Context Aboyne Academy
Aboyne Academy is a 6-year comprehensive secondary school which caters for 668 pupils from the Upper Deeside area in North-East Scotland. The school has the largest geographical catchment area of all the schools in Aberdeenshire and has 10 associated primary schools. The school has Enhanced Provision facilities to support pupils with additional support needs and the complex needs provision for Deeside.
Aboyne Academy is known for having a positive ethos and prides itself on having a welcoming atmosphere and strong community spirit. Attainment levels are consistently high. The school ethos is underpinned by its three core values of respect, determination and compassion. The school is very proud of powerful partnerships with the Wood Foundation, the Fife Arms in Braemar, Glen Tanar Estate, HorseBack UK and Aboyne and Upper Deeside Rotary Club. Working with
these partners has enabled the school to share an ambitious plan to transform the way they prepare young people for life beyond school.
The school strives for excellence through strong leadership and effective collaboration.
Why Practitioner Enquiry?
Following significant change in the school after the pandemic coupled with a new leadership team, Aboyne’s Headteacher introduced a Leadership of Change policy for the first time in 2022 adopting a four- stage model inspired by the Education Endowment Foundation:
Explore
Prepare
Deliver
Sustain
The resources in the report focus on the Practitioner Enquiry at Arboyne Academy and aims to capture the schools learnings and also the impact of the initiative.
