Tendring Technology College
Encyclopedia
Tendring Technology College is a secondary school
located in England
, in Essex
. The college has two campus
es, the Thorpe Campus in Thorpe-le-Soken
, and Frinton Campus situated in Frinton-on-Sea
. This is the largest distance between two campuses of the same secondary school in the United Kingdom (with the distance reaching just over 5 miles). Key Stage 3
(Years 7 to 9) are located in Thorpe, and Key Stage 4
(Years 10 to 11) and Sixth Form
are at the Frinton Campus. Tendring Technology College currently has over 1800 pupils on roll, split between the two sites.
The college was previously led by Mike Watson, however in 2004, he went into early retirement after twenty years at the school. He was replaced by the current Executive Principal, Caroline Haynes, who recently won East Anglia's Best Head Teacher award for her hard work and dedication towards education. This is clearly shown in a recent Ofsted inspection which praised the school, with "good" or above marked in every category. The college Vice Principal is Bob Allen, who based at the Frinton Campus and Sixth Form Centre.
The College has recently secured the funding of a £2.8 million state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre, which will be based at the Frinton Campus site. The new building will feature brand new facilities such as a media suite and social area, as well as extra teaching space. Tendring Technology College is one of only several colleges to receive such finding from the Learning Schools Council. This follows extensive upgrades to the Frinton Campus, which created new teaching space, a new Resources Centre and exterior improvements. These upgrades reached completion in 2009.
The college's Business Studies department is part of the Young Enterprise scheme, and for this, there are several college productions put on every year such as talent shows and karaokes. The Sixth Form also have their annual Sixth Form Revue, which is a collection of sketches shown live on projected video. There is also a tradition that a student band performs at each show. The Revue is typically held on the last day before the college closes for Christmas. The Young Enterprise scheme has been praised as a success and regularly reach the finals of the competition.
The college's performing arts department has also put on several productions in recent years, such as Little Shop of Horrors, The Tempest, The Lion Witch and Wardrobe, and Oliver.
Becky Newman a Maths teaching assistant won Teaching Assistant of the year at the National Teaching Awards 2010.
Mitch Townsend - CEO of Aviva
Tim Smith - Singer in Post Hardcore band "Room 101"
Phillip Crane - Founder of the political group "Computers and People Union (CPU)"
Alex Porter - Former Great Britain Volleyball Team Captain
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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...
located in 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...
, in Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. The college has two campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
es, the Thorpe Campus in Thorpe-le-Soken
Thorpe-le-Soken
Thorpe-le-Soken is a village in Essex, located west of Walton-on-the-Naze, Frinton-on-Sea and north of Clacton-on-Sea.-History:Thorpe-le-Soken's history can be traced back to Saxon times....
, and Frinton Campus situated in Frinton-on-Sea
Frinton-on-Sea
Frinton-on-Sea is a small seaside town in the Tendring District of Essex, England. It is part of the Parish of Frinton and Walton.-History:...
. This is the largest distance between two campuses of the same secondary school in the United Kingdom (with the distance reaching just over 5 miles). Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 3 is the legal term for the three years of schooling in maintained schools in England and Wales normally known as Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9, when pupils are aged between 11 and 14...
(Years 7 to 9) are located in Thorpe, and Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4
Key Stage 4 is the legal term for the two years of school education which incorporate GCSEs, and other exams, in maintained schools in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland—normally known as Year 10 and Year 11 in England and Wales, and Year 11 and Year 12 in Northern Ireland, when pupils are...
(Years 10 to 11) and Sixth Form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
are at the Frinton Campus. Tendring Technology College currently has over 1800 pupils on roll, split between the two sites.
The college was previously led by Mike Watson, however in 2004, he went into early retirement after twenty years at the school. He was replaced by the current Executive Principal, Caroline Haynes, who recently won East Anglia's Best Head Teacher award for her hard work and dedication towards education. This is clearly shown in a recent Ofsted inspection which praised the school, with "good" or above marked in every category. The college Vice Principal is Bob Allen, who based at the Frinton Campus and Sixth Form Centre.
The College has recently secured the funding of a £2.8 million state-of-the-art Sixth Form Centre, which will be based at the Frinton Campus site. The new building will feature brand new facilities such as a media suite and social area, as well as extra teaching space. Tendring Technology College is one of only several colleges to receive such finding from the Learning Schools Council. This follows extensive upgrades to the Frinton Campus, which created new teaching space, a new Resources Centre and exterior improvements. These upgrades reached completion in 2009.
The college's Business Studies department is part of the Young Enterprise scheme, and for this, there are several college productions put on every year such as talent shows and karaokes. The Sixth Form also have their annual Sixth Form Revue, which is a collection of sketches shown live on projected video. There is also a tradition that a student band performs at each show. The Revue is typically held on the last day before the college closes for Christmas. The Young Enterprise scheme has been praised as a success and regularly reach the finals of the competition.
The college's performing arts department has also put on several productions in recent years, such as Little Shop of Horrors, The Tempest, The Lion Witch and Wardrobe, and Oliver.
Becky Newman a Maths teaching assistant won Teaching Assistant of the year at the National Teaching Awards 2010.
Notable Alumni
Notable Alumni of the college include:Mitch Townsend - CEO of Aviva
Tim Smith - Singer in Post Hardcore band "Room 101"
Phillip Crane - Founder of the political group "Computers and People Union (CPU)"
Alex Porter - Former Great Britain Volleyball Team Captain
External links
- Official School Website
- TTC Intranet
- TTC Microsoft Sharepoint instance
- Tendring Technology Sixth Form's Basic Statistics
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