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Schools
There are 69 LEA maintained schools on the Isle of Wight, and two private schools. As a rural community, many of these schools are small, with average numbers of pupils lower than in many urban areas. Lea is an Old English word meaning a clearing, an open piece of grassland or a grove. It is common in English town names, in the north it generally uses the pure form of -lea whilst in the south it generally uses a changed spelling such as -ley, -leigh or...
The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of the county of Hampshire off the southern English coast. ...
School System Unlike much of the rest of the United Kingdom, the Isle of Wight does not conform to the general pattern with pupils changing schools at 9 and 13 (See Education in England) and uses a system once experimented with in a few other areas of the United Kingdom, but now retained by only a handful of other areas. The Isle of Wight is an English island, south of the county of Hampshire off the southern English coast. ...
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. ...
Part of the rationale behind the system was that the age of eleven is a period of dramatic physical and emotional change and also significantly different to the higher age groups in secondary education. Creation of a tier between earlier primary and later secondary education meant a different character of education suitable to the age group could be developed taking the child up to age thirteen when they were more ready for high school.
The system has been popular among parents and teachers, but since the introduction of the National Curriculum criticisms have arisen over the system because the curriculum is based on 'Key Stages' lasting either two or three years. it has been suggested that due to changing school at age 13, two years of 'Key Stage 3' are spent at a middle school, and one year in high school, thus resulting in a lack of continuity and problems for high schools whose intake will be from several middle schools.
Types of School - Primary Schools -- There are 46 primary schools on the island, taking pupils from age four plus to nine [the reception year to year 4]. 19 of these are Church of England or Catholic aided or controlled. All primaries have pre-school facilities.
- Middle Schools -- There are 16 middle schools, taking pupils from age 9 to 13 [Years 5 to 8]. Of these, one is the local Catholic school, two are Church of England controlled and one is C of E voluntary aided. In some other areas of the UK still retaining a similar system the middle school ages are 8 to 12 [Years 4 to 7].
- High Schools -- There are five high schools , taking pupils from age 13 to 18 (compulsory years 9 to 11 and (sixth form) years 12 and 13).
There is no church high school. The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ...
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church[1] in England, and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ...
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...
Carisbrooke Castle Carisbrooke Castle is a historic castle located near Newport, Isle of Wight // Early History The site of Carisbrooke Castle may have been occupied in pre-Roman times. ...
Location within the British Isles Newport is the county town and nominal capital of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Solent off the south coast of England. ...
Cowes High Street Location within the British Isles Cowes Esplanade and Cowes Castle (home of the Royal Yacht Squadron) Cowes from sea Cowes is a seaport town on the Isle of Wight, an island due south of the major southern English port of Southampton. ...
The River Medina is small river that runs from the hills in the south of the Isle of Wight, through the capital Newport, towards the Solent at Cowes. ...
Ryde, seen from Ryde Pier and showing the well-known twin spires. ...
Location within the British Isles Sandown is a seaside resort town on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, England, neighbouring the town of Shanklin to the south. ...
- Isle of Wight College -- Like many counties the Isle of Wight has a college offering vocational course and a sixth form as well as link courses in tertiary and postgraduate education. This college in located on the outskirts of Newport.
- Private Schools -- There are two private schools on the Island, Ryde School (which in the 1990's took over the independent schools Upper Chine and Bembridge School, adding its pupils to its register), and The Priory School, presently in Shanklin.
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Location within the British Isles Newport is the county town and nominal capital of the Isle of Wight, an island in the Solent off the south coast of England. ...
Standards & Reforms to the System In 2004 the Isle of Wight council undertook a consultative process aimed at changing local education structure, to a two tier school system similar to that existing in the rest of the country. This move was opposed by a lobby, 'Standards not Tiers', based in Upper Ventnor and the Conservatives, who, after they won the local council elections in May 2005 shelved the proposals pending further investigation. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Conservative Party is one of the two largest political parties in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ...
The Annual Performance Assessment of the Isle of Wight Council's Education and Children's Social Care Services 2005, carried out by Ofsted and the Commission for Social Care Inspection, found low levels of achievements for pupils in schools and a lack of significant and sustained progress over the last five years. Overall, the Isle of Wight Council’s capacity to improve its services for children and young people was judged to be 'adequate', out of the four ratings 'very good', 'promising', 'adequate' or 'inadequate'. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ...
The Commission for Social Care Inspection is the single, independent inspectorate for social care in England. ...
The Isle of Wight Council is a local council. ...
Adult Education
External links - The official Isle of Wight education website
- Bishop Lovett Middle School
- Ryde High School
- Sandown High School TJS
- Medina High School
- Carisbrooke High School
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The Isle of Wight is one of the richest dinosaur localities in Europe, with over 20 species of dinosaur having been recognised from the early Cretaceous Period (in particular between 132 and 110 million years ago), some of which were first identified on the island, as well as the contemporary...
This is a list of people born in or strongly associated with the Isle of Wight, alphabetically within categories. ...
Today, the Isle of Wight is rich in historical and archaeological sites dating from prehistoric periods from an extraordinary wealth of fossil discoveries including dinosaur bones through to remains from the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman periods onwards. ...
This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, England. ...
As a geographical entity distinct from the mainland, the Isle of Wight has always fought to have this identity recognised. ...
Isle of Wight can refer to: In the United Kingdom: The ceremonial county of the Isle of Wight The unitary authority region covered by Isle of Wight Council The UK Parliament constituency, the Isle of Wight As of 2004, all of these uses cover the same land area. ...
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