Twickenham Academy
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Twickenham Academy is a co-educational secondary school (ages 11–16) in Whitton
, Twickenham
, London
, England
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Formerly called Whitton School
, the academy re-opened in September 2010, under the new name sponsored by the Swedish company Kunskapsskolan
, and the new Principal, Nick Jones.
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Twickenham Academy specialises in sports and digital technology and has a centre called 'The Gateway' for children who have difficulties reading and writing and children who are autistic.
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A rebuild began in the summer of 2011 and is scheduled to continue into 2013. This will involve a programme of removing all the old buildings and providing a complete new facility whilst allowing students to continue learning at the school during the building works. Several of the older buildings have already been demolished and temporary classrooms have been erected in the former car park. These are known among the Academy as 'Learning Villages'.
Whitton
-People:* Charlotte Whitton , Canadian feminist and Mayor of Ottawa* David Whitton, Scottish politician* Donald Whitton , Canadian cellist, and teacher* Evan Whitton, Australian journalist...
, Twickenham
Twickenham
Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
, London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Formerly called Whitton School
Whitton School
Whitton School was a co-educational secondary school in Twickenham, London, England.Whitton School was a sports college and had a centre for children who had difficulties reading and writing and children who are autistic....
, the academy re-opened in September 2010, under the new name sponsored by the Swedish company Kunskapsskolan
Kunskapsskolan
Kunskapsskolan is a Swedish school that provides education for students from grades 6 to 9 in elementary school. They also offer a gymnasium schools for grades 10 to 12 in different areas of Sweden...
, and the new Principal, Nick Jones.
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Twickenham Academy specialises in sports and digital technology and has a centre called 'The Gateway' for children who have difficulties reading and writing and children who are autistic.
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A rebuild began in the summer of 2011 and is scheduled to continue into 2013. This will involve a programme of removing all the old buildings and providing a complete new facility whilst allowing students to continue learning at the school during the building works. Several of the older buildings have already been demolished and temporary classrooms have been erected in the former car park. These are known among the Academy as 'Learning Villages'.