Jane Austen College

Jane Austen College

Jane Austen College
Motto Instilling a love of knowledge
Established September 2014
Type Free school
Principal Claire Heald
Location 46-48 Colegate
Norwich
Norfolk
NR3 1PL
England
DfE number 926/4013
DfE URN 140815 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff

Claire Heald, Principal
Rebecca Handley Kirk, Vice Principal
Pete Bloomfield, Assistant Principal

Chris Jennings, Assistant Principal
Students Approximately 360 pupils in the main school, sixth form unconfirmed
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–19
Houses Shakespeare, Thackeray, Eliot, Brontë and Chaucer and Chaucer
Colours Red, grey and black
Website Jane Austen College

Jane Austen College is a secondary free school located in Norwich, owned by the Inspiration Trust, that opened in September 2014.[1] The school's Principal is Claire Heald.[2]

History

Plans for the school were announced in March 2013 with the intention to locate in central Norwich.[2] Jane Austen was approved by the Department for Education, on 22 May 2013, to open in September 2014.[3]

Academic organisation

The school will eventually have places to educate 1,100 pupils aged 11–18. The school specialises in English and humanities, and all pupils are required to study a language until age 16.[4] There are also classes on cultural education and the compulsory language study also includes Latin.[5] Students are taught in fixed mixed ability classes for KS3, and plans for KS4 have not been confirmed. The school does not to set homework for its pupils, but instead has an extended school day finishing at 4:30pm on Monday and Friday. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the school remains open until 5:30pm for pupils to take part in "Electives", an activity of the pupils' choice such as choir or football.[1][5]

GCSEs

Claire Heald has stated that proposed optional GCSEs include Engineering, Business Studies and Computer Science, as well as GCSE Physical Education for selected pupils. The school is aiming for all pupils to complete English Baccalaureate.

The GCSEs that are being offered are the following:

Physical Education

Pupils travel to the University of East Anglia for sports lessons and electives. Units which have been taught there include football, hockey and netball.

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Norwich's Jane Austen College could drop homework". BBC News. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 Leggett, Victoria (16 March 2013). "Free school bid for Norwich city centre". EDP 24. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Adams, Richard (22 May 2013). "Full list of free schools approved for 2014 opening". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "Norwich/Ixworth: Two New Free Schools Approved". Heart 102.4. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  5. 1 2 Paton, Graeme (5 June 2013). "School bans homework to give pupils more 'family time'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

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