Tiverton High School
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Tiverton High School is a state secondary school
located in the town of Tiverton, Devon
, England
. The school is a specialist
visual arts college
.
The school is situated on the outskirts of Tiverton, surrounded by countryside, and there is a close working relationship with the nearby Petroc (formerly East Devon College
).
Andrew Lovett has been the headmaster of the school, since 2004, that has around 1,300 pupils
aged 11-16.
computing in education. They used thin client
technology to deliver Windows
if needed. However in 2007 the school closed the last of the RISC OS rooms whiched was replaced with Apple Macs which are also used in the Art and Design and Technology Department. Windows XP
is used throughout the rest of the school. They now have a total of four IT rooms as well as a library fitted with Apple Macs.
, installed Automatic Meter Reading Systems at the School that not only brought energy and water savings but provided a hook on which to introduce energy conservation into the curriculum.
formed a partnership with local people and the school who made a video, launched in December 2006, that will serve as an archive of photographs and recollections of the flooding in Tiverton in the 1960s.
and Big Al. The plays since 2003 have included The Yarn, Strangers, The Children's Crusade from the National Youth Theatre
, and a modern version of Geoffrey Chaucer
's Canterbury Tales.
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 the town of Tiverton, Devon
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...
, 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...
. The school is a specialist
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
visual arts college
Arts College
Arts Colleges were introduced in 1997 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts...
.
The school is situated on the outskirts of Tiverton, surrounded by countryside, and there is a close working relationship with the nearby Petroc (formerly East Devon College
East Devon College
East Devon College was a further education college situated in Tiverton, Devon, England. The college operated on four sites; the main campus being located in Tiverton, with three additional sites being located in Honiton, Exmouth and Tiverton. In 2005 the college enrolled 3,144 learners, of which...
).
Andrew Lovett has been the headmaster of the school, since 2004, that has around 1,300 pupils
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
aged 11-16.
Business partnerships
In 2001 the School won the 'Investors in Education Business Partnership' award.Computing
The 'School' was one of the last bastions of RISC OSRISC OS
RISC OS is a computer operating system originally developed by Acorn Computers Ltd in Cambridge, England for their range of desktop computers, based on their own ARM architecture. First released in 1987, under the name Arthur, the subsequent iteration was renamed as in 1988...
computing in education. They used thin client
Thin client
A thin client is a computer or a computer program which depends heavily on some other computer to fulfill its traditional computational roles. This stands in contrast to the traditional fat client, a computer designed to take on these roles by itself...
technology to deliver Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
if needed. However in 2007 the school closed the last of the RISC OS rooms whiched was replaced with Apple Macs which are also used in the Art and Design and Technology Department. Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
is used throughout the rest of the school. They now have a total of four IT rooms as well as a library fitted with Apple Macs.
Energy conservation
In February 2005, in a case study sponsored by the Carbon Trust the School, in conjunction with Devon County CouncilDevon County Council
Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. Based in the city of Exeter, the council covers the non-metropolitan county area of Devon...
, installed Automatic Meter Reading Systems at the School that not only brought energy and water savings but provided a hook on which to introduce energy conservation into the curriculum.
Visual archive on Tiverton floods
The government Environment AgencyEnvironment Agency
The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...
formed a partnership with local people and the school who made a video, launched in December 2006, that will serve as an archive of photographs and recollections of the flooding in Tiverton in the 1960s.
Theatre and art
The school musicals take place every two years, while other plays take place every year alongside the school's Art Presentations. Since 2003, the musicals have been, Return to the Forbidden PlanetReturn to the Forbidden Planet
Return to the Forbidden Planet is a Jukebox musical by playwright Bob Carlton based on Shakespeare's The Tempest and the 1950s science fiction film Forbidden Planet ....
and Big Al. The plays since 2003 have included The Yarn, Strangers, The Children's Crusade from the National Youth Theatre
National Youth Theatre
The National Youth Theatre is a registered charity in London, Great Britain, committed to creative, personal and social development of young people through the medium of creative arts....
, and a modern version of Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer
Geoffrey Chaucer , known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey...
's Canterbury Tales.