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Highams Park School
Highams Park School is a mixed secondary school with academy status in Highams Park, London, England. The school has a specialisms in technology and sports. History The school, originally named Sidney Burnell School, opened 20 May 1940 as a school for children up to age 14. It became a Secondary modern school in 1944 and a senior high comprehensive school in 1968. The name was changed to the current name around 1968. It became a voluntary aided school in 1999. Houses The school has four houses: * Burnell, named after Sidney Burnell, Director of Education in 1920 and the former name of the school * Payling, named after Elizabeth Payling, an outstanding academic ex-student who is the Head of Regulation Programme Management at Royal Mail * Gibson, named after Terry Gibson, an ex-pupil, professional footballer and Sky TV commentator * Forest, named after Epping Forest, a nearby forest Notable former pupils *Terry Gibson, ex-footballer, (Tottenham, Coventry, Man Utd, Wimbledon) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in England is a state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. Most academies are secondary schools, though slightly more than 25% of primary schools (4,363 as of December 2017) are academies. Academies are self-governing non-profit charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum, but do have to ensure that their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex education, and religious education. They are free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Daniels (footballer)
Charles John Daniels (born 7 September 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting his career at Tottenham Hotspur, he experienced a number of loans before joining Leyton Orient. In 2012, he was signed by AFC Bournemouth, where he experienced promotion from League One and the Championship, staying with the club for the duration of the first spell in the Premier League. He finished his career with spells at Shrewsbury Town, Portsmouth and Colchester United. He is currently under 18s coach at Watford. Career Early career Daniels was born in Harlow, Essex, and grew up in nearby Waltham Forest where he attended Highams Park School. He started his career playing for youth club Ridgeway Rovers and Interwood then moved onto Norwich City before joining Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy. He worked his way up through to the reserves, before earning his first professional contract in July 2005. Daniels spent time on loan at Chesterfield durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Willock
Joseph George Willock (born 20 August 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United. Career Arsenal A youth product of Arsenal, Willock joined Arsenal at age four-and-a-half, having been allowed to play alongside his older brothers. He made his first-team debut for the club on 20 September 2017 in the EFL Cup against Doncaster Rovers. Willock made his Premier League debut against Newcastle United on 15 April 2018. He scored his first senior goal on 29 November 2018 in a 3–0 UEFA Europa League victory away at Vorskla Poltava. He then scored his first brace in a 3–0 FA Cup victory away at Blackpool on 5 January 2019. On 12 September 2019, it was announced that Willock had signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. On 19 September 2019, he played as Arsenal won 3–0 against Eintracht Frankfurt by scoring a deflected effort to open the scoring in the opening matchday of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. Willoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey Lantree
The Honeycombs were an English beat group, founded in 1963 in North London, best known for their chart-topping 1964 hit, the million selling "Have I the Right?" The band featured Honey Lantree on drums, one of the few female drummers in bands at that time. They were unable to replicate the success of the first single and had disbanded by 1967. Personnel The original group members were: *Denis D'Ell (born Denis James Dalziel, 10 October 1943, Whitechapel, East London; died of cancer 6 July 2005) – lead singer and harmonica player *Martin Murray (born 7 October 1941, the East End of London) – rhythm guitar. He was replaced by Peter Pye (born 12 July 1946, Walthamstow, London) in November 1964 *Allan Ward (born 12 December 1945, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) – lead guitar *John Lantree (born John David Lantree, 20 August 1941, Newbury, Berkshire) – bass guitar *Honey Lantree (born Anne Margot Lantree, 28 August 1943, Hayes, Middlesex, died 23 December 2018) – drums and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abby Rakic-Platt
Abby Rakic-Platt (born 3 May 1993) is a British actress best known for her performances in the television series ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'' on the children's channel CBBC as Jackie Hopper. She appeared in a 2010 Sainsbury's Christmas advert. Early and personal life She attended Highams Park School and Grey Coat Hospital secondary school, both in London, England, and has four younger siblings, Madeline "Maddie", Jaime and Eloise Rakic-Platt (born in 2001) who are also actresses. Rakic-Platt's maternal grandfather is from Yugoslavia. Rakic-Platt was trained at the Anna Scher Theatre School, attending from the age of 7 or 8 to 18. Rakic-Platt lives in Walthamstow with her father, a taxi driver, and her mother, a school secretary. Her sister Madeline appeared in programmes such as the last episode of ''The Story of Tracy Beaker'', and the eldest daughter of Peter Capaldi's character in '' Torchwood: Children of Earth''; whilst her youngest sister Eloise appeared in the ''Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenzie (rapper)
James MacKenzie (born 6 January 1986), better known as Kenzie or James Kenzie, is a British rapper, DJ, actor and personal trainer, who was formerly a member of ten-piece hip-hop group Blazin' Squad. He was also part of the R&B/pop supergroup 5th Story, set up for ''The Big Reunion'' in 2013. Music Blazin' Squad (2001–06) Blazin' Squad were a ten-piece hip hop group. They enjoyed moderate success in the UK, achieving six consecutive Top 10 hits, including the number one single "Tha Crossroads", which is a cover version of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony song. They released two albums which just made the UK Top 40 album chart. While in the Blazin' Squad, he went by the name MC Kenzie. The group subsequently split in 2005. MC Kenzie, MC Flava and MC Strider went on to form the group Friday Hill (as Kenzie, James and Mus). They split up and on 2009 five of the original Blazin' Squad members released a single ("Let's Start Again") after reforming. It peaked at number 51 on the UK Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermaine Pennant
Jermaine Lloyd Pennant (born 15 January 1983) is an English former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder#Winger, winger. Pennant made over 350 league appearances for 15 clubs, and scored 25 league goals. Born in Nottingham, Pennant played for his local side Notts County F.C., Notts County as a teenager. He earned promising reviews in the youth team at County and Arsenal F.C., Arsenal signed him in 1999. He struggled to make much of an impact at the North London club and spent time on loan at Watford F.C., Watford, Leeds United F.C., Leeds United and Birmingham City F.C., Birmingham City before joining the latter permanently. While an Arsenal player, he won 24 cap (sport), caps for the England national under-21 football team, England under-21 team. He gained notoriety in 2005, when he had to play a match while on probation – he played while wearing an electronic tagging, electronic tag following a Driving under the influence, drink-driving conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie O'Hara (footballer)
Jamie Darryl O'Hara (born 25 September 1986) is an English former professional Association football, footballer. O'Hara came through Arsenal F.C. Academy, Arsenal Academy to then sign for Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur to become a first-team player during the 2007–08 season. He has had several loan spells, including a stint at Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth that saw them reach the 2010 FA Cup Final. In 2017, he was a contestant on ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. Early life and education O'Hara was born in Dartford, Kent. He was educated at Horton Kirby (Church of England) Primary School, He then went on to Hextable Comprehensive School in Kent and Highams Park School, a mixed state comprehensive school in the Highams Park district of the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Club career Early career As a schoolboy, O'Hara trained with the Arsenal Academy before moving to Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Reserves and Academy, Tottenham Hotspur's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Dominique Cheung
Steven Dominique Cheung (; born 7 October 1989) is the first British-Hongkonger to receive the Air League Duke of Edinburgh flying bursary. He was the Liberal Democrat Prospective parliamentary candidate for Walthamstow at the 2015 general election. He is the former Governor and Student Union President of City and Islington College, a British-Hongkonger broadcaster and London 2012 Young Mayor of the Olympic and Paralympic Village, taking the role of a Torch Bearer. He is now a pilot. He was one of the youngest candidates who stood in the European Parliament elections on 4 June 2009. Background Born on 7 October 1989, Cheung grew up in Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong and immigrated with his parents to England when he was 11. His father is from Hong Kong and his mother is from the Philippines. His father works as a chef and his mother is a dinner lady. He speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, English and Tagalog. He studied at Highams Park School in Waltham Forest and then took a g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bentley
David Michael Bentley (born 27 August 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played primarily as a winger, but also played as a central midfielder or as a second striker. Bentley started his career with Arsenal in the Premier League, and despite being earmarked as one for the future, saw his playing opportunities limited by a strong senior squad. He spent two seasons on loan with Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers, and sealed a permanent transfer to Rovers in January 2006. Bentley produced strong performances for his new club, and soon featured regularly for the England under-21 team. He made his senior international debut against Israel in September 2007. In July 2008, Bentley joined Tottenham Hotspur. He spent time on loan with Birmingham City, West Ham United, FC Rostov and a brief return to Blackburn before being released by Tottenham in 2013. After not playing for more than a year, Bentley retired from football in 2014, citing his loss of passion for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Epping Forest
Epping Forest is a area of ancient woodland, and other established habitats, which straddles the border between Greater London and Essex. The main body of the forest stretches from Epping in the north, to Chingford on the edge of the London built-up area. South of Chingford the forest narrows, and forms a green corridor that extends deep into East London, as far as Forest Gate; the Forest's position gives rise to its nickname, the ''Cockney Paradise''. It is the largest forest in London. It lies on a ridge between the valleys of the rivers Lea and Roding. It contains areas of woodland, grassland, heath, streams, bogs and ponds, and its elevation and thin gravelly soil (the result of glaciation) historically made it less suitable for agriculture. The Forest was historically managed as a common; the land was held by a number of local landowners who exercised economic rights over aspects such as timber, while local commoners had grazing and other rights. It was designated a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
