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St. Ninian’s Roman Catholic Primary School serves the northeast of Edinburgh. The catchment area covers Abbeyhill, Meadowbank, Restalrig, Lochend, and Craigentinny. As a Roman Catholic school community, we at St. Ninian’s are committed to providing conditions and experiences that will promote the spiritual, moral, physical, social, and intellectual development of all individuals to their full potential within an environment of care, respect, and security All at St. Ninian’s Roman Catholic Primary School in Edinburgh offer you a very warm welcome to our school. It is with great pride that as Headteacher of St. Ninian’s I extend this welcome to you. St. Ninian’s is a family school. We recognize that each child is unique and that each child has the right to achieve his or her full potential. We understand that you are entrusting us with the education of your child. We have a broad and balanced curriculum, which is delivered by a team of caring and committed professionals. As a Catholic Primary School, Christ and the Gospel values are at the heart of all we do. It is our mission to ensure that our pupils are secure and safe in their learning environment and that they receive the kind of education which offers them opportunities to maximize their talents and potential, encouraging them to be lifelong, successful, and confident learners and responsible citizens of the future. Partnerships are vital to the work we do. Partners share, plan and deliver together. We work hard at developing partnerships with our parents you as a parent in our school have an important role to play in our community. We have good working partnerships with our parish family. We work in partnership with our cluster schools and our neighboring schools and the many multi-disciplinary professionals and groups who help us offer the kind of service which is necessary and important to our pupils. Our pupils are held in high regard and their dignity, worth, and individuality are respected within the welcoming and encouraging ethos, which pervades our school promoting security and confidence in our pupils. An effective partnership links our pupils’ home family, school family, and parish family, whilst all at St. Ninian’s foster close links with the local community enjoying a positive community profile. Our curriculum is characterized by the highest standards of teaching and learning and by a constant search for continual improvement. Learning and teaching experiences are planned, purposeful, and matched to the needs, 18 abilities, and readiness of our pupils. Our approach to discipline reflects our Christian values, and we emphasize patience, forgiveness, and reconciliation. Prayer and worship are an important distinctive feature of our school and our values are evident in our staff’s interactions with pupils and each other. Expectations are high for all. We wish to encourage a partnership with you to ensure the best possible standards of pupil behavior. Our aim is that the discipline of the school will allow the educational experience to proceed in a harmonious working atmosphere. We try to encourage self-discipline and an understanding of acceptable and unacceptable behavior and consistently strive to support and counsel. However, when a child fails to respond to these measures, parents will be informed and asked to call at school to discuss the situation. View full school