Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys, also known as Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School, is a grammar school in Royal Tunbridge Wells, a town in Kent, England, UK. The school's Latin motto, "Faber est quisque suae fortunae" means "Skilled is each person who provides his own fortune". Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ... A grammar school is a school that may, depending on regional usage as exemplified below, provide either secondary education or, a much less common usage, primary education (also known as elementary). Grammar schools trace their origins back to medieval Europe, as schools in which university preparatory subjects, such as Latin... , Royal Tunbridge Wells (often called simply Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... The Kent coat of arms For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem specific to England — the United Kingdom anthem is God Save the Queen. ...

The school has over 100 members of staff and over 1200 pupils ranging from 11 to 18 years of age and entrance is selective, with pupils falling within the top 25% band of ability upon entrance (with students having to take the "eleven plus" examination in order to gain a place). The majority of pupils remain at the school after taking GCSEs and study A-levels; five to AS standard and four to the full A-level standard. The remainder continue into further education elsewhere and a few begin their working life. The Eleven Plus is an examination which was given to students in their last year of primary education in the United Kingdom under the Tripartite System. ...

The school's current Headteacher, Mr John Harrison started in September 2006. Due to the size of the school, he is flanked by two deputies - Mr. Chris Lawrence and Mr. Aiden Coen - who share the responsibilities of Deputy Headship equally. The Head of the Lower (7–9) and Upper (10–13) schools (whom undertake the titles of Assistant Headteachers) are currently Mr. D Madin and Mr. W. Kern respectively. Each year group has its own head, who are (in ascending order of year group) Mr. D. Madin, Mr. A. Kirk-Burgess, Mr. J. Matthews, Mr. P. Spence Mr. D. Lincoln, Mrs. P. Lowe and Mrs. J. Speller. The Chair of the Governors is Mr. M. Reidy and Chair of the Parent Teacher Association is Mrs. N. Pyefinch.

The last Ofsted inspection was conducted in January 2005, led by Mr Anthony Shield. The school was praised for "principled and very good leadership" and its standards which were "well above average". Mathematics, science, design and technology, geography and music were the subjects in which students achieved particularly well. The school's lack of space was criticised heavily - despite the opening of the Bates' Block, which serves English, Mathematics and Media Studies - in 2001. Following the inspection, the Governors and Senior Management Team pushed for the construction of a new building on the southern-most side of the site which would serve Music, Drama, History, Religious Education, Politics and Psychology. It was finally completed early in the Autumn Term 2005, costing £1.7 million, and was first used in October 2005. The Office for Standards in Education (OFSTED) is a non-ministerial United Kingdom government department, established on 1st September 1992. ...

"The school aims to equip our students for a full and constructive place in society, to help them to be adaptive, to exercise critical judgement and to be prepared for the rapidly changing requirements of the twenty-first century. Academic excellence is very important at this school and we take pride in achieving our results. As a selective school we aim for high standards and the pursuit of academic excellence, helping every student to reach their full potential through the development of skills, concepts and knowledge, within the framework of a caring community. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust, mutual respect and a determination to succeed." From the school website, an extract from the introduction given by the Headteacher, Mr. J. Harrison.

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In recent years, the school has begun to form links with the neighbouring grammar schools in Tunbridge Wells. In the Sixth Form, students from The Skinners' School and Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School are able to attend lessons in a subject at the school should timetable clashes occur at their own school. The same happens in reverse with respect of TWGSB's students. The Boys' school's Drama, English, Design and Technology, Sociology and Physical Education lessons are particularly popular with students from these two schools. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services (typically manual stimulation, oral sex, sexual intercourse, or anal sex) for cash or other kind of return, generally indiscriminately with many persons. ...

Mr. Derek Barnard who had been Headmaster since 1987 retired in August 2006. He was well known for his 'strict but fair' approach.

House System

It was announced by Mr. Harrison in his end-of-term Easter 2007 newlsetter, that a house system would come into place as from September 2007. There will be 6 houses, and a competition was held called "Name the Houses", and in his end-of-term 5 newlsetter (2007), Mr. Harrison said that the final decision would be for the School Council to decide.

Buildings

The school has the following main buildings:-

• The Main Building
• The "Barnard" Block (or Music & Drama block)
• The "Bates" Block (or Mathematics & English block)
• The Art & Design Building
• The Sixth-Form Block

The school also has cricket pitches, rugby pitches, football pitches, rounders pitches and use of the adjacent Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre.

Uniform

Years 7 to 11 inclusive:-

• Black blazer with the school badge
• School tie
• Plain black trousers – not jeans or corduroy, no pinstripe
• White shirt
• Dark grey v-neck pullover – years 7-9
• Dark grey or black v-neck pullover – years 10 & 11
• Plain grey or dark coloured socks
• Black shoes (not suede)
• If a scarf is worn it must be in the school colours

Physical education and games kit:-

• Reversible rugby top
• Optional full tracksuit
• White airtex teeshirt (with school logo)
• Black shorts
• Black football socks
• Football boots
• Trainer shoes

Through the school uniform, the school are able to ensure that boys are not singled out by others due to reasons concerning appearance. They also expect all boys to be tidy in their appearance; so hair should be of a reasonable length (not beyond the collar) and extreme haircuts are not acceptable. No personal jewellery should be worn, this means no rings and no earrings at any time. The School's Senior Management believe that if a boy wants to ‘stand out from the crowd’ within this school, he should do so through his behaviour and his actions, not his appearance.

The School Uniform is now available at Horncastles of Sevenoaks, and at Simmonds of Tunbridge Wells (both in the shop and online).

Specialist Humanities Status

In July 2007, the school, after undertaking many tasks (such as the Exodus project) was granted the bid to become a Humanities Specialist School. This specialist status affects the Geography, History, English and Religious Education Departments mainly. The aims of gaining the status include:-

• The development of innovative strategies for teaching and learning in humanities-based subjects and the spreading of good practices using modern and traditional technologies and experiences beyond the classroom, ensuring young people are skilled in the techniques and concepts germane to the specialist subjects and can apply them to other contexts.
• The encouragement of students to participate actively in society and celebrate cultural diversity from across the world, especially the cultures of pupils and the local community.

An effect of this, is that as from 2008 onwards, the 'Year 9 Options' selections will also have to include (as well as other key subjects as designated by the school) the taking of either Geography or History, as Religious Education and English are already compulsory (or 'core') subjects at TWGSB.

Subjects (The Curriculum)

The school offers a broad range of subjects right through to A-level. These are:

• Art and Design (hopefully to soon introduce Photography)
• Biology
• Business Studies & Economics
• Careers Education
• Chemistry
• Design & Technology: taught as one subject in KS3
• Drama (or Theatre Studies)
• English (Language & Literature)
• Electronics (taught inclusive of Design & Technology in KS3)
• French
• Geography (Human & Physical at A-level)
• Government & Politics (taught inclusive of History in KS3)
• Graphics (or Graphical Communication): (now taught inclusive of Design & Technology in KS3 since the granting of the Humanities Specialist Status)
• History
• Information Technology
• Mathematics (and 'Further Mathematics' at A-level)
• Media Studies
• Music (Traditional & Technology)
• Physical Education
• PSHE (or Citizenship)
• Physics
• Psychology
• Religious Education
• Resistant Materials (taught inclusive of Design & Technology in KS3)
• Science: taught as one subject in KS3 (including Sex Education)
• Sociology
• Spanish
• Statistics (taught inclusive of Mathematics in KS3)

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The School Day

The school day begins at 8:43am, with a 25 minute registration period, when certain year groups will have their assembly. Students then receive their first one hour lesson, before a 17 minute break. At 11.30am, another two hours of lessons begin before lunch at 12.30pm. The 5 minute afternoon registration begins at 1.30pm, and then the final two lessons take place, allowing the school day to finish at 3.35pm.

Prefects

The school makes use of a successful prefect system, whereby responsibilities are given to the upper school to keep the school's rules of conduct in effect. This role can increase to senior prefect, whereby the onus is upon the students to help in the everyday running of the school, and are often chosen as the representatives for special functions. The Headboy and Deputies are drawn from this group. For the year of 2006/07, the Headboy will be Tom Williamson, with a small team of five Deputies consisting of Richard Coleman, Nick Jenkinson, David Thompson, Chris White and Joshua Young. The decision was announced on 19 July. is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Extra-Curricular Activities

The always increasing list of school clubs currently includes bridge, mathematical puzzles club, chess, Chrisitian Union (also known as Thirst), drama, choirs, jazz band, the orchestra, the windband, School Magazine Club (producing the TWGSB Eclectics Magazine annually), Science Club, Plant & Ecology Club, Geography Club and Young Engineers. There are a wide variety of other activities for pupils to participate in during their spare time including VSU Youth in Action, the Duke of Edinburgh Award, CSLA and a mathematics clinic. New clubs are planned to be introduced soon, offering opportunities to pupils who wish to expand their interests. The Duke of Edinburghs Award is a registered charity in the United Kingdom which administers an award (also known as The Duke of Edinburghs Award or D of E) for personal achievement that can be obtained by anyone aged from 14 to 25. ...

Famous Alumni

Former pupils include former England rugby captain Martin Corry and Nick Brown, Labour MP for Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Wallsend. Ian Wynne, bronze medalist in the 2004 Sydney Olympic games also attended the school along with the actor Oliver Chris who appeared in The Office and Dave Walker who received an OBE for his outspoken campaigning for civil unions to be recognised by the Christian faith. Martin Edward Corry (born 12 October 1973) is an English rugby union footballer who plays number eight, blindside flanker or lock for Leicester Tigers, England, and has represented the British and Irish Lions. ... Nicholas Hugh Nick Brown (born 13 June 1950, Rockford, Kent) is a British Labour Party politician and Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend. ... Ian Wynne (born 30 November 1973 in Tonbridge) is a British flatwater canoer who won the individual kayak K-1 500m bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics. ... Oliver Chris as Boyce in Green Wing. ... The Office is the title of multiple television situation comedy shows created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. ... Obe can mean: Obe, in Afghanistan Ebenezer Obe, a Nigerian musician. ...

External links

• Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys Official Website
• Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Boys on Ofsted

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See also

• Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School
• The Skinners' School