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Ferry Road improvements for ‘A Safer Route to School’

The first set of street design improvements have been installed along Ferry Road in Stromness, as part of the ‘A Safer Route to School’ project.

Local community organisations and Stromness Primary School’s Pupil Council visited the new infrastructure on Tuesday at a celebration event.

The event recognised attendees’ valuable contributions to the project so far, which has been led by Walk Wheel Cycle Trust in partnership with Orkney Islands Council.

See here for an article by the Walk Wheel and Cycle Trust

‘A Safer Route to School’ seeks to create a more accessible and welcoming Ferry Road where everyone can make safe, enjoyable local journeys on foot or on wheels.

The project has been championed by the Pupil Council and local organisations (including the Parent Council), who have all played a central role in shaping new concept designs for a waterfront that reflects the unique character and identity of Stromness.

See the full article here for more details on the OIC website

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P7 Children in Need

We are very proud of our P7 class who led the funding raising for Children in Need this year. They undertook an enterprise project which resulted in fantastic jewellery and keyrings and they led a bake sale, bric a brac sale, face painting, beat the goalie and a book sale. 

The grand total for SPS this year was £1333.34. Which is the most we have ever raised. A fantastic amount. P7 would like to thank all the children and parents for all their donations. They would also like to thank all the SPS staff for all their support. 

Well done to the whole school community, what a fabulous achievement!

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News Nursery

5 Star Nursery Success

Stromness Primary School Nursery was inspected in Sept 2024 and received 5 stars / very good across the broad!

In evaluating quality, the Care Inspectorate use a six point scale where 1 is unsatisfactory and 6 is excellent: This is how we scored….

How good is our care, play and learning? 5 – Very Good
How good is our setting? 5 – Very Good
How good is our leadership? 5 – Very Good
How good is our staff team? 5 – Very Good

Key Messages from the report:

  • Children were very well nurtured and supported through their daily experience by kind and caring staff.
  • Staff’s understanding of child development, differing learning approaches and children’s right to play supported the provision of high-quality experiences.
  • Children benefitted from a very good range of open ended, natural child centred resources, enabling them to explore their creativity, imagination and problem solving skills.
  • Children’s play and learning was enhanced through strong connections to the wider community.
  • Playrooms were homely and fostered a welcoming atmosphere for the children.
  • The manager encouraged and motivated everyone involved in the nursery to feel confident in initiating changes.
  • A shared vision across the nursery created an inclusive ethos.
  • Children benefitted from a happy, caring and committed staff team who knew them well and were passionate about providing high quality care and support.

Nursery Manager Caroline Easton said “The staff are very proud of our setting and always strive to provide high quality ELCC”.

OIC Education Committee expressed “their appreciation to the staff team and manager at Stromness Nursery and their praise for such an outstanding inspection report. They are delighted that the children are having such a high-quality experience”.

You can read the report in full below.

SPS ELCC Care Inspectorate report-October 2024Download