Collingwood College, Surrey
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Collingwood College is a state secondary school
located in Camberley
, Surrey
, England
for 11-18 year olds.
and is divided in the three main areas 'Kingston' (Years 10 & 11) and 'Barossa' (Years 7-9), and the new, purpose-built, Sixth Form Centre. This was funded by the sale of land, on which the college's previous sixth form centre (named "Ballard") was situated. Collingwood College is a DCSF designated High performing Specialist school in Technology and Vocational Education.
It is situated just north of the A30
, near the Jolly Farmer
roundabout on the Old Dean Estate
, Camberley.
s. Collingwood was one of the earliest direct grant schools to be created after the passage of the legislation by the then Conservative government. The headmaster from 1974 until the 1990s was Peter Halls-Dickerson.
In September 1994 Collingwood College became a Self-Governing Technology College. Following the new funding, the school built the Halls-Dickerson Technology centre, also one of the first of its kind. As of 1 April 2008, the College has been granted High Performing Specialist School status. The school also specialises in Vocational Education, which provides education for working life; such as hairdressing, building and other manual labour based jobs.
Collingwood is a founding member of the Surrey Heath Area Partnership for Education, (SHAPE) Surrey's 14-19 network. SHAPE runs Diploma courses in IT, for which Collingwood is the lead school and also Society Health and Development. Future Diplomas will be offered in Business and Finance and Creative Media which will begin in 2009.
encompasses much of the Surrey Heath
area of Camberley, Bagshot, Lightwater
, Windlesham
, Bisley
, Chobham
and West End
.
The school was also featured on a special programme called "School of Hard Knocks" on ITV that was aired on the 6 November 2006. It examied the assault in some detail. It featured an interview
with Natashia and her parents, as well as stories from other victims of bullying. The programme publicly criticised the Principal for denying that there was a bullying problem at Collingwood. However, an OFSTED
report in 2007 showed that there were no serious problems with bullying at Collingwood College.
and he also returns every year to design the set for the productions. BBC actress Jessica Henwick is known to have taken part in several Collingwood Productions while attending the school.
The Productions are auditioned in the first to weeks of December allowing the principals to get to grips with their parts over the holidays. They then return in January to begin the rehearsal process. After the two and a half month period the shows are staged around the last week of March and normally run for four nights, Wednesday-Saturday. Jane Roberts has been the resident Producer and Director of Collingwood Productions now for twenty five years. Her productions have included:
is very organised in its hierarchy of staff
. Each year has a Head Of Year and Pastoral Assistant, who move up with the students through their years at the school
. Also, each assistant principal is assigned to a year, to take care of other pastoral
issues.
All subjects that are taught at the school are assigned a faculty
, where the faculty head assists with the running of the subjects
, and provides behavioural support to the teachers in their faculty.
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 Camberley
Camberley
Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles southwest of central London, in the corridor between the M3 and M4 motorways. The town lies close to the borders of both Hampshire and Berkshire; the boundaries intersect on the western edge of the town where all three counties...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, 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...
for 11-18 year olds.
Admissions
It is one of the best secondary schools in Surrey, and the third biggest in the UK, with over 2000 pupils, including more than 400 in the Sixth Form. It occupies a 30 acres (121,405.8 m²) campusCampus
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...
and is divided in the three main areas 'Kingston' (Years 10 & 11) and 'Barossa' (Years 7-9), and the new, purpose-built, Sixth Form Centre. This was funded by the sale of land, on which the college's previous sixth form centre (named "Ballard") was situated. Collingwood College is a DCSF designated High performing Specialist school in Technology and Vocational Education.
It is situated just north of the A30
A30 road
The 284 miles A30 road from London to Land's End, historically known as the Great South West Road used to provide the most direct route from London to the south west; more recently the M3 motorway and A303 road performs this function for much of the route and only parts of A30 now retain trunk...
, near the Jolly Farmer
Jolly Farmer
The Jolly Farmer is a roundabout on the A30 between Camberley and Bagshot in Surrey, UK.Origins of the Jolly Farmer name date to the late 17th century when there was a highwayman called William Davies who worked on Bagshot Heath and allegedly only took gold from his victims. His identity was...
roundabout on the Old Dean Estate
Old Dean
Old Dean is a large housing estate on the outskirts of Camberley in Surrey, England.-History:Most of the estate was built in the 1950s on the Olddean Common for residents of heavily bombed Surrey-areas made homeless after World War II, and later expanded by the authorities to be used as a London...
, Camberley.
Earlier school
The school derives itsef from the Frimley and Camberley County Grammar School, the Bagshot County Secondary School, and the Barossa County Secondary School. In July 1970, Surrey County Council wavered over whether to go ahead with the comprehensive plan.Comprehensive
The first Headmaster in 1971 was Mr. Leonard Roe, who had previously been Headmaster of the grammar school. He was followed by Peter Halls-Dickerson, who was a major advocate of the idea of direct grant schoolDirect grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
s. Collingwood was one of the earliest direct grant schools to be created after the passage of the legislation by the then Conservative government. The headmaster from 1974 until the 1990s was Peter Halls-Dickerson.
Grant-maintained school
On 1 September 1991 Collingwood School became Collingwood College – a Grant Maintained school. This change of status was overwhelmingly supported by the parents. In 1999, under the new School’s Framework, the school adopted Foundation status.In September 1994 Collingwood College became a Self-Governing Technology College. Following the new funding, the school built the Halls-Dickerson Technology centre, also one of the first of its kind. As of 1 April 2008, the College has been granted High Performing Specialist School status. The school also specialises in Vocational Education, which provides education for working life; such as hairdressing, building and other manual labour based jobs.
Collingwood is a founding member of the Surrey Heath Area Partnership for Education, (SHAPE) Surrey's 14-19 network. SHAPE runs Diploma courses in IT, for which Collingwood is the lead school and also Society Health and Development. Future Diplomas will be offered in Business and Finance and Creative Media which will begin in 2009.
Catchment
Its catchment areaCatchment area (human geography)
In human geography, a catchment area is the area and population from which a city or individual service attracts visitors or customers. For example, a school catchment area is the geographic area from which students are eligible to attend a local school...
encompasses much of the Surrey Heath
Surrey Heath
Surrey Heath is a local government district with Borough status in Surrey, England. Its Council is based in Camberley. Much of the area is within the Metropolitan Green Belt....
area of Camberley, Bagshot, Lightwater
Lightwater
Lightwater is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey, England about to the south-west of London. Immediately surrounding towns and villages include Bagshot, Deepcut, Windlesham, Camberley, and West End. The village is bounded to the north west by the M3 and to the north east by the...
, Windlesham
Windlesham
Windlesham is a village in the Surrey Heath district of Surrey in South East England. It is also the name of the parish that covers Bagshot and Lightwater, in addition to Windlesham...
, Bisley
Bisley, Surrey
Bisley is a large village in Surrey, England, which is notable for rifle shooting. Bisley's immediate neighbours are West End, Chobham and Knaphill.- History :...
, Chobham
Chobham, Surrey
Chobham is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Surrey Heath in Surrey, England, about 15 minutes drive from the London railway line stations at Woking to the south and Sunningdale to the north...
and West End
West End, Surrey
West End is a village in the county of Surrey, England.West End is between Camberley and Woking, each around 4 miles or 6 to 7 km away. The A322 road runs north-south through the village, and leads to junction 3 of the M3 motorway, about 2 miles or 3 km away. The nearest stations are...
.
Stabbing Incident
The school appeared in the national press following a November 2005 incident in which a student was repeatedly stabbed with a pair of scissors, including one wound above the eye.The school was also featured on a special programme called "School of Hard Knocks" on ITV that was aired on the 6 November 2006. It examied the assault in some detail. It featured an interview
Interview
An interview is a conversation between two people where questions are asked by the interviewer to obtain information from the interviewee.- Interview as a Method for Qualitative Research:"Definition" -...
with Natashia and her parents, as well as stories from other victims of bullying. The programme publicly criticised the Principal for denying that there was a bullying problem at Collingwood. However, an 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 ....
report in 2007 showed that there were no serious problems with bullying at Collingwood College.
Collingwood College Productions
Every year Collingwood Productions stage their annual musical under the Direction of Jane Roberts (Head of Speech and Drama). The running of the productions are of the highest standard using a proscenium arche stage with professional lighting, full technical and stage crew and orchestral accompaniment. The production boasts professional input from ex-faculty and students. James Paulding, currently head of Operations at Alton Towers, trained at the Guilford School Of Acting following his education at Collingwood and returns every year to design the lighting for the shows. Graham Wynne, trained at Cambridge University and went on to teach at Collingwood where he met Jane Roberts. After a successful career in interior design he worked on many series of Changing RoomsChanging Rooms
Changing room may refer to:*changeroom, a room or enclosure in a clothing store where customers may try on clothes before purchasing them*Changing Rooms, a BBC television series*The Changing Room, a stage play by David Storey...
and he also returns every year to design the set for the productions. BBC actress Jessica Henwick is known to have taken part in several Collingwood Productions while attending the school.
The Productions are auditioned in the first to weeks of December allowing the principals to get to grips with their parts over the holidays. They then return in January to begin the rehearsal process. After the two and a half month period the shows are staged around the last week of March and normally run for four nights, Wednesday-Saturday. Jane Roberts has been the resident Producer and Director of Collingwood Productions now for twenty five years. Her productions have included:
- 1984 Cabaret
- 1985 Sweeney Todd
- 1987 Dracula Spectacular
- 1988 My Fair Lady
- 1989 The Pajama Game
- 1990 Kiss Me Kate
- 1992 Grease
- 1993 South Pacific
- 1994 High Society
- 1995 Guys and Dolls
- 1998 Oliver!
- 2000 Sweet Charity
- 2001 Bugsy Malone
- 2002 Grease
- 2003 My Fair Lady
- 2004 Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
- 2006 The Wizard of Oz
- 2007 Oliver!
- 2008 Bugsy Malone
- 2009 Sweeney Todd
- 2010 Grease
- 2011 Little Shop of Horrors
Teaching
Due to the huge number of students at Collingwood, the schoolSchool
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
is very organised in its hierarchy of staff
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
. Each year has a Head Of Year and Pastoral Assistant, who move up with the students through their years at the school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
. Also, each assistant principal is assigned to a year, to take care of other pastoral
Pastoral care
Pastoral care is the ministry of care and counseling provided by pastors, chaplains and other religious leaders to members of their church or congregation, or to persons of all faiths and none within institutional settings. This can range anywhere from home visitation to formal counseling provided...
issues.
All subjects that are taught at the school are assigned a faculty
Faculty (university)
A faculty is a division within a university comprising one subject area, or a number of related subject areas...
, where the faculty head assists with the running of the subjects
Course (education)
The very broad dictionary meaning of the word course is the act or action of moving in a path from point to point . There are multiple meanings for this word, some of which include: general line of orientation, a mode of action, part of a meal, a mode of action, and many more. This article focuses...
, and provides behavioural support to the teachers in their faculty.
Sixth Form Centre
In 2005, the new Sixth Form Centre was officially opened by The Countess of Wessex. This replaced the aging "Ballard" building which was subsequently demolished after the sale of the land it was situated on. The Sixth Form Centre features an extremely modernised architecture, a series of seven small IT classrooms plus one large computer suite on the top floor. The centre provides facilities for sixth form students such as a common room and private study area.Academic performance
Collingwood performs consistently above both the LEA (Surrey) and national average at both GCSE and A-Level.Notable alumni
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