Vale of Leven Academy

The Vale of Leven Academy is a non-denominational school in West Dunbartonshire in Scotland.

History

It is in Alexandria, on the south of the town near the border with Renton, next to St. Martin's RC primary school. It moved to this site around 1960, with a new building, having previously occupied a building now utilised as Christie Park Primary School. By the early 1970s the school had become rather crowded, with a significant number of classes in huts. A fairly large extension was opened in 1973, it was destroyed by fire in 2002, and a completely new school building opened in 2009.

The head teacher for several years was Angus McDonald, who retired in 2009. The current head teacher is Catriona Robertson who took over in 2009 from Angus McDonald.

Each year the school has a multiple amount of dance's for a different occasion.. E.g - halloween, christmas, etc. Vale of Leven Academy has a multiple amount of programmes to help get there students prepared for upcoming exams, such as 'supported study'. 'Supported study' gives students a chance to get extra help with the subjects they personally find most difficult, and get all sorts of help from their teachers.

Subjects include - IT skills (admin, business management etc.), modern languages (german, french, etc.) Maths, Music, social subjects (history, geography, modern studies, and RME.), English, Science (biology, chemistry & physics.), Art, Home Economics, technical (craft and design & graphics.), and finally Physical Education (P.E).

The school contains a language unit, for children with difficulties grasping the knowledge of certain subjects, and helps give them a boost with knowledge & self esteem.

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