Young Minds 2004: Nailsea School

Nailsea School

Nailsea lies eight miles southwest of Bristol, in the Unitary Authority of North Somerset and has many features of a developing town.: sports and leisure centres, a shopping precinct, supermarkets, a library and health centres. There is excellent access by motorway, other roads and rail services. Nailsea School was opened in 1959 with just over 90 students. In 1966 the school became a Secondary Comprehensive, catering for students from 11 to 18 years.

The current school population is more than 1350, with a planned admission number of 240 students per year. It is a thriving school serving the community of Nailsea and its surrounding areas.

Nailsea School from the air

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMME

During the winter of 2003/2004 a substantial programme to improve the Nailsea School buildings commenced. This has meant that both students and staff have had to be very patient while rooms were out of use. By Easter of 2004 the work on the main building and entrance area was completed, giving the school a much more welcoming facade.

Young Minds Class 2004 in front of main building

LEARNING

The school has a ten-day timetable. This means that a student timetable in week ONE is different from that in week TWO. This is the present Year 7 curriculum;

Lessons Per Fortnight (each 1 hour long)

Subjects	lessons	Subjects	lessons
English/Drama	7	Art	2
Mathematics	6	Music	2
Science	6	Technology ICT	2 2
Humanities	1	Personal & Social Ed	1
French or German	6	PE	4

A Religious Education lesson about Pilgrims

As students move through the school their curriculum changes. For example, in Year 8, the curriculum will be largely the same as in Year 7, except Geography, History and RE are taught as separate subjects, and ICT is not taught separately. In Year 9 able or motivated foreign language students are offered the opportunity to take up Spanish. In Years 10 and 11 students follow subjects that lead to GCSE qualifications. For students who wish to continue their education from the age of 16, a variety of courses are available leading to AS qualifications at the end of Year 12 and A2 qualifications at the end of Year 13 (6th Form)

Willow trees outside the Music block

CODE OF CONDUCT

At Nailsea School we expect the following standards from all our students

To consider other people's rights and feelings
To work to the best of your ability
To show self control and good conduct
To come to school on time with the correct writing and work materials
To co-operate with teaching staff and other school staff
To wear the correct school uniform and take pride in your appearance
To take care of the school and community environment

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