Hamble Community Sports College
Encyclopedia
Hamble Community Sports College is a Secondary School
in Hamble-le-Rice
; the school offers education to children between 11-16. Hamble College SkillsCentre opened September 2010 and is offering courses including Construction
, Engineering
, Sports Science and Marine Engineering
.
Ian Knights retired at the end of term and the new position of Principal was given to Geraldine Haley-Gordon. Deputy Head Judith Chambers.
) in it, of which there are approximately 60 in Year 11, spread roughly equally across the communities. There is also a Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl within each community; these are nominated before their Year 10 year comes to a close.
There are now, due to the rearrangement of the pastoral system, many other important roles that the students can apply to take on. Some of these include Sports Young Leaders and Arts Young Leaders, both of which help out in events in their department.
The four communities are named after sporting venues, following on from the sporting school theme, which plays an important role. These are Wembley, Wimbledon, Lords and Twickenham. Each community has a different tie colour, and every teacher assigned to a community wears a specific badge.
Wembley
- The leader of Wembley is Scott Weston. The colour of their tie is navy blue with light blue stripes.
Wimbledon
- The leader of Wimbledon is Laura Carrigan. The colour of their tie is navy blue with purple stripes.
Twickenham
- The leader of Twickenham is Rebecca Ault, another new member of staff. Rebecca currently is head of student voice. The colour of their tie is navy blue with green stripes.
Lords
- The leader of Lords is Mike Skinner. The colour of their tie is navy blue with yellow stripes.
in November 2001, where the quality of teaching received an overall "good" for both Years 7 - 9 and 10 - 11. Since then, a number of renovations have taken place, increasing the facilities, earning the school its Sports College status. This reached its climax with the opening of the Sports Complex in 2002. Recent site improvements include a Gymnastics
Complex (opened in 2006), a dedicated Humanities (History
, Religious Education
and Geography
) block, and renovation to the Technology
, Music
and Drama
buildings. The most recent renovation to the school is the complete refurbishment on each of the Science
teaching rooms. In 2007 the school was visited by OFSTED again and received yet another "good" overall.
results from the previous year. The arts leaders will also be playing a big role in the event, and will play a huge contribution to the running of the event.
. A yearly festival takes place called Toplink, where students from younger years come up to the school and raise funds for Ferndale. Every year a group of the Dreams and Teams students go out to visit the link school.
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 Hamble-le-Rice
Hamble-le-Rice
Hamble-le-Rice is a village in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, UK. It is best known for being an aircraft training centre during the Second World War and is a popular yachting location...
; the school offers education to children between 11-16. Hamble College SkillsCentre opened September 2010 and is offering courses including Construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
, Sports Science and Marine Engineering
Naval architecture
Naval architecture is an engineering discipline dealing with the design, construction, maintenance and operation of marine vessels and structures. Naval architecture involves basic and applied research, design, development, design evaluation and calculations during all stages of the life of a...
.
Ian Knights retired at the end of term and the new position of Principal was given to Geraldine Haley-Gordon. Deputy Head Judith Chambers.
The Community System
The beginning of the 2008/09 school year brought a change to the way the school runs. The school is now arranged in a system which involves mixed-year mentor groups, with all students and teachers now part of one of the four communities. This now means that each mentor group consists of five students from each year, totalling 25 students. Every 'mentor group' must have at least one Senior Leader (PrefectPrefect
Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
) in it, of which there are approximately 60 in Year 11, spread roughly equally across the communities. There is also a Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl within each community; these are nominated before their Year 10 year comes to a close.
There are now, due to the rearrangement of the pastoral system, many other important roles that the students can apply to take on. Some of these include Sports Young Leaders and Arts Young Leaders, both of which help out in events in their department.
The four communities are named after sporting venues, following on from the sporting school theme, which plays an important role. These are Wembley, Wimbledon, Lords and Twickenham. Each community has a different tie colour, and every teacher assigned to a community wears a specific badge.
Wembley
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
- The leader of Wembley is Scott Weston. The colour of their tie is navy blue with light blue stripes.
Wimbledon
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
- The leader of Wimbledon is Laura Carrigan. The colour of their tie is navy blue with purple stripes.
Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
- The leader of Twickenham is Rebecca Ault, another new member of staff. Rebecca currently is head of student voice. The colour of their tie is navy blue with green stripes.
Lords
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
- The leader of Lords is Mike Skinner. The colour of their tie is navy blue with yellow stripes.
OFSTED
The school was visited by OFSTEDOffice for Standards in Education
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 ....
in November 2001, where the quality of teaching received an overall "good" for both Years 7 - 9 and 10 - 11. Since then, a number of renovations have taken place, increasing the facilities, earning the school its Sports College status. This reached its climax with the opening of the Sports Complex in 2002. Recent site improvements include a Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
Complex (opened in 2006), a dedicated Humanities (History
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, Religious Education
Religious education
In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion and its varied aspects —its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles...
and Geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
) block, and renovation to the Technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
, Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
buildings. The most recent renovation to the school is the complete refurbishment on each of the Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
teaching rooms. In 2007 the school was visited by OFSTED again and received yet another "good" overall.
Recent activity
The school has organised many events recently; the most recent of which was the Fashion Rocks on Thursday 2 April. This showcased the Year 7 and 8 Creative Arts lessons work, a new lesson given to the lower school following the outstanding Performing ArtsPerforming arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
results from the previous year. The arts leaders will also be playing a big role in the event, and will play a huge contribution to the running of the event.
Link School
Hamble College has an external link with Ferndale School in South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. A yearly festival takes place called Toplink, where students from younger years come up to the school and raise funds for Ferndale. Every year a group of the Dreams and Teams students go out to visit the link school.