Tabor Science College
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Tabor Science College is a specialist status high school
located in Braintree
, Essex
, England
. Its Headmaster, Steven T. Clark, was one of the youngest Heads in Britain.
Tabor is a partner in the Braintree Sixth Form
which opened on the Notley High School site in September 2009.
system, all of which pioneered by Steven T. Clark. The school is also split into houses
, Brunel house, Turner House, Austin House and Redgrave house. These houses are then split into forms in which pupils from all years are placed. The School's teacher/student mentoring programme for year 11's helps those under-achieving.
and a coloured rim depending on the house the student belongs to. Brunel = Blue, Redgrave = Red, Austen = Green, and Turner = Yellow. The house names were suggested by staff and pupils and decided on by the senior management team, one - an artist, another - a sportsman, another - an engineer and the last an author. The design differs from the old badge, the new logo consists of a round maroon patch with an uppercase 'T' standing for Tabor. This is then surrounded with a white circle. Under this it has a small line of text reading "Excellence Through Learning". The badges themselves are square. These badges are also on the shirt, an either blue or white shirt which students wear beneath their Blazer. Blue shirts are worn from year 7 to year 9, and white shirts for the rest of the student's time in tabor. This uniform was made and produced by Townrows. After the end of the academic year 08-09 Tabor changed suppliers of the uniform from Townrows to Price & Bucklands. This was because this uniform would be better value for money. [
The school was also voted best in Essex in an Essex FM competition in 2006.
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....
located in Braintree
Braintree, Essex
Braintree is a town of about 42,000 people and the principal settlement of the Braintree district of Essex in the East of England. It is northeast of Chelmsford and west of Colchester on the River Blackwater, A120 road and a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line.Braintree has grown contiguous...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
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. Its Headmaster, Steven T. Clark, was one of the youngest Heads in Britain.
History
The school building was first built around 1994, sharing facilities with Braintree Leisure Centre. Since its opening it has been added to in stages. The original site contains 30 classrooms, and was intended to be the new building for the Senior section of the Tabor Science College located a short walk away. The second stage was completed when the Senior and Middle schools merged, and contains a similar amount of classrooms, and the Third stage (a new building built for the languages faculty was completed in the summer of 2006, adding an extra 5 classrooms and a new faculty office and locker space. The school replaced the Tabor High School as the secondary school for west Braintree and surrounding villages and the old Senior section site was knocked down in 2004.Tabor is a partner in the Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree Sixth Form
Braintree Sixth Form is a school Sixth Form centre for educating 16-18 year olds in Braintree, Essex, England. It is located approximately 15 miles east of Stansted Airport in north Essex....
which opened on the Notley High School site in September 2009.
School houses
The school developed a reward scheme and mentoringMentoring
Mentorship refers to a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more knowledgeable person helps a less experienced or less knowledgeable person....
system, all of which pioneered by Steven T. Clark. The school is also split into houses
House system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
, Brunel house, Turner House, Austin House and Redgrave house. These houses are then split into forms in which pupils from all years are placed. The School's teacher/student mentoring programme for year 11's helps those under-achieving.
School uniform
The students now wear new badges on blazers, featuring the school logoLogo
A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition...
and a coloured rim depending on the house the student belongs to. Brunel = Blue, Redgrave = Red, Austen = Green, and Turner = Yellow. The house names were suggested by staff and pupils and decided on by the senior management team, one - an artist, another - a sportsman, another - an engineer and the last an author. The design differs from the old badge, the new logo consists of a round maroon patch with an uppercase 'T' standing for Tabor. This is then surrounded with a white circle. Under this it has a small line of text reading "Excellence Through Learning". The badges themselves are square. These badges are also on the shirt, an either blue or white shirt which students wear beneath their Blazer. Blue shirts are worn from year 7 to year 9, and white shirts for the rest of the student's time in tabor. This uniform was made and produced by Townrows. After the end of the academic year 08-09 Tabor changed suppliers of the uniform from Townrows to Price & Bucklands. This was because this uniform would be better value for money. [
Student body
In 2005, the school had a "Celebration Day", in which several bouncy castles, dodgem cars, a simulator, magician Michael J. Fitch and other attractions were bought to the school grounds for an afternoon. This is now a yearly event and new attractions are rented each year.From 2009 the Celebration days were replaced with a Curriculum Week and two Golden Days (one for an hour at Christmas and the other on the last day of term for the whole day). The students spend their time on Golden Days in form with their form tutors.Awards
The school is an RM center of Excellence, and a Cambridge Partner School.The school was also voted best in Essex in an Essex FM competition in 2006.