Sgoil
nan Loch
 Sgoil nan Loch aerial photo
Sgoil Nan Loch (Lochs School) on the Isle of Lewis, beyond
Skye off the west coast of Scotland, was opened in August
2001. It serves the area of North Lochs. The closure of three
primary schools and of one 5-14 school, all of which had
been serving their own small communities, and the move to
a new facility, albeit in a superb building, were not without
some pain and stress.
However, the new school is building on the
histories and strengths of its predecessors, not least through
inheriting many pupils and staff from them. Historically,
the Isle of Lewis has been a very close knit community with
most people knowing, or knowing of, each other. Most of
our pupils know each other very well indeed. Many of the
families in our school are related to each other either
closely or distantly and their lives have been interwoven
and touched by these relationships over the generations.
This makes the building of a supportive community within
the school that much easier, although it can never be
taken for granted.
Our core pupil population comprises 120 pupils
from P1 to S2. Staffing is as follows: Head Teacher, Depute
Head Teacher, 4 full-time Primary and 1 full-time Secondary
teachers, 14 part-time and peripatetic teachers, 1 classroom
assistant and 6 full-time auxiliaries, 3 of whom work with
our pupils with severe and complex learning difficulties.
Our support staff, vital to the well-being of all, comprises
our school secretary, janitor, 3 canteen staff and 4 cleaners.
In addition, there are 3 more staff and 10 more children who visit the Multi-sensory Environment within the school. The Little Lochies Nursery which has 21 children with a playleader and an assistant playleader, is now under the direct management of the Headteacher and is a welcome addition to our school. |
