Tavistock College
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Tavistock College is a mixed gender school in Tavistock, Devon
, United Kingdom
, with students aged 11–18. There are (as of April 2010) approximately 1750 students attending, drawn from a catchment area of about 20 km (12.4 mi) radius. The college has links with Japan
, Uganda
, Spain
and India
where staff exchanges and student visits and projects take place. Since 2006, the college has organised concerts locally under the name of ParkLife; a ParkLife festival was held in 2007 and 2008.
In early 2010, the school received a "notice to improve" from Ofsted
, the school inspection agency..
Currently participates in the Prestigous Rosslyn Park sevens in London
Every year. The school has also been selected to host a nation to use the schools facilities for a training base for London 2012
The College also host Summer and Winter seven a side leagues for mens which has attracted many teams, who play on a sunday night.
Devon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, with students aged 11–18. There are (as of April 2010) approximately 1750 students attending, drawn from a catchment area of about 20 km (12.4 mi) radius. The college has links with Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
where staff exchanges and student visits and projects take place. Since 2006, the college has organised concerts locally under the name of ParkLife; a ParkLife festival was held in 2007 and 2008.
In early 2010, the school received a "notice to improve" from Ofsted
Ofsted
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 ....
, the school inspection agency..
Sports
Tavistock College has benefited recently from over £1.1m of investment in new sporting facilities, and can now boast a state of the art 3rd generation all weather pitch, a competition standard athletics track and a new football pitch development comprising seven pitches which has allowed the college to expand the sports department. The college first team for RugbyRugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
Currently participates in the Prestigous Rosslyn Park sevens in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
Every year. The school has also been selected to host a nation to use the schools facilities for a training base for London 2012
The College also host Summer and Winter seven a side leagues for mens which has attracted many teams, who play on a sunday night.
Notable alumni
- Rosie Huntington-WhiteleyRosie Huntington-WhiteleyRosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley is an English model and actress, best known for her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret and Burberry, and also for her role as Carly Spencer in the 2011 film Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the third installment in the Transformers film series.-Early life...
, actress/model, starred in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. - SamSam LakemanSamuel Charles Lakeman is an English musician, songwriter, and producer and co-owner of Charcoal Records.-Biography:He was brought up in the village of Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon, with his brothers, fellow musicians Seth Lakeman and Sean Lakeman...
, SethSeth LakemanSeth Bernard Lakeman is an English folk singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, who is most often associated with the fiddle and tenor guitar, but has also mastered the viola and banjo...
and SeanSean LakemanSean Lakeman , is an English folk musician and producer.-Early life:He was brought up in the village of Buckland Monachorum, near Yelverton, Devon with his brothers, fellow folk musicians Seth Lakeman and Sam Lakeman...
, folk musicians - Pete MalcolmPete MalcolmPeter Bryan "Pete" Malcolm is a British serial entrepreneur and technologist, currently CEO of Cloud software company . He was previously founder and CTO of Orchestria Corporation, and is the inventor of several important and widely used techniques in the computer industry, including Open File...
, serial entrepreneur and technologist - Graham DaweGraham DaweRichard Graham Reed Dawe is a former English rugby union footballer and the former coach of Plymouth Albion.He played for Bath Rugby, Sale Sharks, Plymouth Albion and Launceston RFC....
, English rugby union footballer and the current coach of Plymouth Albion