Kevin Satchwell
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Sir
Kevin Joseph Satchwell (born 6 March 1951) is the Headmaster of Thomas Telford School
in Shropshire
.
The son of Joseph and Pauline Satchwell, he spent 15 years teaching in Liverpool
and four years as headteacher in Wolverhampton
, but it is his stewardship of Thomas Telford over the past 10 years that has put him in the spotlight. The technology college became the first non-selective state school in which all the GCSE/GNVQ candidates got top grades. The school garnered headlines again by selling its online
information technology
course to other schools, earning more than enough money to put £1m into the formation of one of the new city academies.
In July 2010, Sir Kevin received an honourary doctorate from Staffordshire University
.
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Kevin Joseph Satchwell (born 6 March 1951) is the Headmaster of Thomas Telford School
Thomas Telford School
Thomas Telford School is a City Technology College in Telford, Shropshire, England. Often referred to as 'TTS', it achieved the highest GCSE pass rate of any comprehensive school in England in 2008 and 2009.-Background:...
in Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
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The son of Joseph and Pauline Satchwell, he spent 15 years teaching in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and four years as headteacher in Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. For Eurostat purposes Walsall and Wolverhampton is a NUTS 3 region and is one of five boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "West Midlands" NUTS 2 region...
, but it is his stewardship of Thomas Telford over the past 10 years that has put him in the spotlight. The technology college became the first non-selective state school in which all the GCSE/GNVQ candidates got top grades. The school garnered headlines again by selling its online
ONLINE
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information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
course to other schools, earning more than enough money to put £1m into the formation of one of the new city academies.
In July 2010, Sir Kevin received an honourary doctorate from Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University
Staffordshire University is a university with its main campus based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and with other campuses in Stafford, Lichfield and Shrewsbury.- History :...
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