Cedar Mount High School
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Cedar Mount High School is a secondary school
in Gorton
, Manchester
, England
. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11-16 years and is located in the East of the city of Manchester.
The school has moved into the new building with Melland High School called Gorton Education Village. They moved into this new state-of-the-art building in 2008.
The school has its own website in which parents can visit in which to gain information, make inquiries and read about upcoming events.
and Spurley Hey High Schools on the Mount Road site.
In the words of O'Kane, the joining was a "complete success" and "had went better than we could have hoped".
Also read this page on information about the new school building and the joining of the SEN college and the high school.
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 Gorton
Gorton
Gorton is an area of the city of Manchester, in North West England. It is located to the southeast of Manchester city centre. Neighbouring areas include Longsight and Levenshulme....
, Manchester
Manchester
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, England
England
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. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11-16 years and is located in the East of the city of Manchester.
The school has moved into the new building with Melland High School called Gorton Education Village. They moved into this new state-of-the-art building in 2008.
The school has its own website in which parents can visit in which to gain information, make inquiries and read about upcoming events.
History
Cedar Mount High School was founded in 2000, after the merger of Ellen Wilkinson High SchoolEllen Wilkinson High School
Ellen Wilkinson High School was housed, until it closed in 2000, in a Grade II* listed building in the Ardwick district of Manchester, designed in 1879–80 by the prolific Manchester architect Thomas Worthington. Formerly known as Nicholls Hospital, the building was funded by Benjamin Nicholls as a...
and Spurley Hey High Schools on the Mount Road site.
Joining of schools
The school's decision to join with Melland high school was made between Judith O'Kane, headteacher of Melland's High School, and former headteacher of Cedar Mount High School, Guy Hutchence. They believed that "inclusion was priority", and as a result, both shared a dream of the two schools joining together, where SEN and mainstream students could mingle, and work in the same school.In the words of O'Kane, the joining was a "complete success" and "had went better than we could have hoped".
Also read this page on information about the new school building and the joining of the SEN college and the high school.