St Ivo School
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St Ivo School is a secondary school
in St. Ives
, Cambridgeshire
.
ARTSMARK SILVER AWARD - This award aims to recognise the work done in departments such as dance, drama, music and art. Artsmark schools are committed to giving young people a wide range of arts experiences both in the classroom and in after school clubs, and to provide visits or partnerships with artists and arts organisations.
EUROPEAN AWARD FOR LANGUAGES 2006 WINNER - This award recognises creative ways to improve the quality of language teaching, motivate students and make the best of available resources. Award-winning projects provide a potential source of inspiration for others, in different languages, contexts and even different countries, and have an international dimension. St Ivo School has received this award as part of our participation in the Junior CULP - Cambridge University Language Programme, which enables students to learn a new language through intensive all day and twilight sessions, which are held at either the university or school.
In September 2008 St Ivo School was designated a Specialist Humanities School.
sandpits, a mummified monkey and a large dried sturgeon which hung from the ceiling.
The buildings were all damaged during an arson attack in 1991 and subsequently destroyed. A former society member and fireman managed to saved the inhabitants of the reptile room by drilling a hole in the roof to release the smoke, but the mammals died in the fire.
The society consisted of four groups: Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Invertebrates. The organisation also included the annual election of a president, secretary and treasurer. Regular meeting were held in the class room, with the committee seated along the centre bench. New members would undergo an eight week introductory period, with two weeks in each section, subsequently deciding which to join on a permanent basis. Members were required to keep a scrap book of information about varied animal species and there were regular examinations in each speciality and an additional one available in arachnidology. Prizes (for example the Edward Elkan prize) were awarded to students with the best results. The senior member in each group was known as a supervisor or senior supervisor.
Notable animals that were kept included a snapper turtle, an African rock python, a tokay gecko and Round Island
Skinks.
Members from the society exhibited the animals on an annual basis at the Amateur Entomologists' Society
in London, usually based at Hounslow
. In addition, the animal collection was a regular feature at local fairs and were sometimes exhibited to other Cambridgeshire school classes. The society members also had trips themselves, usually pursuing local natural history but sometimes further afield, for example to Dieppe
. The trips away from Cambridgeshire combined the Bermans' interest in natural history and in youth hostelling.
Known amongst pupils as "ento" or less often as "ent soc", members wore a small yellow badge with a picture of a two spot ladybird "Adalia bipunctata". The society motto was "There is no they", meaning that members must take individual responsibility and not leave this to others (although the informal motto was actually "beg borrow and steal" to encourage resourcefulness!). It was normal for members in the sixth form to step back from leadership, but many members remained in close contact both in the sixth form and aterwards. A significant number of former members pursued careers relating to animals and natural history.
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...
in St. Ives
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
St Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around north-west of the city of Cambridge and north of London. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire.-History:...
, Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
.
Awards
ICT MARK - this award shows that St Ivo is at the forefront of using information and communication technology to enhance teaching and learning. The new quality mark recognises schools who can demonstrate they use ICT to support all learners and all school activities. The ICT Mark is awarded by Becta, the governments lead agency for ICT in education, and recognises the success that St Ivo has in developing a strategic approach to its use of ICT across the whole school.ARTSMARK SILVER AWARD - This award aims to recognise the work done in departments such as dance, drama, music and art. Artsmark schools are committed to giving young people a wide range of arts experiences both in the classroom and in after school clubs, and to provide visits or partnerships with artists and arts organisations.
EUROPEAN AWARD FOR LANGUAGES 2006 WINNER - This award recognises creative ways to improve the quality of language teaching, motivate students and make the best of available resources. Award-winning projects provide a potential source of inspiration for others, in different languages, contexts and even different countries, and have an international dimension. St Ivo School has received this award as part of our participation in the Junior CULP - Cambridge University Language Programme, which enables students to learn a new language through intensive all day and twilight sessions, which are held at either the university or school.
Specialist status
St Ivo School – A Specialist Humanities CollegeIn September 2008 St Ivo School was designated a Specialist Humanities School.
St Ivo Entomology and Natural History Society
The St Ivo Entomology and Natural History Society was founded in 1957 and existed under the guidance of biology master Mr Henry Berman until c2007. It was originally formed by the amalgamation of a preexisting natural history society and an Entomology society, the members of each being the same. The buildings were part of the science block and included an extension with its own entrance door to a "sluice" area, an amphibian room a "tropical" room and a "stock area". There was also (adjacent, but within the main science block) a mammal room and a classroom/laboratory, part of which contained a "museum" of specimens. These specimens included fossilised mammoth teeth from ErithErith
Erith is a district of southeast London on the River Thames. Erith's town centre has undergone a series of modernisations since 1961.-Pre-medieval:...
sandpits, a mummified monkey and a large dried sturgeon which hung from the ceiling.
The buildings were all damaged during an arson attack in 1991 and subsequently destroyed. A former society member and fireman managed to saved the inhabitants of the reptile room by drilling a hole in the roof to release the smoke, but the mammals died in the fire.
The society consisted of four groups: Mammals, Amphibians, Reptiles and Invertebrates. The organisation also included the annual election of a president, secretary and treasurer. Regular meeting were held in the class room, with the committee seated along the centre bench. New members would undergo an eight week introductory period, with two weeks in each section, subsequently deciding which to join on a permanent basis. Members were required to keep a scrap book of information about varied animal species and there were regular examinations in each speciality and an additional one available in arachnidology. Prizes (for example the Edward Elkan prize) were awarded to students with the best results. The senior member in each group was known as a supervisor or senior supervisor.
Notable animals that were kept included a snapper turtle, an African rock python, a tokay gecko and Round Island
Round Island
Round Island may refer to:Australia:* Round Island , Frankland Islands* Round Island , Hogan Group, northern Bass StraitCanada:* Round Island, Nova Scotia* Round Island Hong Kong:...
Skinks.
Members from the society exhibited the animals on an annual basis at the Amateur Entomologists' Society
Amateur Entomologists' Society
The Amateur Entomologists' Society is a UK organisation for people interested in insects.-History:Based in the UK, the Amateur Entomologists' Society was founded in 1935 as The Entomological Exchange and Correspondence Club, for the purpose of providing a forum through which amateur and young...
in London, usually based at Hounslow
Hounslow
Hounslow is the principal town in the London Borough of Hounslow. It is a suburban development situated 10.6 miles west south-west of Charing Cross. It forms a post town in the TW postcode area.-Etymology:...
. In addition, the animal collection was a regular feature at local fairs and were sometimes exhibited to other Cambridgeshire school classes. The society members also had trips themselves, usually pursuing local natural history but sometimes further afield, for example to Dieppe
Dieppe, Seine-Maritime
Dieppe is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in France. In 1999, the population of the whole Dieppe urban area was 81,419.A port on the English Channel, famous for its scallops, and with a regular ferry service from the Gare Maritime to Newhaven in England, Dieppe also has a popular pebbled...
. The trips away from Cambridgeshire combined the Bermans' interest in natural history and in youth hostelling.
Known amongst pupils as "ento" or less often as "ent soc", members wore a small yellow badge with a picture of a two spot ladybird "Adalia bipunctata". The society motto was "There is no they", meaning that members must take individual responsibility and not leave this to others (although the informal motto was actually "beg borrow and steal" to encourage resourcefulness!). It was normal for members in the sixth form to step back from leadership, but many members remained in close contact both in the sixth form and aterwards. A significant number of former members pursued careers relating to animals and natural history.
Comic relief 2009
In 2009, the whole school made a tremendous effort to "do something funny for money." Many students had sponsored silences, handcuffed themselves to each other and dressed up as many recognisable characters. One notable student, Tom Bletsoe, raised £509.43 by impersonating deputy headteacher Martin McGarry, who, in turn, wore school uniform. The school raised over £2,000 from these events and from having a non-school uniform day.Notable alumni
- Leanne JonesLeanne JonesLeanne Jones is a British actress. She was born in Stoke on Trent and grew up in St Ives, Cambridgeshire, where she attended St Ivo School, before studying at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts in Wood Green, in north London, graduating in 2006...
: Lead role (Tracy Turnblad) in Hairspray - West End - Karen Burke (Now Karen Drury): Author of The Jem StarThe Jem StarThe Jem Star is a young adult fantasy novel by English author Karen Drury, the first novel in her MEDLAR series. It was first published on the 1st May 2007...
. - Emily Deeker: star of BBC News Channel
- Dominic ByrneDominic ByrneDominic Anthony Byrne is a newsreader for BBC Radio 1 and a presenter on the BBC News Channel.-Biography:Born in Norwich, Norfolk, Byrne attended St Ivo School before attending Bournemouth University for two weeks. However, he dropped out to work at a local radio station...
: The Chris Moyles Show, BBC Radio 1 - Paul ClammerPaul ClammerPaul Clammer is an English travel writer best known for books on challenging destinations including Sudan and Afghanistan. Clammer is the co-author of several guide books for Lonely Planet and the founder of Kabul Caravan, a highly respected website focussing on helping travellers visit...
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guide to Afghanistan - Spencer Smith: Big Brother 3 Contestant
- Christian Wingate: Author of The Shades Of Another World: When Evil Rises
- John RuddyJohn RuddyJohn Thomas Gordon Ruddy is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwich City.-Everton:...
: Norwich City Goalkeeper - Paul Moseley: BBC Journalist
- Annemarie WrightAnnemarie WrightAnnemarie Wright is an artist from Cambridgeshire, England. She is best known for her portrait of Tony Blair created using the handwritten names of fallen British soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan, titled Their families have been told....
: Artist - Alan May: Internet radio presenter www.6towns.co.uk
- James Long: Lord of the Long estate, Worth 17 Billion (£)
- Professor Richard Evershed, Professor of Chemistry at Bristol University
- Scott BarronScott BarronScott Barron is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Millwall. He has also played in the Football League for Ipswich Town and Wrexham.-Playing career:...
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