Welcome to St. Helen's Primary School

Saint Helen’s is a Roman Catholic co-educational school situated in Bishopbriggs, within the East Dunbartonshire Local Authority.   It is located to the east of Kirkintilloch Road about ½ mile from the centre of Bishopbriggs and serves the Cleddens Park, Woodhill and Auchinairn areas of Bishopbriggs.   The school is conveniently situated for main bus routes and Glasgow can be reached in approximately 15 minutes.

Building

Saint Helen’s School was built in 1970.   The school comprises of 14 classrooms.   The school building has an administration area, staffroom and a multi purpose assembly hall, which also serves as a gymnasium and cafeteria.   The school also benefits from a large internal extension which was completed in 2000 and houses a modern, well-resourced ICT Suite, the school’s main Resource Area and library.   There are open project areas outside of the Infant, Junior and Senior classrooms.

School Aims

We value our identity as a Catholic Primary School where mutual respect and tolerance are expected and encouraged and these are our aims: -

• To provide a broad, balanced and well-planned curriculum which is appropriate to the needs of the pupils within St. Helen’s
• To encourage excellence and high standards of attainment by setting challenging but achievable targets
• To meet pupils’ needs by adopting a range of teaching strategies which take account of different learning styles in order to provide high quality learning experiences
• To support all pupils by encouraging the development of positive attitudes by providing effective learning support, taking account of pupils with special educational needs
• To create a happy, secure and well-disciplined atmosphere where staff and pupils can realise their full potential
• To develop further partnership with parents – by valuing their support and by maintaining clear lines of communication and being responsive to their views and enquiries
• To use all available resources, both human and material, to effectively support the work of the school
• To provide effective leadership and commitment to quality by producing relevant policies, using development planning effectively, providing a clear framework for monitoring and evaluating work and ensuring regular staff development