THE head teacher at St Mungo’s RC Primary School has been praised, following an inspection by Education Scotland.

Following a visit in June, four key strengths at the school were identified: Children are beginning to take pride in their achievements, involvement of parents and children in securing improvements to the outdoor learning space and the promising start made by the head teacher to involving parents, pupils and staff in improving the school.

The report published by inspectors last week noted the head teacher has established an agenda for improvement and offered four main points for action.

Education convener councillor Ellen Forson said, “We accept the overall conclusions of the report. They set a challenging agenda for the school and we are up for that challenge. Education Scotland has noted that the school is going in the right direction, that it is improving and that it has the capacity to continue to improve, with teachers showing a commitment to delivering consistently high quality learning and teaching.

“With the support of all stakeholders, we will make St Mungo’s Primary a school pupils will be proud to attend.

“We share Education Scotland’s expectations of high standards of achievement and attainment for all of Clackmannanshire’s young people. We will be working with the head teacher and her staff, as well as pupils and parents, to ensure these expectations are met. We will accept nothing less for our young people. I look forward to seeing the school continue to develop and improve.” The school, in conjunction with the education authority, is now preparing a plan to address the main points for action in the report.

It will build on the existing strengths of the school to develop a more consistent quality learning experience for all of its pupils.