Moat Community College
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Moat Community College, is a secondary school
in Highfields
near the city centre of Leicester
, UK.
In the colleges first year due to building work not being completed the college was split on the three sites of:
There was also a site (based in an old school) at Braunston in Rutland
where activities could be run on field trips. Also the school used playing fields on Brighton Avenue Wigston, Leicestershire for PE. Lines of buses at the three sites were common to transfer students to Wigston.
This also meant teachers were split between the three sites, traveling to and fro to teach at different locations in the same day.
It was not until August 1983 that the full college was operational and all pupils went to the Maidstone Road site.
The Boys School site went to Leicestershire County Council
and community and youth projects were run from it. The Girls School site becoming Spinney Hill Primary school after the amalgamation of a small number of primary schools in the Spinney Hills
area of Highfields
. (The lower ground floor was always occupied by Moat Infants School)
In 1981 the Sports Hall was used as a television studio for Rolf Harris
. None of the college’s students were on the show and this caused resentment amongst some of them.
The original college badge was adopted from the one worn in both the boys and girls schools. (Red Castle) In 1982 a new badge was designed showing two castles and two interlinking C's to signify Moat Community College and the two schools the college was formed from. The motto then disappeared. A further development in its design was two C's one inside the other with a circle inside the smaller C, which contained the castle image.
The current logo depicts a globe surrounded by the new school motto "Maximising Our Achievements Together". The college has recently gone back to an almost similar uniform of the early days of the college.
As well as working with the age ranges of 11-16 the college works extensively in the field of ACL (Adult & Community Learning) running many day and evening classes.
In 2006 the college was designated as a Science Specialist College
.
The college from its early days has represented the diverse community in the Highfields area of Leicester and has worked hard to promote diversity outside of the local community.
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 Highfields
Highfields
Highfields may be:a place in England*Highfields, Cambridgeshire*Highfields, Derbyshire*Highfields, Essex*Highfields, Gloucestershire*Highfields, Leicestershire, an inner-city neighbourhood of Leicester*Highfields, Northumberland...
near the city centre of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, UK.
History
Opened in 1980 as an amalgamation of two local schools, Moat Boys School, Melbourne Road, Highfields, Leicester and Moat Girls School, Spinney Hill, Ventnor Street, Leicester. The current college building is built on the site of the old Hillcrest Hospital, Maidstone Road, Highfields, Leicester.In the colleges first year due to building work not being completed the college was split on the three sites of:
- New College - Maidstone Road 2nd & 3rd years Boys & Girls Mixed
- Boys School - Melbourne Road 4th & 5th year Boys
- Girls School - Ventnor Street 1st year Boys & Girls mixed, 4th & 5th year Girls
There was also a site (based in an old school) at Braunston in Rutland
Rutland
Rutland is a landlocked county in central England, bounded on the west and north by Leicestershire, northeast by Lincolnshire and southeast by Peterborough and Northamptonshire....
where activities could be run on field trips. Also the school used playing fields on Brighton Avenue Wigston, Leicestershire for PE. Lines of buses at the three sites were common to transfer students to Wigston.
This also meant teachers were split between the three sites, traveling to and fro to teach at different locations in the same day.
It was not until August 1983 that the full college was operational and all pupils went to the Maidstone Road site.
The Boys School site went to Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is the county council for the English non-metropolitan county of Leicestershire. It was originally formed in 1889 by the Local Government Act 1888. The county is divided into 52 electoral divisions, which return a total of 55 councillors. The council is controlled by...
and community and youth projects were run from it. The Girls School site becoming Spinney Hill Primary school after the amalgamation of a small number of primary schools in the Spinney Hills
Spinney Hills
Spinney Hills is an inner city area of Leicester, England. It is situated to the north of the core Highfields area, around Spinney Hill Park. To the north is Northfields, to the east North Evington, to the west is the railway line, and to the south is the main part of Highfields....
area of Highfields
Highfields
Highfields may be:a place in England*Highfields, Cambridgeshire*Highfields, Derbyshire*Highfields, Essex*Highfields, Gloucestershire*Highfields, Leicestershire, an inner-city neighbourhood of Leicester*Highfields, Northumberland...
. (The lower ground floor was always occupied by Moat Infants School)
In 1981 the Sports Hall was used as a television studio for Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris
Rolf Harris, CBE, AM is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, composer, painter and television personality.Born in Perth, Western Australia, Harris was a champion swimmer before studying art. He moved to England in 1952, where he started to appear on television programmes on which he drew the...
. None of the college’s students were on the show and this caused resentment amongst some of them.
The original college badge was adopted from the one worn in both the boys and girls schools. (Red Castle) In 1982 a new badge was designed showing two castles and two interlinking C's to signify Moat Community College and the two schools the college was formed from. The motto then disappeared. A further development in its design was two C's one inside the other with a circle inside the smaller C, which contained the castle image.
The current logo depicts a globe surrounded by the new school motto "Maximising Our Achievements Together". The college has recently gone back to an almost similar uniform of the early days of the college.
As well as working with the age ranges of 11-16 the college works extensively in the field of ACL (Adult & Community Learning) running many day and evening classes.
In 2006 the college was designated as a Science Specialist 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...
.
The college from its early days has represented the diverse community in the Highfields area of Leicester and has worked hard to promote diversity outside of the local community.