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Smithills School
Smithills School is a mixed secondary school located in Smithills, Bolton, Greater Manchester Greater Manchester is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north, Derbyshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Cheshire to the south, and Merseyside to the west. Its largest settlement is the city of Manchester. .... Previously a Grammar School and then a community school administered by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Smithills School converted to academy status on 1 January 2014. However the school continues to coordinate with Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council for admissions. Smithills School offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils. This school was used in the filming of the first series of 4 o'clock club, and was known as Elmsbury High in the TV show. Notable former pupils * Sara Cox, broadcaster * Stu Francis, comedian * Paul Fletcher, footballer * Amir Khan, boxer * Dave Spikey, comedian * John Longworth, MEP ... [...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] |
4 O'Clock Club
''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. Background In March 2011, auditions were held for ''4 O'Clock Club'', and the show was publicly announced the next month. In January 2012, the first episode aired, with the series wrapping up in March of the same year. Between 2011 and 2019, nine series, each consisting of 13 episodes, were produced, filming annually in the summer months. Synopsis Series 1 (2012) The first series centres on Josh Carter ( Khalil Madovi), a pupil at Elmsbury High, and his older brother Nathan ( Ben Bailey “Doc Brown” Smith), who works as a teacher there. Josh is portrayed as a laid-back teenage schoolboy trying to maintain his cool reputation, while also being rebellious and trying to cause trouble in order to achieve his goals and humiliate or outsmart Nathan. Nathan, a former Elmsbury High student and famous rapper, soon learns that on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Irani (Cricketer)
Ronald Charles Irani (born 26 October 1971) is an English former cricketer. He played three Tests for England in 1996 and 1999, but found a niche in One Day Internationals, where he gained much praise for his performances. He spent most of his career at Essex County Cricket Club, latterly as captain, after starting at Lancashire. He is of Irani descent, the Iranis being a community of Persian Zoroastrians who immigrated to India during the British Raj. Irani was a genuine all-rounder until a knee injury in 2003 forced him to stop bowling and play as a specialist batsman. The injury led to Irani being forced to retire from first-class cricket in June 2007. At Essex, Irani helped bring through promising players such as Alastair Cook and Ravinder Bopara, as well as winning two major One-Day Titles. Professionally he scored over 20,000 runs and took more than 650 wickets during his career. Personal life Irani's father Jimmy Irani arrived in Bolton from Bombay, India in 1961 to pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Nicholls (actor)
Gerard Paul Greenhalgh (born 12 April 1979), known professionally as Paul Nicholls, is an English actor. He is known for his roles as Joe Wicks (EastEnders), Joe Wicks in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', DS Sam Casey in the ITV1, ITV drama ''Law & Order: UK'', and Steve Bell (Ackley Bridge), Steve Bell in the Channel 4 drama ''Ackley Bridge.'' Career Nicholls made his television debut in 1990 at the age of 10, in ''Children's Ward''. In 1994, he appeared in the BBC children's drama ''Earthfasts (TV series), Earthfasts'' and ''The Biz (TV series), The Biz'', a teenage performing arts drama filmed at Hampton Court. In 1996, he appeared in an episode of ''Out of the Blue (1995 TV series), Out of the Blue''. Later that year, Nicholls began portraying the role of Joe Wicks (EastEnders), Joe Wicks in the BBC One, BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', a role which he played until 1997, and a cameo appearance in 2024. Nicholls appeared in several teenage stage roles, notably as Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Longworth (businessman)
John Longworth (born 14 May 1958) is a British business consultant and politician. He was the director-general of the British Chambers of Commerce from September 2011 until March 2016, when he departed in controversy by breaking with the organisation's line on Brexit on the day of its conference. Longworth was the co-chairman of Leave Means Leave with Richard Tice. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber from 2019 to 2020. Early life John Longworth was born in May 1958 and was educated at Smithills School, Bolton, and the University of Salford, where he obtained bachelor's and master's degrees. He is a chartered company secretary and has a postgraduate certificate in microbiology. Career A media commentator and writer, he now advises organisations in the financial sector and others and is on the Advisory Councils of Hottinger Group, the Institute of Economic Affairs and the Advisory Board of Economists for Free Trade. In March 2016, he b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Spikey
Dave Spikey (born David Gordon Bramwell, 6 October 1951) is an English comedian, actor, writer and film producer. He is best known for his stand-up comedy, writing and starring in the British comedy programme ''Phoenix Nights'', presenting '' Bullseye'' and ''Chain Letters'', and serving as team captain for the first four series of ''8 Out of 10 Cats''. Biography Early career Born in Farnworth, Lancashire, Spikey spent his early career working as a biomedical scientist in the haematology laboratory at Bolton General Hospital. It was during this period in the 1980s that he scripted and performed in a number of amateur pantomimes with a group of like-minded health workers called the Bolton Health Performers. Early in his career Spikey won a talent show called Stairway to the Stars with a routine about juggling on a motorbike, judged by comedian Larry Grayson who took him aside to tell him he had potential and his routine was fantastic. Spikey was inspired to pursue a part-time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Khan (boxer)
Amir Iqbal Khan (born 8 December 1986) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2022. Born and raised in Bolton, Khan began to box competitively at the age of 11. He rose to fame during the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he won a silver medal in the lightweight division and became at the age of 17, Britain's youngest boxing Olympic medalist. He turned professional in 2005. In 2007, he was named ESPN prospect of the year. He later became one of the youngest ever British professional world champions, winning the World Boxing Association (WBA) title at the age of 22. Khan won the Commonwealth lightweight title in 2007. A year later, he won the WBO Inter-Continental lightweight title when he beat Martin Kristjansen via TKO. Later that year, he would lose the title to Breidis Prescott via KO, in one of the biggest upsets in British boxing history. His next three fights saw him win the vacant WBA International lightweight title, the vacant WBO Inter-Continental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Fletcher (footballer)
Paul John Fletcher MBE (born 13 January 1951) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He was the chief executive of Burnley. In February 2018 he published with Alastair Campbell a co-written novel on football and terrorism in the 1970s, ''Saturday Bloody Saturday''. which within the first week after publication was in ''The Sunday Times'' Top Ten Bestsellers. Early years Paul Fletcher attended Smithills Technical School in Bolton Bolton Wanderers v Fulham football programme, 15 March 1969, p5 and in 1967 joined his home town club Bolton Wanderers. In 1970, he became one of the country's most expensive transfers when he joined Burnley Football Club for a club record fee. During the next ten years he made over 400 appearances, mostly in the old First Division – now named the Premier League. After gaining four England U23 International caps he was selected in Don Revie's England squad, but a serious knee injury put paid to a full England call up. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stu Francis
Stuart G. G. Francis (born 30 January 1948 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is a British comedian with a camp style of delivery who achieved celebrity as lead presenter on the children's television programme '' Crackerjack'' (1980–1984). His principal "co hosts" were initially the Krankies and later, on alternating editions, Basil Brush and The Great Soprendo. He went on to host ''Ultra Quiz'' in 1985 and Border TV's ''Crush a Grape'' in 1987, a children's game and variety show in a similar vein, if not carbon copy, to his era of ''Crackerjack''. He also released a single in 1983 (rereleased in 1985) called "Ooh! I could crush a grape".Parsons, Tony (1985) "Singles", ''NME'', 2 February 1985, p. 14 After attending Brownlow Fold Junior School and Smithills Base School, both in Bolton, he worked as a bluecoat entertaining guests at Pontins holiday camps. He then switched to comedy and appeared in summer seasons at clubs and in theatres. Catchphrases Francis had numerous catch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Cox
Sara Joanne Cyzer ( born 13 December 1974), better known as Sara Cox, is an English broadcaster and author. A presenter on BBC Radio 2, she has been hosting the station's drivetime show since January 2019. She previously presented BBC Radio 1's breakfast show from April 2000 until December 2003. Cox has also presented a number of television shows for the BBC including '' The Great Pottery Throw Down'' (2015–2017), '' Too Much TV'' (2016) and '' Back in Time for...'' (2018–2020). Early life and career Cox was born Sarah Joanne Cox on 13 December 1974, but later dropped the use of the letter 'h' from her first name.England & Wales, Birth Index: 1837–1983 Ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2007. Her parents lived in the village of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business And Technology Education Council
The Business and Technology Education Council (BTEC) is a provider of secondary school leaving qualifications and further education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. While the 'T' in BTEC stood for Technical, according to the DfE (2016) it now stands for Technology. BTECs originated in 1984 and were awarded by Edexcel from 1996. Their origins lie in the Business Education Council, formed in 1974 to "rationalise and improve the relevance of sub-degree vocational education". They are the responsibility of the Minister of State for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education in the Department for Education. BTEC qualifications, especially Level 3, are accepted by all UK universities (in many instances combined with other qualifications such as A Levels) when assessing the suitability of applicants for admission, and many such universities base their conditional admissions offers on a student's predicted BTEC grades. A report by the Social Market Foundatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithills
Smithills is a mainly residential suburb of Bolton in Greater Manchester, England. It is northwest of Bolton, south of Blackburn and northwest of Manchester. Smithills lies on the lower south facing slopes of the West Pennine Moors. Toponymy The name Smithills derives from the Old English ''smeþe'' meaning smooth and ''hyll'', a hill and was recorded as Smythell in 1322. History Lying within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire since the early 12th century, Smithills was anciently a manor in the township of Halliwell with Smithills Hall serving as the manor house. In 1877, the south-eastern area of Halliwell became the ninth electoral ward of the County Borough of Bolton. The remaining north-western area became known as Halliwell Higher End until 1894 when it changed its name to Smithills and became one of the civil parishes of the Bolton Rural District, being formed from the rural part of Halliwell parish, on 30 September 1898 the parish was abolished and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
