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Kingsmead School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form. Established in 1938, it is located in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. The head teacher is Mr Ian Bryant. Approximately 1,300 mixed gender pupils are educated here. The school's intake is from 11–18 (Years 7–13) including a sixth form. ==History== Since its establishment in 1938, the school has had several name changes.〔("About Us" ), Kingsmead Technology College, ''accessed 13 December 2007''〕 Originally it was known as Littleworth School. In the early days there were separate boys' and girls' schools. During World War II, the school accommodated children who had been evacuated.〔("Memories of evacuation and Bevin Boy War Service" ), bbc.co.uk, 8 December 2005〕 Subsequently the title changed to Kingsmead Comprehensive School and then to Kingsmead High School. It was renamed Kingsmead Technology College when it became a specialist school in 2002.〔 The school was one of those selected in 2004 to test out a new Geography GCSE aimed at moving away from learning facts to understanding the big issues.〔("Geography teachers urged to inspire pupils" ), Matthew Taylor, The Guardian, 25 November 2004〕 Also in 2004 the then head teacher Julia Almond was appointed as Staffordshire's new deputy education director.〔("Almond delight" ), Birmingham Evening Mail, 10 June 2004〕 A student and teacher exchange programme was introduced in 1999 with teacher exchange visits with two Zambian schools - Helen Kaunda High School and Mukuba High School in Kitwe. This started a series of partnerships between Zambian and UK schools and there are now over 30 such school partnerships. Students from Kingsmead paid a visit to the Kitwe schools in 2005.〔("Zambia/UK student partnerships fostering multi-cultural relations" ), Gethsemane Mwizabi, Times of Zambia, 2005〕 An investigation was held in September 2006 after leaflets promoting a series of 'adult' club nights for 11- to 16-year-olds, at Cannock's Civic Suite, were distributed outside the school.〔("Explicit flyers given to children" ), BBC News, 22 September 2006〕 After the ending of the specialist schools programme the schools name changed to Kingsmead School, though the school often now brands itself simply as 'Kingsmead'. In September 2015 the school converted to academy status. 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「Kingsmead School, Hednesford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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