South Holderness Technology College
Encyclopedia
South Holderness Technology College is a secondary school
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
, sometimes called "SHTC". It receives extra funding due to its high curricular activity in technology, I.C.T. and science, for which it has been awarded "Technology College" status. The College consists of the secondary school and the Sixth Form Centre, which was built more recently.
and the Beveridge Report. In 1942 the University of Oxford
academic William Beveridge
was asked to prepare a paper for the government outlining the problems that existed within British society. His famous report became the basis of the Housing Act and slum clearance, the National Health Service
and most importantly the Education Act (1944)
. South Holderness School came into existence as a direct result of the 1944 Act.
It was recognised that there was a need for a secondary school in the South Holderness area. Children were generally educated until 14 years in a senior department of their village school. From there they entered the world of work as apprentices, farm workers, shop and office workers and so on. The 1944 Act stated that all children should remain at school until they were 15 and that after 11 years old they should be divided up according to ability.
This resulted in a so-called Tri-partite System. Simply put all children had to take an examination called the 11 plus. According to how pupils performed in the examination they were offered a place at a Grammar school, a Technical school or a Secondary Modern school. The East Riding of Yorkshire
council provided grammar school places at Beverley Grammar School, Beverley High school and Bridlington School. A grammar school form was also provided at Withernsea School.
In order to implement the 1944 Act the East Riding of Yorkshire
was divided up into catchment areas. A school was provided at the most convenient place within that area. In the case of South Holderness it was decided to place the school midway between Preston
and Hedon
. The catchment area was to include Aldbrough
, Bilton
, Burstwick
, Coniston
, Hedon
, Paull
, Preston
, Sproatley
, Sunk Island
and Thorngumbald
. The area to the north of our school was served by Hornsea and to the east by Withernsea HS. Only children within the catchment area of a particular school were meant to attend that school.
South Holderness school was designated a Secondary Modern school. The East Riding of Yorkshire
Council never attempted to provide Secondary Technical schools in the way that Hull City Council
did with Riley High school or Greatfield High school.
is very small in terms of area and so another location had to be found. Land between the village of Preston
and Hedon
was identified and plans were drawn up. The school had a total area of 26 acres (10.5 hectares).
Unfortunately the local landowner Colonel Robinson did not see the need for a school on a large piece of his productive arable land and so he objected to the plans. The result was that the Ministry of Education along with the Council applied for a compulsory
purchase order. This was granted after various objections. The architects were appointed (Johnson and Johnson of Doncaster) and the designing of the school began.
Many East Riding
schools have the same trademark brick work, floor surfaces and galvanised steel windows. Their structure and internal design features are very similar. South Hunsley, Beverley Longcroft
, Withernsea, Headlands and Hornsea Schools all bear a great similarity, hardly surprising when one considers that they were being built at roughly the same time.
council were forward looking in that they appointed their heads six months before the schools were ready for opening. The opportunity arose for the head to incorporate their own ideas into the building of the school at an early stage. The person appointed to lead South Holderness school was Stuart Frith a graduate teacher of chemistry and ex-British Army Major. Frith was to lead the school from 1953-1974. Frith had an immediate impact on the building of the school by announcing that he wanted a minimum of plastered, and therefore painted surfaces. He also encouraged the provision of quarry tile floors along corridors and in the Entrance Hall. Frith was a supremely practical person and realised the provision of bare brick walls and hardwearing floor surfaces would create minimum opportunity for graffiti and dirt accumulation.
which is located in Preston
, East Riding of Yorkshire
England
, the Sixth Form has 230 students that are enrolled at the college, in the year academic year of 2009/10 the sixth form had a 99% pass rate at A Level with over 90% of its students progressing directly onto university.
Students can study for AS/A levels and also other qualifications such as the BTEC qualification or even re-sit their GCSE to improved their grades achieved at that level, students who are successful in their application to the Sixth Form automatically begin to study an A Level in General Studies. 2009 saw a surge of students from year 11 staying on at South Holderness to continue their A Levels, as did many other sixth forms across the East Riding of Yorkshire
.
, Mathematics
and Science
.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, 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...
, sometimes called "SHTC". It receives extra funding due to its high curricular activity in technology, I.C.T. and science, for which it has been awarded "Technology College" status. The College consists of the secondary school and the Sixth Form Centre, which was built more recently.
History
The origins of the school date back to the middle years of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Beveridge Report. In 1942 the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
academic William Beveridge
William Beveridge
William Henry Beveridge, 1st Baron Beveridge KCB was a British economist and social reformer. He is best known for his 1942 report Social Insurance and Allied Services which served as the basis for the post-World War II welfare state put in place by the Labour government elected in 1945.Lord...
was asked to prepare a paper for the government outlining the problems that existed within British society. His famous report became the basis of the Housing Act and slum clearance, the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
and most importantly the Education Act (1944)
Education Act 1944
The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. This Act, commonly named after the Conservative politician R.A...
. South Holderness School came into existence as a direct result of the 1944 Act.
It was recognised that there was a need for a secondary school in the South Holderness area. Children were generally educated until 14 years in a senior department of their village school. From there they entered the world of work as apprentices, farm workers, shop and office workers and so on. The 1944 Act stated that all children should remain at school until they were 15 and that after 11 years old they should be divided up according to ability.
This resulted in a so-called Tri-partite System. Simply put all children had to take an examination called the 11 plus. According to how pupils performed in the examination they were offered a place at a Grammar school, a Technical school or a Secondary Modern school. The East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
council provided grammar school places at Beverley Grammar School, Beverley High school and Bridlington School. A grammar school form was also provided at Withernsea School.
In order to implement the 1944 Act the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
was divided up into catchment areas. A school was provided at the most convenient place within that area. In the case of South Holderness it was decided to place the school midway between Preston
Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Preston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre it lies just north of the A1033 road on the crossroads between the B1240 and B1362 roads....
and Hedon
Hedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
. The catchment area was to include Aldbrough
Aldbrough, East Riding of Yorkshire
Aldbrough is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated near to the North Sea coast, about north-east of Hull city centre...
, Bilton
Bilton, East Riding of Yorkshire
Bilton is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre on the B1238 and adjoining the village of Wyton...
, Burstwick
Burstwick
Burstwick is a village and civil parish in the Holderness region of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated about east of Hull city centre...
, Coniston
Coniston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Coniston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and north east of the village of Ganstead...
, Hedon
Hedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
, Paull
Paull
Paull is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England lying on the north bank of the Humber Estuary, in an area known as Holderness...
, Preston
Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Preston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre it lies just north of the A1033 road on the crossroads between the B1240 and B1362 roads....
, Sproatley
Sproatley
Sproatley is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre and north of Hedon at the junction of the B1238 and B1240 roads.The village church, dedicated to St...
, Sunk Island
Sunk Island
Sunk Island is a Crown Estate village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies south of Ottringham and to the north of the Humber Estuary...
and Thorngumbald
Thorngumbald
Thorngumbald is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It lies approximately to the east of Hull city centre on the A1033 road....
. The area to the north of our school was served by Hornsea and to the east by Withernsea HS. Only children within the catchment area of a particular school were meant to attend that school.
South Holderness school was designated a Secondary Modern school. The East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
Council never attempted to provide Secondary Technical schools in the way that Hull City Council
Hull City Council
Hull City Council is the governing body for the unitary authority and city of Kingston upon Hull. It was created in 1972 as the successor to the Corporation of Hull, which was also known as Hull Corporation....
did with Riley High school or Greatfield High school.
The school site
The council had to provide a totally new secondary school in the South Holderness area. The town of HedonHedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
is very small in terms of area and so another location had to be found. Land between the village of Preston
Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Preston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre it lies just north of the A1033 road on the crossroads between the B1240 and B1362 roads....
and Hedon
Hedon
Hedon is a small town and civil parish in Holderness in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre. It lies to the north of the A1033 road at the crossroads of the B1240 and B1362 roads....
was identified and plans were drawn up. The school had a total area of 26 acres (10.5 hectares).
Unfortunately the local landowner Colonel Robinson did not see the need for a school on a large piece of his productive arable land and so he objected to the plans. The result was that the Ministry of Education along with the Council applied for a compulsory
purchase order. This was granted after various objections. The architects were appointed (Johnson and Johnson of Doncaster) and the designing of the school began.
Many East Riding
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
schools have the same trademark brick work, floor surfaces and galvanised steel windows. Their structure and internal design features are very similar. South Hunsley, Beverley Longcroft
Longcroft School and Performing Arts College
Longcroft School is a comprehensive secondary school with Performing Arts College status situated in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.- History :...
, Withernsea, Headlands and Hornsea Schools all bear a great similarity, hardly surprising when one considers that they were being built at roughly the same time.
Original staff
At this moment in the school’s genesis a Headteacher had to be appointed. After all someone had to give life and form to this collection of buildings. In this matter the East Riding of YorkshireEast Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
council were forward looking in that they appointed their heads six months before the schools were ready for opening. The opportunity arose for the head to incorporate their own ideas into the building of the school at an early stage. The person appointed to lead South Holderness school was Stuart Frith a graduate teacher of chemistry and ex-British Army Major. Frith was to lead the school from 1953-1974. Frith had an immediate impact on the building of the school by announcing that he wanted a minimum of plastered, and therefore painted surfaces. He also encouraged the provision of quarry tile floors along corridors and in the Entrance Hall. Frith was a supremely practical person and realised the provision of bare brick walls and hardwearing floor surfaces would create minimum opportunity for graffiti and dirt accumulation.
Sixth Form
South Holderness Sixth Form is a Sixth Form CollegeSixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
which is located in Preston
Preston, East Riding of Yorkshire
Preston is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately east of Hull city centre it lies just north of the A1033 road on the crossroads between the B1240 and B1362 roads....
, East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
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...
, the Sixth Form has 230 students that are enrolled at the college, in the year academic year of 2009/10 the sixth form had a 99% pass rate at A Level with over 90% of its students progressing directly onto university.
Students can study for AS/A levels and also other qualifications such as the BTEC qualification or even re-sit their GCSE to improved their grades achieved at that level, students who are successful in their application to the Sixth Form automatically begin to study an A Level in General Studies. 2009 saw a surge of students from year 11 staying on at South Holderness to continue their A Levels, as did many other sixth forms across the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
.
Specialist School Status
South Holderness School was granted specialist school status to which is where it gets its modern name South Holderness Technology College, this status signifies that the college specialises in Design and TechnologyDesign Technology
Design and Technology is a school subject offered at all levels of primary and secondary school. In some countries such as England it is a part of the National Curriculum. It is offered in many countries around the world such as Brunei, Bermuda, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Jordan...
, Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
.