Dean Park Primary School

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Dean Park is located in the heart of its community with multiple resources in its surrounding area. We are very fortunate to have our Pre-school Centre in the center of our village which acts as a Hub for Early Years provision. The school also feels very much part of a community and enjoys the fact that it is included in many fantastic village achievements, such as the Fair Trade Status being awarded to Balerno.
Dean Park Primary School was built in 1972 and serves the village of Balerno and its surrounding catchment in the South West of Edinburgh. Dean Park Primary is a non-denominational and co-educational school. The school role is currently 559, comprising 17 classes at Primary 1-7 and two nursery classes each of 60 pupils.
The school offers seven years of primary education to boys and girls whose ages range from 4-12 years. There are two nursery classes, sited within the Pre- School Centre in the village center, accommodating 60 mornings and 60-afternoon places.
Community is everything in helping to educate young people. Societal values are hugely influential in developing our children. Balerno is a vibrant community with many community organizations who are always on hand to help guide, support, and work with the school in making our surroundings and our education very rounded. We share many learning journeys with our partners in the community, particularly Balerno High School.
We believe in pupil's voices! Saint-Exupéry reminded us that, “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly what is essential is invisible to the eye.” It is, similarly, only with the heart that one can hear rightly, especially when listening to children, but if we truly want to transform teaching and learning, then it is precisely where we need to start.
The children run many school faculties, organizations, and working groups in the school to which they are democratically elected. Most are supported by teachers, parents, and community groups. To fully appreciate just how engaged the pupils are in the Ethos and Culture of our school you would have to come and see us in action.
At Dean Park, we have a positive behavior policy. We have a whole school approach using the ‘Good to be Green’ traffic light system and a ‘Curriculum for Excellence’ wall chart system for the upper school. . Permeating this is the work Dean Park has done to achieve Rights Respecting School status, where all pupils are encouraged to be familiar with their own and other’s rights and responsibilities. This, along with the ethos of our school, means that expectations for behavior at Dean Park are of a very high standard.
We offer a wide a range of sporting and cultural activities as possible. There is a range of extracurricular activities available for pupils during lunchtime and after school. In addition to in-school activities, classes also make regular educational visits and field studies. These visits are linked to pupils’ class work
Our school offers excellent facilities which include spacious outdoor play areas, outdoor learning spaces, indoor play area, computer suite, smartboards in each classroom, gym hall, main hall/dining hall, Library, music room, pastoral care suite, teacher’s resource area, disabled toilet facilities, thrift shop.

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