Communication Good communication is a key factor in developing the climate of openness and collaboration in every aspect of the school. The school bulletin 'Good Morning Methilhill' is issued by the Headteacher every morning to keep staff and pupils informed of everything that is going on. The Methilhill Memo' goes home to parents on a regular basis filled with school and community news. Weekly contributions to the local newspaper are also made about school life. Recently the school has been involved in Fife's extremely successful Early Intervention project, 'Stepping Stones'.
Staff are very aware of the increased confidence with which the pupils now tackle their learning.
Children are using the opportunities provided as well as the skills they are developing to express their views in real life situations. This has been particularly evident in their emergent writing. The school also runs a Paired Reading scheme, where more than 70 older pupils act as tutors to younger pupils. The tutors are trained using videos and other materials and meet their partners for three, twenty minute sessions each week. The older boys in the group act as positive role models for the younger boys so that academic success is seen as worthwhile and even 'cool'.