Portlethen Academy

Toliets have been locked apart from s1 and 2 with teachers stood out side I feel like I have no privacy at all please sort this out

From what I've seen, this school doesn't seem to tackle racism enough. The only thing they speak about not tolerating racist behaviour and shoving the word racism at the bottom of a pride poster.

The school doesn't teach anything about black history month and there's no diversity week or cultural appropriation day. When someone tried to bring up the idea of some sort to promote against racism, they were met with an excuse to ask their parents to tell the school about their idea by the one of the senior management. Before you agree with this idea, if other schools can do this without needing to ask parents, then why can't this school do the same. It show that the school is either to busy to put this idea out or doesn't care about it.

In my opinion, to be racist doesn't mean you have say the n word. To be racist is to not leat a child bring foods or drinks into school because you don't know what it is, to pull the corners of your eyes to mock an Asian person, to put on an Indian accent to mock an Indian person and to go around saying racist remarks. Of course there is many aspects of racism but this seems to be one I have witnessed/been through.

In my opinion the school focuses far to much on making it a safe place for the LGBTQ+ Community (which is great!). I don't know if it was because it was pride month that this happened but last year, there was pride posters everywhere, in the corridors and in classrooms. Wish they could do the same for other things too.

Another problem is the pupils. They are very rude and I'm starting to see cliques forming. There's students vaping in the bathroom like there is no tomorrow but the school is trying their best to stop this issue.

I will give props to the school for taking their time to invest in their security system. They have also made a few changes here and there such as the chairs and flooring.

Guidance is another challenge I seem to face. They always seem to be to busy. I feel like guidance tends to let their feeling come before their profession sometimes. One time I went and I was met with blunt and sharp replies. It was almost like another pupil had said something about me that completely infuriated guidance and they let their anger slip out. Or they were having a bad day, I guess I'll never know. Guidance is almost never available and their advice isn't always the best, so try sorting your problems out before going to guidance.

But, I will say they have came up with a new system called house heads. So alongside guidance, you will have a member of the SLT in your house and they will be your house head. Can't wait to see this be put into place.

School is a disgrace, teachers and students have no respect whatsoever, teachers send kids out of classrooms and leave them standing there for more than half the lesson wasting the students time where they could be learning. Teachers offer no support what’s so ever, they claim to care about mental health but offer no support to kids struggling with mental health issues the only think they do for mental health is mental health week and the only thing that they actually do is an assembly of them talking about mental health for half the assembly then they talk about school issues, bathrooms are a joke there is always kids in there talking and vaping they are also disgusting there is always food on the floor as there isnt enough seating for all the kids at lunch. Bullying is horrendous by Teachers and students and they don’t do anything about that even if parents have to get involved and they promise they will do something about it but they do noting about it, most of the teachers are aggressive and unhelpful. Teachers act like they care about anxiety but when my mate had a panic attack she was left with no help and told to “just go back to lessons” when she was crying, Teachers are useless as when you ask for help with a question they just say “you should of been listening” basically don’t send you kid to this school unless you want them to get no education and have mental health issues

Previously went to a great Primary school (also in Portlethen), thinking academy would be great. I was extremely mistaken. Most teachers are beyond poor. I will not name anyone here, but at least half of the teachers will put something easy on the board, give you the entire lesson to complete it, and just sit on their phone for the remainder of the lesson. Either that, or they will fail to explain a task and wonder why students are confused/fail a test. I am extremely disappointed with this school. It used to have great reviews before COVID-19, however the new headmaster has seriously let the school go. I would give it one star, but I feel there are still worse schools (e.g. Lochside Academy in Aberdeen City).

The school allows people to be transphobic, racist, homophobic without a major punishment, Iv been harassed MULTIPLE times by boys calling me slurs and the most they got was staying in for 2 lunches and then nothing else. I'm tired of never being listened to and them brushing it off as "they're minors they don't know any better". YES THEY DO!! they can comprehend everything and they know its wrong, I also here people who are white say the n word like it's nothing and the schools does nothing but as soon as someone's put their hood up "DETENION AND A DEMERRIT!!!" and I get scolded for puting up a peice of fabric on my head and get called looking like I'm in a gang BY TEACHERS full grown ADULTS, and then as soon as it comes to anything they stand ti be against "Oh I forgot", 🤨😐. I'm tired of my school claiming to be a good open minded, "welcoming" school but then any sort of problem comes by and it's ignored. I want my school to be held accountable for their actions.