Sudbury Upper School
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| Motto | Achieving success for all |
| Established | 1972 |
| Type | Comprehensive |
| Headteacher | Mr D Forrest |
| Specialism | Arts College |
| Location | Tudor Road Sudbury Suffolk CO10 1NW England |
| LEA | Suffolk |
| Students | 1,031 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 13 to 19 |
| School colours | Black, Red & Gold |
| Website | http://www.sus.org.uk |
Sudbury Upper School is a 13 - 18 comprehensive school in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk for 13 - 19 year old students.[1] The school was established in 1972 (following the country wide introduction of the comprehensive school system) to serve the expanding town of Sudbury, and its surrounding villages. Sudbury Upper School was an amalgamation of Sudbury Grammar School, the High School for Girls and the Secondary Modern School. It is mainly populated by students from its three pyramid feeder middle schools; most of the students from Uplands Middle School and All Saints Middle School in Sudbury, and about half of those from Clare Middle School. In addition, the school attracts students from outside its catchment area. [2]
The school has achieved several notable national awards, including the Schools' Curriculum Award (1990 and 1997), the School Achievement Award (2002 and 2003), Investors In People Standard, Sport England's Sportsmark, Arts College Status (approved for redesgination 2007), and Artsmark.[3]
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[edit] Current Information
The school has a student population of approximately 1,040, with 220 in the sixth form.[1] The accommodation includes a separate performing arts block, a sports centre open to the public and a recent extension housing the modern foreign languages and mathematics departments.
The uniform consists of a black v-neck sweater and white dress shirt or blouse, both of which sport the school's logo on the left breast. The uniform previously consisted of a plain white shirt or blouse and a black and red striped tie, but this ceased for the new intake in 2005. The school's logo is a modified version of the town crest, specifically stripped down to only the crest section, which has also been slightly modified in keeping with the modern atmosphere of the school. There is no requirement for the sixth form to wear uniform but guidelines to acceptable clothing are specified in the sixth from handbook.
[edit] Extracurricular
The school has a wide range of extracurricular activities including many related to sport and the performing arts. Many music events are held each year including an evening performance of rock bands called "Scuzzfest". A new concept at the school are classic album nights, where AS and A2 music technology students perform a classic album in its entirety. There will be 5 albums performed through the year including Led Zeppelin IV and Thriller.[citation needed] Sport is a strength at the school and the Sudbury Upper School under-15 girls rounders team were Suffolk champions in 2006.[4] Art clubs are run on regular basis and the school holds an annual art & technology exhibition in Sudbury Town Hall.
[edit] Future Developments
The school is working closely with its sister school, Great Cornard Upper School, to enable students to access a specialist curriculum across both sites.
The two schools have forged a link that will see students studying on both campuses. From September 2008, students at Sudbury and Great Cornard Upper Schools will have the opportunity to mix and study at both centres. The closest relationship will be at sixth-form level, where the amalgamation of the two schools' courses will give students greater choice in what they can study. Students from the age of 14 will get the chance to experience the new set-up, which has seen both schools synchronise their timetables.
With both schools having specialist status – technology at Cornard and the arts at Sudbury – the new link means the schools can pool resources so students can take advantage of both areas of expertise. The sixth-form link-up will mean around 40 different courses will be on offer to post-16 students. A joint prospectus for next year's sixth form students is now available from both schools. [5]
Building of a new vocational teaching block on the site, which will house construction, began in October 2007 with an expected completion date of May 2008.[6]
[edit] Notable incidents
The school has featured in the local press due to a trebling of race-related incidents reported by staff from 9 in 2005-06, to 30 in 2006-07, though Suffolk's County education advisor for race has noted that the school "has been very vigorous in recording instances and that they are taking steps to address any incidents in an honest and open way." [7] A Suffolk County Council audit in 2006 raised concerns of theft from vending machines in the school's sports centre.[8]
The school made the national news in 2005 when six 15-year old pupils took topless pictures of themselves in bras in the school toilets and posted them on the internet,[9] and in August 2007 when a former maths teacher was sentenced to a year's imprisonment after pleading guilty to six counts of abusing a position of trust.[10] In spring 2008, a supply teacher was caught on video stripping off his shirt to 13-14 year old students at the school. As soon as the headteacher found out, the gentleman was asked to leave the premises immediately and was banned from working in schools in Suffolk.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sudbury Upper School and Arts College Suffolk County Council, retrieved June 10, 2007
- ^ [1] Sudbury Town Council, retrieved July 11, 2007
- ^ Schools in the East receive most Artsmark Gold awards in the country Arts Council, 9 June 2004
- ^ Rounders: County title for Sudbury Upper Suffolk Free Press, 6 July 2006
- ^ Schools join to offer best of both worlds Suffolk Free Press, retrieved December 28, 2007
- ^ Upper schools' bold new link Suffolk Free Press, 12 January 2007
- ^ Bid to tackle racism at Suffolk schools. East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ CORE ASSURANCE WORK – Children, Young People & Schools Directorate Quarterly Report on Q3. Suffolk County Council Audit Services. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ Levy, Andrew. Schoolgirls put pictures on the Internet. The Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ Levy, Andrew. Wife uncovered teacher's affair with pupil he texted 200 times. The Daily Mail. Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- ^ "Stripping supply teacher banned", BBC News, June 12, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
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