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54-647: A boy and girl representing the Junior School. In the early days of the Village Colleges, they offered education up to the school-leaving age. With the passage of the Education Act of 1944, the school became a Secondary modern, as part of the Tripartite System . Students who failed (or did not take) an eleven plus exam came to Bottisham where the curriculum was focused on the skills necessary for living in
81-454: A dance studio, a recording studio and practice rooms to be utilized by students. The Governing Body of Bottisham Village College proposed a change of school category from community school to foundation school , thus acquiring a Charitable Trust to be called The Bottisham Education Trust, which took effect in September 2010. The institution had been identified as a High Performing School by
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135-419: A new music block to further the school's facilities. In 1997, the school changed the uniform from blue blazers and ties to a more casual bottle green polo shirt and sweatshirt. In 2004, the school became a Humanities Specialist College , a specialism that increased the amount of funding the school received for the teaching of Humanities thus allowing the school to broaden its teaching of these subjects. The school
162-473: A new swimming pool, planned in 1971, north of the college. The pool was covered with a large building in 1982 and extended in 1988. The school has seen four different faces walk in and out of the Warden's office since Charles Brereton left in 1976, but still, the school holds onto its key values laid out by Henry Morris. More buildings were added during the 1990s, including the maths block, a new community library and
189-509: A vicar for the following 80 years. Children initially attend Bottisham Community Primary school and usually then go on to Bottisham Village College . After this they can go on to one of the many Further Education Sixth form colleges, located in the nearby city of Cambridge . Bottisham Village College Bottisham Village College is a mixed secondary school located in Bottisham , Cambridgeshire , England. The school opened in 1937 as
216-644: Is a small village in East Cambridgeshire on the southern edge of The Fens . It lies just north of the B1102 between Quy and Swaffham Bulbeck , 8 miles (13 km) to the north east of Cambridge . The village's name is derived from its location at the southern end of Bottisham Lode that links it to the River Cam . A lode is an artificial water channel used to drain the Fens, thought to be of Roman origin. Lode also has
243-531: The 1930s. Originally the school site included both a senior school (secondary school) and a junior school (primary school). The school was opened as a secondary modern on January 1st 1937. The college was officially opened on 6 May 1937 by the Right Honourable Oliver Stanley - President of the Board of Education . Henry Morris and Mr. H. F. B. Fox - His Majesty's Inspector - along with Mr. Stanley and
270-653: The Department for Children, Schools and Families, and the Local Authority was 'fully supportive' of the move towards Trust status for schools. In February 2012, the school converted to academy status . In February 2016 the school became the lead school in Bottisham Multi-Academy Trust, which also includes Netherhall School . In July 2012, the school was rated by Ofsted as "outstanding". Building Extensions On November 3rd 2018 Bottisham Village College
297-559: The Earl of Elgin were met at the college by Lord Fairhaven , Chairman of the Managers and the Warden. Mr. Stanley and Lord Elgin met the staff and then inspected the buildings and equipment. At 12:50, the party left the college to have lunch with Lord Fairhaven at Anglesey Abbey . On return to the college, the group was met by a guard of honour consisting of boys and girls of the Senior School and
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#1732851774459324-429: The countryside surrounding Bottisham . Lessons were very gender-based, with boys studying farming , woodwork , sports , science and gardening whilst girls learnt more cookery or needlework . Evening classes for the whole community were equally as varied, with examples including Musical Appreciation, Folk dance classes, woodwork, the operatic society, first aid and Fire Fighting. There were Saturday night dances in
351-445: The initial plans for the school as they were laid out in 1937. This new building includes a new suite of English classrooms as well as a new purpose-built SEN (Special Educational Needs) unit. Along with new buildings, this has also led to the redevelopment and landscaping of the Warden's lawn as well as the installation of a new sculpture to be designed and constructed by the local sculptor Matt Sanderson. The school officially opened
378-399: The lives of pupils during the 1950s with many school sports teams taking part in a variety of inter-school competitions in disciplines such as hockey and athletics . As well as sports, the school had a scout group and a youth group. At the time, Bottisham was a showplace, only second to Impington for all those influential people who were captivated by Henry Morris' ideas. Consequently,
405-413: The main hall as well. As well as acting as a hall for the school, in the early years of its existence the main hall at Bottisham served as a cinema. World War II , however, was a testing time for Bottisham Village College, especially with an airforce base in the village. The British and American airmen played a large part in the life of the college, attending school dances but also other functions at
432-480: The new Morris Wing on Saturday, 3 November 2018. Adding to the celebrations was the 80th anniversary of the school's history. The building cost £16.7 million and was constructed in a partnership project between Cambridgeshire County Council and Anglian Learning Trust. The Morris Wing, named in honour of the founder Henry Morris, contains 12 new classrooms, as well as the Evans auditorium (named after departing CEO Kate Evans),
459-466: The school embraced instead a new era of technology. During the 1970s and the 1980s, many new buildings such as the English block, the gymnasium , the technology block (including the drama studio) and the science block were added onto the original school buildings to accommodate the new subjects that would be taught at the school as a comprehensive school. As well as this, in 1976 the college governors opened
486-399: The school received many high-profile visitors including Hugh Dalton and J. B. Priestley . The 1970s brought a period of great change for the college, mainly of the remarkable change of the school from a Secondary Modern to a Comprehensive. The school's buildings were extended and upgraded and many new staff were appointed. In five years, the school doubled in size as the catchment area
513-415: The school that it was when he left at the end of 1975. Charles Brereton had spent over 20 years as Warden and to date the longest-serving Warden. In 1996, following his death, there was a memorial service, the planting of a tree and the unveiling of a plaque in the courtyard. Out-of-school activities for pupils, still uncommon to secondary schools that were not Village Colleges, formed an important part of
540-536: The school to take up the post of Warden. This was the last appointment of a Village College Warden made personally by Henry Morris before he retired. In his time, Charles Brereton formulated some monumental changes to the school. The fact that he was Warden through the ROSLA to 15 and later to 16 allowed him to see the growth of the College in numbers, from 350 to 850 as well as the extension of buildings, equipment and grounds into
567-446: The school. Staff stayed up all night on watch on top of the school buildings, watching for incendiaries, and with the rationing of clothing, school uniform was absent from life at the school until 1946. During the nationwide ' Dig for Victory ' campaign, the tennis courts, located behind the warden's lawn, were converted to cabbage patches in an attempt to grow as many vegetables as possible. In January 1955, Charles Brereton arrived at
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#1732851774459594-509: The second village college as a part of the Local Director of Education Henry Morris' vision for providing education for local people in the countryside around Cambridge . Many classes for adults are offered in the evenings and on the weekends. The school provides education for children aged 11–16 in the local area around Bottisham. Bottisham Village College was designed by local architect Urwin and built by Ambrose of Ely during
621-514: The smaller hamlet settlement of Long Meadow as part of the parish to the east along the B1102. Lode is a comparatively new civil parish, having been separated from Bottisham in 1894. Lode is the location of Anglesey Abbey , which was formerly the home of the Fairhaven family , who lived there for many years, but is now the property of the National Trust . The 1st Baron Fairhaven (1896–1966)
648-474: The title Long Meadow . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Meadow&oldid=1031415981 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Long Meadow, Cambridgeshire Lode
675-529: Was extended and pupils who previously attended the old Cambridge Grammar school joined Bottisham . However, some drastic cuts hit the Community Education sector the hardest. Evening classes were now expected to be financially self-sufficient. However, Brereton was determined to maintain the spirit of the Village College, an uplifting environment and a caring community. Canings were also phased out and
702-434: Was responsible for the unique gardens in the grounds of the former 12th-century abbey. Also part of the estate is Lode Mill, a restored watermill that is open to the public. In the 19th century, Anglesey Abbey was owned and occupied by Reverend Hailstone who was also vicar of Bottisham. Convinced that Lode merited its own church, he built the present church of St James, which was dedicated in 1853. The Hailstone family provided
729-465: Was then recognised with a High Performing School status, and following a successful Ofsted Inspection, was invited to apply for Applied Learning status in 2009. This introduced additional vocational GCSE and BTEC courses for students in Key Stage 4 . In 2009, the school began construction of a new block on the site that would mirror the original semi-circular buildings of the school and therefore complete
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