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Horndean Technology College is a large school, situated in the town of Horndean in Hampshire, England. The school has formerly been called Horndean Community School, Horndean Secondary School and Horndean Bilateral. It is also sometimes informally referred to as Barton Cross, after the road on which its main entrance is situated. The school teaches over 1500 students a range of subjects, and has a large campus with over 11 buildings. The school has started a pilot scheme where they offer podcasts over the internet for at-home learning. == School campus == A block is the main administration block, and it contains the school's library, staff offices, and a large computer suite. It is situated in the middle of the campus. The medical room is in this block, and the main office where pupils are able to come for help, known as student support services (SSS), is near the main entrance to this building. X block is the maths block, as well as holding most of the information technology lessons. Business and Travel and tourism is also taught here. The lower school cafe is on the ground floor. This building is situated at the lower end of the school. C block was previously the Modern Foreign Languages block, and originally the Chemistry block, but is now being used as a pre-school/nursery. W block is where half of the Design Technology classes are situated. Electronics and Product Design graphics are the subjects taught here. M block is where music lessons are taught. This block is also used for extra-curricular music and instrument tuition lessons. G block is the English Language and English Literature block. Physical Education is also taught here, and has the interactive multi-gym situated in this building. There are two halls where indoor PE lessons can be taught; one is known as the "Old Hall", the other "The Gym", not to be confused with the multi-gym. S block and New S block are the science buildings, which are connected by a glass bridge. Art is also taught on the ground floor of the first building. This building is found at the top of the college, and below the field. H block is where Graphics, Food Technology and Textiles are taught. It was originally the home of the History department (hence the name) which is now in D block. It is situated right between the main field and D block. The Careers department was recently removed to make more classroom space so the Connexions adviser is now in A block. H Block is now the new home for the construction and hairdressing department, which has completed refurbishment. D block is where the humanities subjects are taught, History, Religious Studies and Geography. It is the largest building on the campus, with 4 floors, each floor dedicated to largely one subject, with the only exception being the 2nd floor, where the classrooms are shared equally between all three subjects. This building was intended to be a temporary building, but has since been made permanent. SF block used to be the sixth form section of the school, but since this was eradicated in 2004, it has been used as a Drama and Information Technology block, as well as some other lessons on the ground floor. The upper school cafeteria is found in this building. Since September 2007, this block has hosted Modern Foreign Languages lessons. Barton Hall is used mainly for the community, with a bar, hall and the community's reception. Barton Hall is also used for assemblies, concerts and activities such as team building. Sports Hall is a large sports hall between the Astroturf pitches and G Block. It is larger than the Gym and Old Hall, and stores most of the sports equipment such as the hockey sticks and rounders bats. It has a female changing room on the upper floor, and the male changing rooms on the ground floor. This building is sometimes used for community events, such as football. The site also has facilities for Physical Education in its field, including Astroturf pitches, a running track, long jump with sandpit, tennis courts and football and rugby union goalposts. 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「Horndean Technology College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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