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St. Benet Biscop Catholic Academy (formerly S. Benet Biscop Catholic High School) is a Roman Catholic selective high school in Bedlington, Northumberland. It is the only Catholic high school in the county. The school specialises in Enterprise, though also places a significant emphasis on the Arts and Religious Education. It is currently the first and only school in the United Kingdom that has set up its own social enterprise business. In 2006, the school upgraded one of the school halls into a new conference centre including two new ICT rooms and two conference rooms which can be rented out by the public.. The School boasts state of the art facilities including recording studios, abundant IT facilities, an on-site swimming pool, a well-equipped fitness gymnasium, a new, professional standard Drama Studio and extensively large grounds used for sports. Said Arts facilities of the School, known as the Admit Centre (Art, Drama, Music and Information Technology Centre) are, after school hours, available to be rented out privately to the public. The school's colours are black and red, which feature prominently in the uniform. There are a numerous amount of assistant head teachers that maintain the behaviour of pupils whilst Mr Con Todd deals with admin. ==Reputation and public image== The county of Northumberland's only Catholic High School is S. Benet Biscop Catholic Academy. It is noted for its sponsorship received from the Co-operative group, its high academic standards and its involvement in the local community in the fields of performance and the promotion of ethical business practise and Catholicism. One said, "St. Benet Biscop (Academy ), is without a doubt an incredible establishment. Its high standards in education and behaviour have afforded it a well deserved reputation for academic excellence."〔(School profile ), schoolsnet.com; accessed 20 September 2014.〕 The school's Sister School is Collège Privé Sainte-Thérèse, in Frontignan, Southern France; and the school maintains strong links with El colegio ferroviario de Córdoba, in Andalusia, Southern Spain. School trips in travel to New York, the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Youth Ministry Team Youth Village, Ushaw College (a seminary for the formation of Catholic priests, deacons, religious and lay ministers) and Minsteracres Catholic Retreat Centre. St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy is the first and only school in the UK to date to have founded a fully functioning independent business, which was visited by The Princess Royal in 2008. In October 2008 the school hosted the Wansbeck Business Award Ceremony, which was presented by Jayne Middlemiss, and earlier that year Sir John Hall, a renowned international businessman and founder of the MetroCentre, was a guest orator at a similar event hosted by the school. On 15 January 2009, the school appeared on GMTV to raise awareness for fitness and healthy eating. The show's Mr Motivator commented "this school is a real example to all schools across the UK in that they have, as part of their curriculum, Dance, Music and Theatre which are all good things to get teenagers and kids of any age into shape." 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「St Benet Biscop Catholic Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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