Welcome to our School, we are delighted to have you onboard the Good Ship Kellands. The purpose of this page is to provide concise and supportive guidance to get you up and running with the various systems, policies and training you will need to undertake at Kellands, as well as Aberdeenshire's corporate obligations via ALDO.
The Head Teacher will provide you with Corporate login details and you should receive ALDO login details from Human Resources (HR).
Upon starting with Kellands School we will arrange a sit down with yourself and a member of the Senior Leadership Team (Graeme HT, Carly DHT and Al DHT).
This will include a welcoming and informal chat about life at Kellands and the fun we get up to, as well as some of the less glamourous aspects of the job; admin, service structure, class routines, lesson planning resources, policies, expectations, facilities, car parking and general house-keeping. We fully understand how overwhelming it can be joining a school so please, ask as many questions that you need to and don't stress! You will get there.
The Headteacher will issue you with the following:
Teacher Laptop
Corporate Login
EVOLVE login
Tour of School
with identification of fire exits, drill and assembly points.
Security alarms.
First Aid representatives and equipment
Please make your way to the office and see our wonderful Administration team (Kelly and Diane) to arrange receiving the following:
ID Badge
Door Entry Card
Seemis Login (+ signed user agreement)
Glow Login
Photocopy Code
Medical Information re: Pupils
Aberdeenshire Council has an on-line learning portal called ALDO. This allows you to access a range of learning materials from full courses to short modules, supporting documentation as well as booking a place on face-to-face courses. ALDO can be accessed from any PC with an Internet connection.
As part of your Induction you are expected to engage with and complete Corporate Induction Training as well as a number of Mandatory Training courses.
To make your experience of using ALDO for the first time more effective, please watch this quick tour for a few hints and tips to help you.
Once you have logged into ALDO for the first time, the system automatically asks you to change your password. If in the future, you wish to change it to something else, here is how to do it.
Firstly, click on your headshot at the top right of the page. Then click on the Preferences link where you will find a link to change your password.
You can check that your work location, email address etc are up to date within your profile.
Simply click on your headshot at the top right of the page then choose Profile, followed by Edit Profile. If there is anything in there that needs updated and you cannot do it yourself, email ALDOSupport@aberdeenshire.gov.uk with the details and they will do it for you. Please check your profile at least once every 6 months to ensure it is up to date.
There are mandatory courses that all Aberdeenshire Council Employees should undertake within the first few months after joining the organisation. These are listed below.