Hockerill Anglo-European College
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| Established | 1980 |
| Type | State Boarding |
| Specialism | Language College, Music College |
| Location | Dunmow Road Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM23 5HX England |
| LEA | Hertfordshire |
| Ofsted number | 117598 |
| Students | 622 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Houses | Canterbury, Rochester, Roding, St. Alban's, Thames |
| School colours | Blue and Yellow |
| Head Boy | Konrad Laker |
| Head Girl | Constanze Benecke |
| Website | http://www.hockerill.herts.sch.uk/ |
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Hockerill Anglo-European College is an international boarding school located in Bishop's Stortford (ca. halfway between London and Cambridge). It was formally known as Hockerill Boarding School when it was state funded.
In 1850, Hockerill was founded as a teacher training school for women. The training school was closed in 1978 and, in 1980, was reopened as Hockerill School when Fyfield School (in Essex) and Kennylands School (in Berkshire) merged. In 1995 it was renamed Hockerill Anglo-European School and in 1998 it became known as Hockerill Anglo-European College.
Hockerill has more than 750 scholars, with about a third boarding. It offers, instead of A-Levels, the International Baccalaureate (IB). In this way the college is unique: it is the only international boarding IB school in England. The school also gained Music College status. The Music College was officially opened by Lord David Puttnam on 8 October 2006. As a result of the work of Paul Foulkes, Director of Music, the school has improved in this area.
The boarding section is divided into five boarding houses. The boarding houses are named after places in England: Thames House (for boys in Years 10-13); Roding House (for girls in Years 11-13); Canterbury House (for boys in Years 7-10); St Albans House (girls in Years 7-9); and Rochester House, an extension of St Albans, owing to spatial restrictions (for girls in Year 10). When previously a school, the "Senior" houses (for years 8-11) were called Roding, Roxwell, Thames, Chelmer and for the year 7 students, "School House" (a house that new students went into as a year group, before chosing their preferred senior house). Later the houses of "Shannon" (female boarding) and "Rhone" were added.
The academic side of Hockerill is divided into four équipes, named after four pioneers in their own fields: Brunel, da Vinci, Goethe, and Pascal.
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[edit] International Connections
Hockerill has many international connections with schools owing to its Language College status. It has partner schools in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Rwanda and Spain. As well as educational exchanges for language studies, Hockerill also offers charity trips to Romania and Rwanda as these countries are in need of money. Students can take part in fund raising activities to earn money for Hockerill's Rwandan and Romanian partner schools.
Now that Hockerill is a Music College, it organised a series of concerts in Iaşi, the city in which their Romanian partner schools are situated. Students traveled to Romania and played at numerous concerts to raise money. They were also given 7 minutes' airtime on Romanian national television. They also toured Bucharest and Iaşi and performed in various locations in these areas. Another music trip took place in Prague, Czech Republic in February 2008.
Other trips are offered to students including geography field trips to Iceland and Mallorca, expeditions to Ecuador, and diving trips to Sharm el-Sheikh. Sometimes day trips to France and Belgium are offered for World War I research.
[edit] The International Baccalaureate and MYP
In 1998, Hockerill introduced the IB and accepted its first sixth formers.
[edit] Notable Staff
Dr Robert Guthrie - Dr Guthrie has recently announced his retirement from the Hockerill Community after 12 years at the College, and leading Hockerill to the top of the schools tables[1]. He is replaced by Mr Simon Dennis, formerly of South Wolds School, in Keyworth, Nottingham. [2]
[edit] Famous Pupils
Celebrity Russell Brand attended Hockerill when it was a state boarding school.
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- The Official Hockerill Website
- International Baccalaureate Organization Website
- Middle Years Programme Website
- State Boarding School Association
- Hockerill Old Scholars
