Welcome to Burdiehouse Primary School website

Look on the LINKS section to check out FACe -the new electronic newsletter to keep parents informed. 

As part of our Healthy Schools initiative, we now have a SNACK SHED, open every morning at Breakfast Club. Children can buy lots of different healthy snacks for playtime. It is run by the Health Committee, with Mrs Fyffe as the CEO.

The children are also taking part in Sainsbury's Active Kids Get Cooking initiative.

Welcome to our school website. Come and find out more about us.

Head Teacher: Myra Appolinari
Our Address:
Burdiehouse Crescent
Edinburgh
EH17 8EX

Phone: 0131 664 2351
Fax: 0131 672 3318
E-mail:admin@burdiehouse.edin.sch.uk

The School is co-educational and non-demoninational and caters for the educational needs of children between the ages of three and twelve. Burdiehouse Primary School is pleasantly situated and has spacious play facilities. The building itself is large so there is more than adequate space to house the seven classes. The projected roll for 2008/2009 is approximately 150.
The school is well equipped and furnished and over the years we have built up a wide range of materials to assist in the teaching of all areas of the curriculum.

Each classroom has at least one computer with access to e-mail and internet facilities. We also have appropriate software for use at all stages and a good range of audio/visual equipment. We have a computer suite equipped to a very high standard, containing 14 new computers and a Smart Board for interactive teaching.

In addition to the classrooms, we have a large gymnasium, an excellent library, a Music and Drama room, a well-resourced Learning Support Base and an ICT suite, and a further General Purpose room. Both the library and the General Purpose room are equipped with an interactive Smartboard.

Our Nursery occupies two rooms within the school which have recently been refurbished to a high standard and are equipped to cater for children with special needs.

We are able to provide places for 60 children on a part-time basis. The nursery is well resourced with a wide range of materials and equipment which provide opportunities for constructive and creative play.

It also has outdoor play facilities which are used when the weather permits.

SCHOOL AIMS

1.   To provide a caring and supportive atmosphere which will encourage each child to view him/herself

in a positive manner and be caring and considerate towards others.

2.   To encourage a positive attitude to learning and to ensure that each child is motivated to achieve

his/her potential by providing a broad, coherent and balanced curriculum based on the

recommendations of the 5-14 National Guidelines.

3.   To develop effective planning, monitoring, recording and reporting procedures to ensure that

education from nursery to primary to secondary school is a continuous process.

4.   To keep parents informed of their child's progress and to encourage

a feeling of partnership between parents and the school. 

5.   To be involved in the life of the local community and to make the children aware of

the importance of caring for both the local and global environment.

6.   To further our own professional development and to continually monitor

the quality of learning and teaching we provide.