A SAUCHIE school has received a huge accolade following its work with Nurture UK.

Deerpark Primary School was awarded the National Nurturing Schools Award after an assessment visit earlier in June.

Nurture UK provides schools with effective strategies to embed the six principles of nurture across the school community.

All staff members received training in and around the principles, whilst the headteacher and deputy head and nurture teacher took part in a two-year training course to implement the approaches.

Anne Rice, headteacher at Deerpark PS, said she was delighted with the staff, pupils and families for the hard work they have put in in order to achieve this award.

Deerpark has also been invited to become an ambassador school for Nurture UK on the back of the work they have carried out.

Nurture UK highlighted areas Deerpark did well in as leadership and vision, wellbeing of pupils, school development and parental engagement.