultural involvement including Diwali and Eid celebration workshops led by parents for P1-P7, in partnership with St Francis PS, and Glasgow Academy
- Buoyed Up Sailing opportunities for P6 pupils
- P7 Residential to Blairvadach Outdoor Centre
- Giggle and Grow ?
- Our Active Schools Co-ordinator worked with children across the school to promote physical activity and wellbeing. A number of coaches have also provided curricular and extra-curricular opportunities for pupils, including engaging with pupils at the Breakfast Club.
- “With Kids” supported some of our senior pupils through our counselling budget.
- Sports Coaches from local colleges ran a variety of curricular and after school activities for pupils across the school.
Our small, but active and highly committed Parent Council organised a number of events for pupils including: Halloween Disco and a Spring disco which was added this session. These events were highly successful and raised funds to provide P7 Leavers’ hoodies, P1 Christmas party supplies and other events for the children. We look forward to this continued partnership in the new school session.
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