Severn Vale School
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| Motto | Challenging All to Succeed[1] |
| Type | Comprehensive school |
| Headteacher | Peter Rowland |
| Specialism | Technology College |
| Location | School Lane Gloucester Gloucestershire GL2 4PR  England |
| LEA | Gloucestershire |
| Ofsted number | 115726 |
| Students | 1175 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Houses | W, R, O, Y, G, B, I and V |
| Website | www.severnvale.gloucs.sch.uk |
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Severn Vale School is a Secondary School in Quedgeley, Gloucester. Its students are aged from 11 to 16 due to the lack of a sixth form. The headmaster is Peter Rowland.[1]
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[edit] Tutor Groups
Each grade level has eight tutor groups. They are W, R, O, Y, G, B, I and V. They are named after the colours of the rainbow with the exception of W which stands for white, the colour you get when you mix the light spectrum. W, R, O and Y all study Spanish during Key Stage 3, while G, B, I and V all study French.
[edit] In the News
Severn Vale was in the news in January 2007. While an English teacher was on maternity leave, the replacement allegedly slapped a student.[2]
She was suspended and has never returned.
[edit] GSCEs
GCSEs are the last examinations students take at the school. Being a Technology College, students have to take a Design and Technology subject (there is a choice between Food Technology, Resistant Materials, Textiles & Graphic Design, but soon there will be a new Enterprise option). Like other schools, students must take English, Mathematics, Science & a short course in Religious Education. Students must also attend Physical Education lessons, but will only be examined if they choose to study it at GCSE-level. Students may also choose to continue studying the modern language they studied at Key Stage 3 level.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Home - Head Teachers Welcome. Severn Vale School (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-11.
- ^ "Teacher 'slaps' 13-year-old pupil", BBC News, January 12, 2007.
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