Chamberlayne Park School
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Chamberlayne College for the Arts is the main secondary school in Weston, Southampton
, providing education for around 900 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. The school is also a specialist Arts College
. The school's KS3 results were in the top 100 most improved between 2004 and 2007. In addition the school received a very positive Ofsted
inspection in January 2008.
and then in September 2008 closed along with Woolston School Language College to make way for Oasis Academy Mayfield
.
It was decided that from 1993 the school would admit both genders. The last all girl year group left in 1997 and the school was renamed to Chamberlayne Park Secondary School after the Chamberlayne family who donated the land for the school to be built on.
Starting from September 2008 the school was rebranded as Chamberlayne College for the Arts to reflect its specialist status in the Performing Arts
. The school blazer was changed from blue to black. The house system was removed, before being reinstated a year later with houses Cook, Drake, Raleigh and Shackleton along with a vertical tutoring system.
stood in as a temporary leader. During this time he was head of two schools. In January 2007 Chris Kelly (previously head of Filsham Valley School) was appointed as headteacher. On November 14th 2011,Chris Kelly announced that she will be retiring at Christmas 2011.
Smaller developments are continuously being made to the buildings, for example during 2007 a new Music Room was built (along with new practice rooms) and the old music room was converted to a Dance/Drama multipurpose room.
The school was to be completely rebuilt under the Building Schools for the Future
programme. It is hoped work will begin in early 2012. The plans included provision for twelve pupils with physical disabilities. A draft plan for the new build was released on 24 October 2009. On 5 July 2010 the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, announced that the Building Schools for the Future programme was to be scrapped. BSF projects which had not achieved the status of 'financial close', including Chamberlayne, would not proceed.
Under the new headteacher (Chris Kelly) the school is embracing ICT all around the school:
, Drama
and Music
. The school gained an Artsmark
award in 2001. In 2004 Ofsted said the school had 'a very strong provision for the performing arts'. From September 2009, the Higher Creative Media Diploma
has been available.
.
Traditionally physical education has been taught in schools by dividing each year group into two groups. Within each of these big groups would be two boys' groups and two girls' groups. Starting in the 2006 school year the department experimented with groups based not on gender or ability, but on different learning styles. For example one group is a team games group, another problem solving and another movement.
The school regularly uses the £2.6 million Chamberlayne Leisure Centre situated adjacent to the site.
The 2009 performance of West Side Story was a tragic contrast from the usual choice of musicals. For example the previous yearselections from a variety of musicals were performed by each year group had a certain musical(s) to perform, includingHairspray
, Oliver!
, Moulin Rouge
, Bugsy Malone
, Dirty Dancing
and High School Musical 2. Full musicals from previous years include High School Musical
; The Wiz
; Grease
and Annie
.
heats of Rock Challenge UK
.
Weston, Southampton
Weston is a small suburb on the south-eastern side of Southampton, UK, predominantly built on the Weston Grove Estate formerly owned by the Chamberlayne family. It also includes the area that was previously the Barnfield Estate. Weston includes part of Mayfield Park, which was previously the...
, providing education for around 900 boys and girls aged between 11 and 16. The school is also a specialist Arts College
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
. The school's KS3 results were in the top 100 most improved between 2004 and 2007. In addition the school received a very positive 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 ....
inspection in January 2008.
School Name
Weston Park Girls' open in 1957, its name reflecting the single gender attendance of the school. Nearby was Weston Park Boys School, recently rebranded to Grove Park Business and Enterprise CollegeGrove Park Business and Enterprise College
Grove Park Business and Enterprise College, previously known as Weston Boys School, was a comprehensive school in east Southampton, Hampshire, in the south of England. The school was closed in 2008 to make way for Oasis Academy Mayfield. The most recent Ofsted inspection was on 17 May 2004...
and then in September 2008 closed along with Woolston School Language College to make way for Oasis Academy Mayfield
Oasis Academy Mayfield
Oasis Academy Mayfield is a city academy in Southampton, England run by Oasis Community Learning with approximately 900 pupils....
.
Starting from September 2008 the school was rebranded as Chamberlayne College for the Arts to reflect its specialist status in the Performing Arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
. The school blazer was changed from blue to black. The house system was removed, before being reinstated a year later with houses Cook, Drake, Raleigh and Shackleton along with a vertical tutoring system.
Headteachers
After the Spring Term 2006 Richard Hillary retired after 12 years in the role. For the next two terms Ian Knights, head of Hamble Community Sports CollegeHamble Community Sports College
Hamble Community Sports College is a Secondary School in Hamble-le-Rice; the school offers education to children between 11-16. Hamble College SkillsCentre opened September 2010 and is offering courses including Construction, Engineering, Sports Science and Marine Engineering.Ian Knights retired at...
stood in as a temporary leader. During this time he was head of two schools. In January 2007 Chris Kelly (previously head of Filsham Valley School) was appointed as headteacher. On November 14th 2011,Chris Kelly announced that she will be retiring at Christmas 2011.
Buildings
A number of additional buildings have been added to the school's aging main building. These have tended to be specialist facilities, such as Science labs, Performing Arts studios and Technology workshops. A number of famous people have opened these buildings.| Date | Subject Areas | Named after and opened by |
|---|---|---|
| ? | Art, Technology | N/A |
| May 1999 | Science, Library, ICT | Patrick Moore Patrick Moore Sir Patrick Alfred Caldwell-Moore, CBE, FRS, FRAS is a British amateur astronomer who has attained prominent status in astronomy as a writer, researcher, radio commentator and television presenter of the subject, and who is credited as having done more than any other person to raise the profile of... |
| September 2000 | Music, Dance, Drama | Darcey Bussell Darcey Bussell Darcey Andrea Bussell CBE is a retired English ballerina. Trained at the Arts Educational School and the Royal Ballet School, she was later employed by the Royal Ballet, where she was promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer and would become recognised as one of the greatest English ballerinas of... |
| September 2003 | English, Maths | Emma Richards |
Smaller developments are continuously being made to the buildings, for example during 2007 a new Music Room was built (along with new practice rooms) and the old music room was converted to a Dance/Drama multipurpose room.
The school was to be completely rebuilt under the Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future
Building Schools for the Future is the name of the previous UK Government's investment programme in secondary school buildings in England. The program is very ambitious in its costs, timescales and objectives, with politicians from all English political parties supportive of the principle but...
programme. It is hoped work will begin in early 2012. The plans included provision for twelve pupils with physical disabilities. A draft plan for the new build was released on 24 October 2009. On 5 July 2010 the Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, announced that the Building Schools for the Future programme was to be scrapped. BSF projects which had not achieved the status of 'financial close', including Chamberlayne, would not proceed.
Use of ICT
- All students are registered electronically and any absence/lateness/truancy is reported automatically to parents via the phone and e-mail.
- The school has set up a learning portal allowing students and teachers to e-mail each other and submit homework. The school recently became a LP+ Centre of Excellence.
- The school art department has been sharing images of artwork with other schools on the Kids 101 Art website.
Performing arts
In September 2006 the school became a performing arts school. This means the school gets extra money to spend on DanceDance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
and Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. The school gained an Artsmark
Artsmark
Artsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
award in 2001. In 2004 Ofsted said the school had 'a very strong provision for the performing arts'. From September 2009, the Higher Creative Media Diploma
14–19 Diploma
The Diploma is a composite qualification in England launched in September 2008. Its development was announced in the 14–19 Education and Skills White Paper of March 2005...
has been available.
Physical education
The school PE department teach all the 'traditional' sports but also, more recently, have started clubs for more unusual sports, including Extreme Golf and Ultimate FrisbeeUltimate (sport)
Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...
.
Traditionally physical education has been taught in schools by dividing each year group into two groups. Within each of these big groups would be two boys' groups and two girls' groups. Starting in the 2006 school year the department experimented with groups based not on gender or ability, but on different learning styles. For example one group is a team games group, another problem solving and another movement.
The school regularly uses the £2.6 million Chamberlayne Leisure Centre situated adjacent to the site.
Extracurricular activities
- The school has a thriving young carers group.
- The Arts Leadership Council has recently been created. The council meets on a regular basis, discussing the artsThe artsThe arts are a vast subdivision of culture, composed of many creative endeavors and disciplines. It is a broader term than "art", which as a description of a field usually means only the visual arts. The arts encompass visual arts, literary arts and the performing arts – music, theatre, dance and...
within the school. It has played a major part in the development of the school's learning portal, on which it distributes films and of school artistic events. - Territory Mapping, a 'Future Mapping' careers program.
- Faith and Football Business Enterprise Challenge - in 2008 the school team won the 'Business Drive' award. The 2009 team EnviROM, raised £2000 and won the competition, selling educational environmental discs.
- The school has a radio station accessible through the internet. From September 2008 this was expanded to be a 'real' radio station broadcasting through speakers in the school playground and hall during break times.
- There is a Bullying Intervention Group (BIG) which was heavily involved in an anti-bullying Bullies Aren't Sharp so What's the Point? video. It can be watched online at the NSPCC website and was offered free to local schools. The group won a Diana Memorial AwardDiana Memorial AwardThe Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Award for Inspirational Young People was established in 1999 by a board chaired by the then Chancellor, Gordon Brown, who felt that the award would reflect the personal interest of Diana, Princess of Wales in helping and supporting young people.-Purpose:The...
in January 2008,2009 &2010
School productions
The school performs a musical in the first week of July. Many people from throughout the school community are involved in some way. For example the technology department makes costumes and sets, which the art department paints. The performers in the productions give up break and lunch times; time after school and some of their half term holiday to perfect the performances.The 2009 performance of West Side Story was a tragic contrast from the usual choice of musicals. For example the previous yearselections from a variety of musicals were performed by each year group had a certain musical(s) to perform, includingHairspray
Hairspray (musical)
Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...
, Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, Moulin Rouge
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 romantic jukebox musical film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. Following the Red Curtain Cinema principles, the film is based on the Orphean myth, La Traviata, and La Bohème...
, Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in New York City in the Prohibition era, specifically the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone and Bugs Moran, as dramatized in cinema...
, Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic film. Written by Eleanor Bergstein and directed by Emile Ardolino, the film features Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, as well as Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach...
and High School Musical 2. Full musicals from previous years include High School Musical
High School Musical on Stage!
High School Musical on Stage! is a musical based on the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical, with music and lyrics by Matthew Gerrard, Robbie Nevil, Ray and Greg Cham, Drew Seeley, Randy Petersen, Kevin Quinn, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Bryan Louiselle, David N. Lawrence, Faye Greenberg...
; The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of African American culture. It opened on October 21, 1974 at the Morris A...
; Grease
Grease (musical)
Grease is a 1971 musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. The musical is named for the 1950s United States working-class youth subculture known as the greasers. The musical, set in 1959 at fictional Rydell High School , follows ten working-class teenagers as they navigate the complexities of love,...
and Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
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Rock Challenge
Since 2004, the school has participated in the SouthamptonSouthampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
heats of Rock Challenge UK
Rock Challenge UK
UK Rock Challenge is the British arm of the Global Rock Challenge and the Australian Rock Eisteddfod Challenge. Rock Challenge is an anti-drug and crime-prevention that takes the form of a friendly performing arts competition for schools and colleges. In 1996, the first Rock Challenge event in UK...
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| Date | Title | Position | Awards |
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| 3 March 2010 | Alien Nation | 2nd |
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| 4 March 2009 | This is Rock 'n Roll | 3rd |
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| 5 March 2008 | At What Cost? | 3rd |
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| 14 March 2007 | 2nd |
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| 1 March 2006 | 2nd |
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| 3 March 2005 | 2nd |
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| 3 March 2004 | Rhythmic Conflict: Earth v Pollution | (Not in top 3) |
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