South Wolds Comprehensive School
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South Wolds Community School is a secondary school located on Church Drive in Keyworth
, Nottingham
. It teaches students ages 11–18, and is non-denominational. It was opened in 1967, and has an enrollment of about a thousand students. South Wolds Community School received the Career Mark award on July 13, 2004. It currently has a deficit of about £400,000.
, and, due to large grants from the government, has refurbished its entire language department, offering French, German, Spanish and, for more gifted students, there is also Japanese, with links to a school in Nagano, Japan. Further improvements due to the specialist college is a new ICT language suite.
consists of a royal blue blazer, a tie, a white long or short-sleeved shirt and black trousers or skirt. There is also an optional v-neck jumper that has been made available. This uniform was introduced in 2005, currently years 7-10 have to wear the uniform, though there is a separate uniform for year 11, which consists of a white collared shirt, black sweatshirt and black trousers or skirt.
South Wolds Community School's partner school is Daiichi Senior High School.
Keyworth
Keyworth is a village and civil parish in Nottinghamshire, England. It is located about 6 miles southeast of the centre of Nottingham...
, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
. It teaches students ages 11–18, and is non-denominational. It was opened in 1967, and has an enrollment of about a thousand students. South Wolds Community School received the Career Mark award on July 13, 2004. It currently has a deficit of about £400,000.
Academics
The school is a specialist Language CollegeLanguage College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
, and, due to large grants from the government, has refurbished its entire language department, offering French, German, Spanish and, for more gifted students, there is also Japanese, with links to a school in Nagano, Japan. Further improvements due to the specialist college is a new ICT language suite.
Uniform
The school uniformSchool uniform
A school uniform is an outfit—a set of standardized clothes—worn primarily for an educational institution. They are common in primary and secondary schools in various countries . When used, they form the basis of a school's dress code.Traditionally school uniforms have been largely subdued and...
consists of a royal blue blazer, a tie, a white long or short-sleeved shirt and black trousers or skirt. There is also an optional v-neck jumper that has been made available. This uniform was introduced in 2005, currently years 7-10 have to wear the uniform, though there is a separate uniform for year 11, which consists of a white collared shirt, black sweatshirt and black trousers or skirt.
Sixth form
The South Wolds Sixth form is well regarded as one of the best in the area, partially due to its ties to Europe, Asia and America, but also because of the tremendous school ethos among staff and students alike. The new "Number 6" coffee shop offers sixth form students far more independence from the rest of the school and gives a continental flavour to the common room.Extra Curricular
The school also participates in many extracurricular activities, both sporting and arts related. Music events such as "Rock for Kadzinuni" are frequently held raising money for charities or in-school appeals.South Wolds Community School's partner school is Daiichi Senior High School.