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Calderwood Primary School

Vision, Aims and Values

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Welcome to Calderwood!

We are a large primary school situated in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.

Our school was established in 1950. Our new building opened in 2007.

We are a happy school, with a warm, welcoming and inclusive ethos.

We enjoy positive relationships between pupils, staff and families and benefit from excellent partnerships with our Parent Forum, the wider community and local businesses.

We value our fantastic school community and our AMAZING pupils!


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The purpose of this website is to share widely our school vision, aims and values.


We reviewed these as a community in January 2023, involving our pupils, staff, families and partner agencies.


Thank you to everyone who contributed their thoughts, ideas and suggestions.


It truly was a group effort!


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Our School Motto

Our school motto is Calderwood CAN!

This conveys our belief that we can reach and exceed our goals (both individual and collective) with positivity and determination when we work together to support each other as a community.

CAN also stands for ‘connection’, ‘ambition’ and ‘nurture’. These are our key priorities at Calderwood: relationships and connections, high aspirations, expectations and determination, and looking after each other with kindness, care and understanding.

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Our School Values

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Our School Values

in Action......

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What does

Creativity

mean in Calderwood?

vision

originality

problem-solving

imagination

enterprise

individuality

innovation

ingenuity

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What does

Compassion

mean in Calderwood?

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kindness

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empathy

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caring

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action

Compassion
for each other
for our
Compassion
Environment
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What does

Courage

mean in Calderwood?

heart

accepting responsibility

speaking out

sharing ideas

resilience

being you

going outside your comfort zone

doing something difficult or scary

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What does

Co-Operation

mean in Calderwood?

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working together

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helping each other

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achieving individual and collective goals

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everybody playing their part

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What does

Community

mean in Calderwood?

connection

shared purpose

togetherness

support

common goals

belonging

collaboration

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Our school aims are underpinned by our three key Calderwood CAN priorities and the Scottish Government's 'Getting it Right for Every Child' wellbeing indicators.

We aim for everyone at Calderwood to:

Connection

  • Support each other and treat everyone with kindness
  • Benefit from strong, positive partnerships with parents, carers and our wider community

Ambition

  • Be leaders of learning, confident to lead change in our school and community
  • Have fun, work hard and be the best we can be!

Nurture

  • Feel welcome, safe, nurtured and included
  • Respect and celebrate each other and all of our achievements, talents, strengths and differences
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Our Community's

Vision for Our School

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‘Our vision is for Calderwood to be a nurturing, inclusive learning environment where we are all safe, happy, respected, supported, and encouraged to achieve and be the best we can be. Where we work together collaboratively as a family, with understanding and compassion, and every member of the community plays a part in the success of the school. Where we support our young learners to develop as open-minded, positive, resilient, and respectful individuals, confident lifelong learners, equipped to thrive in the world of work, and as active members of our community, making Calderwood a safe, beautiful and happy place to be.


Calderwood CAN!

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Our School Rules

Gus the Calder Cat reminds us of our rules - we follow these to make sure that everyone feels welcome, safe, happy and ready to learn at Calderwood.

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Be safe

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Be respectful

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Be kind

For further information about Calderwood Primary School, including full position statements, policy documents, our School Improvement Plan, most recent Standards and Quality Report and School Handbook, please see our school website.


http://www.calderwood-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk/

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For more information about our curriculum at Calderwood, including our curriculum rationale, please click on Gus!


calderwood-curriculum.info

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Connect With Us

Twitter: @calderwoodslc

Facebook: Calderwood Primary School Parent Council

School App for Parents

Address

Buchanan Drive, Rutherglen,

G73 3PQ

Email Address

office@calderwood-pri.s-lanark.sch.uk

Phone Number

0141 647 1277