Calderside Academy

This is the worst school you could go to the bulling is terrible the teachers are very rude the one thing that is good about the school is the football pitch the food is horrible they don't care about your mental health the fights everyday teacher don't do anything about it don't bring your kids hear people

I've been at this school for over 5 years and all I can say is Calderside is horrendous if I could give this a zero I would there's an extreme lack of support from the adults in the school they don't take students mental health and some of our disabilities into account in any aspect of our education for me personally they didn't take my disability seriously until something bad actually occurred from it. The school doesn't listen when you tell them about bullying from other students and even teachers themselves this schools lack of support caused someone to kill themselves and even after that they still don't do anything if you have the choice don't come to this school it's the worst experience of your life

This is coming from an S1 pupil at Calderside Academy. I may have only been at this school for 6 months but the bullying I have endured is absolutely outrageous. On top of all this, I got not help at all with the situation. I struggle with anxiety and depression and feel this school made my mental health a lot worse than it was before I started. They expect you to look things up yourself if you are curious and in some classes I constantly get given worksheets with nothing to do with what I'm learning about because the teacher has not planned anything for the period. The teachers also shout at you if they think you are asking a "stupid question" when the questions are completely fine. The students don't like anybody that they think are different. If you don't talk a lot , like me, then you soon become a victim of bullying and harassment. They constantly point out your differences and target you because of them. The pupil support teachers do nothing to help and never call your parents back when they are meant to. They never tell the parents what are going on. The heads and pupil support teachers also assume that they know everything about your life and you when they know nothing. I feel to scared to even tell them if I'm being bullied because of how they react. When I told someone about the bullying they immediately asked if I had told my pupil support teacher. I told them I hadn't and they told me they couldn't do anything about that instead of reporting it to someone. When I went back I had to sit in front of one of the bullies again who continued to mock me. If you aren't good at p.e (e.g catching a ball, running fast) the students immediately shout at you and call you horrible names. I was pulled to the side one time by a teacher who proceeded to interrogate me and didn't do anything to solve the problem. I am constantly told to avoid and ignore but how long can I do that before it gets bad. I have already had to use force on a boy because he was taking my property and threatening to burn it and throw it out of a window. Again, no one done anything about this. I have been told to speak up about the bullying but how can I when all they do is ignore me. I have been told to go to different teachers about it but the only people I feel I can talk to are my parents. I try to hide things and pretend I'm okay but I fear one day I won't be able to and it will all be too much. People have already died through this school not helping so they should be doing better. My parents have already told them that I have a history of trauma and still they refuse to do anything. It's like they're trying to encourage suicide and mental health. I haven't learned anything since I came here. Don't go here, you'll just get called slurs, be bullied and screamed at by students. The teachers won't do anything.

Calderside Academy are a disgrace. They never help with anything and when you don’t go to them they shout at you and make it out to be your fault when they don’t exactly make you feel as if you can speak with them about your life. If you have bad mental health you are told that the constant panic attacks and/or anxiety attacks are ridiculous and a lie and when you speak with your head if hears about specific teachers being unprofessional and out of line they speak with them and say there’s been a complaint and yet nothing is ever taken any further when you continue to tell the, there has been no change. A lot of students drop out of subjects they thoroughly enjoy because of the teachers they have and we are never given help with exams and are instead told to suck it up and get on with it. Us as students are never given any support or clarification from anyone and if complaints are made we are never updated on the outcome mostly because nothing has been done. I have been threatened multiple times and it’s always made out to be my fault or I’m overreacting. I am sick of the lack of support and action at Calderside Academy in the areas of bullying and mental health and considering the tragedy of a young girl killing her self and who attended the school, you would think Calderside Academy would be more supportive when it comes to mental health especially. But of course this isn’t the case.