Shenley Brook End School
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Shenley Brook End School is a modern secondary school on the west flank of Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes , sometimes abbreviated MK, is a large town in Buckinghamshire, in the south east of England, about north-west of London. It is the administrative centre of the Borough of Milton Keynes...
in the Milton Keynes parish of Shenley Brook End
Shenley Brook End
Shenley Brook End is a village, district and civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. Together with its neighbouring parish, Shenley Church End and the districts of Shenley Wood and Shenley Lodge, the districts are collectively known as "The Shenleys".The name 'Shenley' is an Old...
. The school opened in September 1997 with a small student body of 700 pupils.
Teaching
Shenley Brook End School provides teaching to students between ages 11 and 16 (years 7 - 11) and there is also a sixth form college providing A level qualifications for students between 16 and 18.The teaching staff at the school are backed up by a group of trained and motivated Teaching Assistants who assist the teachers in the teaching of S.F.L. (previously S.E.N.) pupils. These include pupils with learning difficulties or behavioural problems - sometimes caused by medical issues such as ADHD or other more emotional problems.
A specialist school
Previously Shenley Brook End School was known as a sporting school and was proud of its success in teaching in this field. In September 2004, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) designated the school as a specialistSpecialist 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...
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing College
Mathematics and Computing Colleges were introduced in England in 2002 as part of the Government's Specialist Schools Programme which was designed to raise standards in secondary education. Specialist schools focus specifically on their chosen specialism but must also meet the requirements of the...
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