Shenley Brook End School

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Shenley Brook End School is a modern school that educates the west flank of Milton Keynes. The school opened in September 1997 with a small student body of only 120 year eight pupils. Since then the school has grown each year and will continue to do so until it reaches its capacity of 1200 students. The school is over subscribed every year. ^[1]

1 Aims
2 Times
3 Teaching
4 A specialist school
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Aims

Shenley Brook End School has the aim to "Improve the quality of Teaching and Learning." ^[2] To achieve their aim Shenley seek to be an aspiring school by working hard, providing appropriate curriculum and encouraging high expectations. The school also aims to be a "sharing" school and a "caring" school.

[edit] Times

The school operates around a two week timetable, meaning lessons alternate each week. The school opens at 8:25 am and students must be in form by 8:35 am. The school finishes at 3:30 pm but students can remain behind until 4:30 pm. Sixth form students in year 12 have recreational studies on a Wednesday afternoon and are allowed to leave at 2:40 pm. Sixth form students are also permited a number of their study periods (periods in which they do not have scheduled lessons) in which they are allowed to leave the site.

[edit] Teaching

Shenley Brook End School provides teaching to students between ages 11 and 16 (years 7 - 11) and there is also a 6th form college providing A level qualifications for students between 16 and 18. The teaching staff at the school are backed up by a group of well trained and motivated Teaching Assistants who assist the teachers in the teaching of S.E.N pupils. These include pupils with learning difficulties or behavioural problems - sometimes caused by medical issues such as ADHD or other more emotional problems.

[edit] A specialist school

Previously Shenley Brook End School was known as a sporting school and was proud of its success in teaching in this field. In September 2004, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) designated the school as a specialist Mathematics and Computing College.^[3]