AN island primary school has had a glowing report card from inspectors.

Education Scotland hailed the “warm, nurturing ethos” at Easdale Primary School and pre-five unit on Seil, which has a roll of 31 pupils.

The report rated the school as ‘good’ for both learning, teaching and assessment, and raising attainment and achievement.

Inspectors also remarked that pupils were “kind and respectful to each other and adults” and “are proud of their school and nursery”.

The report said: “Staff and children have worked collaboratively to promote and develop children’s rights effectively. Almost all children are friendly, polite, and proud of their school.

“They confidently engage in the life and work of the school. The relationships between children and staff are very positive and promote children’s well-being.

“All children behave well most of the time. Children and staff have developed a school charter linked to children’s rights. Staff refer children to this regularly during lessons and children say this helps them to be fully aware of and respect each other’s rights."

The report revealed: “Staff have clear, agreed strategies to support children to regulate their behaviour. They use restorative conversations with children when children begin to disengage with their learning. This helps all children to regulate their behaviour well most of the time.

“Teachers plan tasks and activities which are mostly motivating, relevant and well structured. Almost all children are keen to learn. Children work very well together, with older children and younger children engaging in joint learning activities.

“Teachers plan a range of learning activities which meet the needs of all learners well in literacy and numeracy. In other curriculum areas they plan learning which is relevant and interesting to children. They need to ensure planned learning across the curriculum meets the needs of all learners.”

The inspectors added: “The head teacher monitors the attendance of children regularly and closely. Attendance is in line with the national average.

“There are robust procedures in place to ensure children’s safety if they are absent from school. Persistent absence of 10 per cent or more is an issue for a few children.

“Should a child’s attendance dip below a benchmark, staff will notify the parent and agree support to help the child attend school. The head teacher has worked closely with a few families whose children required support with their attendance.

“For those children who have required support, there has been a significant increase in their attendance.”