St. Brendan's Sixth Form College
Encyclopedia
St. Brendan's is a post-16 educational institution located in Bristol
, England. It has a strong rugby union heritage.
and by the late 1950s had outgrown the Berkeley Square site. The Brothers purchased a house (the Beeches) and extensive grounds in Brislington
, built the present accommodation, and moved to Brislington in 1960. The grammar school was wound down over several years, the last of the old grammar school students, some having joined the Preparatory School in 1975, many having joined the senior school in 1978, joined the sixth form in 1983.
in Bristol and Bath, Saint Brendan's became a coeducational sixth form college
: the sixth form for four 11 to 16 Catholic secondary schools.
In the summer of 2009 a new main facility was constructed and the old was demolished in the winter 2009.
for internal email, remote access, a web based forum/file host called "Moodle" and internal server systems. Moodle is used as a place in which students can log in and "enrol" in their subjects and talk in forums, download uploaded files, find homework and find teachers email.
is a large part of the college's community. The union is made up of a committee of students elected by the student body annually which support and represent the students and organises events. The union is closely affiliated with the NUS and regularly send its electorates and students to events like the NUS Annual, NUS LGBT and NUS Black Conference.
St. Brendan's Relationships, which is a society within St. Brendan's Sixth Form College. The membership of the society is inclusive of LGBT
and supportive, and mainly focuses on four key areas: Advice, Campaigning, Support & Social. In May 2009 the group won the National Union of Students LGBT Campaign
award, FE
society of the year,.
Enrichment programmes include:
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England. It has a strong rugby union heritage.
History
Saint Brendan's was founded by the Irish Christian Brothers as a Catholic school for boys in 1896 in Berkeley Square in Bristol. During the first fifty years of its existence it played a part in developing an educated Catholic laity in and around Bristol. Many of its pupils entered the priesthood as well as other professions.Direct grant grammar school
Following the 1944 Education Act, Saint Brendan's became a boys' direct grant grammar schoolDirect grant grammar school
A direct grant grammar school was a selective secondary school in England and Wales between 1945 and 1976 funded partly by the state and partly through private fees....
and by the late 1950s had outgrown the Berkeley Square site. The Brothers purchased a house (the Beeches) and extensive grounds in Brislington
Brislington
Brislington is an area in the south east of the city of Bristol, England. It is on the edge of Bristol and from Bath. The Brislington Brook runs through the area in the woodlands of Nightingale Valley...
, built the present accommodation, and moved to Brislington in 1960. The grammar school was wound down over several years, the last of the old grammar school students, some having joined the Preparatory School in 1975, many having joined the senior school in 1978, joined the sixth form in 1983.
Sixth form college
In the late 1970s, as a result of a reorganisation of Catholic secondary educationSecondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
in Bristol and Bath, Saint Brendan's became a coeducational sixth form college
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
: the sixth form for four 11 to 16 Catholic secondary schools.
In the summer of 2009 a new main facility was constructed and the old was demolished in the winter 2009.
ICT provision
The college has a system based on NovellNovell
Novell, Inc. is a multinational software and services company. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Attachmate Group. It specializes in network operating systems, such as Novell NetWare; systems management solutions, such as Novell ZENworks; and collaboration solutions, such as Novell Groupwise...
for internal email, remote access, a web based forum/file host called "Moodle" and internal server systems. Moodle is used as a place in which students can log in and "enrol" in their subjects and talk in forums, download uploaded files, find homework and find teachers email.
Student Union
The St. Brendan's Student UnionStudent union
Student union may refer to:* Students' union, or student government in the U.S., a student organization at many colleges and universities dedicated to student governance...
is a large part of the college's community. The union is made up of a committee of students elected by the student body annually which support and represent the students and organises events. The union is closely affiliated with the NUS and regularly send its electorates and students to events like the NUS Annual, NUS LGBT and NUS Black Conference.
Societies
Lunch time groups such as People and Planet, help students to be active in promoting Fairtrade, environmental issues and recycling. They regularly campaign on a range of issues and have been instrumental in achieving Fairtrade status for the College.St. Brendan's Relationships, which is a society within St. Brendan's Sixth Form College. The membership of the society is inclusive of LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
and supportive, and mainly focuses on four key areas: Advice, Campaigning, Support & Social. In May 2009 the group won the National Union of Students LGBT Campaign
National Union of Students LGBT Campaign
The National Union of Students LGBT Campaign is a self running part the National Union of Students to help liberate LGBT students. The LGBT liberation campaign runs autonomously to the NUS with its own constitution and elected officials.- Campaigns :...
award, FE
Further education
Further education is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post-compulsory education , that is distinct from the education offered in universities...
society of the year,.
Events
These can range from events to raise money for charities, the student union or events to raise awareness.- Children in Need
- College Parties
- May Ball
- Wear it Pink
- World Aids Day
Enrichment
There are a range of College enrichment activities that run throughout the timetable including sport, drama, art, music, journalism, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and Chaplaincy activities providing opportunities for personal development and skills acquisition.Enrichment programmes include:
- Dance
- Drama
- Duke of Edinburgh
- Music for Film
- Chaplaincy
- Music lessons
- Street Awareness
- Physical
- Football
- Gym
- Kick Boxing
- Rugby
- Table Tennis
- Legs, Bums and Tums
- Zumba
St Brendan's College
- John Blake (rugby union)
- Bruce CraigBruce CraigBruce Craig is a businessman and entrepreneur. On 14 April 2010, Bruce Craig bought Bath Rugby from Andrew Brownsword.-Early life:...
, entrepreneur - Mike TitcombMike TitcombMichael Herbert Titcomb was a rugby union referee. He became the youngest referee to officiate an international game when Wales faced Scotland in 1966....
, rugby union refereee