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Dimension 9 Dimension 10
• Promoting positive relationships within a • Aiming high
learning, caring and inclusive school community • Enabling all children and young people to
• Supporting children and young people achieve
• Providing the whole school community with • Encouraging enterprising attitudes and
positive experiences that promote and protect behaviours
their health
• Promoting positive healthy attitudes and
behaviours

Dimension 8 Dimension 1
Promotes Develops a culture
• Having their capabilities extended Well-being and of Ambition and • Learning as personal development
• Being empowered to influence the future Respect Achievement – meaningful in the lives of children and young
development and direction of the school people
• Giving pupils a voice and enabling them to take • Promotion of active learning
responsibility • Meeting children’s learning needs
• Being encouraged through a vibrant and
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Dimension 7 Dimension 3
Successful Confident
• Continuing and critical enquiry Learners Individuals • The nature of the vision
• Welcoming challenges • Creating the shared vision
Effective Responsible
• A collective commitment to improvement Contributors Citizens • Sustaining the shared vision
• Continuous professional development
• Being data rich Focuses on outcomes and
Reflects on its own maximises success for Fosters high
work and thrives all learners quality leadership
on challenge at all levels

Dimension 2 Dimension 4
• Planning the outcomes of learning • Leading learning
• Assessing the outcomes of learning • Building leadership at all levels
Works together Works in
• Reflecting on and recording success based on • Leading the school community
with parents to partnership with other
outcomes agencies and its • Guiding change
• Reporting on success in achieving outcomes improve learning
community

Dimension 6 Dimension 5
• Developing parents’ support for their children’s • The school in its community
learning • Working with partners to meet the needs of all
• Active involvement of parents in school children and young people
activities • Multi-agency approaches to improve learning
• Collaboration and representation • Leadership and co-ordination

PARTNERSHIP
ETHOS AND CULTURE

VISION AND LEADERSHIP PEOPLE

LEARNING AND TEACHING

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A RESOURCE FOR SCHOOLS AND
EARLY EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND
ISBN: 0-7053-1082-5

AIMING FOR Exploring HOW GOOD Planning FOR

EXCELLENCE Excellence Journeys to ARE WE NOW? EXCELLENCE
Excellence