Rushey Mead School
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Rushy Mead School is a coeducational secondary school
, located in Leicester
, England
. The school was rated as being a Grade 1 Outstanding school by Ofsted for overall effectiveness in November 2007. The current head is Carolyn Robson, who is also a National Leader of Education.
Rushey Mead has a representative staff to children apportionment, including Asian
teachers in nearly every subject.The school also boasts a good example of an environmentally friendly
building in their 'green' academy building (colloquially known as 'G' Block). Amongst the many features of this building it has photovoltaic module
s on its roof which power the lights.
The school is a specialist College in Sports and Science with Maths. It also holds High Performing Specialist School Status as a Leadership Partner school.
Under the BSF scheme the school is about to have a £18m transformation of buildings and site to include a 6 courts new Sports Hall.
, which has involved a rejuvenation of several of the school's . buildings, including a new science building. Its motto motivates students to always work hard and care for others; Be Concerned. its now 2012 and is now being rebuilt. each year has its own PASCO and head of year. the PASCO of year 7 is mrs underwood.
The 1st headmaster was Charles Anson Smith and under his leadership the school was often in the news, most notably for the "Spirit of Leicester" an ex city double decker bus which took pupils initially to parts of europe, unheard of at the time and made the BBC news on a nightly basis, and later around parts of the UK.
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 Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, England
England
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. The school was rated as being a Grade 1 Outstanding school by Ofsted for overall effectiveness in November 2007. The current head is Carolyn Robson, who is also a National Leader of Education.
Rushey Mead has a representative staff to children apportionment, including Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
teachers in nearly every subject.The school also boasts a good example of an environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly
Environmentally friendly are terms used to refer to goods and services, laws, guidelines and policies claimed to inflict minimal or no harm on the environment....
building in their 'green' academy building (colloquially known as 'G' Block). Amongst the many features of this building it has photovoltaic module
Photovoltaic module
A solar panel is a packaged, connected assembly of solar cells, also known as photovoltaic cells...
s on its roof which power the lights.
The school is a specialist College in Sports and Science with Maths. It also holds High Performing Specialist School Status as a Leadership Partner school.
Under the BSF scheme the school is about to have a £18m transformation of buildings and site to include a 6 courts new Sports Hall.
History
The school was originally a boys' school before allowing girls and female teachers in the 1970s. The school has since gone on to receive Sports and Science specialist statusSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
, which has involved a rejuvenation of several of the school's . buildings, including a new science building. Its motto motivates students to always work hard and care for others; Be Concerned. its now 2012 and is now being rebuilt. each year has its own PASCO and head of year. the PASCO of year 7 is mrs underwood.
The 1st headmaster was Charles Anson Smith and under his leadership the school was often in the news, most notably for the "Spirit of Leicester" an ex city double decker bus which took pupils initially to parts of europe, unheard of at the time and made the BBC news on a nightly basis, and later around parts of the UK.
Notable alumni
- Sara Dhada, BBC Apprentice Series 4
- Jigar NaikJigar NaikJigar Naik is an English cricket player. He is currently playing for Leicestershire.Naik who played for Kibworth and Billesdown as well as Loughborough MCCU, made history when he became the first Leicester-born Asian to play for Leicestershire in a first class game against a touring West Indies A...
, Leicestershire cricketer - Tony SibsonTony SibsonTony Sibson is a former professional boxer.Tony Sibson was well known as Britain's best as he was Commonwealth and European champion and world title challenger...
, boxer - Mark MorrisonMark MorrisonMark Morrison is a British R&B singer. He was the most successful UK R&B singer of the mid-90s and the first black male solo artist to reach number one in the 90s. His single "Return of the Mack" became a #1 or Top 10 hit in several European countries in 1996...
, R&B singer