Beechwood School
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Beechwood School is a co-educational comprehensive
community school
in Britwell
, Slough
, Berkshire
, England
, for students aged 11–18.
The school was established in 1982 when the former Haymill and Woodside secondary modern schools merged on the Woodside site.
Ofsted
in their most recent (2008) report described the school as a "Good school with outstanding features"
From September 2007, Beechwood will be co-located with Arbour Vale Special School in new buildings on the current site, funded through the Private Finance Initiative
.
Beechwood School officially opens
Beechwood School celebrated its official opening in carnival style on Thursday, June 12.
Slough Borough Council’s director of education and children’s services, Clair Pyper officially opened the school with fireworks on stage, followed by pupils and a carnival dragon dancing in the aisles with their carnival parade.
During the ceremony head teacher, Julia Shepard, and the chair of governors, Paul Rowley, gave thanks and credit to the team responsible for building the new school - which opened in September 2007 - as well as to students and staff for their patience during the building works.
In September 2008 Beechwood Launched the new sixth form with approximately 50 students offering a variety of subjects including BTEC National Awards, Certificates and ‘A’ levels. Also Opened their new conference and research centre along with sixth form,
Beechwood's Governing Body
Chairman of Governors - Keith Pitchford, Paul Rowley
Staff Governors - Julia Shepard, Catriona Downie, Paul Davis, Navkiran Heer
Student Services Officers
Key Stage 3 - Mary Baker & Angeline Healy
Key Stage 4 - Sonia Connor & Dorota Jaszkowska
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
community school
Community school
The term "community school" refers to types of publicly funded school in England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland, the United States, Australia, Canada and New Zealand to a school that serves as both an educational institution and a centre of community life. A community school is both a place and a...
in Britwell
Britwell
Britwell is a residential housing estate and civil parish in the north west of Slough, Berkshire, in the south of England. It is about 23 miles west of London.The name Britwell derives from the old English beorhtan wiellan meaning 'bright, clear well'....
, Slough
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, 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...
, for students aged 11–18.
The school was established in 1982 when the former Haymill and Woodside secondary modern schools merged on the Woodside site.
Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
in their most recent (2008) report described the school as a "Good school with outstanding features"
From September 2007, Beechwood will be co-located with Arbour Vale Special School in new buildings on the current site, funded through the Private Finance Initiative
Private Finance Initiative
The private finance initiative is a way of creating "public–private partnerships" by funding public infrastructure projects with private capital...
.
Beechwood School officially opens
Beechwood School celebrated its official opening in carnival style on Thursday, June 12.
Slough Borough Council’s director of education and children’s services, Clair Pyper officially opened the school with fireworks on stage, followed by pupils and a carnival dragon dancing in the aisles with their carnival parade.
During the ceremony head teacher, Julia Shepard, and the chair of governors, Paul Rowley, gave thanks and credit to the team responsible for building the new school - which opened in September 2007 - as well as to students and staff for their patience during the building works.
In September 2008 Beechwood Launched the new sixth form with approximately 50 students offering a variety of subjects including BTEC National Awards, Certificates and ‘A’ levels. Also Opened their new conference and research centre along with sixth form,
Heads of Year
- Year 7 - Miss D Parashar
- Year 8 - Mrs M Bowles
- Year 9 - Mrs M Bowles
- Year 10 - Mr P Davis
- Year 11 - Mr P Davis
- Year 12/13 (Sixth Form) - Mrs S Denning
Beechwood's Governing Body
Chairman of Governors - Keith Pitchford, Paul Rowley
Staff Governors - Julia Shepard, Catriona Downie, Paul Davis, Navkiran Heer
Student Services Officers
Key Stage 3 - Mary Baker & Angeline Healy
Key Stage 4 - Sonia Connor & Dorota Jaszkowska