King Solomon High School
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King Solomon High School is a Modern Orthodox Judaism
comprehensive school
located in Barkingside
, Greater London
, England. It was opened in 1993 by its first headmaster, Mr Alastair Falk. The school is a dual specialist Technology College
and Humanities College
. The school has been sponsored by many famous people, such as Sir Alan Sugar.
In March 2007, it was announced that Spencer Lewis would be appointed the new headteacher of the school, replacing the previous headmaster, Rabbi James Kennard. In 2010, it emerged that the school was suffering serious financial problems as a result of falling school rolls and a number of staff were made redundant. This resulted in larger group sizes, and in the admission of non-Jewish students. According to the Jewish Chronicle, for 2011 non-Jewish students will make up 40% of the school (http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/51993/sinai-asked-take-non-jewish-pupil).
As a comprehensive school, it follows the National Curriculum which is as follows:
Years 10-11 GCSE,
Years 12-13 (6th form) A levels. KSHS is a technology college; at least one technology subject must be chosen by each GCSE student. All four are studied prior to GCSE.
Modern Orthodox Judaism
Modern Orthodox Judaism is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law, with the secular, modern world....
comprehensive school
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...
located in Barkingside
Barkingside
Barkingside is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, northeast London. It is a suburban development.It is also the place in which Barkingside FC play their home games at Oakside stadium in Station Road....
, Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
, England. It was opened in 1993 by its first headmaster, Mr Alastair Falk. The school is a dual specialist Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
and Humanities College
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
. The school has been sponsored by many famous people, such as Sir Alan Sugar.
In March 2007, it was announced that Spencer Lewis would be appointed the new headteacher of the school, replacing the previous headmaster, Rabbi James Kennard. In 2010, it emerged that the school was suffering serious financial problems as a result of falling school rolls and a number of staff were made redundant. This resulted in larger group sizes, and in the admission of non-Jewish students. According to the Jewish Chronicle, for 2011 non-Jewish students will make up 40% of the school (http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/51993/sinai-asked-take-non-jewish-pupil).
As a comprehensive school, it follows the National Curriculum which is as follows:
Years 10-11 GCSE,
Years 12-13 (6th form) A levels. KSHS is a technology college; at least one technology subject must be chosen by each GCSE student. All four are studied prior to GCSE.
Notable Alumni
- Stacey SolomonStacey SolomonStacey Solomon is a British singer, television presenter, model and reality TV star. She rose to fame during her time on the sixth series of The X Factor, coming third overall on the show...
- X Factor Finalist 2009 - Lauren PopeLauren PopeLauren "Popey" Pope is an English glamour model, disc jockey, music producer and entrepreneur. She appears in the ITV2 show The Only Way Is Essex....
- Starred on "The Only Way is Essex" - Sladen Dead - A rapper who released a disrespectful song towards the staff in 2009.