St. Brendan's Sixth Form College

Infobox UK school
name = St. Brendan's Sixth Form College


latitude = 51.4300
longitude = -2.5341
phone = 0117 977 7766
fax = 0117 972 3351
established =
type = Voluntary aided
religion = Roman Catholic
head = Derek Bodey
street = Broomhill Road
Brislington
city = Bristol
country = England
postcode = BS4 5RQ
lea = Bristol
ofstead = 130563
gender = Coeducational
lower_age = 16
upper_age = 19
website = http://www.stbrn.ac.uk/Bristol mapbox
latitude=51.4300
longitude=-2.5341
label= St Brendan's
label_size =
position =
marksize=8
caption=St. Brendan's Sixth Form College shown within Bristol and the UK

St. Brendan's is a post-16 educational institution located in Bristol, England. The college is notable for its achievements in rugby. [http://www.http://www.schoolsrugby.co.uk/]

History

Saint Brendan's was founded by the Irish Christian Brothers as a Catholic school for boys in 1896 in Berkeley Square in Bristol. During the first fifty years of its existence it played a part in developing an educated Catholic laity in and around Bristol. Many of its pupils entered the priesthood as well as other professions.

Following the 1944 Education Act, Saint Brendan's became a direct grant boys' grammar school and by the late 1950s had outgrown the Berkeley Square site. The Brothers purchased a house (the Beeches) and extensive grounds in Brislington, built the present accommodation, and moved to Brislington in 1960.

In the late 1970s, as a result of a reorganisation of Catholic secondary education in Bristol and Bath, Saint Brendan's became a coeducational sixth form college: the sixth form for four 11-16 Catholic secondary schools. The grammar school was wound down over several years, the last of the old grammar school students joined the sixh form in 1985. The college has an ecumenical approach which welcomes all who are happy to be educated in a Christian building, no matter their faith or belief. Saint Brendan's has over 2500 students.

Access/Internet

The college has an extensive system based on Novell systems of internal run email, remote access, a web based forum/file host called "Moodle" and internal server systems. Moodle is referred to by its server name "moodle" and is used as a place in which students can log in and "enrol" in their subjects and talk in fourms, download uploaded files, find/do set homework and find teachers email.

Departments

* Arts
** Art
*** General
*** Sculpture
*** Fine Art
*** Textiles
** Fashion
** Photography
*** Analogue
*** Digital
* Business Studies
* Computing
* Economics
* Electronics
* English
** English Language
** English Literature
** English Literature & Language
* Film Studies
* Honours
** Critical Thinking
* Humanities
** Geography
** History
*** Archaeology
*** Classical Civilisation
*** Modern
*** Tudors
*** Medieval
* ICT
* Law
* Mathematics
* Media Studies
* Modern Languages
** French
** German
** Italian
** Spanish
* Performing Arts
** Dance
** Drama
** Music
** Music Technology
** Performance Studies
* Philosophy
* Physical Education
* Psychology
* Religious Studies
* Science
** Biology
** Chemistry
** Environmental Science
** Geology
** Physics
* Sociology
* Student Support Managers (SSMs)
* Technology
** Design
** Graphics
** Technology
** Food
* Theology

Extra Curricular & Societies

Student Union

The Student Union organises events, helps with campaigns and voices student's opinions. It is closely linked with the staff through Anne Donahey, Student Liaison.

Events include:

* College Party (Fund Raising)
* Oasis - College Day
* Wear it Pink (Charity)
* Children in Need Week (Charity)
** Fancy Dress

Enrichment Programmes

There are enrichment programmes other than the curriculum, normally run or supervised by Anne Donihey, which can add to a students CV and improve job opportunities. With some UCAS Points are rewarded. The program is normally run after the last lesson on a Wednesday when most students have free time.

Enrichment programmes include:

* Dance
* Discussion or Debate
* Drama
* Duke of Edinburgh
* Oasis
* Music lessons
* People & Planet
* Physical
** Football
** Gym
** Rugby
** Table Tennis

External links

* [http://www.stbrn.ac.uk/ Official website]
* [https://lotho.stbrn.ac.uk/NetStorage/ NetStorage]
* [https://treebeard.stbrn.ac.uk/gw/webacc Email Web Access]
* [http://moodle.stbrn.ac.uk/ Moodle]