Rawlins Community College
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Rawlins Community College is a secondary school of about 1500 students situated in Quorn, Leicestershire
, England
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status and is partnered with the Number 2 Middle School in Luzhou
, China
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There is a young adult special needs centre attached, which is known as Stride. There is also after-school classes for various subjects including IT. Swimming lessons are also available from the school using Rawlins swimming pool.
Rawlins Community College is also proud of its Community Education Programme, it was the first college in the Leicestershire to offer GCSE Japanese as a Community Class.
with upper schools from the age of 14. It was initially known as Rawlins School and Community College from 1967, then Rawlins Upper School and Community College from the late 1970s.
It is one of the few Leicestershire schools to retain the 14-18 age bracket.
In 2009 autumn term there will be vertical tutor groups with Year's 10, 11, 12 and 13 all in one form. Each form will be assigned a house, and there are about 20 forms from each house.
East Midlands Today
in December 2008, as RawTV is one of the only student run college TV networks in the country. The student's that run RawTV work in partnership with other local schools. Programmes are edited by students on Apple Final Cut Pro.
, with the best A-level results for Leicestershire LEA in 2009. Charnwood
is one of the more affluent areas of Leicestershire.
Quorn, Leicestershire
Quorn is a village in Leicestershire, England, situated next to the university town of Loughborough. Quorn's name was shortened from Quorndon in 1889, to avoid postal difficulties owing to its similarity to the name of another village, Quarndon, a few miles away. Its original name is said to derive...
, 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...
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Admissions
Rawlins has Media Arts CollegeArts 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...
status and is partnered with the Number 2 Middle School in Luzhou
Luzhou
-History:The history of Luzhou dates back to Xia and Shang Dynasties. Luzhou became a prefecture level city in 1983.-History of Luzhou:...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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There is a young adult special needs centre attached, which is known as Stride. There is also after-school classes for various subjects including IT. Swimming lessons are also available from the school using Rawlins swimming pool.
Rawlins Community College is also proud of its Community Education Programme, it was the first college in the Leicestershire to offer GCSE Japanese as a Community Class.
Grammar school
It became the Thomas Rawlins Grammar School, or also known just as Rawlins Grammar School.Comprehensive
Leicestershire was ahead of the curve when it came to the comprehensive transformation of the 1960s and 1970s, with its Leicestershire plan, implementing three-tier educationThree-tier education
Three-tier education refers to those structures of schooling, which exist in some parts of England, where pupils are taught in three distinct school types. A similar experiment was also trialled in Scotland....
with upper schools from the age of 14. It was initially known as Rawlins School and Community College from 1967, then Rawlins Upper School and Community College from the late 1970s.
It is one of the few Leicestershire schools to retain the 14-18 age bracket.
Houses
At the beginning of the 2006 autumn term, Rawlins was divided into six houses: Bradgate (Purple), Beaumanor (Red), Swithland (Blue), Outwoods (Green), Beacon (Orange), and Buddon (Yellow).In 2009 autumn term there will be vertical tutor groups with Year's 10, 11, 12 and 13 all in one form. Each form will be assigned a house, and there are about 20 forms from each house.
Raw TV
Raw TV broadcasts programmes from news to event coverage and general entertainment programming via the VLE. There are currently two regular programmes; the Raw TV News and The Conrad Show. Other shows currently air as one off specials and cover anything from sporting events to Rawlins film makers. RawTV was featured on BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
East Midlands Today
East Midlands Today
East Midlands Today is the BBC's regional television news programme for its East Midlands region, which covers Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, and the Grantham and Stamford areas of Lincolnshire....
in December 2008, as RawTV is one of the only student run college TV networks in the country. The student's that run RawTV work in partnership with other local schools. Programmes are edited by students on Apple Final Cut Pro.
Academic performance
It gets GCSE results slightly under the England average, but at A-level, it gets results similar to a grammar schoolGrammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
, with the best A-level results for Leicestershire LEA in 2009. Charnwood
Charnwood (borough)
Charnwood is a borough of northern Leicestershire, England. It is named after Charnwood Forest, which it contains. Loughborough is the largest town in the district and serves as the borough's administrative and commercial centre.-History:...
is one of the more affluent areas of Leicestershire.
Notable alumni
- Billy KeeBilly KeeBilly Rodney Kee is a footballer who plays for Burton Albion. He has also represented Northern Ireland at Under 19 and Under 21 level.-Career:...
, Footballer for Leicester City and Accrington Stanley. - Matt PiperMatt PiperMatthew James "Matt" Piper is an English former footballer. He played as a winger. He is now coaching the Leicester Under 15's....
, Leicester City football player; scored the last ever goal at Filbert StreetFilbert StreetFilbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,...
stadium - Willie ThorneWillie ThorneWilliam Joseph "Willie" Thorne , is a former English professional snooker player and now a sports commentator.Thorne became national under-16 champion at both snooker and English billiards in 1970...
, snooker player and BBC tv commentator