All Hallows' Catholic College is a

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co-educational

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and

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, England. It educates approximately 1200

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between 11 and 18 years of age. The college became a voluntary

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on 1 January 2013 replacing the former

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status, and is supported by its

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s, the Catholic

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. The school opened as ''All Hallows' Catholic High School'' in 1962 and the first

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was Mr. William Blackledge, who was followed by Mr. Richard K. Weremczyk. The current principal is Mr. T Beesley. The school was renamed a college following designation as a specialist college for ''business and enterprise with ethics'' in 2006. The additional specialism of languages was added in 2010 and the college is now a

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specialising in Business, Ethical Enterprise and Languages. All Hallows is a National Support School. It is also the National Teacher Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (TEEP) Champion Centre, and is a partner in three Teaching School Alliances. The college now offers language specialisms in French, Spanish, German, Latin, and Mandarin.

Curriculum

The college follows the

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with particular emphasis on the expressive arts, sports, and business and enterprise with ethics. Languages specialism was added in 2010 and since September 2011 there is the provision for students to learn more than one language. Students can choose from German, Spanish, French, Mandarin and Latin. The college has recently changed the curriculum from the Ofsted graded Outstanding back to the standard key stage system. KS3 (Years 7–9) KS4 (Years 10–11) & KS5 (Years 12–13)

All Hallows' Learning Community

All Hallows' Learning Community is a partnership of Church schools which work as a closely networked community. In addition to All Hallows Catholic College, the schools involved in the community are: *St Alban's Catholic Primary acclesfield*St Benedict's Catholic Primary andforth*Christ The King Primary School (A joint church school, replacing St Edward's Catholic Primary and St Barnabas' C of E Primary schools) acclesfield*St Gregory's Catholic Primary ollington*St Mary's Catholic Primary ongleton*St Paul's Catholic Primary oynton*St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School acclesfield The Holy Family of Nazareth Academy Trust was established in January 2013 for schools in the partnership who wish to become voluntary academies.

References

Current OFSTED report

External links

* http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20090327055846/http://www.becolleges.coop/colleges.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20100527090344/http://awards.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?page=2030 * https://web.archive.org/web/20090411204031/http://www.leadingaspectaward.org.uk/welcome {{authority control Secondary schools in the Borough of Cheshire East Catholic secondary schools in the Diocese of Shrewsbury Academies in the Borough of Cheshire East