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Wales High School
Wales High School is an academy school for 11- to 19-year-olds, in Kiveton, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Opened in 1970, the school provides education for nearby villages, including Kiveton Park, Harthill, Todwick, Wales, Thurcroft and South Anston. The school is situated in Kiveton Park, not in the small neighbouring village of Wales less than a mile away. The school is a specialist school in Business and Enterprise. The school was invited to become an academy under new government policy in 2012. Ofsted inspections Since the commencement of Ofsted inspections in September 1993, the school has undergone six inspections: Headteachers Since the school opened in 1970, the headteachers have been: * Mr Phillip Timothy, September 1970–December 1989 * Mr Lawrence Morton, January 1990–December 2007 * Mr Lawrence Morton (chief executive) and Mr John Day (head of school), January 2008–August 2012 * Mr Lawrence Morton (chief executive) and Mr Giuseppe Di'Iasio ... [...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] |
