Incorporation Highland Perthshire
Sports Trust and Land Based Studies
The Daily Telegraph / Norwich Union
Special Ambassador for School Sport National Award Winner 2005
Scottish Qualifications Authority
Award Winner 1999 & 2006
Breadalbane Academy is sited in the town
of Aberfeldy in a complex consisting of Primary and Secondary departments
and the Aberfeldy Recreation Centre. Aberfeldy is a small market town
situated 35 miles north west of Perth where the A826 and A827 meet. It is a good
centre for those interested in such outdoor activities as climbing, skiing,
water sports, fishing, hill-walking and golfing. It offers also a wide
range of cultural and social activities as well as superb facilities for
squash, swimming and other indoor sports.
Catchment
Area
Breadalbane Academy is a combined Nursery, Primary
and Secondary and caters for pupils from 3-18 years. The Secondary department
is the Six-Year Secondary School for the whole of the Highland District
of Perthshire. It receives S5 pupils from Pitlochry High School and pupils
from an area bounded by Killin in the West, Dunkeld in the East Amulree
in the South and Kinloch Rannoch in the North-West.
Accommodation The school is due to be rebuilt under P.P.P.
with an impressive customised facility suitable for the 21st
Century. Community facilities will also be included. The new
school will open in December 2010. The Secondary department is currently housed in a
decant building. There are over 170 PC/laptop computers networked
throughout the school.
Management Structure
The Senior Management Team comprises of a Headteacher, three Depute Headteachers
(one for School Improvement, one for Pupil/Staff support and the
third for Nursery/Primary). They are supported by two co-opted Principal
Teachers and a Business Manager.
Staffing Structure (Teaching / Non
Teaching Staff)
In the Nursery there is one teacher and three nursery nurses. The
Primary
has a Depute Head Teacher, a Principal Teacher and 10 teachers.
In addition there is an early Intervention Nursery Nurse, a Classroom
Assistant and 3 other support Staff.
In the Secondary there are 17 Principal Teachers to manage the subject departments
out of a teaching staff of 43 teachers. There is also a Principal
Teacher and 1.2 Assistant teachers to support pupils with
Additional Support Needs.
The library is managed by a Learning Resource Co-ordinator.
Guidance Structure
The Guidance Department has two Principal Teachers.
Responsibility for the year groups is shared equally by the
Guidance Team. The Lead Principal Teacher is responsible for
developing Guidance in the curriculum and for the administration
of not only the Guidance Department, but also registration. Both
members of the Guidance team have specific areas of
responsibility (health education, careers, higher education,
further education).
Additional
Comments The school has a Secondary roll of 490
and 254 of these are in S4, 5 and 6. The high concentration of pupils into the
upper half of the school means that ample SQA 'S' Grade,
Access, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, 'H' Grade and
Advanced Higher work is available for all staff. The school
has a high level of attainment in all years.
Organisation
The First Year follows a common course with
French being the foreign language on offer. Gaelic and German
are on offer in the Second Year. There is a wide variety of
courses on offer from S3 onwards, in Languages (French, German,
Gaelic), Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, General Science),
Social Subjects (History, Geography, Modern Studies),
Music, Computing, Business Studies, Art, Home Economics, and
Technical, all of them to SQA Higher and most to Advanced Higher
levels. The school has an Activities Afternoon with most
teachers actively involved. There is a very strong musical
tradition in the school, particularly on the orchestral side.
The school is involved actively in new developments in many
subjects. Work experience and community involvement are regarded
as important elements in the curriculum.
We are national leaders in the development of
school based vocational qualifications. Currently we offer a
wide variety of land based courses.
Approximately fifty percent of our students
go on to Higher Education.
