Glyn Technology School

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name = Glyn Technology School


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street = The Kingsway, Ewell
city = Epsom
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postcode = KT17 1NB
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ofsted = 125304
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enrollment = 1395
gender = Boys
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
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website = http://www.glyn.surrey.sch.uk/
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Glyn Technology School is a single sex comprehensive secondary school that teaches boys from the ages of 11-18. It is situated in the borough of Epsom and Ewell, in the outlying suburbs of London.

History

It started as Glyn Grammar School for Boys, becoming comprehensive in 1985.

In 2003 construction of the a new building started at the school and was officially opened in 2005 by the Duke of Kent. This building was named the Turner Wing after the then current headteacher Mr Turner. He retired in 2006 after being Headmaster for 20 years. Glyn's sixth headteacher is Jon Chaloner who joined in September 2006, from Easthampsted Park School in Bracknell. At the same time an Old Boy, Douglas French, was appointed Chairman of the Governors.

Glyn's home sporting fixtures are played at Priest Hill on the Reigate Road.

Houses

There are seven houses at Glyn Technology School, which all have their own colour stripes on the students ties. They are: Abbey; Bourne; Carew; Derby; Merton; St.Benet and Tudor. Which have the colours light blue, black, red, green, blue, purple and yellow respectively.Each house in Glyn competes in house competitions such as basketball, football, rugby, table tennis, etc.

Controversy

The school came to national notice in 2002 as a test of government exclusion policy.Two boys expelled for making death threats to a teacher were ordered to be re-instated by an independent appeals panel.After a refusal by other teachers to teach the boys and an intervention by the then Secretary of State for Education, Estelle Morris, the boys were found places at other schools. [cite news
title = Parents of death threat boys agree to transfers
author = Liz Lightfoot | coauthors = Stewart Payne
work = The Telegraph | date = 2002-10-18
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1410640/Parents-of-death-threat-boys-agree-to-transfers.html
accessdate = 2008-09-29] [cite news
title = Second expelled boy ends school stand-off
author = Sarah Cassidy
work = The Independent | date = 2002-10-19
url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/second-expelled-boy-ends-school-standoff-608218.html
accessdate = 2008-09-29]

Notable Pupils

Glyn Grammar School

* John Austin, Labour MP for Erith and Thamesmead
* Dario Gradi, football manager

Glyn Technology School

* Paul Hodgson, London Irish and England Saxon's Rugby Union player
* Jack Cork, Defender who plays for Chelsea and England (currently on loan at Scunthorpe)

References

External links

* [http://www.glyn.surrey.sch.uk Glyn Technology School]
* [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=125304 Ofsted report] (2006)
* [http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentView.aspx?EstablishmentID=25279 EduBase]