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More specialist schools announced
1 July 2004
Two Derbyshire secondary schools have today been awarded specialist school status by the Government.
Mill Hill School in Ripley will become a specialist arts college in September, while Tibshelf School will be a specialist sports college.
The announcement means that 22 of the county`s 47 secondary schools now have specialist college status.
Councillor Alan Charles, Derbyshire County Council`s cabinet member for education, said: "Today`s announcement is excellent news because it means that almost half of all secondary schools in Derbyshire now have specialist college status.
"This is a real achievement for all the schools involved because for a bid to be successful a school has to attract funding from local businesses and gain the support of the local community. "Specialist schools share their knowledge and experience with schools throughout the county so this announcement can only help to drive up education standards in the whole of Derbyshire." Specialist schools develop into centres of excellence in their chosen area - which could be engineering, languages, science, technology, sports, arts, maths and computing or business and enterprise.
Schools that gain the status receive a one-off capital grant from the Government of £100,000 and £123 annually per pupil. The funding is provided for an initial four-year period.
As part of its successful bid Mill Hill School in Ripley has teamed up with the games company Games Workshop. The link-up will give pupils the opportunity to work with computer games designers on developing new games that will be sold to the public.
Headteacher David Anstead said: "We are delighted that the Government has approved our bid to become a performing arts college specialising in creative media.
"Our bid means we will be given approximately an extra £150,000 a year to spend on learning resources. This will make a huge difference to the facilities we can provide for our students but also to everyone in the community who can use them after school hours and at the weekends."
Tibshelf School will use its specialist sports status to focus on the theme of rhythm, dance and movement. It will be used to develop participation in all sports, including dance and gymnastics.
Peter Crowe, headteacher of Tibshelf School, said: "Gaining specialist status is about school improvement and using the additional resources to raise standards.
"It is a good time to be a sports college as everyone is encouraging children to lead a more healthy lifestyle. As part of our commitment to get sports college status we will ensure that all pupils get at least two hours sports education each week."
Two Derbyshire secondary schools have today been awarded specialist school status by the Government.
Mill Hill School in Ripley will become a specialist arts college in September, while Tibshelf School will be a specialist sports college.
The announcement means that 22 of the county`s 47 secondary schools now have specialist college status.
Councillor Alan Charles, Derbyshire County Council`s cabinet member for education, said: "Today`s announcement is excellent news because it means that almost half of all secondary schools in Derbyshire now have specialist college status.
"This is a real achievement for all the schools involved because for a bid to be successful a school has to attract funding from local businesses and gain the support of the local community. "Specialist schools share their knowledge and experience with schools throughout the county so this announcement can only help to drive up education standards in the whole of Derbyshire." Specialist schools develop into centres of excellence in their chosen area - which could be engineering, languages, science, technology, sports, arts, maths and computing or business and enterprise.
Schools that gain the status receive a one-off capital grant from the Government of £100,000 and £123 annually per pupil. The funding is provided for an initial four-year period.
As part of its successful bid Mill Hill School in Ripley has teamed up with the games company Games Workshop. The link-up will give pupils the opportunity to work with computer games designers on developing new games that will be sold to the public.
Headteacher David Anstead said: "We are delighted that the Government has approved our bid to become a performing arts college specialising in creative media.
"Our bid means we will be given approximately an extra £150,000 a year to spend on learning resources. This will make a huge difference to the facilities we can provide for our students but also to everyone in the community who can use them after school hours and at the weekends."
Tibshelf School will use its specialist sports status to focus on the theme of rhythm, dance and movement. It will be used to develop participation in all sports, including dance and gymnastics.
Peter Crowe, headteacher of Tibshelf School, said: "Gaining specialist status is about school improvement and using the additional resources to raise standards.
"It is a good time to be a sports college as everyone is encouraging children to lead a more healthy lifestyle. As part of our commitment to get sports college status we will ensure that all pupils get at least two hours sports education each week."
