Markoasis Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 "As of October 14th 2010, we Sixth Form and Year 11 students at St. Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Business and Enterprise College were notified about the closure of our current A-Level education opportunities at our sixth form. This has been devastating news to both teachers and pupils not only with the closure but with loss of jobs and evidence for lower school pupils to continue in further education." The place that produced such great scholars as Leeslover (and me) is to be no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) I did one of my training placements there, and the 6th Form had dwindled to a handful of students. I can see why they've decided to withdraw A-Level courses - especially with the new Rochdale 6th Form College opening this summer. They held a 6th Form Open Evening whilst I was there and there wasn't great interest being generated at all. Two of the 6th Form History teachers were part-time and the Head of History didn't even teach A-Level which I found to be strange. I think there was perhaps a bit of apathy on all sides. Edited November 1, 2010 by oafcprozac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 I think Rochdale getting a Sixth Form College is a real good news story. It did a lot for Oldham's youngsters... Although not much for Oldham as a Town with everyone pretty much buggering off soon as they could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
help_shiny Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 serves 'em right adopting a gaylord name like Cuthbert's over the far more acceptable Henshaw's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 "As of October 14th 2010, we Sixth Form and Year 11 students at St. Cuthbert's Roman Catholic Business and Enterprise College were notified about the closure of our current A-Level education opportunities at our sixth form. This has been devastating news to both teachers and pupils not only with the closure but with loss of jobs and evidence for lower school pupils to continue in further education." The place that produced such great scholars as Leeslover (and me) is to be no more I can't believe it. This is a sad, sad day. I'm absolutely gutted. If it wasn't for that sixth form, I'd be... I'd be NOTHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 That isn't strange in any school. Sometimes Heads of Dept concentrate on KS3/4 leaving seconds to concentrate on KS5 + a good recruitment tool for younger staff. (Source my dad whos been a deputy head) The heads of History i've come across have tended to devote more time to GCSE and A-Level than anything else. Fortune and glory and all that! (Blue Coat, Crompton House etc.) I can see why your dad has often encountered the opposite though given the amount of extra-work teaching A-level entails, and the amount of work heads of department have to do any way is ridiculous. So if you can delegate I would! I'd jump at the chance to teach anything at the moment with there being very slim-pickings out there at the moment. Certainly round here anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) The heads of History i've come across have tended to devote more time to GCSE and A-Level than anything else. Fortune and glory and all that! (Blue Coat, Crompton House etc.) I can see why your dad has often encountered the opposite though given the amount of extra-work teaching A-level entails, and the amount of work heads of department have to do any way is ridiculous. So if you can delegate I would! I'd jump at the chance to teach anything at the moment with there being very slim-pickings out there at the moment. Certainly round here anyway! Thats a :censored:ter that, I was contemplating doing my PGCE as well. My mate walked into a job at Royton and Crompton after doing her placement there.. others I know are struggling big time like you. A Levels, I'm more proud of achieving them than my degree, should be the other way around surely but meh. Lecturers are probably the least dedicated of any teachers i've met throughout my education. And you're paying decent money to be there. It pissed me right off. Edited November 1, 2010 by Butter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayItLivo Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I was at Cuthbert's too. Best two years of my life, there's nowt like playing pool during lesson time and cash games of poker and hiding the money under the table when teacher's walk by, £30 EMA money on Friday which went straight behind the bar of The Prince Albert on Oldham Road .....then off into Sugar Sugar in town, as it was the only place we could get in when we were in lower sixth. I'd relive those two years all over if I could. Apparently it's not completely final yet, they're making a decision in December after seeing what the initial response to idea of closure is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I was at Cuthbert's too. Best two years of my life, there's nowt like playing pool during lesson time and cash games of poker and hiding the money under the table when teacher's walk by, £30 EMA money on Friday which went straight behind the bar of The Prince Albert on Oldham Road .....then off into Sugar Sugar in town, as it was the only place we could get in when we were in lower sixth. I'd relive those two years all over if I could. Apparently it's not completely final yet, they're making a decision in December after seeing what the initial response to idea of closure is. Tax payers money well spent then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I think the place started to lose it's way when they moved from the upper school system, I moved from Our Lady's at the end of second year to do the final year of it as Henshaw's and the equivalent classes were about a year ahead in terms of what they were studying. Shame. A pint is on offer for anyone who can tell me the benefit to the pupils of branding it a Business and Enterprise College by the way. Likewise, isn't Our Lady's Science and Maths or similar, which must be a bugger for left-footers wanting to do English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24hoursfromtulsehill Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 I think the place started to lose it's way when they moved from the upper school system, I moved from Our Lady's at the end of second year to do the final year of it as Henshaw's and the equivalent classes were about a year ahead in terms of what they were studying. Shame. A pint is on offer for anyone who can tell me the benefit to the pupils of branding it a Business and Enterprise College by the way. Likewise, isn't Our Lady's Science and Maths or similar, which must be a bugger for left-footers wanting to do English? Our Lady's is indeed a science and maths specialist - much to the detriment of its students. As a cock-waver, they would make an elite group of students take Maths GCSE a year early. Here's the special Our Lady's twist: given that it was an elite group, the group was given the worst teacher. The result was a sky-high failure rate. Spot the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky_Latic Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Cannabis lollies from the garage two minutes up the road. Great school that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafc0000 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 A pint is on offer for anyone who can tell me the benefit to the pupils of branding it a Business and Enterprise College by the way. Don't they get extra money to spend per pupil if they specialise in a subject ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
help_shiny Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I think the place started to lose it's way when they moved from the upper school system, I moved from Our Lady's at the end of second year to do the final year of it as Henshaw's and the equivalent classes were about a year ahead in terms of what they were studying. Shame. A pint is on offer for anyone who can tell me the benefit to the pupils of branding it a Business and Enterprise College by the way. Likewise, isn't Our Lady's Science and Maths or similar, which must be a bugger for left-footers wanting to do English? I can speak with some authority in saying that Our Lady's during the 80's was not exactly a hot house for cultivating young minds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte_Baby Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 I think the place started to lose it's way when they moved from the upper school system, I moved from Our Lady's at the end of second year to do the final year of it as Henshaw's and the equivalent classes were about a year ahead in terms of what they were studying. Shame. A pint is on offer for anyone who can tell me the benefit to the pupils of branding it a Business and Enterprise College by the way. Likewise, isn't Our Lady's Science and Maths or similar, which must be a bugger for left-footers wanting to do English? Everyone one who got expelled from Our Ladys ended up at St Cuthberts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Everyone one who got expelled from Our Ladys ended up at St Cuthberts. Mine was based on us moving house by about half a mile! Could have probably stayed at Our Lady's but at the time it didn't make sense, when I could go to a better school that even I could hit with a stone from my bedroom. Making the switch I was a whole Tricolore behind in French, was facing stuff in Maths I had never seen etc. Mr Tulsehill jumped just before he was pushed by the way. Or that's his story and he is sticking to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
help_shiny Posted November 8, 2010 Share Posted November 8, 2010 Everyone one who got expelled from Our Ladys ended up at St Cuthberts. I wasnt expelled. Just told that I couldnt come back but I didnt want to anyway so STICK THAT IN YOUR PIPE TOMMY KEOGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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