Alder Grange Community and Technology School
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Alder Grange Community and Technology School is a school in the east Lancashire
town of Rawtenstall
, England
. It has specialist school
status as a Technology College
, held since 1993, and a second specialism in Applied Learning. In 2007 it was designated a High Performing Specialist School. The school has awards for Head Teacher of the Year, and an Outstanding School award from Ofsted
.
The school is linked with the Design Council
, helping to design schools of the future and how to make current schools better. The school has a sports hall, which is open for public use.
The school's headteacher is Iain Hulland.
college for 16–18 year olds, giving its students an easier choice when they carry on full time education after 16. This complies with new law regarding this in the UK.
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
town of Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall
Rawtenstall is a town at the centre of the Rossendale Valley, in Lancashire, England. It is the seat for the Borough of Rossendale, in which it is located. The town lies 18 miles north of Manchester, 22 miles east of the county town of Preston and 45 miles south east of Lancaster...
, 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...
. It has specialist school
Specialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status as a Technology College
Technology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
, held since 1993, and a second specialism in Applied Learning. In 2007 it was designated a High Performing Specialist School. The school has awards for Head Teacher of the Year, and an Outstanding School award from Ofsted
Ofsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
.
The school is linked with the Design Council
Design Council
The Design Council is a United Kingdom non-departmental public body incorporated by Royal Charter and registered as a charity.Registered charity number 272099.- In the beginning :The Design Council started in 1944 as the Council of Industrial Design...
, helping to design schools of the future and how to make current schools better. The school has a sports hall, which is open for public use.
The school's headteacher is Iain Hulland.
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In January 2011, Alder Grange school opened its new sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
college for 16–18 year olds, giving its students an easier choice when they carry on full time education after 16. This complies with new law regarding this in the UK.