The Nelson Thomlinson School

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The Nelson Thomlinson School is a Comprehensive Secondary School located in the market town of Wigton, Cumbria, United Kingdom.

1 Motto
2 Staff
3 Former Pupils
4 Exam Results
5 Ofsted
6 Post-School Prospects
7 External Links

[edit] Motto

The school's motto is the Latin phrase "Fide et Operis", which translates to "Faith and Works". According to the school's website, their "achievements ([their] works) are the result of an act of group will (faith, if you like)".

[edit] Staff

The current Headmaster is the Oxford University educated Peter Ireland who, on the 25th January 2007, officially announced his intention to retire from service in Education at the end of the forthcoming Summer Term. Over a period of 15 years, Mr. Ireland transformed the school into one of the most successful comprehensive schools in the country. The selection process for the new head will shortly get underway.

As of January 2007, the staff roster is as follows:

Senior Staff Members
Mr P M Ireland, M.A. (New College, Oxford), M.Ed. Headmaster
Mr D H Ferriby, B.A. (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) Deputy Head
Mrs J Downes, B.Sc. (Leeds) Deputy Head
Mr J Herbert, B.Ed. (Nottingham) Assistant Head/PE
Mr I M Downes, B.Sc. (Hull) Assistant Head/Head of Sixth Form

Full-Time Staff
Miss M Abraham, B.A. (East Anglia) English
Dr R Allam, B.Sc, Ph.D. (Liverpool) Geography
Mrs S Barron, B.Sc. (Leeds) Head of Year/Science
Miss J Beaumont, B.A. (York) English
Mrs S C Bell, Cert Ed. (York) History/i/c Social Education
Mr M Beechey, B.Com. (Birmingham) Head of Business Studies/ASDAN
Mr G Birch, B. Ed. (Leeds) Assistant Pastoral Head/PE
Mr P Booth, B. Ed. (Northampton) Technology
Mr I Brockbank, B.A. (Pembroke College, Oxford) Science
Mrs M Cahill, B.Sc. Hull) Maths
Mrs L Carr, Cert Ed. (Alnwick) Head of Learning Support
Mrs R Carroll, B.A. (East Anglia) English
Mrs J Cass, Cert Ed. (Newcastle Poly) Technology
Mr M Castling, B.Sc. (Newcastle); M.A. English
Miss E Cook, B.A . (Leeds) Geography
Mr J P Chapman, B.Ed. (Plymouth) Head of Technology
Miss P Clay, B.A. (Lancaster) Head of RE/Sociology
Dr J G Connell, B.Sc. (Strathclyde), Ph.D. Science
Mr J Cooper, B.Sc. (Crewe & Alsager) ICT
Miss L R Deasy, B.A. (Hull) English
Miss S Dennis, B.Sc. (Coventry) 2 nd in Maths
Mr J Early, B.A. (University College, Dublin) Maths
Mr G Eldridge, B.Sc. (Nottingham) ICT
Mr C Eversden, B.A. (Nottingham) Head of History
Mr D Fitt, B. Ed. (Leeds) Technology
Mrs G Foody, B.A. (Central Lancashire) Learning Support
Mrs G Foster, B.A. (Newcastle) Head of Year/Modern Languages
Dr M Gibson, B.Sc. Ph.D. (Edinburgh) Geography/Sociology
Mrs K Graham, Cert Ed. (Liverpool) Food Technology; i/c Child Care
Miss L Graham, B.Sc. (Leeds) 2 nd in Science
Mr C Hamilton, B.A. (Newcastle) Head of Year/Modern Languages
Miss N Hayton, B.Sc. (Grey College, Durham) Science
Dr M Henley, B.A. Ph.D. (Girton College, Cambridge) History
Mr P Hetherington, B.Ed. (New College, Durham) Head of Year/PE
Mr A Heyes, B.Sc. (Collingwood College, Durham) Head of Science
Mr M Hind, B.A. (Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge) Science/i/c Biology
Mr T Holgate, B.Sc. (Warwick) Maths/i/c Gifted and Talented
Ms A Holmes, B.A. (Newcastle) Head of English
Mrs D Johnson, B.A. (Cardiff) Head of Modern Languages
Mr A Johnson, B.Sc. (Lancaster) Head of ICT
Mrs L Johnston, B.Ed. (Newcastle) Technology
Mr A Jones, B.Ed. (Winchester) Assistant Pastoral Head/Technology
Miss C Lane, B.A. (Grey College, Durham) Modern Languages
Mrs J Lee, B.Ed. (New College, Durham) Head of PE
Dr E Lovegrove, B.Sc. (Bristol), Ph.D. Science/Professional Tutor
Mrs E Lynch, B.A. (Sheffield) Assistant Head of Sixth Form/History/RE
Mr N McConnell, B.A. (Central Lancashire) Technology
Miss A Moody, B.A . (Brighton) PE
Mr M O’Roarty, B.A. (Teesside) Technology
Ms J Peart, B.Sc. (Newcastle) Maths
Ms L J Pettifer, B.A. (Lancaster) English/Professional Tutor
Mr K Proudfoot, B.A. (Stirling) English/RE
Miss K Reynolds, B.Sc. (Sheffield) Head of Geography
Mr T C Reynolds, B.A. (Bangor) English
Mrs J Richardson, B.Sc. (Manchester) Food/Textiles
Mrs J S Rutherford, B.Sc. (Newcastle) Head of Mathematics
Miss J Sisson, B.A. (Leeds) Art
Ms C Slack, B.Sc. (UMIST) ICT
Mr M Smith, B.A. (Manchester), History/RE
Mrs C Speakman, B.Ed. (Northumbria) Learning Support
Mr K Stainsby, B.A., M.Eng. (King’s College, Cambridge) Science
Mrs L Stainsby, B.A. (Leicester) Geography/i.c. Citizenship
Mrs R Summerfield, B.A. (Birmingham Poly) Textiles/Technology
Mrs C Tear, B.Sc. (Newcastle) Mathematics
Mr P Thorpe, B.Mus. (Manchester) Head of Music
Mrs R Tweddle, B.A. (St. Martin’s) Learning Support
Mr A Tyler, B.A. (St Cuthbert’s College, Durham) Modern Languages
Mr A Walker, B.Mus. (Huddersfield) Music/Professional Tutor
Miss S Walker, B.A. (Salford) Business Studies/ICT
Mr R Whelpdale , B.A. (Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge) Modern Languages
Miss J Williams, B.A. (St Martins) RE/Sociology
Miss L Wilson, B.A. (Northumbria) PE
Miss P Wilson, B.Sc. (Sheffield) Head of Year/Science
Miss C Woodhead, B.A. (York) Head of Art

Part-Time Staff
Mr A Coxon B.A. (York) Music
Mrs S Meier B. Sc. (Manchester) Maths
Mr P Murray, B.A. (Newcastle) Art
Mrs H Naylor, B.A. ( Essex) Maths
Mr M Skidmore, B.En. (Warwick) Science
Mrs H Taylor, B.A. (Warwick) English
Mrs A Wightman, B.Ed. (West Sussex) Maths
Mrs D Yerkess, B.A. (St. Martin’s) PE

Librarian
Mrs C Crone, B.A. (Newcastle), Librarian

Adminstrative Staff
Mrs M Byrne, (Headmaster’s Secretary & Finance)
Mrs S Bragg
Mrs M Lightfoot
Mrs J Burns
Mrs H Smith
Mrs G Hillary

Administration Manager
Mrs B Stanton

ICT Support
Mr R Brammeld (St Andrews) Network Manager
Mr J Scott (Newcastle) Assistant Network Manager
Mr G Desmond

Site Managers
Mr J Richardson, Site Manager
Mr M Graves, Assistant Site Manager

Laboratory Technicians
Mrs B Alexander
Mrs J Bennett (part-time)
Mrs C Sessford (part-time)

Technology Technician
Mr J Allen

Pastoral Admin Assistant
Mrs C Thwaite

Pastoral Support Staff
Mr R Carr

Teaching Assistants
Mrs A Johnson (Maths) (full-time)
Miss N Rudd (Learning Support) (full-time)
Mrs G Wyatt (History/RE) (part-time)
Miss G Quinn (English) (part-time)
Mrs F Renyard (Science) (part-time)

Departmental Admin Assistants
Mrs A Eldridge (IT/Bus + whole school statistics) (full-time)
Ms J Douglas (Technology) (full-time)
Mrs D Small (Music) (part-time)
Mrs A Crozier (PE) (part-time)
Mrs C Pearson (VIth Form) (part-time)
Mrs P Mansergh (Geog/Lang) (part-time)

[edit] Former Pupils

Former pupils of the school include TV presenter Melvyn Bragg and BBC newsreader Anna Ford.

[edit] Exam Results

The school regularly performs well in the GCSE and A-Level examinations. Around 70% of pupils get 5 or more A*-Cs each year in GCSE examinations, and in terms of A-Level results, the school has been in the country's top 40 comprehensives since 1997. They have been in the top ten four times during this period.

[edit] Ofsted

In its recent 2006 Ofsted inspection it was judged to be an Outstanding school. An extract from their report said: “NTS is an outstanding school. It does everything in its power to maximise the life chances of its students by providing the highest quality teaching. Achievements and progress are outstanding, and the school has maintained its excellent results over many years.”

[edit] Post-School Prospects

A notable feature of the school is the extremely high number of sixth-formers who apply, and gain entry to, Oxbridge universities. Since 1994, there have been three or four entrants each year.