The Gedling School
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The Gedling School is a Specialist Science College
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...

 located in the village of Gedling, Nottinghamshire
Gedling, Nottinghamshire
Gedling is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, that is now a suburb of Greater Nottingham. It is situated four miles north-east of Nottingham city centre in the NG4 postcode...

. A medium-sized school, Gedling teaches around 650 pupils, aged 11 to 16.

The school currently teaches GCSEs and BTECs
Business And Technology Education Council (BTEC)
The Business and Technology Education Council is the British body which awards vocational qualifications. Such qualifications are commonly referred to as "BTECs"....

. and last year 98% of students got the grades they were hoping for and most have gone on to college and sixth form.

Gedling School is known as one of the best schools around for sorting situations involving bullying; with their own group created by the students called DABS.
'The Gedling school is an amazing place to be!'

Nottinghamshire County Council has plans to close the School in 2012.

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