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Stokesley School
Stokesley School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Stokesley, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1959''The Buildings of England Yorkshire The North Riding'', N. Pevsner, Penguin Books, 1966 as secondary modern school but became a comprehensive in the 1970s. The school converted to academy status in April 2015, however it continues to coordinate with North Yorkshire County Council for admissions, and has an intake of pupils from Stokesley, Great Ayton, Hutton Rudby and the surrounding villages. Stokesley School offers GCSEs, BTECs ASDAN courses as programmes of study for pupils, while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A-levels. Notable former pupils * Joe Bennett, footballer * Tom Chadwick, cricketer * David Jones, sports broadcaster *Maimie McCoy, actress *Alan Milburn, politician *Pierce Phillips, rugby league player *Harry and Charlie Tanfield, cyclists * Neave Applebaum, songwriter and music produ ... [...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] |
Joe Bennett (footballer)
Joseph Bennett (born 28 March 1990) is an English professional footballer who last played as a defender for Wigan Athletic. He is currently a free agent. Born in Rochdale, Bennett signed his first professional contract with Middlesbrough prior to the 2008–09 season and made his professional debut in May 2009 in the club's final game of the season. He went on to make more than 90 appearances in all competitions for Middlesbrough before joining Aston Villa on 29 August 2012 for an undisclosed fee. After one season as a regular in the first team, he struggled to establish himself in the side and, after loan spells with Brighton & Hove Albion, AFC Bournemouth and Sheffield Wednesday, he was sold to Cardiff City in 2016. With Cardiff, he gained promotion to the Premier League after finishing as runners-up in the Championship during the 2017–18 season. At international level, he has been capped at U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels for England. Early life Bennett was born in Roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Establishments In England
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Educational Institutions Established In 1959
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Various researchers emphasize the role of critical thinking in order to distinguish education from indoctrination. Some theorists require that education results in an improvement of the student while others prefer a value-neutral definition of the term. In a slightly different sense, education may also refer, not to the process, but to the product of this process: the mental states and dispositions possessed by educated people. Education History of education, originated as the transmission of cultural heritage from one generation to the next. Today, educational aims and objectives, educational goals increasingly encompass new ideas such as the Philosophy of education#Critical theory, liberation of learners, 21st century skills, skills needed fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Schools In North Yorkshire
Secondary may refer to: Science and nature * Secondary emission, of particles ** Secondary electrons, electrons generated as ionization products * The secondary winding, or the electrical or electronic circuit connected to the secondary winding in a transformer * Secondary (chemistry), a term used in organic chemistry to classify various types of compounds * Secondary color, color made from mixing primary colors * Secondary mirror, second mirror element/focusing surface in a reflecting telescope * Secondary craters, often called "secondaries" * Secondary consumer, in ecology * An obsolete name for the Mesozoic in geosciences * Secondary feathers, flight feathers attached to the ulna on the wings of birds Society and culture * Secondary (football), a position in American football and Canadian football * Secondary dominant in music * Secondary education, education which typically takes place after six years of primary education ** Secondary school, the type of school at the secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Corry
Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single " Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May (who was not credited in the official music video), which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In 2020, Corry released the singles " Lonely" and "Head & Heart". The latter, which features MNEK on vocals, spent six weeks at number one in the UK Top Singles Chart and also became Corry's first entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Corry stated that he was influenced by UK garage growing up, and that it played a "huge role in his development as a DJ and a producer". Career Corry had a reccurring role on MTV reality television series ''Geordie Shore'', alongside then-girlfriend Sophie Kasaei from 2012-2013, he briefly appeared again on the show in 2017. He also has a personal training business, an app called Joel Corry PT and a gym and leisurewear company Most Rated, which is also the name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head & Heart
"Head & Heart" is a song by English DJ and producer Joel Corry and English singer MNEK. It was released as a single on 3 July 2020. The song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2020, becoming the first chart-topper for both Corry and MNEK in their native country. The song has also entered the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it is the first and second entry on the chart for Joel Corry and MNEK, respectively. The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2021 Brit Awards. At the APRA Music Awards of 2022, the song won Most Performed Australian Work and Most Performed Dance/Electronic Work. On 9 December 2022, the song surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. Chart performance "Head & Heart" reached number one in the United Kingdom on 24 July 2020, after first entering the UK Singles Chart at number fifteen two weeks earlier. It became both Corry and MNEK's first number one in their native country and remained at the top position for six consecutive weeks, and was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Tanfield
Charles Tanfield (born 17 November 1996) is a British Track & Road Cycle sport, racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Continental team Saint Piran (cycling team). He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in the Team pursuit, Mens Team Pursuit. He rode in the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's team pursuit, men's team pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, winning the gold medal. Tanfield won silver in the team pursuit and gold in the Individual pursuit at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where he set of time of 4:11.455, the third fastest Individual pursuit time in history. Tanfield went on to claim a second silver in the Cycling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's team pursuit, team pursuit at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Personal life His brother Harry Tanfield is also a cyclist and a silver medalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games road time trial. They are both born on the same day two years apart. Major results ;2017 : British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Tanfield
Harry Tanfield (born 17 November 1994) is a British cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . Career From Great Ayton in Yorkshire, England, Tanfield rode for in 2015 and in 2016, before joining for the 2017 season. At the British National Track Championships, Tanfield finished third as part of the men's team pursuit and second in the men's omnium. He won a Silver medal in the Commonwealth Games in the Men's Individual Time Trial. On 3 May 2018 he won the opening stage of the Tour de Yorkshire road race, from Beverley to Doncaster. Later in May, Tanfield won consecutive rounds of the Tour Series criterium competition in Aberystwyth and Stevenage, and was part of the team that won the series overall. In August 2018 it was announced that Tanfield would step up to the UCI World Tour for 2019, signing a two-year contract with . He left the team after one season, and joined for the 2020 season. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierce Phillips
Pierce Phillips (born 6 October 1992) is an English rugby union player who last played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship Rugby Union career After played for Leeds Tykes academy and stints with Darlington Mowden Park. Phillips signed for Jersey Reds in the RFU Championship from the summer of 2014. On 28 July 2016, he was named new club captain for Jersey during the 2016-17 season. On 22 February 2017, Phillips signed for Aviva Premiership side Worcester Warriors ahead of the 2017-18 season. On 26 February 2019, Phillips moves to France with Agen in the Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the French National Rugby League, also known by its French initialism o ... on a two-year deal next season. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Phillips, Pierce 1992 births Living people English rugby union players Jersey Reds play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Milburn
Alan Milburn (born 27 January 1958) is a British Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for Darlington from 1992 to 2010. He served for five years in the Cabinet, first as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1998 to 1999, and subsequently as Secretary of State for Health until 2003, when he resigned. He briefly rejoined the Cabinet as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in order to manage Labour's 2005 re-election campaign. He did not seek re-election in the 2010 election. Milburn was Chair of the Social Mobility Commission from 2012 to 2017. Since 2015, he has been Chancellor of Lancaster University. Early life and career Milburn was born in Whitehaven, and brought up in the village of Tow Law in County Durham and in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He was educated at John Marley School in Newcastle and, after his mother married, Stokesley Comprehensive School in North Yorkshire. He went on to Lancaster University, where he lived in Morecambe and Galgate, gradu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maimie McCoy
Mary McCoy, professionally known as Maimie McCoy is an English actress. She portrayed Milady de Winter in ''The Musketeers'' (2014–2016), and is the female lead in the ITV reboot series ''Van der Valk'' (2020–). Early life McCoy was born in Yorkshire,Personal Affairs press pack: Maimie McCoy BBC Press Office. 27 May 2009. where she attended Stokesley School. Initially a dancer, she then studied Performing Arts at , graduating with a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
