Telford Park School

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The Telford Park School
Address
Telford Park School
District Centre
Stirchley, Shropshire

Telford
,
Shropshire
,
TF3 1FA

England
Coordinates 52°39′20″N2°26′05″W / 52.6556°N 2.4347°W / 52.6556; -2.4347
Information
Type Academy
Motto“Ready, Resilient, Responsible and Safe”
Established1976
Local authority Telford and Wrekin Council
TrustAmethyst Academy
Department for Education URN 150716 Tables
Ofsted Reports
HeadteacherHolly Rigby
Staff80+
Gender mixed
Age11to 16
Enrolment800+
Houses3
Colour(s)Black and gold
Website www.telfordparkschool.co.uk

The Telford Park School is a coeducational secondary school located in Stirchley, Telford, Shropshire, England. The school grounds was first established in 1976 under the name of Stirchley Upper School, then renamed The Lord Silkin School, then later renamed Lakeside Academy. The original school was demolished in 2015 and rebuilt as The Telford Park School.

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History

Diary

In April 2004, The Lord Silkin School was the subject of the "Secret Diary of a School Teacher", an article published in British satirical magazine, Private Eye . The article had been written, over the course of a week, by an anonymous maths teacher at the school. It described general pupil misbehaviour and lack of achievement in the school. [1] The diary described an undercurrent of pupil misbehaviour and incompetence in the school, including girls who were sexually active before they could do simple sums, students who asserted that they had rights if any attempt were made to punish them, and a pervasive attitude of indifference. The diary, presented in a special pull-out section of the magazine, drew widespread messages of support and confirmation of the problem, which were printed in the following issue. The messages came not only from teachers, but from pupils too.

In the Shropshire Star, it was revealed that the teacher was from Telford, although he wanted to remain anonymous to protect the children at the school. [2] Within weeks, the teacher's identity, Stuart Williams, was discovered by the UK press, with stories in the Sunday People and the Daily Mail , and the school was identified as Lord Silkin School. He was subsequently interviewed by the Sunday Telegraph [3] and Radio Shropshire. [4]

Name changes

On 1 April 2013 The Lord Silkin School converted to academy status and was renamed "Lakeside Academy". [5] The school became part of the Telford Co-operative Multi-Academy Trust. The New Academy also came in with a change of uniform, that went into place September 2012.

In April 2015, the school failed its Ofsted inspection, and was placed in special measures. Starting in September 2015, the school had a new academy sponsor, [6] the Community Academies Trust, and was renamed "Telford Park School". [7]

The new school buildings (which were started in mid-2013) were opened in September 2015. They include a sports centre, sixth form facility, and a post 16 centre. The old building was demolished in 2015 after the opening of the new Telford Park School.

Anti-bullying policy

Following the April 2014 death at his residence of a 12-year-old pupil whose parents alleged that he had been the victim of bullying, the school stated that it had "an anti-bullying policy which includes generic sections for both staff and students [with] the section for students put together by the students themselves", and further stated that there are well established procedures for supporting young people at the school." [8] [9]

Weekend education

The Telford Japanese School (テルフォード補習授業校 Terufōdo Hoshū Jugyō Kō), a weekend Japanese educational programme, is held at Telford Park School. [10]

Notable former pupils

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  2. ↑ "ShropshireStar.com – News – Article". 7 June 2004. Archived from the original on 7 June 2004. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ↑ It's parents who make children unteachable, Max Davidson, The Sunday Telegraph review section page 2, 2 May 2004
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  5. ↑ "The Lord Silkin School". The Lord Silkin School. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Job cuts at under-fire Telford schools". BBC News.
  7. ↑ "Boss's pledge on failing Telford schools". Shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "'Dylan Stewart: Mother wants bullying law after hanging". BBC News. Retrieved 12 September 2014. 'Mrs Stewart said Dylan's problems started after he joined Lakeside Academy, in Stirchley, in January.'
  9. ↑ "'Look what you did' say parents to bullies of son found hanged'" . Retrieved 26 August 2014. 'Mrs Stewart said her son was picked on at Lakeside because he was new.'
  10. ↑ "Home." Telford Japanese School. Retrieved 15 February 2015. "c/o Lakeside Academy, Stirchley, Telford, Shropshire TF3 1FA"
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