Richard Lander School

The Richard Lander School is a secondary school, a specialist technical college, in Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is named after Richard Lemon Lander. Ornamental artefacts from the Iron Age have been discovered buried under the school's playing fields.

Richard Lander school is considered a flagship for vertical tutoring.

Sport

Richard Lander school has a astro turf, two tennis courts. Every year on sports day pupils compete in diffent events such as shootput, 100m sprint and a 1500m run to score points for their communites.

GCSEs

At Richard Lander School most students are encouraged to take English Language, Mathematics, Science, one modern Foreign Language French or German (this changed for the present year 10's)and one Design Technology subject such as Food Technology, Graphics, Resistant Materials or Textiles.

English Literature is also compulsory for Middle & Top Sets.

Other GCSE options include ICT, Art, Drama, Physical Education, Religious Education, Media, Music, Geography, History (Social and Economic or Modern World), Engineering (Double GCSE) and Health And Social Care (Double GCSE). Psychology is anouth subect that students can learn.

Community leaders

Godrevy Leader: Mr P. Rowe; Pentire Leader: Mr R. Holloway; Rame Leader: Mr G. Gibson; Towan Leader: Mr C. Vaughan

School productions

Richard Lander is well known for its school dramatic productions. In 2009 this was West Side Story (received many reviews, including one on Pirate FM); in 2010 this was Journeys, a play written by pupils based on plays by Nick Darke.

Notable Students

• Hardkidz - Aka David Jode (Dave J) International Hard Dance DJ/Producer with the worlds biggest Hardtrance label Intolerance Recordings
• Alex Parks - singer and winner of Fame Academy
• Rob Thirlby - Rugby player with Saracens, Bath Rugby, Gloucester Rugby
• Darren Dawidiuk - Rugby player with Cornish Pirates and currently Gloucester Rugby