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Great Sankey High School

great sankey high school

Warrington

It is with great pride that I welcome you to Great Sankey High School as the Headteacher. As Headteacher, my aim is that Great Sankey High School will offer the opportunities and security your children need to be able to achieve their full academic and personal potential. I want everything that we do to be driven by a commitment to provide our students with the highest standards of teaching and learning. In return, we have very high expectations of student behaviour and their commitment to their learning. Great Sankey staff lead by example so that mutual respect, cooperation and tolerance are the cornerstones of school life. As a school we are very proud of the young people in our care and their academic and personal successes. Our staff are dedicated to helping each child achieve their full potential and work determinedly to promote the effective partnerships that are forged amongst parents, teachers, children and the community we serve. The community is extremely important to me. The people of Great Sankey and Warrington have every right to have a school that aspires to be truly outstanding at the heart of the community. I am keen to develop close links and partnerships with local primary schools, businesses and industry and community groups. The move from Primary to Secondary can be difficult and is a vital time in a child’s life. We work hard, in partnership with local primary schools, to make that transition as smooth and successful as possible. Choosing the best school for your child is an extremely important decision. You need to be sure that, in addition to a sound education, your son or daughter will be cared for in a happy and safe environment. We offer outstanding opportunities essential for personal, intellectual, emotional and social growth and provide a huge range of extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities. On our website we offer you an insight into some of the opportunities available to your child at Great Sankey High School.

Brunel University Arts Centre

brunel university arts centre

In 2016, Brunel celebrated 50 years as a university. However, our history can be traced back much further to 1798 through our predecessor colleges of Borough Road College, Maria Grey College, Shoreditch College and the West London Institute of Higher Education and as well as through Acton Technical College then Brunel College. Our rise since 1966 has been impressive and our reputation grows year on year. Now a university of 12,746 students – 3,309 students engaged in postgraduate and research study – our special approach is to combine academic rigour with the practical, entrepreneurial and imaginative approach pioneered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The decision to be named after Isambard Kingdom Brunel was taken after much discussion. Rather than name the new College after a location, Dr Topping, the first Vice Chancellor of Brunel University (and former Principal of Brunel College) pleaded that the name should be a well-known person preferably an engineer or scientist associated in some way with Middlesex or Acton. Agreement was reached in March 1957 that person would be Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859) is one of the great British engineers of the 19th century. Isambard was born into an industrious family in 1806, with his mother Sophia Kingdom working for the Royal Navy and father Marc Brunel being a prominent French engineer. Isambard took on formal training as an engineer and went on to build twenty-five railways lines, over a hundred bridges, including five suspension bridges, eight pier and dock systems, three ships and a pre-fabricated army field hospital.To add to this he was a keen social engineer, building housing estates, churches and hospitals. In order to learn more about Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his legacy, visit the following links: