bishop challoner collegiate school - prospectus

8/8/2019 Bishop Challoner Collegiate School - Prospectus

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Welcome

We are delighted that you areconsidering Bishop Challoner

Catholic Collegiate Boys School for

your son and we hope that we can

offer him a place. Bishop Challoner

is the first Federated school in the

country with separate Girls and

Boys Schools and a co-educational

Sixth Form campus on one site. Our

girls and boys are successful

because they are educated

separately between the ages of 11

and 16. Our Collegiate arrangement

known as the Learning Village

allows us to achieve this.

We have state-of-the-art facilities

and resources; we are also a happy

and friendly school. We welcome

students from all backgrounds; weare multi-cultural, with 73 languages

spoken in the school of over 1700

students.

In partnership with you, the parents,

I am confident that the coming

years will be a period of great

success. Why not come and see us

at one of our open evenings or make

an appointment to visit the school?

We look forward to meeting you.

Catherine Myers

Executive Headteacher

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School History The school is named after Bishop

Richard Challoner, who worked

tirelessly in the 18th Century for the

advancement of Catholics through

education. The school was founded

in 1933 by the Sisters of Mercy and

moved to Christian Street in 1956. It

became a comprehensive secondaryschool in 1972. The school is now

on one site in Commercial Road and

is managed by a lay head. In

September 2001 a Federated Boys

School was opened under the

Governance and Management of

the Girls' School. The Boys School

enjoys a steadily improving

academic performance with itsreputation continuing to grow.

The Learning Village The Learning Village is the title given

to the federated arrangement of the

Bishop Challoner Collegiate

Schools. These include:

1. The P-16 College

2. The Girls School 11-163. The Boys School 11-16

4. Youth Centres across Local Area

Partnerships 3&4

As a Learning Village we firmly

believe in educating the whole child,

whether in statutory education or

after-school clubs. Children thrive

when provided with clear

boundaries. This principle

underpins our work in school and

across the community. Through this

work we ensure that Every Child

Matters, that:

1. They are Healthy

2. They are Safe

3. They Enjoy and Achieve

4. They make a Positive

Contribution to their Community

5. They are prepared for Economic

Well-being


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At Bishop Challoner we aim to:

Offer all students an education

based on Christian principles in

the tradition of the Catholic

Church

Provide a disciplined and

structured environment for

effective teaching and learning so

that all students may maximise

their academic potential

Educate the whole person to

become confident in their own

ability, so they will live as a

responsible Christian citizen.

To achieve these aims, we strive for

a Catholic school community where:

Christian values are lived out by

staff and students

Expectation of achievement is

always high

Staff, resources and teaching and

learning are of the highest quality Personal growth is encouraged

by the exercise of reasonable

freedom and initiative

There is self discipline and an

acceptance of personal

responsibility for others who are

less fortunate

The Schools Aims

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Catholicity As well as academic excellence,

Bishop Challoner provides students

with so much more in meeting the

challenges of modern life. We believe

our school offers unique benefits

arising out of our CATHOLICITY. We

are a Catholic School with a

multi-national and multi-culturalintake. We provide a genuine

Christian education through which

all come to recognise the dignity of

the person and equality of all. We

achieve this through establishing a

caring community where, supported

by the ideals and practice of our

Catholic faith, the uniqueness of

each boy is acknowledged and hisability, aptitude and gifts developed

to the full.

In Religious Education, students at

Key Stage 3 follow the Icons

programme endorsed by the

Bishops of England and Wales. This

fosters an understanding of faith in

the world, our relationships with

those around us including the

aspects of faith in a multi-cultural

society. We educate boys to be

independent and responsible adults

who are aware both of their rights

and of their responsibilities.

The school has a Chaplaincy which

forms part of our comprehensive

support and counselling team

offering help and advice to meet a

students personal and spiritual

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Specialist Status The Boys School was awarded

Sports College Status in 2007 and,

through it, we aim to inspire a

life-long participation in sport, no

matter what level our students

attain. Our experienced staff

possess a wealth of knowledge and

expertise and are equally at hometeaching beginners as they are

coaching national-level sports

performers. We provide all students

with the opportunity to access a

wide range of sporting activities

through the curriculum in lessons

and after-school clubs. Bishop

Challoner values sporting

achievements and healthy lifestylesas part of the holistic development

of the individual. The quality of

Physical Education and the vast

range of sports on offer, at both

competitive and recreational levels,

support our status as one of the

best Sports Colleges in London.

The school is renowned for having

excellent sports teams competing in

borough, regional, national, and

international competitions. We have

competed with great success in:

football, basketball, athletics, rugby,

volleyball, table tennis, badminton,

swimming and trampolining.


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The Curriculum At Bishop Challoner we work in

partnership with parents to provide

a balanced, supportive and

inspirational education. The

curriculum is the whole experience

of our students including activities

taking place off site. We follow the

National Curriculum framework and

Religious Education is a compulsory

subject. All students start GCSEs in

Year 7 and take at least one GCSE

each year. Bishop Challoner has

always demonstrated strengths in

the Arts and Sports and we will

build on these strengths - as well as

those in Technology, Maths and

Science - as our Sports College

Status is developed.

Subjects

Key Stage 3 Year 7-Year 9 core:

Religious Studies, English, Maths,

Science, ICT, Technology, History,

Geography, Music, Art, PE, Modern

Languages (French & Spanish),

Personal, Social and Health

Education (PSHE).

Key Stage 4 Year 10-Year 11 core:

Religious Studies, English Language

and Literature, Maths, Science, ICT,

PE (non-GCSE), PSHE.

A choice is then made from the

following GCSE subjects: History,Geography, Sociology, MFL,

Economics, Graphics, Electronics,

Resistant Materials, Art and Design,

Music, PE, Drama and Media.

In addition, we offer vocational

courses in: Media, Business, PE,

Catering and Construction.

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Enrichment andExtension

As part of the curriculum our

students pursue a series of

enrichment activities. These include

Work Experience and Sports

Activities. In addition, equal

opportunities, study skills and

careers education form a majorelement of their PSHE programme.

We offer music lessons for a wide

range of instruments. We also have

several choirs, bands and an

orchestra. Each year we organize a

range of national and international

visits.

Guidance and Achievement The school regards the role of form

tutor as crucial. The students

register with their tutor at the

beginning of each day. Also, a

40-minute lesson each week is

devoted to a pastoral health and

social education programme, wheretopics such as Careers,

Relationships, Sex and Health

Education are treated in a context

and manner which reflects the

teaching of the Catholic Church.

Each year group has a Year Leader

and a Deputy Year Leader. These

stay with the boys throughout their

time, and have immediate

responsibility for pastoral support

and the monitoring of academic

progress.

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Learning SupportFaculty andinclusionWe provide a curriculum for all.

The Learning Support Faculty

ensures students gain equal access

to the curriculum. All students have

individual needs and we help them

fulfil their potential by providing

encouragement and assistance.

Successful applicants are visited in

their primary school, and further

discussion with teachers and

parents/carers precedes their

admission to the school. For

students who are the subject of a

statement of Special Educational

Need, the resources/support

stipulated in the statement will be

provided by the school. Subject

teacher(s) and the Head of Learning

Support initiate an Individual

Education Plan, which may include

in-class support or individual tuition

as well as consultation with

parents/carers and the supportagencies, including the Education

Welfare Officer, the Education

Psychologist and the Medical

Officer. The school employs a

Chaplain, an Education Welfare

Officer and two counsellors.

Discipline The best discipline is self-discipline

and the school helps boys achieve

this aim. The schools policy on

Behaviour and Discipline reflects

this. Parents, students and the

school sign a Home-School

agreement to confirm their

determination to work togetherwhen a place is offered.

Parentalinvolvement

An important aspect of school life is

the degree of parental involvement

and support. Parents are

encouraged to visit the school, not

only on open evenings, or

performance review days and other

organised occasions, but also

privately by appointment to discuss

particular aspects of their child's

education. Communication between

parents and school is carried out

through regular circulars home, our

newspaper Village Voice, theschool website, the school diary, a

reporting system and parent

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The School Day The school day starts at 8.30am

and finishes at 3.05pm. In addition,

there are homework classes or

clubs running in the evenings and at

weekends.

Lunchtime Year 7-Year 11 students are not

allowed off site at lunchtimes. Many

students bring a packed lunch to

school. In addition, we serve a

range of hot and cold foods in the

dining hall.

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Admissions Applications are invited from

parents/guardians of boys eligible

for entry into Year 7. The annual

entry to Year 7 is 120 students.

Open days for prospective

parents/carers and students take

place in September. Parents/carers

and students may visit the school by

arrangement. Applicants to the

school should complete a

Supplementary Information Form as

well as the Common Application

Form; the Supplementary form

should be sent straight to Bishop

Challoner. If you need assistance we

are delighted to help. Every

applicant will be invited to a

discussion with the Executive Head

from the beginning of November.

After students have been offered a

place, arrangements are made for

all 120 students to sit a test in June.

The purpose of testing is to set the

students in broad bands in core

subjects. A parents evening is

organised each June. A day inschool is also arranged for the

successful applicants.


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