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A warm welcome to Blacklaw Primary School!

I hope our website provides you with helpful information about our school.

The school community has high aspirations for all learners and we are committed to supporting all to achieve their fullest potential. Working together, we provide high quality experiences for children which enable them to become success learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors.

We are proud of our welcoming, inclusive ethos and place high value on ensuring positive relationships across the school community. We are fortunate to have the wide support of our families and look forward to working in successful partnership with you throughout the learning journey of your child. Our Parent Council offers further opportunities to become more actively involved in the life and work of the school.

Our core values Belong, Persevere and Succeed were recently chosen in consultation with all partners and we strive to embed and embody these in our daily work to help achieve our school vision and aims.

Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have questions or would like to know more about our work. Our staff would be glad to speak with you.

Blacklaw Primary opened in 1969 and over the past 53 years we have gained a reputation for
providing a quality education through a broad-based curriculum, delivered by a team of highly
committed professional staff using the most appropriate of resources and teaching methodologies.
We have a very happy, caring and friendly atmosphere in our school and everyone works hard to
foster and maintain the school’s caring, believing and achieving ethos.

We are proud to work in partnership with our parents and carers, and our Parent Teacher
Association has recently amalgamated with our active Parent Council to play a key role in
supporting our children, particularly in relation to raising funds to enhance their learning
experiences.

We are building on our local community links, with regular library visits, partnerships with local
businesses and charities including 21st Century Families and Loaves and Fishes, and our
longstanding association with Claremont Parish Church.
We are part of the Calderglen Learning Community and have strong links with our neighbouring
schools.

Our School Day

School starts 9.00am

Break 10.30 - 10.45am

Lunch 12.15 - 1.00pm

School ends 3.00pm

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Meet the Staff

School Handbook

School Improvement Plan 2024-25

Standards & Quality Report

Annual Calendar 2024-25

Homework Position Statement

Blacklaw's Values

SLC School Holiday Dates

School Lunch Menu

Excursion Insurance Policy

SLC Privacy Notice

Composite Classes

Celebrating Achievements

Blacklaw Family Forum
Your Parent Council

All Blacklaw Primary School parents automatically become members of the parent forum when their child starts school. Being part of the parent forum enables any parent to get involved with school life in whatever way they can, whether helping out on school trips, supporting an extra-curricular sports activity, sharing workplace knowledge with children in the classroom or as a representative at our Parent Council - The Blacklaw Family Forum (BFF). The BFF helps with fundraising for our school, but it’s not just about raising money. They also offer parents the opportunity to get involved in a range of activities. Whether helping at a school disco, lending a hand with the school library or just enjoying the many social and fundraising activities the BFF has to offer, we welcome each and every one of you.

The Blacklaw Family Forum meet monthly, during term-time, and welcome all parent forum members to come along and hear about what’s going on at the school. Some are held in-person, in the school and some are held online. Links to the online meetings will be shared on ParentsPortal and on X. If you’d like to get involved on a more regular basis, please consider becoming a member of the BFF to help us work together for you, for your child and for the whole school community.

Pupil Council

Our Pupil Council gives pupils a voice and empowers them to make changes for the better in our school. The Pupil Council is comprised of two elected pupils from each class. Pupil Councillors attend regular meetings and report back to their classmates to keep them informed of upcoming events.

House Captains

The school operates a House System which helps to unite Blacklaw Primary through activities centred around our school values. There are four houses:

BURNS CASTLE SALTIRE THISTLE

House Captains take responsibility for organising assemblies, setting house challenges and games.

JRSO

The Junior Road Safety Officer (JRSO) programme puts children in control of highlighting road safety issues within their school. Our Primary 6 JRSOs are responsible for delivering safety presentations to classes at assemblies and running road safety competitions.

Tech Team

Our Tech Team helps with technologies across the school, not only as experts in using iPads, C-Touch and Chromebooks but also as championing technology to enhance our learning.

After-School Clubs This Term

Boys and Girls Football

Athletics

Netball

Lunchtime Clubs This Term

Literacy and English Links

Ancient Egypt

Around the World

Castles

Celts

Fairtrade & Farming

Government

Maths and Numeracy Links

Houses and Homes

Jacobites

Japan

Journey Around Scotland

Mary Queen of Scots

Rainforest

Rights and Responsibilities

Just for Fun Links

Scottish Islands

Scottish Wars of Independence

Toys and Games

Transport

Vikings

Weather

World War 2

School Address	Contact Numbers	Follow Us On X
Glen Arroch St Leonards East Kilbride G74 2BP How to find us Link to Google Maps	Phone. 01355 232064 Fax. 01355 579855 Email office@blacklaw-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk	@BlacklawPS

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