Bearsden Academy

Bearsden Academy is aiming to use Digital Technology to improve the experience of pupils. Some of the work we have carried out in the last few years includes:

  • Introducing/upgrading more computers and tablets for pupil use
  • Providing all pupils with access to Glow for email, applications and storage
  • Providing access to parents, pupils and teachers to an online homework platform, Show My Homework
  • Using new features of Glow such as OneNote and Classroom within Physics, Design and Technology, Business and Computing
  • Gathering pupil, parent and teacher opinion via online forms
  • Using on-the-spot surveys with parents using iPads at parent events
  • Sharing information on the website, Twitter, email and text message
  • Logging achievement via the MyMerit system
  • Increasing use of digital technology for assessment including digital exam papers and tests
  • Increasing use of tools to support learning such as text-to-speech, spell checking and immersive reading tools
  • Use of digital tools for tracking attendance, behaviour and progress
  • Use of digital tools for school reports
  • Use of online resources such as SCHOLAR, Code.org, Mathletics, Sumdog, NoRedInk to allow online anytime, anywhere learning across a variety of subjects

Online Safety

Internet Safety is covered in topics with Computing Science and PSE, as well as through events across the school such as Safer Internet day and Digital Week.
Parenting Across Scotland has a detailed guide to family approaches to online safety.

Digital Learning – Pupil Resources

National 4 Revision

BBC Bitesize covers all subjects available at National 4 level.

National 5 Revision

BBC Bitesize covers all subjects available at National 5 level.
SCHOLAR has access to online learning resources for National 5 Mathematics, English and ESOL.

Higher Revision

BBC Bitesize covers all subjects available at Higher level.
SCHOLAR has access to online learning resources for Higher Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Human Biology, Physics, English, ESOL, French, Spanish, Accounting, Art and Design, Business Management and Psychology.

Advanced Higher Revision

SCHOLAR has access to online learning resources for Advanced Higher Biology, Chemistry, Computing Science, Mathematics, Physics, English, French, Spanish and Business Management

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