Laisterdyke Leadership Academy is a

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and

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located in

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, England.

History

Following the re-organisation of education in the

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(LEA) in September 1999 the school changed from a

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for pupils aged 8 to 13 to its current designation. In September 2002, Laisterdyke High School admitted its first intake of sixth form students and became an 11 to 18 school. The school previously gained

Business and Enterprise College Business and Enterprise Colleges (BECs) were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in England. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields. Schools that successfully applied to the Specialist Sch ...

status and was renamed Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College. In April 2016 the school was converted to academy status and was renamed Laisterdyke Leadership Academy. The school is now part

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Facilities

As part of its upgrade and building development, the school has provided ICT facilities for pupils, staff and surrounding schools. Since the switch from a middle to secondary school, Laisterdyke has added a sports hall, a second dining hall, new classrooms, including an English teaching block, a worship room for pupils and teachers, a Post-16 area and three new labs as well as a new main reception.In 2019 the school decided to abolish the Post 16 department and remove the 16 to 18 students as a result peaceful protests were led by students. However there decision stayed and the 2019 6 forum student were the last ever to study there.

Achievements

The school has won a Schools Drug Prevention Charter Award for its efforts in anti-drug education icarried out jointly with local units of the

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and the Soroptimists Club of Great Britain, as well as with the

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rugby club. For three years, the college has also run a literacy project known as Leap Into Books. This has involved more than 400 children from local primary schools over the three years, as well as Laisterdyke students.

References

Department for Education and Skills - Laisterdyke High SchoolOfsted report

External links

Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College
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