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Portlethen Academy Overview At Portlethen Academy our vision to be the best we can be is underpinned by our values which will help generate engaged, empowered, informed, and motivated young people who are equipped with skills for life, learning and work. Portlethen Academy has a broadening curricular offer that enhances learning opportunities through relevant contextual work-based experiences. We currently have the highest number of foundation apprenticeships in the authority and are committed to continuing the upskilling of our team to further enhance our offer. We are looking to raise our profile in the community to build partnerships that can co-create authentic, meaningful, and impactful learning opportunities. Additional Support for Learners Enhanced Provision ‘To be the best we can be.’ Principal Teacher: Mrs MacKenzie Wider-Curricular Offers Design & Technology Faculty Indicative School Improvement Plan Foundation Apprenticeships: - Engineering Practical woodworking, Practical metalworking, - Construction Graphic Communication & Engineering Science Head Teacher - Accountancy Principal Teacher: Mrs Seifert Mr Neil Morrison - Business Skills - Children & Young People English Faculty - Health & Social Care English & Media Depute Head Teacher - IT Software Principal Teacher: Mrs Anderson - Scientific Technologies (Curriculum & Learning Pathways) - Hospitality Expressive Arts Faculty Mr Craig Cowie Music, Art & Design, & Drama NPA Leadership Principal Teacher: Mrs Conway Gear Up 2 Go Depute Head Teacher Prince’s Trust: Achieve Guidance & Personal & Social Education (Learning, Teaching and Assessment) Employability & Mental Health Mrs Kirsty Campbell-Robertson Demographics Auchlee House Prinicpal Teacher: Mrs O’Connor Depute Head Teacher Catchment Area Bourtree House (Self Evaluation & Quality Assurance) Portlethen Principal Teacher: Mrs MacLeod Mrs Lauren Miller Fishermoss Cookston House Hillside Principal Teacher: Miss Jones Newtonhill Downies House Banchory-Devenick Principal Teacher: Mrs Cowie Depute Head Teacher (Guidance & Pupil Support) School roll Health Promotion Faculty Mr Tom Liversedge 2018-2019 818 Home Economics, Practical Cookery, Health & Food 2019-2020 837 Technology, & Physical Education 2020-2021 842 Principal Teacher: Mr Lawson Support Services Manager Leavers’ Positive Destinations 2018/19 Ms Patricia Thompson-Wright Humanities Faculty Higher Education 35% Geography, History, Modern Studies, Religious, Employment 31% Moral & Philosophical Studies Further Education 27% Principal Teacher: Mr Rinchey Administration Support Officer Training 3% Unemployed 3% Carolyne Mitchell Personal Skills Dev. 1% IT Faculty Business, Administration, Cyber Security & Attendance Computing Science 2017-2018 92.94% Principal Teacher: Mr Simpson Business & Community Support Officer 2018-2019 93.44% Isla Elliott 2019-2020 92.33% Maths Faculty Maths & Application of Maths Principal Teacher DYW Attainment Principal Teacher: Mrs Rinchey Mrs Jess Copner S4 cohort – 5 or more Level 5 2016-2017 42.6% Modern Languages 2017-2018 53.2% French & Spanish Principal Teacher Pupil Development 2018-2019 45.3% Principal Teacher: Mrs Craw Miss Rebecca Mason 2019-2020 45.2% Science Portlethen Academy, S5 cohort – 3 or more Level 6 Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, & Bruntland Road, 2016-2017 37.1% Laboratory Skills Aberdeenshire 2017-2018 37.4% Principal Teacher: Miss Hudgins AB12 4QD 2018-2019 52.3% 2019-2020 44.6% Tel. No. 01224 782174 S6 cohort – 3 or more Level 6 Business and Community Partnerships [email protected] 2016-2017 45.8% Community & Learning Development 2017-2018 44.9% Maryculter House Hotel | AFCCT @PortyAcad 2018-2019 43.7% The Wood Foundation Portlethenacademyofficial 2019-2020 36.4% .
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