Sandwich Technology School
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Sandwich Technology School is a school
in Sandwich
, Kent
, United Kingdom
. The school is a specialist
Technology College
. The school also holds Applied Learning and Training School specialisms. The school was rated as 'outstanding' by OFSTED in December 2008. The school became a converter Academy in November 2010. The school is affectionately shortened by locals to 'Sandwich Tech'.
Applied Learning status was achieved in April 2006. This was made possible through commercial sponsorship and additional funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. It has enabled the development of vocational courses.
Training School status was awarded in April 2007.
GCSE results: 2005 66%, 2006 72%, 2007 79%, 2008 74%, 2009 78%, 2010 79%.
The school is listed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as one of the leading schools in England, with the biggest sustained improvement in the proportion of students gaining five good GCSEs from 2004 to 2007, and an OfSTED inspection in December 2008 concluded that “Sandwich Technology School is an outstanding school. It provides an excellent quality of education for students.”
School accommodation and resources include a sports and leisure centre, floodlit all weather pitch, an Open Learning Centre incorporating information retrieval technologies, a drama studio, in-house cinema, science and technology rooms and several computer rooms. Additionally the school has its own community arts centre, a construction centre and a hair and beauty teaching salon.
There is an extensive ICT network linking all classrooms on the campus. All teaching rooms are equipped with data projectors and have interactive whiteboards, and sound systems connected to the schools intranet. Additionally students have 24/7 access to learning resources through the school's VLE
and website.
Students belong to one of four Colleges: Liberty, Endeavour, Union, Discovery
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Sandwich
Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800....
, Kent
Kent
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, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. The school is a specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
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...
. The school also holds Applied Learning and Training School specialisms. The school was rated as 'outstanding' by OFSTED in December 2008. The school became a converter Academy in November 2010. The school is affectionately shortened by locals to 'Sandwich Tech'.
History
It was founded in May 1935 and admitted 380 children born from 1921 to 1923. The school's current roll is 1400 students and the current Headteacher is Ms Veronica Gomez. The school was formerly known as Sandwich Secondary School.About the School
Sandwich Technology School is an 11 – 18 school for girls and boys with specialist Technology College, Applied Learning and Training School status. Technology Colleges are designed to be innovative, to offer enhanced learning opportunities beyond the National Curriculum in Maths, Science, Technology and Information Communications Technology.Applied Learning status was achieved in April 2006. This was made possible through commercial sponsorship and additional funding from the Department for Children, Schools and Families. It has enabled the development of vocational courses.
Training School status was awarded in April 2007.
GCSE results: 2005 66%, 2006 72%, 2007 79%, 2008 74%, 2009 78%, 2010 79%.
The school is listed by the Department for Children, Schools and Families as one of the leading schools in England, with the biggest sustained improvement in the proportion of students gaining five good GCSEs from 2004 to 2007, and an OfSTED inspection in December 2008 concluded that “Sandwich Technology School is an outstanding school. It provides an excellent quality of education for students.”
School accommodation and resources include a sports and leisure centre, floodlit all weather pitch, an Open Learning Centre incorporating information retrieval technologies, a drama studio, in-house cinema, science and technology rooms and several computer rooms. Additionally the school has its own community arts centre, a construction centre and a hair and beauty teaching salon.
There is an extensive ICT network linking all classrooms on the campus. All teaching rooms are equipped with data projectors and have interactive whiteboards, and sound systems connected to the schools intranet. Additionally students have 24/7 access to learning resources through the school's VLE
Virtual learning environment
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and website.
Students belong to one of four Colleges: Liberty, Endeavour, Union, Discovery