Levenmouth Academy
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| Motto | Learning to Achieve Your Personal Best |
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| Established | 17 August 2016 |
| Type | Secondary |
| Head teacher | Ronnie Ross |
| Location |
Methilhaven Road KY8 1HL Scotland |
| Local authority | Fife Council |
| Staff | c. 83 |
| Students | c. 1816 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses |
Cotlands Kingslaw Letham Sandwell |
Levenmouth Academy will be a six-year comprehensive school in Buckhaven, Methil, Scotland that will serve the population in the Levenmouth area. Upon opening in August 2016 the head teacher will be Ronnie Ross. In June 2012, Fife Council proposed that the neighbouring Kirkland and Buckhaven schools should merge to create Levenmouth Academy. The plans were approved in April 2014, and the Academy will open officially to all pupils on August 18, 2016.[1]
History
In June 2012, Fife Council made proposals that the existing Kirkland High School and Community College and Buckhaven High School would merge to create one new school. The proposals were prompted by the age of the respective buildings and facilities, and the grant for a new school from The Scottish Government. After a lengthy consultation process with members of the public, families, and pupils of both the respective schools and their catchment primary schools, the plans for a new school were approved in April 2014.
The Dutch construction firm BAM was awarded the building contract, and the construction of the new building began on April 14, 2014.[2]
A competition was held by Fife Council to determine the name of the new school. Both pupils and members of the public were given the chance to enter a suggestion on the Fife Council website, and all of the suggestions were compiled. A panel of judges looked at all of the suggestions, and made a shortlist of five names that only pupils could vote on. These were: "Levenmouth High School", "Bayview High School", "East Fife High School", "Methilhaven High School" and "Levenmouth Academy". The one that was most popular with school pupils was "Levenmouth Academy".[3]
Both pupils of Kirkland and Buckhaven will end the school year on Wednesday 29 June 2016, to give teachers time to move to the new school, as the respective buildings of Kirkland and Buckhaven will be closed for the final time on Friday 1 July. During the holidays before the return to the new school, Levenmouth Academy will serve as a school, although not fully functional or open to pupils.
Departments
The following are subject departments at Levenmouth Academy, listed in alphabetical order.
- Art and Design (Principal Teacher: Mrs. C. Paterson)
- Drama (Principal Teacher: Mrs. M. Douglas)
- English (Principal Teacher: Mrs. P. Connelly)
- School Library (Librarian: Mr. M. Russell)
- Social Studies
- Geography (Principal Teacher: Mrs. C. McLeod)
- History and Modern Studies (Principal Teacher: Mr. D. Hendry)
- Religious Education
- Health and Wellbeing (Principal Teacher: Mrs. N. Cunningham)
- Personal and Social Health Education
- Physical Education
- Home Economics (Principal Teacher: Ms. N. Corlett)
- Mathematics (Principal Teacher: Mrs. T. O'Connor)
- Numeracy (Principal Teacher: Mr J. Munro)
- Modern Languages (Principal Teacher: Mrs. E. Belford)
- Music (Principal Teacher: Mrs. A. Fleming)
- Sciences
- Biology (Principal Teacher: Miss N Haddow)
- Chemistry (Principal Teacher: Mr. D. Bryant)
- Physics (Principal Teacher: Mr. J. Emeleus)
- Technological Studies
- Business Studies (Principal Teacher: Mrs. L. Thomson)
- Computing Studies (Principal Teacher: Mrs. L. Thomson)
- Design, Engineering and Technology Studies (Principal Teacher: Mr. G. Dick)
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- Senior Management Team
- Headteacher : Mr. R. Ross
- Depute Headteacher (Pupil Support) : Mr. A. Brown
- Depute Headteacher (Curriculum) and Head of House for Kingslaw : Mrs. S. Moffat
- Depute Headteacher (Raising Attainment) and Head of House for Cotlands : Mrs. M. Cumming
- Depute Headteacher (School Improvement) and Head of House for Letham : Mr. F. Maginnis
- Depute Headteacher (Learning and Teaching) and Head of House for Sandwell : To be appointed