Boclair Academy - HMIe Inspection

HMIe Inspection

The school's last inspection was carried out in January 2009 by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education (merged in 2011 with Learning and Teaching Scotland to form Education Scotland). The report, published 17 March 2009, was largely positive and praised the following particular strengths:

• Positive relationships between staff and young people.
• The enthusiastic, well-motivated and friendly young people.
• High-quality learning and teaching in all departments.
• Consistently high attainment in national examinations.
• Effective partnership working to support young people with additional support needs.
• Effective pastoral support for young people moving from primary school into S1, particularly for those most likely to find the move difficult.

HMIe also agreed the following areas for improvement with the school and education authority:

• Continue to improve learning and teaching by better sharing of good practice and through more effective self-evaluation.
• Continue to improve achievement by building more effectively on young people’s learning at primary school and through better links with community partners.

The inspection of the school was accompanied by an inspection of the learning community surrounding Boclair Academy. There was also a follow through report, which evaluated the school's progress, published by East Dunbartonshire Council in February 2011.