Henry Beaufort School
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Henry Beaufort School, sometimes called
Henry Beaufort College of Technology, is a secondary school in Harestock, a suburb of Winchester
, in the county of Hampshire
in England
. It has dual specialist school status as a Technology College
and Humanities College
.
Initially, each year was divided into 6 tutor groups H, R, E, S, T and O, taken from `Harestock', the suburb of Winchester in which it is located. The `A' was missed out as a tutor group to avoid any suggestion that it was made up of superior pupils students.
Today it is divided into seven tutors: Athens, Berlin, Luxembourg, Moscow, Prague, Rome and Warsaw. Most tutors currently practice horizontal tutoring however Prague is undergoing a vertical tutoring trial. There is an annual sports day which is held midway through July and the students are encouraged to participate in sport and eat healthily as the school has the Healthy Schools status. The school runs the Beaufort Bistro which serves hot and cold food and drink priced between £0.40 and £2 before school and during the two student break times. Henry Beaufort runs bus services to many of the surrounding areas before and after school including a later bus if students wish to participate in after school activities. Henry Beaufort has many awards Including Technology and Humanities Collage status. Vertical tutoring will official start for all seven tutors on September 2011. As of the start of the spring term in 2011, Miss Sue Hearle has replaced Mr Jonathan de Sausmarez as headteacher at the school.
Henry Beaufort College of Technology, is a secondary school in Harestock, a suburb of Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
, in the county of Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
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...
. It has dual specialist school status as a Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
and Humanities College
Humanities College
Humanities Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, humanities. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Humanities...
.
About the school
The school was built in 1971 as the first purpose-built, co-educational, comprehensive school in Winchester, to serve the new developments created by the new Teg Down, Weeke Manor and Harestock estates. In the first year of opening the school had a full complement of year 7 children and about half a year 8 complement. The school grow each year until 1975 it had a full 5 years of intake. The first headmaster was Mr Hubert who remained headmaster until 1990 when he retired. He was replaced by Mr D. Dickinson who was head for about 10 years. He left in 2000 and was replaced by Mr Jonathan de Sausmarez.Initially, each year was divided into 6 tutor groups H, R, E, S, T and O, taken from `Harestock', the suburb of Winchester in which it is located. The `A' was missed out as a tutor group to avoid any suggestion that it was made up of superior pupils students.
Today it is divided into seven tutors: Athens, Berlin, Luxembourg, Moscow, Prague, Rome and Warsaw. Most tutors currently practice horizontal tutoring however Prague is undergoing a vertical tutoring trial. There is an annual sports day which is held midway through July and the students are encouraged to participate in sport and eat healthily as the school has the Healthy Schools status. The school runs the Beaufort Bistro which serves hot and cold food and drink priced between £0.40 and £2 before school and during the two student break times. Henry Beaufort runs bus services to many of the surrounding areas before and after school including a later bus if students wish to participate in after school activities. Henry Beaufort has many awards Including Technology and Humanities Collage status. Vertical tutoring will official start for all seven tutors on September 2011. As of the start of the spring term in 2011, Miss Sue Hearle has replaced Mr Jonathan de Sausmarez as headteacher at the school.