An independent school in Aberdeen has been praised for “outstanding teaching and learning” after a recent inspection.
Education Scotland officials arrived at Robert Gordon’s College as part of a Quality Inspection and Professional Engagement visit this year.
During their scrutiny, they met with youngsters from the nursery all the way through to secondary-school pupils as well as parents and staff.
They carried out surveys, lesson observations and internal documentation – all of which confirmed the school was operating at a high level and offering good opportunities for its pupils.
The subsequent report confirmed: “Robert Gordon’s College provides high quality experiences for learners of all ages.
“Children and young people are happy and proud of their school.
“During the visit, we observed examples of outstanding learning and teaching and high expectations of learners’ achievements.
“The well-planned curriculum leads to high levels of attainment for children and young people across the nursery, junior school and senior school.
“All parents responding to our questionnaire said their children enjoy learning and almost all parents are happy, overall with the school.”
Professor Jimmy Hutchison, chair of governors, welcomed the findings.
He said: “I am delighted to share the findings which underlined the key strengths of high quality teaching and learning in place at Robert Gordon’s College.
“This has been an important process of external analysis, observation and validation, confirming the very high standards in place [here].
“I am encouraged by the strong external endorsement of the high standards of work that is going on with all age ranges at Robert Gordon’s College.”
