Hall Garth Community Arts College

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name = Hall Garth Community Arts College


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head = Stephen Taylor
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r_head = Debbie Bivan
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street = Hall Drive, Acklam
city = Middlesbrough
county = Teesside
country = England
postcode = TS5 7JX
LEA = Middlesbrough
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enrollment = 690cite web |url=http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=111722&inspectionNumber=289036&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\school\111\s5_111722_20070511.xml |title=Hall Garth Community Arts College |publisher=Ofsted |date=March 14 2007 |accessdate=2008-03-10]

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lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16
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Hall Garth Community Arts College is a secondary school in Acklam, Middlesbrough, Teesside, England. It educates around 690 students aged 11-16.

The students come from areas with higher than average levels of socio-economic deprivation. The number of students from minority ethnic groups, and those with learning difficulties and disabilities, are well above average.

In 2000, it became a performing arts school and, in 2007, was renamed to Hall Garth Community Arts College from Hall Garth School.Cite news| url=http://ts5.gazettelive.co.uk/2007/10/hall_garth_school_launches_hal.html| title=Hall Garth school launches hall of fame| date=2007-10-05| publisher=Gazette News]

Fatal stabbing incident

Hall Garth was the scene of a fatal stabbing, on 28 March 1994, when Stephen Wilkinson burst in to a maths class room and stabbed several children including 12 year old Nikki Conroy who died from her injuries. However, it took until October 2003 before there was a permanent police presence on site. Wilkinson was subsequently convicted of manslaughter. A school memorial garden was opened for Nikki, in March 2004. [cite web|url=http://archive.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/2003/10/7/74542.html |title=Police officer on patrol to keep school safe |publisher= "The Northern Echo" |date= 2003-10-07 |accessdate=2008-03-12] [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tees/3570603.stm |title=Family will remember schoolgirl |publisher= "BBC News" |date= 2004-03-26 |accessdate=2008-03-12]

Anti-bullying initiatives

The school have taken several initiatives in order to tackle bullying. The students made a video of an anti-bullying theatre performance in December 2004. [cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-125818757.html |title= Tough role at play time |publisher= "Evening Gazette" |date= 2004-12-04 |accessdate=2008-03-12] Then in May 2005 the school hired an anti-bullying co-ordinator and set up a peer support group of older pupils. [cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132351728.html |title= The bully busters |publisher= "Evening Gazette" |date= 2005-05-12 |accessdate=2008-03-12]

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