Avonbourne School
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Avonbourne School or Avonbourne Business and Enterprise College is a secondary school
in Bournemouth
, Dorset
, England
. It is a single-sex all-girls school for 11-16 year olds and is a foundation school
. It is a Business and Enterprise College
.
It also has Trust School status, is the only International Trust School in England and has Thinking School status. It is part of the Bournemouth Network for ‘English’ Teachers, is working with Earth Charter UK and has ICT Mark accreditation.It also has partnerships with the University of Exeter, Sport England, Bournemouth and Poole College and the Richard Language College. It is working with the latter two carrying out research as part of the Comenius ‘MILE’ Project and British Council backed ‘Shadows’ scheme to create a European-wide strategy to help migrant children avoid NEET.
At the end of 2010 a group of year 9 pupils -otherwise known as the Internet Rangers - were awarded the Diana Certificate of Excellence. This accolade and others recognises the work of these students running weekly training sessions for OAP ‘silver surfers’ in their Bournemouth community. These girls also won the national Enterprise UK competition ‘Make your Mark with a Tenner’, beating more than 28,000 entrants, and were invited to the House of Commons to tell MPs about their work. Their Internet Rangers image has also been projected against the National Theatre in London as part of the Big Society project, which praises inter-generational schemes such as theirs.
and as a hospital until 1939. In 1940 the main building was taken over by the new Portchester School
, an all-boys senior school. The nearby Alma Road Boys School became an infant and junior school and the Alma Road Girls School became a senior school for girls in the local area. The Alma Road schools were bombed in an air raid in 1940 and the girls senior school moved into the Lowther Road building.
The school changed its name to Avonbourne in 1948 and remained at Lowther Road until 1970. New buildings for Portchester School were built next to Avonbourne in 1975 and both schools now share sports facilities and playing fields. The site of the school at Lowther Road is now used by Malmsbury Park Primary School who moved into a new building there in 1972.
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The catchment area of Avonbourne and Portchester schools is from many parts of Bournemouth, mostly the Iford area, where the school is located, and Boscombe, Springbourne, Pokesdown, Southbourne, Charminster and Bournemouth centre. Being popular, many out-of-catchment-area pupils come to the school.
and are associated with a colour.
The school logo is a combination of the four houses. It is in a shield shape divided into four with the background of each section using one of the house colours. Each section has a symbol of the house:
There are two forms in each house for each of the five years. Many of the teachers in the school belong to a house. During the course of the academic year, sporting competitions are held between the houses, called inter-house. In July, the annual Sports day
is held where many students support their house. It is a very competitive day with non-competitors dressing in their house colours. Each year, there is the popular teacher relay, with four teachers representing a house trying to win for the students.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in Bournemouth
Bournemouth
Bournemouth is a large coastal resort town in the ceremonial county of Dorset, England. According to the 2001 Census the town has a population of 163,444, making it the largest settlement in Dorset. It is also the largest settlement between Southampton and Plymouth...
, Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a single-sex all-girls school for 11-16 year olds and is a foundation school
Foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
. It is a Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
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It also has Trust School status, is the only International Trust School in England and has Thinking School status. It is part of the Bournemouth Network for ‘English’ Teachers, is working with Earth Charter UK and has ICT Mark accreditation.It also has partnerships with the University of Exeter, Sport England, Bournemouth and Poole College and the Richard Language College. It is working with the latter two carrying out research as part of the Comenius ‘MILE’ Project and British Council backed ‘Shadows’ scheme to create a European-wide strategy to help migrant children avoid NEET.
At the end of 2010 a group of year 9 pupils -otherwise known as the Internet Rangers - were awarded the Diana Certificate of Excellence. This accolade and others recognises the work of these students running weekly training sessions for OAP ‘silver surfers’ in their Bournemouth community. These girls also won the national Enterprise UK competition ‘Make your Mark with a Tenner’, beating more than 28,000 entrants, and were invited to the House of Commons to tell MPs about their work. Their Internet Rangers image has also been projected against the National Theatre in London as part of the Big Society project, which praises inter-generational schemes such as theirs.
Ethos
To provide girls with an excellent 21st century education to inspire them to greater achievements and successes throughout life - to help them develop into mature young women and to become a responsible, independent global citizens who can take an active part in a progressive, modern society. To inspire 21st century thinkers.History
The school was originally located in a building on Lowther Road. The old building was used by Bournemouth SchoolBournemouth School
Bournemouth School , is a boys' grammar school and sixth-form college occupying a site in Charminster, Bournemouth, Dorset, England and teaching children from years 7 to 13...
and as a hospital until 1939. In 1940 the main building was taken over by the new Portchester School
Portchester School
Portchester School, or Portchester Sports College, is a specialist sports secondary school in Bournemouth, England, for boys aged 11–16. The school was located on Portchester Road but was knocked down and moved to a new site in Harewood Avenue...
, an all-boys senior school. The nearby Alma Road Boys School became an infant and junior school and the Alma Road Girls School became a senior school for girls in the local area. The Alma Road schools were bombed in an air raid in 1940 and the girls senior school moved into the Lowther Road building.
The school changed its name to Avonbourne in 1948 and remained at Lowther Road until 1970. New buildings for Portchester School were built next to Avonbourne in 1975 and both schools now share sports facilities and playing fields. The site of the school at Lowther Road is now used by Malmsbury Park Primary School who moved into a new building there in 1972.
Location
Avonbourne is located in Harewood Avenue, next to Porchester School and nearby The Bicknell School and St Peter's Lower SchoolSt Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School is a Roman Catholic Academy in Bournemouth, Dorset, England. It is run under the joint trusteeship of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth and a religious order of teachers, the De La Salle Brothers. The headmaster is Martyn Egan.St Peter's has achieved...
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The catchment area of Avonbourne and Portchester schools is from many parts of Bournemouth, mostly the Iford area, where the school is located, and Boscombe, Springbourne, Pokesdown, Southbourne, Charminster and Bournemouth centre. Being popular, many out-of-catchment-area pupils come to the school.
House system
When students enroll to the school they are divided into one of the four houses which are named after prominent females in history. The houses are called by the female's surnameSurname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
and are associated with a colour.
- Charlotte BronteCharlotte BrontëCharlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards...
- house colour is green - Edith CavellEdith CavellEdith Louisa Cavell was a British nurse and spy. She is celebrated for saving the lives of soldiers from all sides without distinction and in helping some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium during World War I, for which she was arrested...
- house colour is blue - Elizabeth FryElizabeth FryElizabeth Fry , née Gurney, was an English prison reformer, social reformer and, as a Quaker, a Christian philanthropist...
- house colour is yellow - Florence NightingaleFlorence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
- house colour is red
The school logo is a combination of the four houses. It is in a shield shape divided into four with the background of each section using one of the house colours. Each section has a symbol of the house:
- Bronte has the symbol of a bookBookA book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
, being a famous BritishBritish peopleThe British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
novelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist - Cavell has the symbol of a poppyPoppyA poppy is one of a group of a flowering plants in the poppy family, many of which are grown in gardens for their colorful flowers. Poppies are sometimes used for symbolic reasons, such as in remembrance of soldiers who have died during wartime....
, being a famous British World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
nurse and humanitarian - Fry has the symbol of a prisonPrisonA prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, being a famous EnglishEnglish peopleThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
prisoner reformerPrison reformPrison reform is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system.-History:Prisons have only been used as the primary punishment for criminal acts in the last couple of centuries... - Nightingale has the symbol of an oil lampOil lampAn oil lamp is an object used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and is continued to this day....
, being a famous nurse in the Crimean WarCrimean WarThe Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
, becoming known as The Lady With The Lamp
There are two forms in each house for each of the five years. Many of the teachers in the school belong to a house. During the course of the academic year, sporting competitions are held between the houses, called inter-house. In July, the annual Sports day
Sports day
Sports days, sometimes referred to as Field Day, are events staged by many schools and offices in which people take part in competitive sporting activities, often with the aim of winning trophies or prizes...
is held where many students support their house. It is a very competitive day with non-competitors dressing in their house colours. Each year, there is the popular teacher relay, with four teachers representing a house trying to win for the students.