Rainford High Technology College
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Rainford High Technology College is a community
secondary school
and sixth form college located in Rainford, Merseyside
, England
. The school has been awarded specialist Technology College
status. It has a notable tradition of producing competitive sports teams, most notably in Rugby. The school is planned to be rebuilt as part of the UK Government's Building Schools for the Future programme.
As well as Wind Band, the school has a Vocal Group (who often perform in the Summer Concert, too) and offers musical tuition for guitar, piano, brass, percussion and woodwind in order to promote musicianship amongst its students. Sixth Formers are not averse to this either, with the regular 'Performance Evening' as well as charity music events, such as for Children in Need 2010.
LMS platform.
Community school
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secondary school
Secondary school
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and sixth form college located in Rainford, Merseyside
Merseyside
Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...
, England
England
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. The school has been awarded specialist 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...
status. It has a notable tradition of producing competitive sports teams, most notably in Rugby. The school is planned to be rebuilt as part of the UK Government's Building Schools for the Future programme.
Notable Former Pupils
- Michael Smith - Represents his country, the UK, in Bocce ball.
- Lee BriersLee BriersLee Briers is a professional rugby league player who currently plays for Warrington Wolves in the Super League. He previously played for St Helens, and at international level he won 23 caps for Wales, many of those as captain...
- Professional Rugby League Football player for Warrington RLFC - Jonny LomaxJonny LomaxJonathan "Jonny" Lomax is a professional rugby league player who plays for St Helens in the engage Super League. A versatile player, Lomax is primarily a stand-off but is equally as comfortable at scrum-half, but featured more regularly on the wing in the early stages of his professional career....
- plays professional Rugby League Football for St Helens RLFC - William Russell - Dramatist and composer
Rainford High Wind Band
Rainford is rightly proud of the musical ability of its students, and the largest organisation is the Wind Band for both brass and woodwind players. It is open to students of all ages (including Sixth Form students) and practices weekly in order to play in local primary schools, and also the main showpiece - the 'Summer Concert' usually held in July.As well as Wind Band, the school has a Vocal Group (who often perform in the Summer Concert, too) and offers musical tuition for guitar, piano, brass, percussion and woodwind in order to promote musicianship amongst its students. Sixth Formers are not averse to this either, with the regular 'Performance Evening' as well as charity music events, such as for Children in Need 2010.
Rainford Connect
Rainford Connect is Rainford's Virtual Learning Environment. Connect is one of the most advanced Secondary School VLEs in the UK and contains a wide range of interactive activities as well as access to student data. Connect is hosted and developed in-house by the school and is based on the MoodleMoodle
Moodle is a free source e-learning software platform, also known as a Course Management System, Learning Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment...
LMS platform.