Icknield High School
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| Icknield High School and Arts College | |
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| Type | Education |
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| Headquarters | Luton, Bedfordshire |
| Website | http://www.icknield.beds.sch.uk/ |
Icknield High School is a state funded, secondary school catering for pupils aged between 11 and 16 in Luton, Bedfordshire. Located on Riddy lane, off the A6, the school is considered to be one of the best in Luton, with top results in KS3 and GCSE [1]
The school's current headteacher is Mr Chris Dean.
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[edit] Courses
The School is a Specialist school in the subject of Art and Design. There are 19 courses to offer at GCSE level and the school has an extensive array of courses which offer 5 different art qualifications. These include:
- 3 Dimensional Art and Sculpture
- Digital Imaging
- Textiles
- General Art & Design
- Graphic Design
[edit] Hijab controversy
In 2004, the school's policy on uniforms, which banned hijabs, came up for review by the school governors after Luton Borough Council pointed out that the ban might breach the Race Relations Act.[1]
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[edit] References
- (2000-05-16). "Space for Art Case Study: Icknield High School" (Microsoft Word). The Clore Duffield Foundation. — An account of the £240,000 project in 1999 to build a new art block at the school.
- (2004-05-21). "Icknield High School". DEFRA. — A case study of the changes to the school's lunch menu instituted by David Lucas, the school's chef, who was previously a chef at the Savoy Hotel, London. It is not unusual to see chips, mussels, or pheasant on the menu.
- (2000-05-16). "Broadband enabled video conferencing". TeacherNet, Department for Education and Skills. — A case study of the introduction of broadband technology to the school.
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Places within Luton: Barnfield • Biscot • Bramingham • Bury Park • Bushmead • Challney • Crawley Green • Farley Hill • Dallow • High Town • Hockwell Ring • Icknield • Leagrave • Lewsey • Limbury-cum-Biscot • Marsh Farm • New Town • Northwell • Putteridge • Round Green • Saints • South ward • Stopsley • Sundon Park • Warden Hills • Wigmore Amenities: Kenilworth Road • Luton Museum • Stockwood Park • Wardown Park • Waulud's Bank Education: Ashcroft High School • Barnfield College • University of Bedfordshire • Cardinal Newman • Denbigh High School • Icknield High School • Luton Sixth Form College • South Luton High School • Woodlands Secondary School |
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