Wales High School

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Wales High School is a Local Authority controlled school for 11-18 year olds, located in Kiveton, South Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1970, the school provides education for its many connecting villages.Kiveton Park, Harthill, Todwick, Wales, South Yorkshire, Thurcroft and South Anston are the major villages which rely on Wales High School to educate their children. Despite being located in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, the school is sometimes classed as Sheffield, yet also has a Worksop telephone code. There is often confusion around the fact that the school is not in the country of Wales, nor is it in the small neighbouring village of Wales, South Yorkshire, which is less than a mile away. It is in fact situated in Kiveton Park. It specialises in Business and Enterprise and in a recent 2006 ofsted inspection gained "outstanding"

[edit] Tradition

Wales High is seen as a school with traditional values, with procedures which take place each year. The following are important aspects of the school:

• Full School Assembly: affectionately known as the 'Full School Squash' by students and staff alike. The assembly takes place three times a year with yearly opening and closing assemblies, where the bell is rung to mark the beginning and ending of a school year, as well as an Easter assembly in April. Every member of the school is expected at these formal assemblies, in which important news is delivered, certificates and awards are presented, and special guests are invited. Musical items are often delivered throughout the course of these assemblies.

• The Plough: a model plough held in a glass case, representing Year 7 diligence. Each term, the tutor with the highest diligence score are presented with the plough.

• Houses and the Dragon: Busli (Blue), Mortain (Black), Rollo (White) and Warrene (Yellow). Each student is assigned a house upon entering the school, which is an important part of the school's community. Students are provided with sports kit with their specific house colours, which is to be worn in P.E. lessons and house sporting events. Numerous house events are competed in, such as football, rugby, tennis, cross country and netball, as well as other non-sporting activities such as chess, drama and art. At the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the Dragon, a golden dragon statue in a glass case. The dragon is then engraved with the year and the winning house respectively.

• The Rugby Match: Each year, the 6th form compete in a rugby match against each other. Year 12 play Year 13 annually around February, March time. The 2007 match took place on the 21st of March, and was won by the year 13's. In a closely fought encounter the uppers came out on top in 19-5 victory. Special mentions go to the 2 captains, Greg Brunt and Nathan Buckingham as well as to all the players.

[edit] Famous Past Pupils

James Toseland - The former World Superbike Champion.

Ryan Sampson - In the BBC TV programme "After You've Gone".

Edward Hogg - Is currently playing the title role of a soldier going mad in "Woyzeck".

Phillip Probert - Sung "She's the one" by Robbie Williams in Stars in their eyes.

Darren Bennet - A dancer in 'strictly come dancing' partnered with Emma Bunton last time.

[edit] External links

• Wales High - Official Website