2 Jul 2003 - "Farnborough School Technology College"
Farnborough School is to become "Farnborough Technology College" after being awarded specialist status.
This report appeared in the Evening Post 02 07 2003.
This report appeared in the Evening Post 02 07 2003.
SIX SCHOOLS GAIN STATUS
BY ANDY DONE-JOHNSON
12:00 - 02 July 2003
Six Notts schools are celebrating today after being awarded specialist status.
This will take the total number of specialist schools in Notts to 24. From September, Farnborough Comprehensive, Redhill Comprehensive, Toot Hill Comprehensive, Garibaldi School, Arnold Hill Comprehensive and the Foxwood School will all hold the new status - leading to potential curriculum changes and extra funding.
Bosses at each school raised the £50,000 needed to make the bid - under DfES regulations - by donations from surrounding firms and various events.
They will now receive a further £150,000 from Government coffers, and an extra £123 per pupil each year until 2007.
To qualify schools must have received top marks by school inspectors Ofsted, and raised 50 of the initial startup costs from local businesses.
The schools will now be able to concentrate up to half their timetables to their specialist subjects. They can also select ten per cent of pupils from outside their catchments, based on exam performance.
Some of the cash will also go into teaching at local feeder schools, so prospective pupils can better prepare for the specialist school in their catchment area.
Clifton's Farnborough Comprehensive, which will become a specialist technology college, is only the fifth city school to be given the green light from Government bosses since the system was introduced in 1995.
Head teacher Tony Wells said: "The school and this part of the city deserve the opportunities which technology status will bring.
"It's been a long journey and it sets up another one - but it is a just reward for everyone and we could not be more pleased."
Council bosses hope the news will help reverse a trend of city children travelling out of Nottingham for their education.
City Council education spokesman Coun Graham Chapman said "An enormous amount of hard work went into this bid and it will make a real contribution to education in Clifton.
"We also hope it will attract pupils from outside the city."
Garibaldi School in Forest Town, Mansfield, will specialise in Maths and Computing.
Head teacher Elaine Huckerby said: "This status will bring a wealth of new opportunities to our students and the learning community."
Toot Hill Comprehensive in Bingham will become a specialist business and enterprise college.
Head teacher John Tomasevic said: "It has been a real team effort, and everyone has played their part."
Arnold Hill Comprehensive and the Foxwood School in Bramcote have both been awarded specialist technology status.
Redhill Comprehensive in Arnold has been awarded specialist arts status. Greenwood Dale Comprehensive in Sneinton became Nottingham's first specialist technology college eight years ago.
BY ANDY DONE-JOHNSON
12:00 - 02 July 2003
Six Notts schools are celebrating today after being awarded specialist status.
This will take the total number of specialist schools in Notts to 24. From September, Farnborough Comprehensive, Redhill Comprehensive, Toot Hill Comprehensive, Garibaldi School, Arnold Hill Comprehensive and the Foxwood School will all hold the new status - leading to potential curriculum changes and extra funding.
Bosses at each school raised the £50,000 needed to make the bid - under DfES regulations - by donations from surrounding firms and various events.
They will now receive a further £150,000 from Government coffers, and an extra £123 per pupil each year until 2007.
To qualify schools must have received top marks by school inspectors Ofsted, and raised 50 of the initial startup costs from local businesses.
The schools will now be able to concentrate up to half their timetables to their specialist subjects. They can also select ten per cent of pupils from outside their catchments, based on exam performance.
Some of the cash will also go into teaching at local feeder schools, so prospective pupils can better prepare for the specialist school in their catchment area.
Clifton's Farnborough Comprehensive, which will become a specialist technology college, is only the fifth city school to be given the green light from Government bosses since the system was introduced in 1995.
Head teacher Tony Wells said: "The school and this part of the city deserve the opportunities which technology status will bring.
"It's been a long journey and it sets up another one - but it is a just reward for everyone and we could not be more pleased."
Council bosses hope the news will help reverse a trend of city children travelling out of Nottingham for their education.
City Council education spokesman Coun Graham Chapman said "An enormous amount of hard work went into this bid and it will make a real contribution to education in Clifton.
"We also hope it will attract pupils from outside the city."
Garibaldi School in Forest Town, Mansfield, will specialise in Maths and Computing.
Head teacher Elaine Huckerby said: "This status will bring a wealth of new opportunities to our students and the learning community."
Toot Hill Comprehensive in Bingham will become a specialist business and enterprise college.
Head teacher John Tomasevic said: "It has been a real team effort, and everyone has played their part."
Arnold Hill Comprehensive and the Foxwood School in Bramcote have both been awarded specialist technology status.
Redhill Comprehensive in Arnold has been awarded specialist arts status. Greenwood Dale Comprehensive in Sneinton became Nottingham's first specialist technology college eight years ago.