Alva Primary School
Brook Street
Alva
FK12 5AW
Tel: 01259 760987
Fax: 01259 763029
Email: alvaprimary@edu.clacks.gov.uk
Headteacher: Mr Craig Rennie
Current roll: 380
Alva Primary School was built in 1976. It is a co-educational, non-denominational school and the only primary school in Alva. The aspect of the school is enhanced by views of the Ochil Hills and by a burn running through the school grounds. The community of Alva has privately owned houses and local authority housing.
The original school building contains classrooms, a self-contained nursery area, library, hall, dining area, ICT suite, music room/resources room and ancillary office accommodation. A new extension was completed in early 2002, comprising 6 classrooms, large GP room and ancillary accommodation. Improvements to the existing school have created an attractive community area used by the local playgroup, which is grant-funded by the Council to provide pre-pre-school education places and by Alva Playpals, an independent out of school care organisation. Extensive work to improve our school grounds have been undertaken thanks to the co-operation of parents, pupils and staff and further work is planned, as a result of the building work.
A controlled door entry system is installed to secure the nursery, community area and main entrances.
We believe in working in partnership with parents and encourage parents to be involved in their child's education. Workshops are arranged for parents and create an opportunity for them to become more aware of developments in the school.
The Parent Teacher Association is very active and organises many successful social and fundraising events throughout the school session.
There is a Parent Council which meets regularly and is actively involved in a wide range of school issues.
We have a democratically elected Pupil Council which meets regularly to discuss concerns and issues raised by the pupils. P4-7 pupils are represented on the council who meet regularly.
At Alva Primary we work hard as a team to create a secure and positive learning environment where each pupil feels valued and is encouraged to learn. We promote a sense of community and recognise the importance of each individual pupil in our school.
Staff work hard to provide high quality learning and teaching experiences. They actively promote an atmosphere of achievement and give consideration to the progress of all pupils.
We provide a broad based curriculum incorporating Language, Mathematics, Environmental Studies, Expressive Arts, Religious & Moral Education, Personal & Social Development and the use of Information Technology.
The early stages have followed an accelerated teaching programme of phonics for several years with nationally acclaimed results.
The school staff have implemented a writing programme that is popular with both pupils and staff. Attainment has improved as a direct result of this development work.
Use of our local environment is encouraged and Alva Primary has recently attained Eco school status with our Green Flag flying proudly from our flag pole.
A residential programme is offered to P7 pupils, as part of the transition process for the move to Alva Academy and is undertaken jointly by all schools in the Hillfoots cluster.
Pupils also have the opportunity to participate in a wide range of sporting and expressive arts activities during the school year.
Alva Primary has links with a school in Sri Lanka and a number of schools in Europe.
A wide range of after school activities take place including rugby, athletics, basketball, swimming club, running club, music club, Scripture Union club and visits to international football matches.
We are pleased to meet with parents and visitors who are interested in any aspects of our school.
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