Stoke Newington School Media Arts College
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Stoke Newington School is a media arts and science college, situated in Stoke Newington
, in the London Borough of Hackney
. The school is an amalgamation of Clissold School and Woodberry Down School
, with the new school founded in 1982 in the building of the former Clissold School. The current Head Teacher of the school is Annie Gammon, who succeeded Mark Emmerson in March 2008.
In 2002 the school's Media Arts status was granted by the then Department for Education and Skills (DfES). The further title Media Arts & Science was awarded by the DfES in 2005 and has been in use since 2006.
In the 2007 report produced by the Office for Standards in Education
(Ofsted) Stoke Newington School was described as "an outstanding school with a culture of high expectations" and that 'close attention to making sure that all students do as well as they possibly can characterises the school's leadership and management at all levels'. Stoke Newington School has a 6th form which was launched in 2007, directed by Craig Hewitt and David Medway.
'SNS - Best performing secondary in the best performing local authority in mainland England – Jan 2007' quote from the Stoke Newington School website.
The school was completed in 2010 after undergoing major renovation under the 'Building Schools for the Future' (BSF) programme.
Willmott Dixon Construction (Hitchin Office) were the Main Contractor undertaking the build and refurbishment of the School, their appointed Architect were Jestico + Whiles who won the RIBA May 2011 award for their work on the School.
The completed Works on the School are as follows;
The new entrance building containing 13 new classrooms clad in Cor-ten steel, a new dining hall (the length of more than four classrooms), improvements to the circulation (with more connecting corridors on second and third floors), the old temporary classrooms being replaced, new roofing throughout, new furniture and IT equipments, the addition of a 'superloo' toilet where the pupil toilet facilities will be supervised, this is to reduce bullying and damage to the toilets.
New disabled access features were also installed to allow as much accessablility to the existing buildings, these included new ramps and lifts.
Stoke Newington School is noted for it's anti-Homophobia drive, with music teacher Elly Barnes coming no. 1 in The Independent
newspaper's 'Pink List' LGBT
awards.
The school also pioneers the use of 'behaviour mentors', which aim to reduce bullying and discrimination. The school was highly praised in it's Ofsted report for it's anti-bullying department among other things.
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
, in the London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
. The school is an amalgamation of Clissold School and Woodberry Down School
Woodberry Down School
Woodberry Down Compehensive School was located off the Seven Sisters Road in the Manor House area of North London. The now defunct secondary school verges on three boroughs Hackney, Haringey and Islington. The school was opened in 1955, closing in 1981 when it was amalgamated with Clissold School...
, with the new school founded in 1982 in the building of the former Clissold School. The current Head Teacher of the school is Annie Gammon, who succeeded Mark Emmerson in March 2008.
In 2002 the school's Media Arts status was granted by the then Department for Education and Skills (DfES). The further title Media Arts & Science was awarded by the DfES in 2005 and has been in use since 2006.
In the 2007 report produced by the Office for Standards in Education
Office for Standards in Education
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
(Ofsted) Stoke Newington School was described as "an outstanding school with a culture of high expectations" and that 'close attention to making sure that all students do as well as they possibly can characterises the school's leadership and management at all levels'. Stoke Newington School has a 6th form which was launched in 2007, directed by Craig Hewitt and David Medway.
'SNS - Best performing secondary in the best performing local authority in mainland England – Jan 2007' quote from the Stoke Newington School website.
The school was completed in 2010 after undergoing major renovation under the 'Building Schools for the Future' (BSF) programme.
Willmott Dixon Construction (Hitchin Office) were the Main Contractor undertaking the build and refurbishment of the School, their appointed Architect were Jestico + Whiles who won the RIBA May 2011 award for their work on the School.
The completed Works on the School are as follows;
The new entrance building containing 13 new classrooms clad in Cor-ten steel, a new dining hall (the length of more than four classrooms), improvements to the circulation (with more connecting corridors on second and third floors), the old temporary classrooms being replaced, new roofing throughout, new furniture and IT equipments, the addition of a 'superloo' toilet where the pupil toilet facilities will be supervised, this is to reduce bullying and damage to the toilets.
New disabled access features were also installed to allow as much accessablility to the existing buildings, these included new ramps and lifts.
Stoke Newington School is noted for it's anti-Homophobia drive, with music teacher Elly Barnes coming no. 1 in The Independent
The Independent
The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
newspaper's 'Pink List' LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
awards.
The school also pioneers the use of 'behaviour mentors', which aim to reduce bullying and discrimination. The school was highly praised in it's Ofsted report for it's anti-bullying department among other things.
Notable alumni
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- actor (attended 1994–1999) - Amber BeattieAmber BeattieAmber Louisa Oatley Beattie is an English actress and singer, who is known for her role as Lulu Baker in Jinx.-Personal life:...
- actress (attended 2004-2009) - Nathan KorantengNathan KorantengNathan Papa Kwabana Twum Koranteng is an English footballer currently playing for Woking as a winger.-Career:Born in London, Koranteng signed for Conference National team Tamworth on loan in September 2009...
- (attended 2003-2008) - Asa ButterfieldAsa ButterfieldAsa Maxwell Thornton F. Butterfield is an English actor, best known for starring in the Holocaust film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas , as Norman in the 2010 film Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, and playing the title role in Martin Scorsese's 2011 fantasy Hugo.-Life and career:Butterfield was born...
- actor (attended 2008–present). - Stephen Manderson aka Professor GreenProfessor GreenProfessor Green , better known by his stage name Professor Green, is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008...
- singer - Timothy Mckenzie aka LabrinthLabrinthTimothy McKenzie , better known by his stage name Labrinth, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. McKenzie is signed to Simon Cowell's record label Syco, becoming the first non-talent show signing in six years...
- singer - Gulsum Hasan aka problemProblemA problem is an obstacle, impediment, difficulty or challenge, or any situation that invites resolution; the resolution of which is recognized as a solution or contribution toward a known purpose or goal...
- dancer - Saffron BurrowsSaffron BurrowsSaffron Dominique Burrows is an English actress and former fashion model, who starred as Det. Serena Stevens on Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Lorraine Weller on Boston Legal.-Early life:...
- actor (attended 1983-1988)