Easington Community Science College
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Easington Community Science College is a secondary school
located in the village of Easington
, County Durham.
The school acquired the name of Easington Community Science College (formerly known as Easington Community School) in January 2007, meaning there will be more money available to the facilities of the school, and have also acquired the status of an eco-friendly school.
There are two sports halls, an AstroTurf
football and cricket pitch, and four full size football pitches.
Within the larger sports hall, there is a climbing wall, 2 5-aside football goals, and cricket batting net facilities, inside the sports hall, there is 2 trampolines, a climbing frame and other gymnastics facilities.
The school is soon to be rebuilding an older part of the school to blend in with the newer facilities.
pit disaster; points are allocated in school assemblies, performances, etc.
host Matt Baker, and such professional footballers as Newcastle
goalkeeper Steve Harper, Adam Johnson, Paul Kitson
, Chris Brass
, Paul Smith
, John Hutton, Richard Ord
and Stuart Brightwell
.
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 village of Easington
Easington, County Durham
Easington is a town in eastern County Durham, England. It comprises the ancient village of Easington Village and the ex-mining town of Easington Colliery, which are separate civil parishes. It is located at the junction of the A182 leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole. Seaham Harbour and...
, County Durham.
The school acquired the name of Easington Community Science College (formerly known as Easington Community School) in January 2007, meaning there will be more money available to the facilities of the school, and have also acquired the status of an eco-friendly school.
School facilities
The school has around 70 classrooms, which include Science, English, Maths, Modern Foreign Languages, Information Communication Technology, Drama, Physical Education, Religious Education, Statistics, and a new state of the art Music studio, which has recently became an art classroom, as well as a library with 10 computers.There are two sports halls, an AstroTurf
AstroTurf
AstroTurf is a brand of artificial turf. Although the term is a registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. The original AstroTurf product was a short pile synthetic turf while the current products incorporate modern features such as...
football and cricket pitch, and four full size football pitches.
Within the larger sports hall, there is a climbing wall, 2 5-aside football goals, and cricket batting net facilities, inside the sports hall, there is 2 trampolines, a climbing frame and other gymnastics facilities.
The school is soon to be rebuilding an older part of the school to blend in with the newer facilities.
House system
The school's house names are based on the family surnames most affected in the 1951 Easington CollieryEasington Colliery
Easington Colliery is an old coal mining town in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north of Horden, and a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town is known for a mining accident or disaster which occurred, on 29 May 1951 when an explosion in the mine resulted in the...
pit disaster; points are allocated in school assemblies, performances, etc.
- Brenkley
- Dryden
- Porter
- Seymour
- Wallace
Notable former pupils
Easington Community Science College's alumni include such people as former Blue PeterBlue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
host Matt Baker, and such professional footballers as Newcastle
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
goalkeeper Steve Harper, Adam Johnson, Paul Kitson
Paul Kitson
For the English footballer who spent most of his career in the United States, see Paul Kitson .Paul Kitson is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker...
, Chris Brass
Chris Brass
Christopher Paul "Chris" Brass is an English former footballer and manager. He is currently assistant manager at Scunthorpe United.-Career:...
, Paul Smith
Ian Paul Smith
Ian Paul Smith , known as Paul Smith, is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley, Oldham Athletic, Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday.-Career:...
, John Hutton, Richard Ord
Richard Ord
Richard Ord is a former English professional footballer best known for his time with Sunderland....
and Stuart Brightwell
Stuart Brightwell
Stuart Brightwell is an English football midfielder who one season in the USL First Division in the United States. He currently plays for Horden Colliery Welfare A.F.C. in the Northern League....
.