Uplands Community College

Uplands Community College

Headteacher	Mr Liam Collins BA(hons), NPQH, FRSA
Specialism	Technology College and performing arts with English
Location	Lower High Street Wadhurst East Sussex TN5 6AZ England Coordinates: 51°03′37″N 0°20′25″E / 51.06033°N 0.34022°E / 51.06033; 0.34022
Local authority	East Sussex
DfE URN	114591 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Students	1006
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–18
Website	www.uplandscc.com

Uplands Community College is a secondary school in Wadhurst, East Sussex, England. Pupils are accepted between the ages of 11 and 18.^[1]

History

The school was built on the grounds of a large family house called Uplands. Uplands was purchased by Taverner Beatson Miller for about £5000 in about 1918. The house was requisitioned by the army during World War II and was demolished shortly afterwards.^{[citation needed]}

The school as it is now was built during the mid 20th century and has been developed greatly over the years. The architecture and layout of the college is quite distinctively in blocks. The oldest of these blocks houses the main hall, staff room, school offices and class rooms for general use. Other buildings in the school include the 'Creative Arts Building', informally known by students as the "art block"; the Science Building, named after one of Uplands' most memorable science teachers: Mr. Goodwin, who died during the 1990s; there is also a sports centre building that serves as public facilities as well as the schools P.E. dept.

In 1999, maths teacher Romilda Scannelli won the secondary teacher of the year award at the 1999 National Teaching Awards ceremony.^{[2] [3]}

In 2010, the school reached the finals of the national ICT Excellence Awards.^[4]

Jayne Edmonds, retired at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year from being Head after 8 years.^[5]

In September 2012, Liam Collins took over from Jayne Edmonds as Headteacher.

Its most famous student was probably Michael J Hemsley who went on to become king of the Internets.

General Information

References

External links

• Uplands Community College