Our school boasts a happy family atmosphere, which helps in the growth and development of the children in their first seven years of school life. If your children are happy to come to school, then learning is much easier. Through this environment we want to produce happy, responsible, caring children, encouraging self-respect for others, self-discipline and independence.

Vision

• Respect
• Friendship
• Kindness
• Helpfulness
• Inclusion (letting everyone join in)
• Effort (trying our best)
• Honesty

We aim to work with all stakeholders to create a safe, secure learning environment with an ethos of high expectation. We will work to continually improve the delivery of exciting, high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils and aim to enable our children to succeed fully, as confident, independent and responsible individuals. We will foster an enthusiasm for learning, so that our children are inspired to be lifelong learners and so contribute to the wider community in which they live.

Aims

To attain the fullest development of individual capacity, not only intellectually but also physically and socially.

To develop social awareness and satisfactory interpersonal relationships encouraging self-respect, respect of others, self-discipline and independence.

To foster an enquiring attitude and respect for evidence.

To develop and maintain active partnerships between teachers and pupils, school and home and school and the wider community.

To ensure the quality of opportunity for all pupils regardless of race, gender, spiritual belief or disability.

We are committed to recognising pupil's good behaviour and achievements. All pupils belong to a House and collect House Points. Achievements in and out of school are regularly celebrated at assembly.

We have strong links with the local community. The Minister of the parish church regularly visits the school to deliver assemblies for the whole school. We regularly invite members of the community as well as parents into school for special events and performances.

Pitlessie School serves the villages of Pitlessie and Jeaniestown and the outlying farmland of Cults Mill, Cults Hill and Clatto Barns. Several children also attend from farms outside the catchment area, but traditionally this is the local school. The school consists of a stone building dating from 1860 and extensions from 1911, 1960 and 1996. There is a wall and fenced playground front and back, and a walled garden. We are able to make use of the Village Hall for physical education, drama activities, school concerts and productions.

There is limited disabled access to the building itself, but once inside there is no access to facilities

Morning session: 9.00 a.m. - 10.40 a.m. 11.00 a.m. - 12.40 p.m.
Afternoon session: 1.20 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.

We encourage our pupils to wear our uniform of red sweatshirts, red cardigan, white or red polo shirts and grey or black trousers or skirts.

Our supplier is School Trends and parents are invited to place any order online. This system is available at any time throughout the year. The website address is as follows:- www.schooltrends.co.uk

Parents are asked to ensure that Pitlessie Primary School is selected as items with the school logo will then be available for them to purchase. A small number of items of uniform are kept in stock at the school. A size guide brochure is available in school if required. Please contact the school office if you require any assistance.