Sidney Stringer School Specialists in Mathematics and Computing

Academy

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++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sidney Stringer Academy Sidney Stringer Academy is currently being designed and construction has begun. £30 million will provide a brand new school into which current students will move in 2011. Mrs. Wendy Tomes has been appointed Principal. The photograph on the left shows latest progress (27^th January 2010). Academy Flythrough Watch a video of this in the academy flythrough. (This is a wmv windows movie file, compressed for broadband and best viewed in a small window. Note there is no sound.)

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The Academy Uniform was widely consulted upon and details of the new uniform are available here. Please read the FAQs and parents letter: Uniform FAQs Uniform Parents Letter Information about the House System (Vertical tutoring) Building News These are the latest headlines from the builders: ·          have completed the foundation to the top and bottom section of the site ·          are starting the foundations to the middle section next week which will take approx 5 weeks ·          are installing all the underground drainage and services under the building footprint ·          are preparing to cast the first concrete slabs next week. ·          have erected the Tower Crane: it is 35 Meters high, the jib length is 50 meters and it can lift 2,500kg at the end if the jib. ·          4300 cubic meters of earth have been moved off the site - this is enough earth to fill Coventry Swimming pool 5 times! ·          400 Cubic meters of concrete have been poured into the foundations. That’s nearly 4 red double decker buses worth! ·          Over 50 men a day are working on site. Ground Breaking Ceremony Building work has started and the Principal, Mrs. Tomes, was accompanied by pupils and builders to turn over the first piece of soil. Building work is to the very latest environmental standards and all old bits of masonry, wood etc are recycled on site to form part of the new Academy. The new Academy Prospectus has just been issued and is available to download here: Academy Prospectus. You can also read news of Academy developments in the attached document: Sidney Stringer Standard. Admissions Arrangements Academy places are likely to be much sought after, so advance information about admissions arrangements has been prepared and is now available by clicking here. Building work on the brand new state of the art £30 million school is underway. The building work will start on the Tennis Courts adjacent to Primrose Hill Street. Additionally, there will be an ‘enterprise and innovation’ centre just across the road, adjacent to City College. Most of the Academy will be sited on the current Tennis Courts with a new entrance from Primrose Hill Street. Current plans include a state of the art Media centre, enhanced Sports facilities and a car park for staff and visitors. The new buildings should open in September 2011. Meanwhile, the existing School will gain the status of Academy from September 2010.

Mrs. Wendy Tomes is the Principal of the Academy. She is now working on plans for the academy and managing the changeover alongside the existing Head of the school, Mr. Brian Worrall.

The sponsors for the Academy are Coventry City Council through City College, Coventry University and Jaguar Cars. Academies are technically independent schools. At the same time Sidney Stringer Academy has the advantage of a balance of public and private sector sponsors.