Dear Parent/Carer

On behalf of the staff and pupils I would like to welcome you to Rosebank  School . We are delighted you have decided to send your child to Rosebank. We look forward to you ‘rolling up your sleeves’ and getting involved in the life of the school as a key partner in your child’s education!

Here at Rosebank we are constantly striving to get it right for every child. We believe that no child can be a fully effective learner if he or she feels unhappy or troubled or insecure. We all agree that it is the responsibility of everyone in the Rosebank School Community – school staff, pupils, parents and carers, professionals from partner agencies and others in the local community – to work together to ensure that each child feels safe, healthy, achieving, nurtured, active, respected, responsible and included. Youngsters think that the teacher has a central role in this process, working with others in the school community to create the right conditions for effective learning.

At Rosebank all staff work hard to be:

• Aspirational - genuinely believe that all pupils can succeed

• Assertive - decisive and confident, firm but fair

• Encouraging - positive, supportive, welcoming genuine error as an opportunity to learn

• Enthusiastic - believe in what they are teaching and enjoy the job

• Humorous - show humour naturally and put learners at ease

• Open - prepared to challenge their own thinking and admit they may be wrong

• Respectful - genuinely like young people, care about them, listen to them, enjoy their company and do not disrespect them individually or collectively.

At Rosebank our starting point is inclusion. We believe that children should not be subject to discrimination, intentional or otherwise, on the grounds of their social circumstances, gender, race, religion, cultural beliefs, disability or sexual orientation. Here at Rosebank our learning and teaching is guided by these four key principles:

Engagement-Children need motivation. They should have a significant reason for engaging in the learning process and positive feelings about involvement.

Participation-Pupils need to participate in the learning process. They should be active and take as much responsibility as possible for their own learning.

Dialogue-Children need to communicate through verbal and/or multi-sensory dialogue. Research and empirical evidence demonstrate that real understanding takes place when learners work through with someone else what is to be learned and how far they have been successful in their learning.

   Thinking-Pupils need to think. This thinking should be critical and creative, robust and flexible in order that all may understand and achieve their potential whatever the context.

We encourage you to be an active partner in your child’s education. We hope you will become very involved in your child’s learning here at Rosebank. If you have any knowledge and/or skills which could make learning and teaching more exciting for our children please let us know. We will also be delighted to welcome any constructive suggestions as to how we can improve learning and teaching in our school.

Together we can make Rosebank an excellent place to learn!

Yours sincerely,

James A Brander

Head Teacher