Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School
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Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School is a Catholic high school
in Cannock
, Staffordshire
, England
. Cardinal Griffin is a Specialist Science College.
While the National Curriculum only requires pupils to complete a course in Core Science, Cardinal Griffin requires most pupils to complete a course in Double Science.
and a computer
, and three of the rooms are fitted with interactive whiteboards.
There are currently (as of February 2011), seven full time mathematics teachers working at Cardinal Griffin.
for teaching whole classes. All rooms are fitted with projectors
, and a computer
.
All rooms have access to the following equipment:
There is also a "prep room" where glassware and other equipment is stored and cleaned, and a locked storage cupboard for chemicals.
There are currently (as of February 2011), nine full time science teachers working at Cardinal Griffin.
band named Clanna Gael. The school organises annual rock concerts with school bands and solo acts performing. The money raised from ticket sales usually goes to a charity chosen prior to the concert.
The department also has several netbooks for the use of GCSE and A Level music students. The netbooks have Sibelius 6, Photoshop Elements and OpenOffice
installed. Five desktop computer
s with Sibelius 6, Microsoft Office 2003
, Cubase and Guitar Pro
installed are also available for students to use.
At A Level, music is available as a qualification.
facilities available to it. These include a sports hall (new floor surface at start of September 2010 term), a gym
, two tarmac yards with netball line markings, and a large two level field). The school is also located within 300 yards of Chase Leisure Centre, which allows for regular usage of the facilities there (swimming pool
, gym
, sports hall, tennis courts in Cannock Park, and Cannock Chase Golf Club where the school regularly does cross country running
).
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Cannock
Cannock
Cannock is the most populous of three towns in the district of Cannock Chase in the central southern part of the county of Staffordshire in the West Midlands region of England....
, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, 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...
. Cardinal Griffin is a Specialist Science College.
Management
The school has a leadership team consisting of six members of staff:| Name | Position | Responsibilities |
|---|---|---|
| Mr M Burrowes | Headteacher | Overall responsibility of pupils, staff, visitors, property and enforcement of school policy |
| Mr J Faulconbridge | Deputy Headteacher | |
| Mr B Leechmere | Deputy Headteacher | |
| Mr P Archer | Assistant Headteacher | |
| Mrs A Haywood | Assistant Headteacher | |
| Mrs E McCormick | Assistant Headteacher | Head of sixth form Sixth 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,... |
GCSE
| Courses | Offered? | Examination Body | Resulting Qualification(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Award Science | No | Edexcel Edexcel Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"... |
1 GCSE in Core Science |
| Double Award Science | Yes | Edexcel Edexcel Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"... |
1 GCSE in Core Science 1 GCSE in Additional Science |
| Triple Award Science | Yes | Edexcel Edexcel Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"... |
1 GCSE in Core Science 1 GCSE in Additional Science 1 GCSE in Extended Science |
| Mathematics | Yes | Edexcel Edexcel Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"... |
1 GCSE in Mathematics |
| Statistics | Yes | Edexcel Edexcel Edexcel, a UK company, is one of England, Wales and Northern Ireland's five main examination boards, and is wholly owned by the private-sector Pearson PLC, a UK-based media and publishing conglomerate. Its name is a portmanteau word derived from the words "educational" and "excellence"... |
1 GCSE in Statistics |
While the National Curriculum only requires pupils to complete a course in Core Science, Cardinal Griffin requires most pupils to complete a course in Double Science.
A Level
| Courses | Offered? | Examination Body | Resulting Qualification(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Biology Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines... |
Yes | ||
| Chemistry Chemistry Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... |
Yes | ||
| Physics Physics Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic... |
Yes | ||
| Psychology Psychology Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society... |
Yes | ||
| Sociology Sociology Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity... |
Yes | ||
| Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity... |
Yes | ||
| Further Mathematics Further Mathematics Further Mathematics is the title given to a number of advanced secondary mathematics courses. Higher and Further Mathematics may also refer to any of several advanced mathematics courses at many institutions.... |
Yes |
Facilities
All of the mathematics and science rooms are on the A and B floors (ground floor and first floor) and are all located in one block.Mathematics
Five large rooms for teaching whole classes. All rooms are fitted with projectorsVideo projector
A video projector is an image projector that receives a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other...
and a computer
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
, and three of the rooms are fitted with interactive whiteboards.
There are currently (as of February 2011), seven full time mathematics teachers working at Cardinal Griffin.
Science
Seven large laboratoriesLaboratory
A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...
for teaching whole classes. All rooms are fitted with projectors
Video projector
A video projector is an image projector that receives a video signal and projects the corresponding image on a projection screen using a lens system. All video projectors use a very bright light to project the image, and most modern ones can correct any curves, blurriness, and other...
, and a computer
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
.
All rooms have access to the following equipment:
- Laboratory glasswareLaboratory glasswareLaboratory glassware refers to a variety of equipment, traditionally made of glass, used for scientific experiments and other work in science, especially in chemistry and biology laboratories...
- Bunsen burners
- Fume cupboard
- Laptops with data logging equipment
- Scientific textbooks
There is also a "prep room" where glassware and other equipment is stored and cleaned, and a locked storage cupboard for chemicals.
There are currently (as of February 2011), nine full time science teachers working at Cardinal Griffin.
Bands
The school has several bands, including a Swing Band and IrishFolk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
band named Clanna Gael. The school organises annual rock concerts with school bands and solo acts performing. The money raised from ticket sales usually goes to a charity chosen prior to the concert.
Facilities
The Music Department has two large main rooms for teaching classes and three practice rooms for one-to-one music tuition.The department also has several netbooks for the use of GCSE and A Level music students. The netbooks have Sibelius 6, Photoshop Elements and OpenOffice
OpenOffice.org
OpenOffice.org, commonly known as OOo or OpenOffice, is an open-source application suite whose main components are for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, and databases. OpenOffice is available for a number of different computer operating systems, is distributed as free software...
installed. Five desktop computer
Desktop computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early desktop computers are designed to lay flat on the desk, while modern towers stand upright...
s with Sibelius 6, Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Office 2003
Microsoft Office 2003 is a productivity suite written and distributed by Microsoft for their Windows operating system. Released on October 21, 2003, it was the successor to Office XP and the predecessor to Office 2007.- Overview :...
, Cubase and Guitar Pro
Guitar Pro
Guitar Pro is a multitrack editor of guitar and bass tablature and musical scores, possessing a built-in MIDI-editor, a plotter of chords, a player, a metronome and other tools for guitarists and musicians...
installed are also available for students to use.
Qualifications
The school offers GCSE music and BTEC at GCSE level (offering one and two GCSE qualifications respectively).At A Level, music is available as a qualification.
Physical Education
Cardinal Griffin has reasonably extensive physical educationPhysical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
facilities available to it. These include a sports hall (new floor surface at start of September 2010 term), a gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
, two tarmac yards with netball line markings, and a large two level field). The school is also located within 300 yards of Chase Leisure Centre, which allows for regular usage of the facilities there (swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
, gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
, sports hall, tennis courts in Cannock Park, and Cannock Chase Golf Club where the school regularly does cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
).
Sports Day
Cardinal Griffin run an annual sports day on the field. Some of the events are listed below:- Sprint (50 m, 100 m and 200 m)
- Long distance running (1600 m)
- Throwing events (javelinJavelin throwThe javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
and shot putShot putThe shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
) - Jumping events (high jumpHigh jumpThe high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....
and long jumpLong jumpThe long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...
)
Inter-house Competitions
The school hosts several competitions for boys and girls between houses throughout the year:| Sport | Gender | Competitors |
|---|---|---|
| Football | Boys | Teams of eleven, one team per house, per year group |
| Rugby Rugby football Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:... |
Boys | One team per house, per year group |
| Hockey Hockey Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:... |
Girls | One team per house, per year group |
| Netball Netball Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ... |
Girls | One team per house, per year group |
| Cross country running Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
Boys and Girls | Two boys and two girls per house, per year group |
House System
Cardinal Griffin employs a house system for management of pupils and organisation of timetables (up to end of year nine, when GCSE options take precedence over house group when organising timetables). There are six houses in totals, all named after figures in the Catholic Church.Houses
| House Name | House Initials | Colour | Named After |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | CA | Red | Cardinal William Allen |
| Newman | AN | Yellow | Blessed John Newman |
| Manning | RM | White | Cardinal Henry Manning |
| Vaughan | DV | Green | Cardinal Herbert Vaughan |
| Wiseman | IW | Purple | Cardinal Nicholas Wiseman |
| Hinsley | NH | Blue | Cardinal Arthur Hinsley Arthur Hinsley Arthur Hinsley was an English prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1935 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1937.-Biography:... |