Brockworth Enterprise School is a co-educational, fully comprehensive Community School and the first Business and Enterprise Specialist School in Gloucestershire. It is an 11-18 school for 900 students with a Sixth Form of 100 students. There are over 50 teaching staff. The school will eventually be over 1000. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... A Comprehensive school is a type of school providing secondary level education in England or Wales. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level... Brockworth, in Gloucestershire, England is situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood, Hucclecote and Cirencester. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Look up Enterprise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... England, Wales, Northern Ireland The sixth form, in the English, Welsh and Northern Irish education systems, is the term used to refer to the final two years of secondary schooling (when students are about sixteen to eighteen years of age), during which students normally prepare for their GCE A-level...

The current Headteacher is Mr Paul Elliott. He took over the post in 2004 after previous Head Ed Wickens moved to become Principal of the prestigious King George V School in Hong Kong. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... King George V School (Chinese: 英皇佐治五世學校), often shortened to KGV (pronounced as: K-G-Five) is a co-educational international secondary school of the English Schools Foundation, located in the Ho Man Tin area of Hong Kong. ...

Wickens joined the school in 1999 when the school was in special measures. He soon turned this around and led to the school to become the first Business and Enterprise College in Gloucestershire. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Special measures is a term used by Ofsted to designate schools failing to supply an acceptable level of education. ... Wall Street, Manhattan is the location of the New York Stock Exchange and is often used as a symbol for the world of business. ... Look up Enterprise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ...

School Aims

Brockworth's mission: Know every child to enable them to make the most of their talents

The school aims are:

* To be absolutely committed to continue to develop the learning of all members of the school community

* To achieve this we will strive to really 'know' all learners. We will identify strengths, interests, preferred learning styles and areas for further developments

* To provide a varied, diverse and exciting environment for each and every learner with an experience that is both appropriate for all and which satisfies the requirements of the National Curriculum

* To make sure all students be the best that they can be, making the most of their talents

* To believe in the value of participation and ownership within an atmosphere all purpose, enjoyment and ambition.

* To believe that by knowing every child we can help them to make the most of their abilities and talents.

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• The school also tries to make sure that all students are:

 * Creative * Good communicators * Able to solve problems * Able to work as a team * Positive when dealing with challenge and change * Reflective * Evaluative * Responsible for their actions * Confident, and have a 'can do' attitude 

About the School

The school was founded in 1967 as the first purpose-built comprehensive school in Gloucestershire. It has recently undergone major refurbishment of the main school block and sports centre and has a brand new maths block. The situation of the school on Mill Lane is on the edge of open countryside overlooked by the Cotswold Hills. The modern buildings, which include a sports centre, dance studio and swimming pool, occupy an extremely attractive site with extensive playing fields. Planning and funding applications are currently on-going to site the Jet Age aircraft museum on the school site. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in South West England. ... The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ...

There is a wide catchment area including Brockworth, Hucclecote, Upton St Leonards, the eastern suburbs and City of Gloucester and the rural areas to the east extending up onto the Cotswold Hills. Such a large catchment area includes children of all abilities and a considerable variety of socio-economic backgrounds. Brockworth, in Gloucestershire, England is situated on the old Roman road that connects the City of Gloucester with Barnwood, Hucclecote and Cirencester. ... Hucclecote is a village in Gloucestershire, England situated on the old Roman road connecting Gloucester with Barnwood, Brockworth and Cirencester. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in the English county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border. ... The Cotswolds is the name given to a range of hills in central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, a hilly area reaching over 300 m or 1000 feet. ...

Brockworth is a comprehensive school which is proud to be inclusive - and aims to do well by students of all abilities.

Facilities

The facilities of the school have been provided to cater for this full age and ability range and include:

- Central Learning Resource Centre with over 300 networked PCs across the school.

- Post 16 Centre with social and study areas for the students. This has been substantially improved as part of the Business and Enterprise plans.

- Drama/Music Hall with seating for 200.

- Sports Centre with indoor heated swimming pool, sports hall, gym, dance studio, floodlit redgra pitch, tennis courts and extensive playing fields.

- All department areas are housed in purpose built specialist accommodation. Nearly all teachers have "their own" teaching room.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the school is broad, balanced and relevant to the changing needs of the individual regardless of age, ability or sex. At Key Stage 3 students follow a competence curriculum to build on the Y6 experience as well as lessons in Mathematics, English, Science, French (and German in Y8), Design Technology, Music, Physical Education and ICT. Key Stage 3 sets the educational knowledge expected of a child aged between 11-14 in the United Kingdom National Curriculum Key stage 3 strategy and development of pupils mathematical language It is debatable whether the faculty of mathematics is an independent one. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, South Africa, and the Middle East, among other areas), English linguistics (including English phonetics, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Design Technology is an IB course focusing on design, materials, and manufacturing processes. ... For other uses, see Music (disambiguation). ... Physical instruction at the U.S. Naval Training Station, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917 Physical education (PE) is the interdisciplinary study of all areas of science relating to the transmission of physical knowledge and skills to an individual or a group, the application of these skills, and their results. ... Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the technology required for information processing. ...

Other Information

The school also has a highly skilled and sympathetic Special Needs Department assists in the programme of children who have learning difficulties. A Personal Social and Careers Education (PSCE) programme runs throughout the school and involves all tutors and tutor groups. Citizenship is co-ordinated through PSCE.

The school has a growing reputation in the area and has shown itself to be committed to school improvement as confirmed in the Ofsted Inspection of November 2006. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Future Plans

Plans are being developed to accommodate several hundred new students in the school as a result of a planned new housing estate in Brockworth.

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Noted Alumni

• Simon Pegg (1970-), actor with notable roles in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

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External links

• Brockworth Enterprise School website
• A Channel 4 winning website produced by BES students