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Encyclopedia > Arts College

Arts Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, the performing, visual and/or media arts. Schools that successfully apply to the Specialist Schools Trust and become Arts Colleges will receive extra funding from this joint private sector and government scheme. Arts Colleges also act as a local point of reference for other schools and businesses in the area, with an emphasis on promoting art within the community. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The specialist schools programme is a UK government programme which encourages secondary schools to specialise in certain areas to boost acheivement. ... Education in England is the responsibility of Department for Education and Skills at national level and, in the case of publicly funded compulsory education, of Local Education Authorities. ... The performing arts include theater, motion pictures, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, magic and the marching arts, such as brass bands, etc. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The specialist schools programme is a UK government programme which encourages secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas to boost achievement. ...


Examples of Arts Colleges

Rickmansworth School is suituated in Croxley Green, Hertfordshire, and not Rickmansworth for some strange reason. ... Thomas Sumpter Comprehensive School (Known as Thommo) is a Senior school, or Secondary School, in Scunthorpe, North Licolnshire, UK.The Head Teacher of the school is Mrs Angela Briggs. ... Founded in 1677, Sandbach School is located on Crewe Road in Sandbach, Cheshire. ... School Approach, the road leading up to Sharnbrook Upper School and the neighbouring housing development, KingsOak An aerial photograph of the school site, with the sixth form centre visible in the bottom right hand corner Sharnbrook Upper School and Community College, commonly referred to as SUS or simply Sharnbrook, is...

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Lehigh University - College of Arts and Sciences (447 words)
The College of Arts and Sciences, with about 190 faculty, 1900 undergraduates, and 480 graduate students, is Lehigh's home for the liberal arts.
The College fosters intellectual excitement with flexible curricula that often cross the traditional disciplines and with personal attention to students at all levels.
College faculty work at the forefront of their disciplines and infuse their passion for scholarship and service into the College environment.
       University of Hawai'i at Manoa -- College of Arts + Humanities         ... (150 words)
The college is dedicated to the principle that a liberal arts education is central to the university mission of meeting the challenges of life and society.
The college, because of the geographical location of our university, is especially conscious of the present and future importance of Asian and Pacific regions and offers unique opportunities for the study of the histories, arts, philosophies, religions, cultures, and peoples of these areas.
The College of Arts and Humanities, one of the four colleges of arts and sciences, serves over 11,500 students each semester in core, elective, and major courses.
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