Hall Garth Community Arts College

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Hall Garth Community Arts College
Type Community
Headteacher Stephen Taylor[1]
Chair Debbie Bivan[1]
Specialism Arts College
Location Hall Drive, Acklam
Middlesbrough
Teesside
TS5 7JX
England
LEA Middlesbrough
Ofsted number 111722
Students 690[1]
Gender Mixed
Ages 11 to 16

Hall Garth Community Arts College is a secondary school in Acklam, Middlesbrough, Teesside, England. It educates around 690 students aged 11-16.

The students come from areas with higher than average levels of socio-economic deprivation. The number of students from minority ethnic groups, and those with learning difficulties and disabilities, are well above average.[1]

In 2000, it became a performing arts school and, in 2007, was renamed to Hall Garth Community Arts College from Hall Garth School.[2]

[edit] Fatal stabbing incident

Hall Garth was the scene of a fatal stabbing, on 28 March 1994, when Stephen Wilkinson burst in to a maths class room and stabbed several children including 12 year old Nikki Conroy who died from her injuries. However, it took until October 2003 before there was a permanent police presence on site. Wilkinson was subsequently convicted of manslaughter. A school memorial garden was opened for Nikki, in March 2004.[3][4]

[edit] Anti-bullying initiatives

The school have taken several initiatives in order to tackle bullying. The students made a video of an anti-bullying theatre performance in December 2004.[5] Then in May 2005 the school hired an anti-bullying co-ordinator and set up a peer support group of older pupils.[6]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Hall Garth Community Arts College. Ofsted (March 14, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
  2. ^ "Hall Garth school launches hall of fame", Gazette News, 2007-10-05. 
  3. ^ Police officer on patrol to keep school safe. The Northern Echo (2003-10-07). Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
  4. ^ Family will remember schoolgirl. BBC News (2004-03-26). Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
  5. ^ Tough role at play time. Evening Gazette (2004-12-04). Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
  6. ^ The bully busters. Evening Gazette (2005-05-12). Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
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