Thomas Alleyne's High School
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Thomas Alleyne's High School(TAHS) is a secondary school in Uttoxeter
, Staffordshire
, England
. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne
. It has four different coloured houses: Elkes (Red), Orme (Green), Torrance (Blue) and Whitmore (Yellow). In the year 2008, the school celebrated its 450th anniversary.
The current Headteacher is Mrs Suzanne O'Farrell who has held the position since 2007.
The school was quoted "Thomas Alleyne’s is a good school with some outstanding features" by an Ofsted report in 2011.
Design and Technology and Modern Foreign Languages are subjects that are compulsory for GCSE students.
The school now offers the International Baccalaureate (as of 2008) for students who are attending sixth form as another option from taking A levels. It was one of the first schools in Staffordshire to offer this course.
As well as A levels and International Baccalaureate the school also offers BTEC courses such as IT and child care.
The school has an SEN (Special Educational Needs) department, and was recently given the status of being dyslexia friendly.
School is given top marks for development of staff
The school was given a reason to celebrate after becoming one of the first in the county to win a prestigious quality mark.
Thomas Alleyne’s High School, was awarded the CPD Quality Mark — an award reflecting excellence in the training and development of its staff.
To achieve the award, the town’s biggest school was viewed during a two-day assessment procedure which involved interviewing the full range of its staff.
The school said the outcome was ‘extremely favourable’, with the establishment scoring A grades in every category, from development opportunities to leadership and performance management.
The report states: “The school is proud of its ‘community’ feeling. All staff collaborate in various ways to assist the school in its mission to raise standards.
“The school’s vision and values are clear and well publicised.”
Head teacher Suzanne O’Farrell said: “We are pleased with the report, which reflects the team and committed approach we have in school, where everyone plays their part to do the best for the school and its students.” The award is a national quality mark designed to improve Continuing Professional Development (CPD) throughout the education sector.
Once a school has achieved the mark, it enables it to celebrate and extend its CPD provision, exceed the expectations of national inspection bodies and ensure the best return on investment in staffing.
Uttoxeter
Uttoxeter is a historic market town in Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. The current population is approximately 13,711, though new developments in the town will increase this figure. Uttoxeter lies close to the River Dove and is near the cities of Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and...
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, 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...
. It is one of three schools founded in 1558 from the will of Thomas Alleyne
Thomas Alleyne
Thomas Alleyne was an English priest from Uttoxeter of the sixteenth century.In his will he endowed three schools:*The Thomas Alleyne School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire,*Alleyne's High School, Stone, Staffordshire...
. It has four different coloured houses: Elkes (Red), Orme (Green), Torrance (Blue) and Whitmore (Yellow). In the year 2008, the school celebrated its 450th anniversary.
The current Headteacher is Mrs Suzanne O'Farrell who has held the position since 2007.
The school was quoted "Thomas Alleyne’s is a good school with some outstanding features" by an Ofsted report in 2011.
Design and Technology and Modern Foreign Languages are subjects that are compulsory for GCSE students.
The school now offers the International Baccalaureate (as of 2008) for students who are attending sixth form as another option from taking A levels. It was one of the first schools in Staffordshire to offer this course.
As well as A levels and International Baccalaureate the school also offers BTEC courses such as IT and child care.
The school has an SEN (Special Educational Needs) department, and was recently given the status of being dyslexia friendly.
School is given top marks for development of staff
The school was given a reason to celebrate after becoming one of the first in the county to win a prestigious quality mark.
Thomas Alleyne’s High School, was awarded the CPD Quality Mark — an award reflecting excellence in the training and development of its staff.
To achieve the award, the town’s biggest school was viewed during a two-day assessment procedure which involved interviewing the full range of its staff.
The school said the outcome was ‘extremely favourable’, with the establishment scoring A grades in every category, from development opportunities to leadership and performance management.
The report states: “The school is proud of its ‘community’ feeling. All staff collaborate in various ways to assist the school in its mission to raise standards.
“The school’s vision and values are clear and well publicised.”
Head teacher Suzanne O’Farrell said: “We are pleased with the report, which reflects the team and committed approach we have in school, where everyone plays their part to do the best for the school and its students.” The award is a national quality mark designed to improve Continuing Professional Development (CPD) throughout the education sector.
Once a school has achieved the mark, it enables it to celebrate and extend its CPD provision, exceed the expectations of national inspection bodies and ensure the best return on investment in staffing.