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Bramhall High School
Bramhall High School is a larger than average, nine form entry, comprehensive high school for 11 to 16 year olds in Bramhall, Stockport, England. The school is a teacher training school in connection with Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester. History The school opened as Bramhall County Grammar School on ''Seal Road'' in 1967 as a co-educational three-form entry grammar school. It became The Bramhall County High School in 1971 with a ten-form entry with a sixth form. New buildings were added to prepare for the comprehensive intake. Until April 1974 it was administered by Cheshire Education Committee. By 1973 it had a 12-form entry with around 1400 pupils. With the new LEA of Stockport, it became known as Bramhall High School in 1974. In 1975 it was a 9-form entry school with around 300 in the sixth form, and again was 12-form entry in 1980. Similar to Marple Hall School in Marple, the sixth form was closed in the early 1990s. Since the introduction of ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Bramhall is a suburban area in the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in Cheshire, it had a population of 17,436 at the 2011 Census.Bramhall South and Bramhall North Wards History The Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon manor of Bramall was held as separate estates by two Saxon freemen, Brun and Hacun. In 1070, William the Conqueror subdued the north-west of England, and divided the land among his followers. The manor was given to Hamon de Massey, who eventually became the first Baron of Dunham Massey. The earliest reference to Bramall was recorded in the Domesday Book as "Bramale", a name derived from the Old English words ''brom'' meaning broom (shrub), broom, both indigenous to the area, and ''halh'' meaning nook or secret place, probably by water. De Masci received the manor as wasteland, since it had been devastated by William the Conqueror. By the time of the Domesday survey, the land was recovering and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sniffer Dog
A detection dog or sniffer dog is a dog that is trained to use its senses to detect substances such as explosives, illegal drugs, wildlife scat, currency, blood, and contraband electronics such as illicit mobile phones. The sense most used by detection dogs is olfaction, smell. Hunting dogs that search for game (food), game, and search dogs that work to find missing humans are generally not considered detection dogs. There is some overlap, as in the case of cadaver dogs, trained to search for human remains. A police dog is essentially a detection dog that is used as a resource for police in specific scenarios such as conducting drug raids, finding missing criminals, and locating stashed currency. Frequently, detection dogs are thought to be used for law enforcement purposes. Experts say that dog-sniff evidence should not be used in the criminal justice system, pointing to wrongful convictions, human biases that skew animal behavior, and the lack of systematic research into what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Ellis (footballer)
Daniel Ellis (born 18 November 1988) is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stockport County. He plays as a forward. Ellis was born in Stockport. He progressed through Stockport County's Centre of Excellence youth system to make his first-team debut as a substitute in a 3–1 win over Shrewsbury Town in League Two on 22 April 2006. In 2008, he spent time on loan to Conference National club Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester city centre and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the .... He was released by Stockport at the end of the 2007–08 season. References External links * 1988 births Living people Footballers from Stockport English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stockport County F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players English Football League players N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Drummond
Lauren Emma Drummond (born 23 December 1987) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles as Mika Grainger in the BBC One school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' (2006–2008) and Chantelle Lane in the BBC One medical drama series ''Holby City'' (2011–2013, 2016). Education Drummond was born and brought up in Cheadle Hulme in Stockport and attended Bramhall High School before completing a Performing Arts Course at Mid Cheshire College. She attended the college at the same time as Adam Thomas, who played Donte Charles in ''Waterloo Road''. Career Drummond played the role of Mika Grainger in the BBC school-based drama series '' Waterloo Road'' from its inception on 9 March 2006. Her last appearance was at the end of series 3 in March 2008. She has made other TV appearances, with roles on shows including ''Coronation Street'', ''Doctors'' and ''Grange Hill''. In 2005, she won two roles – Mika Grainger in ''Waterloo Road'' and Jane Black in '' Heartbeat''. Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sacha Dhawan
Sacha Dhawan (; born 1 May 1984) is a British actor from Greater Manchester. He is best known for playing Akthar in the play ''The History Boys'' (2004–2006) and its film adaptation (2006), Paul Jatri in the BBC One comedy drama series ''Last Tango in Halifax'' (2012), Waris Hussein in the BBC Two docudrama film ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' (2013), Manish Prasad in the crime thriller '' Line of Duty'' (2014), Davos in '' Marvel's Iron Fist'' (2017–2018), Orlo in ''The Great'' (2020) and The Master in the long-running BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (2020–2022). Early life Dhawan was born in Bramhall, Stockport, to Indian parents from Jalandhar, Punjab. Dhawan trained at the Laine-Johnson Theatre School in Manchester, and started acting at the age of twelve. He attended Aquinas College in Stockport. Dhawan was diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2006. In 2016, he suffered from flare ups whilst filming ''Iron Fist'' in New York. Career Television and film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Cullen
Christina Louise "Tina" Cullen MBE (born 1 March 1970 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a field hockey player from England. Cullen has represented Great Britain in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 when the team finished in fourth place. She is a coach with Bowdon Hightown and has over 400 English Premier League goals to her name. She teaches sport at Greenbank High School Greenbank High School is an all-girls secondary academy school located in Hillside, Southport, Merseyside, England. School details Greenbank currently holds The NACE (National Able Children in Education) Challenge Award, Artsmark Gold, British ... and was awarded an MBE in the New Years honours list 2013. References External links * 1970 births Living people British female field hockey players English female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Northfield (UK Parliament Constituency)
Birmingham Northfield is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Gary Sambrook, a Conservative. It represents the southernmost part of the city of Birmingham. Members of Parliament Constituency profile Among the area's largest features is the Longbridge Town shopping area built on the site of the now demolished MG Rover Group factory which for decades had been a major employer in the constituency but which was closed down in the run up to the 2005 general election, two hospitals, Northfield Shopping Centre and the now also closed North Worcestershire Golf Course. Despite the closure of the Longbridge Motor works the Labour MP at the time, Richard Burden was returned in the subsequent general election with his majority reduced by 5.6%. He was re-elected with his majority further reduced by 14.1% in 2010. In 2015, Burden was re-elected with a majority of 2,509 votes and a vote share of 41.6%, which made Northfield the most marginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Burden
Richard Haines Burden (born 1 September 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Northfield from 1992 to 2019. He served as a Shadow Transport Minister from 2013 to 2016 and again from 2016 to 2017. After the 2017 general election, he returned to the backbenches and served as a member of the House of Commons International Development Committee. Early life Burden was born in Liverpool. He attended the Wallasey Technical Grammar School; Bramhall Comprehensive School; St John's College of Further Education, Manchester; the University of York, where he obtained a degree in Politics and was the president of the Students' Union in 1976; and then the University of Warwick where he received a master's degree in Industrial Relations. On leaving university he was appointed the branch organiser in North Yorkshire in the National and Local Government Officers' Association in 1979, becoming the district officer for the West Midlands in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Bottomley
Christine Bottomley (born 27 April 1979) is an English actress. Early life Born in Rochdale and grew up in an apartment above the family's chemist shop. She went to several local youth drama groups before embarking on a course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, from where she graduated in 2001. Career Following graduation, she made her on-screen debut in an episode of ''EastEnders''. Bottomley has had numerous parts on television, including episodes of the second series of ''Torchwood'', the comedy series '' Massive'' and the drama series '' Hope Springs'' and '' Land Girls''. Her first film role was in ''Hush'', in 2009. The following year she was nominated for Best New Actress at the London Film Critic's Circle Awards for her portrayal of Lisa Thompson in ''The Arbor''. She is a three-times winner of Best Actress at the BBC Audio Drama Awards; in 2014 for ''My Boy''; 2017 for '' The Sky is Wider'' and 2018 for ''Solitary Solitary is the state of being alo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Impington Village College
Impington Village College is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in Impington in the English county of Cambridgeshire. The buildings of 1938/9 by Walter Gropius and Maxwell Fry are Grade I listed. The school opened in 1939, two weeks after the outbreak of World War II. It was the fourth Village College to be opened in Cambridgeshire. As a village college, it was originally intended to encompass all aspects of learning in the village, and included prominent space for adult education and the First Histon Scouts, who are now based in a hut on the grounds of the college. In 1998 the school was awarded the Sportsmark by Sport England and was also granted international school status by the British Council's central bureau for education visits and exchanges, the first of eleven schools to be designated that way. In September 1999 it built on this with a successful application to the Department of Education to become a specialist Language College. The school converted to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Curriculum For England
The National Curriculum for England was first introduced by the Education Reform Act 1988. At the time of its introduction the legislation applied to both England and Wales. However, education later became a devolved matter for the Welsh government. The National Curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools so children learn the same things. It covers what subjects are taught and the standards children should reach in each subject. The statutory National Curriculum in force dates from 2014, when it was introduced to most year groups across primary and secondary education. Some elements were introduced in September 2015. The National Curriculum sets out the content matter which must be taught in a number of subjects in "local authority–maintained schools". Aims There are two main aims presented in the statutory documentation for the National Curriculum, stating: # The national curriculum provides pupils with an introduction to the essential kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) is a Non-ministerial government department, non-ministerial department of Government of the United Kingdom, His Majesty's government, reporting to Parliament of the United Kingdom, Parliament. Ofsted is responsible for inspecting a range of educational institutions, including state schools and some independent schools, in England. It also inspects childcare, adoption and fostering agencies and initial teacher training, and regulates a range of early years and children's social care services. The Chief Inspector (HMCI) is appointed by an Order in Council and thus becomes an office holder under the Crown. Amanda Spielman has been HMCI ; the Chair of Ofsted has been Christine Ryan: her predecessors include Julius Weinberg and David Hoare. Ofsted is also the colloquial name used in the education sector to refer to an Ofsted Inspection, or an Ofsted Inspection Report. An #Section 5, Ofsted Section 5 Inspe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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