- The Emmbrook School
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street = Emmbrook Road
city =Wokingham
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postcode = RG41 1JP
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enrollment = 1,138
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website = http://www.emmbrook.wokingham.sch.uk
website_name = www.emmbrook.wokingham.sch.ukThe Emmbrook School is a co-educational
comprehensive school located inEmmbrook ,Wokingham ,Berkshire ,England , for students between 11 and 18 years of age. There are 1,138 students at the school, with nearly 200 in the Sixth Form.The Emmbrook is a
DFES specialist school in mathematics and computing [ [http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/specialistschools/what_are/maths/ The Standards Site. List of Maths and Computing Colleges.] ] , the director of specialist schools status is Jane Lant.In February 2007 the school was inspected by
Ofsted . They rated The Emmbrook as "satisfactory", though they recognised the school as improving. [ [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=110060&inspectionNumber=288576&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\110\\s5_110060_20070314.xml The Emmbrook School Ofsted Report.] ]On Friday 20th July 2007 damage was caused to the school buildings when the nearby
Emm Brook flooded. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/6908983.stm BBC News report.] ] Seven weeks of emergency work meant that students were able to return to school after the summer holiday only a week late; over £1.5m having been spent repairing the damage.On Tuesday 3rd June 2008 the school was flooded again after substantial rainfall. This resulted in students being sent home early on the Tuesday and were not allowed back into school until Thursday 5th June. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7433589.stm BBC NEWS | England | Thames Valley hit by flash floods ] ]
Head Teachers
Nigel Matthias
The head was appointed in early 2006, and took up the post in September 2006. Since then he has begun planning the modernisation of The Emmbrook, most notably the proposed change to the school's pastoral care system.
Developments
The Emmbrook is preparing for a reorganisation from a horizontal (year group) to a vertical (college) pastoral system. Final approval from the Governing Body is pending but it is highly likely to be granted. The changes will include:
* heads of college replacing the current year coordinators
* creation of 4 academic monitoring posts
* tutor groups of 25 students, 5 from each age group
* reorganisation of the school dayTirabad
The Emmbrook School, along with Maiden Erlegh and Charters, jointly owns an outdoor education residential centre located in the Welsh village of
Tirabad ,Powys . Students from years 7-10 and theSixth Form have the opportunity to spend a week at the centre once a year, the centre offersclimbing ,sailing ,canoeing ,caving ,orienteering , environmental and field studies.Sixth Form students from the three trust schools (Emmbrook, Maiden Erlegh and Charters) jointly support the annual New Futures trip, offering students with disabilities to chance to experience Tirabad. These volunteer students raise funds through charity work and then attend the trip to provide support for the younger children.
The house system
The students and staff are divided into four houses:
color box|Yellow Atmos
color box|Red Solar
color box|Green Terra
color box|Blue Aqua
Students represent their houses in sporting events, including football,
cricket ,netball , rugby androunders , as well as duringsports day .Other competitions contribute points to the house competition, includingdance ,music and the merits collected by key stage three pupils.Trips
Geography
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Disneyland Paris
*Windsor
*Kew Gardens
*Eden Project
*Morocco : [http://www.emmbrook.wokingham.sch.uk/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=256&Itemid=359&show=class Read a review]
*Iceland
*China : planned for Easter 2009Business Studies & Economics
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Thorpe Park
*China : with Geography
* Cantley House HotelHistory
* New York
*Ypres
*Bath IT
* New York
Emmbrook relocation
Wokingham Borough Council proposed the relocation of The Emmbrook School to the south of the borough in response to the need for more school places south of
Wokingham . The plan was to build a new school inFinchampstead and relocate the Emmbrook School to this site. The Emmbrook site would then be converted into aSixth Form college. Following an intense campaign, the move was abandoned. [ [http://www.emmbrookrelocation.co.uk/the_council's_proposals.htm Residents' Website] ]References
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Specialist Schools and Academies Trust
*Key Stage 3
*Key Stage 4
*Sixth Form External links
* [http://www.emmbrook.wokingham.sch.uk The Emmbrook School website]
* [http://www.des.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/school_07.pl?Mode=Z&No=8724049&Type=LA&Num=872&Phase=1&Year=07&Base=c The Emmbrook School Achievement and attainment tables]
* [http://schoolsfinder.direct.gov.uk/8724049/overview/ School overview and profile from Schoolsfinder]
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