Ana Neofitou, Headteacher, said: "We are so very proud of our students. The school has a 94.4% attendance rate, which is about average for the country. & Morgan whom took TD I was fortunate to attend Woodlands from 1962-1969. use the main school number and our receptionists will put you through. I loved languages and enjoyed the experience I had with Howell Jones, Hugo Hottot and Sammy Howells. If I were to be asked to name the things of which the school has become noted over the last 17 years I would have to place at the top of the list non-streaming or mixed ability teaching as some prefer to call it. This led to them being ranked the fifth most successful comprehensive in the city.[3]. After a great deal of hard work by a team of staff and fundraising events by the pupils and parents, the school was awarded Sports College status at its first attempt in 2003. The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is committed to keeping our students safe, both in school and the wider community. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. In the two schools in Coventry I taught at during this time I came across several bullying teachers. I think everyone found her a pleasant lady. Plans also include elevating all buildings on the site. The decision is expected to be made on July 12. Jones who taught me English at Junior Tech. READ MORE: Two homes broken into within minutes of each other. Discipline was harsh too, many of the lads tasted the cane as well as being whacked on their backsides with Burdetts size 10 plimsole. With only 0.6% girls against 99.4% boys, the school has slightly more males than females. Walter Hogarth retired in May 1996. 1,356 were here. Woodlands Academy (formerly The Woodlands School and Sports College) was a boys secondary school situated in west Coventry in the West Midlands, England. In 2016, the Governing bodies of Woodlands Academy and Tile Hill Wood School led a consultation on the possible merger of both schools. All our tuition is provided for online through our own interactive whiteboard. In all, with the improved facilities and extra space, apart from being more comfortable, our capacity to learn became greater as we never had the distractions that impeded our progress as at our old school. The council was trialling comprehensives as an alternative to the grammar. However, Cllr Pete Male, Conservative representative for Woodlands ward, also told CoventryLive he is lamenting the loss of the playing fields which were sold off to enable the introduction of the new school.. Cllr Male said: "I have consistently called for the former Woodlands School site to be used to deliver good quality education. : Joined Sep 2013 Total posts:698. The Woodlands School was an experimental design project, and an early example of a purpose-built comprehensive school. The number of pupils who, for whatever reason, be it expulsion, or electing to be educated elsewhere, left the school during the last year. Our programme covers Maths, English and the sciences from Year 1 to Year 11. A teacher at a school in Warwickshire has been banned from the classroom indefinitely after admitting sexual offences. Any mistakes I may have made were not as result of my school days Good luck, Edited by Midland Red, 10th Sep 2015 9:49 am (Telegraph link inserted above), School sees red over 13 year old boy's purple hair. They will also evaluate the way the current curriculum is implemented, and how the progress of each student is tracked throughout their tenure. A pupil will achieve a maximum score of 80 if they achieved A* in all 8 core subjects. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". 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The school tutors programme's aim is to help support and raise pupil attainment through our dedicated and experienced tutors. As one of England's first purpose-built comprehensives, Woodlands in Coventry, falls victim to competition, parents and students reveal the human cost Left to right: Sarah Illsley, Charlie. Schools and Education - Woodlands School. Downloads (Directories, Booklets & Databases), Holy Trinity Burials 1837 1900 are now Online. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. I now recognise that the teaching, or more importantly a wider education, was in many cases lacking and perhaps it was the system that didn't help, because there was early streaming, starting with the 11 plus that sent pupils in a direction that we were, in many cases, stuck with for the rest of our lives. Results from each subject are converted to a numeric value (A* = 8 and G=1). After a cursory warning period they undertake a thorough examination of the whole school. An early decision was made not to interview anyone who became a pupil at either school after the year 2000. The percentage of pupils gaining five grade A*-C GCSEs rose from 36% in 2007 to 61.7% in 2008. It was decided to move the Main Office by the new security gate. Interviews with ex- pupils and teachers from The Woodlands School for Boys. He was also ordered to sign the Sex Offenders' Register for a decade and made subject to a sexual harm prevention order for five years. [1], The schools shared its sixth form facilities with Tile Hill Wood Girls School and The Westwood Academy, forming West Coventry Sixth Form, which was founded in September 2001 after the sixth forms of the two schools were merged. Woodlands Academy (formerly The Woodlands School and Sports College) was a boys secondary school situated in west Coventry in the West Midlands, England. You need to be signed in to respond to this topic. II Church of St Oswald and bell tower, Tile Hill. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the website. I remember playing in the Coventry Schools rugby final at Coundon Road for Caludon Castle against Woodlands. My time was slightly later than you - September 1965 to July 1970, in Perrens. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Our tutoring programme aims to support this group. Coventry Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. In particular, the panel said Robinson "actions were deliberate in nature and there was no evidence to suggest that he was acting under duress". : Joined Apr 2011 Total posts:20. The Housemaster has a room and there is another for his staff of five each of whom is in charge of an age group under his general direction. These are used only when you buy from the shop on this website to keep track of your order. Not sure when this would have been, but sad to read. Sarah Buxcey, the decision maker on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education, said Robinson's conduct "fell significantly short of the standards expected of the profession" and the prohibition order means he cannot teach in any school, sixth form college, relevant youth accommodation or childrens home in England. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Government office region (GOR) West Midlands. Records your status as logged in, and hence having access to the members-only content. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I recall the Head Boy in that final year prior to Woodlands was Dave Jackson, like me from Stoke and who, during National Service, was posted to RAF Pucklechurch, near Bristol. 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I was in Stringer house at Woodlands. I never heard Bernard called Jock either. II Block of Two Gymnasia to South of Main Block at Woodlands School. This necessarily meant that two others should be boys and Woodlands is one of the two.. Writing in The Schoolmaster August 1958 Mr. West gave the reason for Woodlands being all boys. The school opened for pupils two weeks later than planned, poor weather during the summer meant that with the exception of 5 Sixth Formers the pupils enjoyed an extended summer holiday whilst building work was completed. Hi Prof - The reason you cannot find the 'relevant post' is that I would not have mentioned anything relating to Junior Tech as it was before my time. Many of our number went on to achieve great things in life, mainly because they received a better schooling at Woodlands than they would otherwise have had at the Tec. The new facility will open on the site of the former Woodlands School, which closed its doors in 2016. If I'm totally honest I cannot answer. From what I know Bernard Tranter would be most people's top choice - he was very helpful and friendly to me when I was there. Under his leadership the pupils had been organised into diverse, mixed ability groups whilst in Houses but into streamed groups for teaching, all this was about to change! Does anyone have news of him or know where he is now. Many tears have been shed over the pitiful plight of these poor children, herded together in one vast concentration camp of a school, with nobody knowing them as individuals and nobody caring for them. For Safeguarding: Mrs Claire Franklin. A woodwork shop, machine shop, science labs as well as warm comfortable classrooms were just a few of the facilities that we never had at the Tec.As our new school had not yet been completed, we shared lessons with painters and decorators the smell of fresh paint was always in the air. The rebuild of Leonardo in 1992 cost 1.5 million. It is not necessary to enlarge on this point, except to say that the house system is not just a device for raising teams to compete with one another. Coventry City predicted team vs Huddersfield: Time to step up or formation change amid injury crisis? To find a list of Teachers, Administration and Professional Support Staff, please open our Woodlands Staff Directory (Google Sheet opens in a new window) . Above all I loved sport, in particular Rugby. The organiser, Woodlands sports complex manager Graeme Lloyd, said: "We are particularly trying to trace students from the 1950s-1980s. [1], In the main building there was a copy of the Guernica painting, which illustrated a stylised view of the 1937 Bombing of Guernica in Basque Spain by German and Italian bombers in the Spanish Civil War, in which the artist Pablo Picasso clearly expressed his abhorrence to the military suppression of the Spanish people.[2]. Each has a hall large enough for a house assembly, for a mid-day meal and for indoor games. This indicates how much progress students have made from end of KS2 to GCSE, zero being the national average. Edit. The Woodlands Comprehensive School opened at 8.55 a.m. on Tuesday 21st September 1954, making it one of the first comprehensive schools in the country. A Low prior attainment band is defined as being below 24 points in a pupil's results, calculated from KS2 prior attainment, calculated from the pupil's average points score for English, maths and science. All posts by this member. Tags modern architecture school education 1950s (1950 - 1959) Share this page. As part of our safeguarding arrangements, we have a two-way information sharing agreement in place with the local police authority. The all-boys school shut down in 2016 and has been left empty since, Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. September 1962 saw the arrival of a new Headteacher, Donald Thompson, and with him came a new philosophy, mixed ability teaching. A lot of teachers mentioned in this forum were still just as sadistic in my time, I well remember "Crufty" Pattison, the serial tool and wood block thrower and was caned by a particularly nasty Geography teacher who tapped a ball bearing to the end of his cane. Meals are cooked in adjacent kitchens each of whish serves two houses. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The school was purpose-built in 1954 as one of the first comprehensive schools in the country, by the collaboration of two local educational establishments, Coventry Technical Secondary School a Grammar School and Templars School a Secondary Modern School It opened on the morning of 21 September 1954. This School has a 15:1 teacher/student ratio, which is very slightly below typical in the country. At the Tec, most of our facilities had to be shared with The Technical College, on whose ground we were based. : Joined Sep 2013 Total posts:678. His offences did not relate to the school or any of its pupils or staff. 115 of 306 Wed 30th Oct 2013 8:08pm. Our tuition is tailored to your schools' needs through our online interactive whiteboard, our tutors can teach in groups or one-to-one. Good behaviour, no more black marks on report cards (all too regular with Pedro). The percentage of pupils who have attained 38 or more absences, over both the autumn term and the Spring term together. The percentage of pupils who have English as a 1st language. The Woodlands SEND School will combine the facilities of the Woodfield Primary School and Woodfield Secondary School, which will be surplus to requirements as part of the proposals and outline planning applications have been submitted for both sites for residential development. Woodlands School, a former all-boys school, was closed in 2016 as part of a merger with the all-girls Tile Hill Wood School to create West Coventry Academy. He would have been at Woodlands nearly 30 years. To strengthen this link, the two sixth forms were amalgamated under a new name, and in 2001 The West Coventry Sixth Form was created which was later joined by Westwood Academy. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Despite rewards of 1000 being offered, no culprits were ever found but the school invested heavily in hi-tech security systems. It also brought a new layer of management. The first Coventry league tables placed The Woodlands first in three of the six categories, second in two more and fifth and in the final category. Keep searching, I wish you luck. Senior Management Team. To populate the two new houses each of the existing 8 houses transferred one fifth of their pupils, selection was made by lot.. Woodlands School closed its doors six years ago, Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. Edited by Midland Red, 10th Sep 2015 9:49 am (Telegraph link inserted above) Schools and Education - Woodlands School. Writing in The Birmingham University Journal of Education in June 1956 Mr. West gave more detail about the birth of the school. West Coventry Academy Coventry. 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I was in Ellis House and had a great House Master in "Bear Miles". It was stated that Robinson engaged in the chatroom conversation that led to his arrest on July 12, 2021, before being arrested in August 2021 and then pleading guilty in September the same year. In 1997 the school had 6 Houses and a Post 16 Centre. The total number of support staff who are permanently working at the school. Woodlands School currently has a Pastoral team who support pupils across the school. District Coventry. If you have any queries about the society or information about Coventry's social history, please get in touch with us. This has to be a major backward step, surely the only reason to participate in the cross country was that you would be closer to the girls, if the merger goes through what is the point of that gruelling run around a cold muddy field in the middle of winter? - No, there were some good times as well as not so good! Woodlands School Under 15 football team 1956/57. The decision was made that two of the twelve or thirteen schools should be girls schools. In July 1965 Mr. E. Ellis retired as Head of Spencer House and the House was renamed after him. My friend and I have decided to start this petition to save Woodlands School. Pupils were aged between 11 and 18. These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use this website. I hope that there will not be further need to sell off green space on the site in the future. A new measure published for 2016 Results. A higher ratio may mean the teacher is less able to give their attention to individual pupils' needs. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The Woodlands, TX 77381. Two more, Gibson and Smith-Clarke were added in September 1956. Across the city the number of school children was declining, forcing the LEA to cut places at popular schools. : & quot ; we are so very proud of our students sport, in Perrens of each other to. 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