Breadalbane Academy

Breadalbane Academy is an all-through school, catering for pupils from age 2 to 18, with a very wide catchment, from Rannoch moor in the west to the towns of Dunkeld and Pitlochry in the east. The school also has a Gaelic Medium provision in the primary which will extend into the secondary in session 2018/19. Located in the town of Aberfeldy.

Breadalbane Academy consistently performs strongly in SQA examinations and this is reflected in the fact that approximately 50% of pupils progress on to Higher Education.

History

The Academy has a history dating back to the 19th Century.

Breadalbane Academy School Community 1926
Formula 24 Car

Breadalbane Academy & Breadalbane Community Campus

A photo of the secondary block from the on-site all weather tennis court.

The current Community Campus opened in December 2010. The school claims to have a 25m swimming pool, an all-weather astroturf playing surface, a recording studio, a dance studio, and ICT resources.

English department failings

In 2009 the school's English department suffered numerous failings which delayed the release of pupils' Higher Prelim results. The department was ultimately reorganized. An independent investigation known as the Jardine Report was conducted. The report concluded that 'mistakes were made on all sides and the rights and expectations of pupils seem to have been lost in the shambolic situation'.[1]

In 2016 one of the school's English teachers from 2010 to 2013, Gillian Scott, was judged unfit to teach by the General Teaching Council for Scotland.[2] A GTCS Fitness to Teach Panel concluded that throughout her three years at the school, Scott's 'level of teaching deteriorated rather than improved' and that Scott did not show any interest in teaching or improving her teaching skills.[3] Among other issues, Scott never learned how to produce a lesson plan,[4] instead relying on generic worksheets copied from the Internet,[5] gave identical and repetitive work to all pupils regardless of skill, and did not attempt to engage with pupils.[6] By 2016 Scott had left Scotland to teach English as a foreign language abroad.[7]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/66905/former-breadalbane-academy-teacher-accused-of-prelim-mistakes-faces-disciplinary-hearing/
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/jun/02/english-teacher-gillian-scott-bored-pupils-breadalbane-academy-scotland-general-teaching-council
  3. ↑ General Teaching Council for Scotland Fitness to Teach Panel Outcome registration no. 066852, p. 49
  4. ↑ ibid, p. 51
  5. ↑ ibid, p. 39-40
  6. ↑ ibid, p. 11-12
  7. ↑ ibid, p. 49

Coordinates: 56°37′01″N 3°52′12″W / 56.617°N 3.870°W / 56.617; -3.870

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