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Ashington Academy
Ashington Academy is a secondary school and sixth form located in Ashington in the English county of Northumberland. History It was established in 1960 as Ashington County Grammar School. It became a Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school in the mid 1970s and was renamed Ashington High School. In 2007 it became a foundation school in administered by Northumberland County Council and the Ashington Learning Partnership. The school also gained specialist status as a Sports College. Formerly an upper school for pupils aged 13 to 18, in September 2015 Ashington High School expanded to take pupils from the age of 11. Building works were undertaken at the school for the expansion. In November 2017 Ashington High School converted to Academy (English school), academy status and was renamed Ashington Academy. The school is now sponsored by the North East Learning Trust. Curriculum Ashington Academy offers General Certificate of Secondary Education, GCSEs and Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy (English School)
An academy school in Education in England, England is a State school, state-funded school which is directly funded by the Department for Education and independent of local authority control. The terms of the arrangements are set out in individual Academy Funding Agreements. 80% of secondary schools, 40% of primary schools and 44% of special schools are academies Academies are self-governing non-profit Charitable trusts in English law, charitable trusts and may receive additional support from personal or corporate sponsors, either financially or in kind. Academies are inspected and follow the same rules on admissions, special educational needs and exclusions as other state schools and students sit the same national exams. They have more autonomy with the National Curriculum for England, National Curriculum, but must ensure their curriculum is broad and balanced, and that it includes the core subjects of English, maths and science. They must also teach relationships and sex educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |