Our Vision
Our aim is to lead our community in becoming a world-class independent day school, the best in Scotland and beyond.
That means providing rich and deep learning experiences; sector-leading academic, sporting, musical, artistic, cultural and pastoral excellence.
It means best preparing our pupils for life after The Academy and also placing value on the importance of sustainable education for future generations.
It means doing the very best in every way for every child in our care.
We want all of our pupils to thrive and contribute to a rapidly developing modern world and become socially conscious, innovative young people with a global outlook. We want to empower young people to enjoy their individuality, caring for and respecting themselves, others and the world around them.
We are committed to learning from and collaborating with others – past, present, at home and abroad – and developing local, national and global partnerships that enable us to have a greater impact on lives within and out with The Academy community.
We will achieve all of this by developing the school in five key areas: our 5 Academies.
1. Learning Academy
Agile problem-solvers, with creativity, curiosity, knowledge and originality of thought.
The Learning Academy in action:
Curious and enquiring– the confidence and freedom to follow what you do not know
Knowledge-centred - a respect for evidence, reasoning and thought
Creative and passionate – a genuine love for learning
Problem-solvers – a fearless approach to challenge and complexity
Agile, big-thinkers – intellectual ambition, aspiration and appetite to understand new ideas and views
2. Community Academy
Contributors, communicators, collaborators and ethical drivers of positive change
The Community Academy in action:
Empathetic – kindness, compassion and a values-based approach to understanding the world
Communicators – the ability to listen, to motivate and inspire, to draw people together and work effectively
Collaborators – the skills needed to build and operate in dynamic team environments
Connectedness – being part of and contributing to something bigger; the embrace of difference, variation and contrast
3. Wellbeing Academy
Agency, confidence, resilience and grit; the character to deal with challenge and adversity
The Wellbeing Academy in action:
Self-regulating – the ability to be self-aware, reflect and adapt
Connected and centred – being grounded and understanding what you and other people need to be most effective
Focused – the character to grow, improve, be flexible and to make mistakes
Resilient – gritty, and determined, focused on improvement and betterment with positivity and optimism
4. Global Academy
Innovators and entrepreneurs connected to real-world ideas, technologies and cultures
The Global Academy in action:
Tech-enabled – the confidence and freedom to use digital technology to tackle new issues
Innovators – the capacity to find new ways of solving problems; entrepreneurialism and creativity used to wider benefit
Risk-takers – the skills and confidence needed to try; to go beyond what is comfortable
Cultured – a global view of people, opportunities, challenges and issues
5. Eco Academy
Leaders and changemakers in designing, engineering and advocating for different futures
The Eco Academy in action:
Responsible – people who embrace the responsibility and accountability required to challenge and improve
Designers – people who see other ways; designers and system engineers, people who connect problems and unpack solutions
Leaders – the capacity to move others toward new destinations through positive influence and motivation
Disrupters – the courage to change things for the better; thought-leaders and truth-finders