Stoke Damerel Community College
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Stoke Damerel Community College is a maths and computing college in Stoke, Plymouth
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Stoke Damerel Community College was formed after the closure of Penlee Secondary Modern in the late 1980s. The school has recently had major building and refurbishment work completed to improve its entrance and create larger, more modern open spaces.
Work included "The Street", a large central corridor to help congestion and provide a social area for the students, an extended library with over a hundred flat screen computers, a larger and better equipped Sixth Form Common room and sports facilities. The school is on a hill with panoramic views of Plymouth and admits pupils from 11-18. The 300-strong sixth form is run in conjunction with John Kitto Community College and Tamarside Community College, offering A levels, AS levels, and BTEC
qualifications. The school has around 750 computers. The school is now an official trust school and in 2011 applied for academy status
Stoke, Plymouth
Stoke, also referred to by its earlier name of Stoke Damerel, is a parish, once part of the historical Devonport, England. Prior to 1914, it was a suburb of Devonport. In 1914, Devonport and Plymouth amalgamated with Stonehouse: the new town took the name of Plymouth...
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England
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Stoke Damerel Community College was formed after the closure of Penlee Secondary Modern in the late 1980s. The school has recently had major building and refurbishment work completed to improve its entrance and create larger, more modern open spaces.
Work included "The Street", a large central corridor to help congestion and provide a social area for the students, an extended library with over a hundred flat screen computers, a larger and better equipped Sixth Form Common room and sports facilities. The school is on a hill with panoramic views of Plymouth and admits pupils from 11-18. The 300-strong sixth form is run in conjunction with John Kitto Community College and Tamarside Community College, offering A levels, AS levels, and BTEC
Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....
qualifications. The school has around 750 computers. The school is now an official trust school and in 2011 applied for academy status