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Chosen Hill School is a large co-educational academy school in the village of Churchdown in Gloucestershire, England, very close to Cheltenham and near Gloucester. It is also a Beacon School. The school was recently mentioned in ''The Daily Telegraph'' as being the most over-subscribed school in Gloucestershire.〔() The Daily Telegraph - Most Oversubscribed schools in England〕 In June 2009, It was recognised by Ofsted as an Outstanding School. The school has a large Sixth Form, with many students going on to Higher Education, many Russell Group universities. In 2009, Chosen Hill School sponsored the festival, Cheltenham Science Festival and received a visit from Lord Professor Robert Winston. In 2011, Chosen Hill School became National Finalists in the Young Enterprise scheme, the first time a Gloucestershire school has gone through to the London finals in 25 years. == History == Chosen Hill School opened in September 1959 as a selective Grammar Technical School. The opening ceremony was in 1960 by Peter Scott, the Gloucestershire naturalist and author.〔'My school in pictures'. ''Cheltenham Chronicle and Gloucestershire Echo'', 7 December 1974, p8.〕 In the school's first year there were 270 pupils and a staff of 14. Chosen Hill's first headmaster was Dr David Gould. A year later there were 390 children and a staff of 21. By September 1961 there were over 500 pupils with a staff of 26. The school continued to increase by an annual intake of about 125 pupils a year.〔 In September 1970, the school began the transformation into a 'progressive' comprehensive school. By this time the catchment area stretched as far as Warden Hill, Coombe Glen and Shurdington on the east side of Cheltenham and also included half of Churchdown village.〔 With the move to comprehensive education the children were split into streams, with the top streams entered for O levels and the bottom streams taking CSEs. The less academically able children were offered a wide range of subjects which included social studies, rural science, photography, printing, home decorating, car maintenance, girls' crafts, boys' cookery and typing.〔 Later, pupils were divided into three streams: top, middle and bottom. One of the school's teachers, Mr E Atkinson, developed a special tape recorder-styled visual aid reading machine to help pupils with reading difficulties. The machine was patented and manufactured by a local Cheltenham firm, and it was claimed that most reading problems were solved within two years.〔 The purpose-built sixth form block, one of the first in Gloucestershire, opened in September 1972. In 1974 the new Upper School block opened which contained a new art room, a commerce room, music rooms and eleven new classrooms, as well as a complete new dining area and kitchens.〔'School notes'. ''Chosen Hill School Magazine'', 1974, p5.〕 By this time the school roll had increased to 1,048 and there were more than 60 staff.〔 In 1997, the school achieved Specialist Technology College status, and in 2002 it was awarded Beacon Status. In 2008, the school was recognized as an Environmentally Friendly and a Healthy School. It was also mentioned in The Daily Telegraph as being the most over-subscribed school in Gloucestershire. In 2009, the school sponsored the Cheltenham Science Festival. The school also received a visit from Lord Professor Robert Winston, who gave a talk to a science class about his life as a scientist, Ofsted and all of the science teachers and doctors. In 2009, Chosen Hill - along with 14 other schools - formed the G15 Partnership, in which they agree to share resources and facilities to improve education. The school also runs a Language Education business in Gloucester Docks. In 2011, the school officially became an academy under the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat school policy. The school is now independently run with state finance. The school operates as Chosen Hill School Limited. In 2011, Betty Salter, the schools governor, was awarded a MBE by HM The Queen for her 48-year service to the school. In 2012, the school received Satisfactory in an Ofsted inspection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chosen Hill School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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