Monks' Dyke Technology College
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Monks’ Dyke Technology College is a comprehensive school
situated in the rural market town of Louth, Lincolnshire
on Monks' Dyke Road.
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. This means that they demonstrate commitment to using Technology to enhance all subject areas. To raise standards at all levels in the school they were given clear targets to meet, and must play an important role working with other schools and groups in the local community. Monks' Dyke Technology College said, "We believe that this enriches the students' curriculum and gives them opportunities that are not available to students in non-specialist schools."
In 2005 Monks' Dyke Technology College was identified by the government as a High Performing Specialist School, one of only 100 in the country, and was awarded Training School
Status This means that they could build on their work with other schools and the community by training teachers and other staff. In addition the school received extra funding which "is used for the benefit of our students."
In 2007 because of their continual high performance they were awarded a third specialism: Vocational School
Status. This is highly unusual and recognises Monks' Dyke's contributions to the education of students across the area. As a Vocational school they will be able to increase their training brief to include skills required for vocational subjects. This will enable the school to include more vocational subjects within the school curriculum increasing Monks' Dyke Technology College students' opportunities.
and his wife on 21 September 2001. Students of all ages use the dance, radio, TV and recording studios. The Blue Room is a TV studio that is often hired by local community groups.
Brunel
,
Curie
,
Da Vinci
,
Faraday
and
Newton
.
The vertical tutor groups have a small number of students from each year group in, and each tutor group is part of a house. The houses provide a strong sense of identity and form the basis for competitions, especially sports day.
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
situated in the rural market town of Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth, Lincolnshire
Louth is a market town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Known as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", it is situated where the ancient trackway Barton Street crosses the River Lud, and has a total resident population of 15,930.The Greenwich...
on Monks' Dyke Road.
Admissions
The current Headteacher is Ros Webber-Jones and Dr. Chris Rolph is the Executive Headteacher, and there are 75 teaching staff and 50 support staff. Currently there are about1000 students on roll, including 200 in the school's Sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
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History
It is named after the small spring fed ditch that flows along Monk's Dyke Road to Louth Park. It provided the former Abbey with fresh water. But Monks' Dyke has been synonymous with the school on Monks' Dyke Road since the 1920s.Specialist Status
In 1995 Monks' Dyke Technology College was designated a Technology CollegeTechnology 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...
. This means that they demonstrate commitment to using Technology to enhance all subject areas. To raise standards at all levels in the school they were given clear targets to meet, and must play an important role working with other schools and groups in the local community. Monks' Dyke Technology College said, "We believe that this enriches the students' curriculum and gives them opportunities that are not available to students in non-specialist schools."
In 2005 Monks' Dyke Technology College was identified by the government as a High Performing Specialist School, one of only 100 in the country, and was awarded Training School
Training school
For a juvenile correctional facility, see youth detention center-----A training school is an official designation, awarded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, to schools in England that provide exceptional facilities for in-service and work experience training of teachers...
Status This means that they could build on their work with other schools and the community by training teachers and other staff. In addition the school received extra funding which "is used for the benefit of our students."
In 2007 because of their continual high performance they were awarded a third specialism: Vocational School
Vocational school
A vocational school , providing vocational education, is a school in which students are taught the skills needed to perform a particular job...
Status. This is highly unusual and recognises Monks' Dyke's contributions to the education of students across the area. As a Vocational school they will be able to increase their training brief to include skills required for vocational subjects. This will enable the school to include more vocational subjects within the school curriculum increasing Monks' Dyke Technology College students' opportunities.
New Media Centre
The College's New Media Centre allows students to study for NVQ Level 3 in Broadcast Journalism, and is a well-equipped building. It was opened by the Earl of WessexPrince Edward, Earl of Wessex
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...
and his wife on 21 September 2001. Students of all ages use the dance, radio, TV and recording studios. The Blue Room is a TV studio that is often hired by local community groups.
School Houses
At Monks' Dyke Technology College, students are split up into houses which are named after famous historical figures:Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS , was a British civil engineer who built bridges and dockyards including the construction of the first major British railway, the Great Western Railway; a series of steamships, including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship; and numerous important bridges...
,
Curie
Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
,
Da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
,
Faraday
Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday, FRS was an English chemist and physicist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry....
and
Newton
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
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The vertical tutor groups have a small number of students from each year group in, and each tutor group is part of a house. The houses provide a strong sense of identity and form the basis for competitions, especially sports day.
Other Secondary Schools in Louth
- Cordeaux SchoolCordeaux SchoolCordeaux School is a secondary modern school on North Holme Road in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. Cordeaux School - A Specialist Engineering College currently is ranked 46th out of 73 in the 2009 Lincolnshire County League Table....
- King Edward VI Grammar School