Hamble Community Sports College
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| Hamble Community Sports College | |
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| Hampshire, England |
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| Principal | Ian Knights |
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1,200 (Approximately) |
| Type | Public Mixed |
| Grades | 7 - 11 (UK) |
Hamble Community Sports College is the only Secondary School in Hamble-le-Rice; the age of the pupils range from 11-16, and it does not have a Sixth Form. The head teacher is Mr. Ian Knights.
The School was visited by OFSTED in November 2001, where the quality of teaching received an overall "good" for both Years 7 - 9 and 10 - 11. Since then a number of renovations have taken place, increasing the facilities, and ultimately earning the school its Sports College status, climaxing with the opening of the Sports Complex in 2002. Recent site improvements include a Gymnastics Complex (opened in 2006), a dedicated Humanities (History, Religious Education and Geography) block, and renovation to the Technology, Music and Drama buildings.
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[edit] Curriculum
Hamble Community Sports College offers academic programmes for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 years. The subjects covered (GCSE unless otherwise stated) are:
- English
- History
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Geography
- French
- Religious Education
- Science
- Physical Education (GCSE or BTEC)
- Information & Communication Technology (GNVQ)
- PSRE (Physical, Social and Religious education) (No qualification)
- Drama Studies
- Art
- Technology (Resistant Materials, Food Technology, Textiles and Graphics)
- Music
- Critical Thinking (AS)
- Vocational Courses (NVQ)(Completed at local colleges)
The school also offers off-site courses provided by the Eastleigh Consortium.
- Japanese (WJEC)
- Catering
- IT Practitioner
[edit] Future plans
The College Improvement Plan has five key strategic priorities aimed at raising levels of student attainment and preparing our young people for responsible adulthood. These are:
- To maintain the focus on improving teaching and learning in a culture of celebrating success.
- To develop effective leadership and strengthen staff teams in order that all staff understand their roles and responsibilities.
- To further develop 'School Self Evaluation' in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
- To further develop the use of ICT in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning.
- To further develop the college as a Centre of Excellence in Sport and Community Activities.
[edit] Recent activity
The School has recently renovated, renamed, and reopened the After School Youth Club - entitled HYPE, it is an Acronym for Hamble Young Persons Experience, offers out-of-school entertainment, such as gaming and out of hours trips in a supervised environment.
Hamble Community sports college has an external link with Ferndale School in South Africa, a yearly festival takes place called Toplink, where students from younger years come up to the school and raise funds for Ferndale.
