Our School
Head Teacher’s Welcome
The staff and pupils at Nether Currie Primary School are delighted that you have chosen to send your child to our school and we all welcome you into our community.
Nether Currie Primary School is a non-denominational primary school in the South-West of the city of Edinburgh. We have a current roll of 178 children from Primary 1 to Primary 7. In August 2020, Nether Currie Primary School will include the addition of a brand-new nursery which will offer all-year round provision for 64 three and four-year-old children.
We have a strong sense of community, both within the school and out in the local area and we are fully committed to helping our children to become the best people that they can be.
Our staff team works together to provide a safe, nurturing environment where every child, and their family, are valued as individuals and where diversity is celebrated.
The principles of the Curriculum for Excellence are at the heart of our practice and we believe that our children benefit from having opportunities for personal development, becoming involved in the ethos and wider life of the school, as well as experiencing high quality teaching and learning across all areas of the curriculum.
We look forward to getting to know you better and beginning our journey together at Nether Currie Primary School.
Kirsten Johnston
Head Teacher
Vision and Values
Our Pupil Voice Group, “Who Do We Think We Are?” is currently leading on a piece of self-evaluation work regarding our vision and values. We hope to have a new vision statement and new school values by the end of this session.
Our school rules fall under three categories which everyone at Nether Currie holds dear:
Kind, Respectful and Safe
Term Dates
School Term Dates (City of Edinburgh Council)
2020 / 21 Schools Calendar (City of Edinburgh Council)
School Day
Our school timings for P1-P7 are as follows:
Monday – Thursday
Morning bell: 8.35 – 8:45am (A-L Surname) / 8:45 – 8:55am (M-Z Surname)
Break: 10:30 – 10:45am
Lunch:
(P1 & P2) 12:00 – 12:45pm (Mon – Wed), 12:55pm (Thu)
(P3 – P7) 12:15 – 1:00pm
End of day:
(P1 & P2) 2:40pm
(P3 – P7) 3:15pm
Friday
Morning bell: 8.35 – 8:45am (A-L Surname) / 8:45 – 8:55am (M-Z Surname)
Break: 10:30 – 10:45am
End of day: 12 noon
Staff Team
We have a dedicated team of staff who are all committed to ensuring that they make the very best impact on our children’s lives. The current staffing arrangements are as follows:
Senior Leadership Team
Head Teacher: Mrs Kirsten Johnston
Principal Teacher: Mrs Lynette Ozbey
Business Manager: Mrs Nicola Mowat
Administration
Administrator: Mrs Marion Milne
Teaching Staff
P1: Mr Steven McHarg
P2: Mrs Christine Lister (Mon/Tues) & Mrs Sarah Spiller (Wed-Fri)
P3: Mrs Julie Gill (Mon/Tues, alt. Fri) & Mrs Susie Drummond (Wed/Thurs, alt. Fri)
P4: Mrs Alison Baker
P5: Mrs Pauline Nicol
P6: Mrs Lynette Ozbey & Mrs Rabia Begum
P7: Mr Michael Main
Support for Learning: Mrs Lyndsey Maitland (Tues am, Wed/Thurs pm)
PE: Mrs Elaine Cooper (Tues/Wed)
Pupil Support Assistants
Mrs Gail Lynch (Mon-Thurs)
Mrs Lesley Scott (Mon-Wed)
Mrs Helen Scrimgeour (Tues-Thurs)
Mrs Nicola Skinner (Mon-Fri am)
Miss Louise Grant (Mon-Fri)
Mrs Lisa Mitchell (Mon-Fri pm)
Mrs Marie Dunn (Mon-Thurs)
Visiting Teachers
Violin: Mrs Kirsty Miller
Brass: Mrs Sarah Storrar
Facilities Technician
Mr Norrie Fusco
Kitchen and Cleaning Team
Mrs Theresa Mitchell
Ms Heath Main
Mrs Jennifer Denoon
Mrs Debbie Paden
Important Documents