Shawlands Academy

Shawlands Academy is a large, non denominational school situated on the south side of Glasgow, in Scotland. The pupils here number around 1250. It is a long established school dating from 1894. There was a private school of the same name located in Skirving Street which began about 1857. However, the school as we know it today opened its doors for the first time 124 years ago in the building on Pollokshaws Road which is now Shawlands Primary School. Shawlands Academy has modern classroom facilities through-out the school, thereby helping to maintain a high standard of education for pupils. The school attempts to combine the best elements of traditional Scottish education with a developing curriculum designed to equip pupils for the twenty-first century. There has been significant investment in technology which has improved pupil provision in all subjects particularly in Business Education, Computing, English, Modern Languages, Science, Design & Technology and Music.

In Shawlands Academy we aim:

• To provide the highest standard of learning and teaching
• To provide equal opportunities for all irrespective of ability, gender, race, ethnic origin and disadvantage
• To develop a close working relationship between school, home, and community
• To emphasise the work of individuals and their contribution to the school community
• To foster attitudes of respect, responsibility, compassion, honesty and self reliance
• To motivate pupils positively, raise their expectations and maximise their level of achievement
• To provide a high standard of care for staff and pupils

Curriculum for Excellence aims to achieve a transformation in education in Scotland by providing a coherent, more flexible and enriched curriculum from 3 to 18. The curriculum aims to help every learner develop knowledge, skills and attributes for learning, life and work, which are ecapsulated in the four capacities. To enable young person to be a successful learner, a confident individual, a responsible citizen and an effective contributor.

Curriculum for Excellence aims to support all children and young people in developing skills which they will use throughout their life and in their work, including the development of pre-vocational, enterprising and employability skills, personal skills, high levels of cognitive skills and the opportunity to put learning into a practical context.