Dorothy Stringer School
Brighton, England
Robin Graves, Dorothy
Stringer High School
Where are we?
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Stringer High School
Brighton has two piers!!
Palace Pier
West Pier
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Stringer High School
Brighton’s Most Famous Building!
Brighton Royal Pavilion built in 1815-1823 in an Indian style
by the architect John Nash for King George IV.
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Stringer High School
The English Education System
• Education in England is divided into primary (5-11),
secondary (11-16), further (16-18) and higher education
(18+).
• Compulsory education lasts for 11 years from 5-16 years.
• Most pupils transfer from primary to secondary school at the
age of 11.
• Most secondary schools in England are comprehensive and do not
operate a selective entrance system. However, in some parts of
England, a grammar school system also operates and pupils are
usually required to pass an entrance examination based on their
ability.
• Some parents choose to send their children to private schools.
8% of school children in England attend a private school. The
parents have to pay for private education.
• At age 16 students can leave school but most go to college to do
vocational or academic courses.
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Stringer High School
Dorothy Stringer School
• Sports Specialist secondary school
• Training School
• International School
• Eco School
• 1600 pupils
• Aged 11 – 16
http://www.dorothy-stringer.co.uk
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Stringer High School
Science at Stringer
• Students have 6 one hour lessons every 2
weeks in the first 3 years
• They study equal amounts of Biology,
Chemistry and Physics.
• All pupils must continue to study these 3
sciences from ages 14 to 16. They must study
at least 5 hours every 2 weeks, but over 80%
chose to study 10 hours. This will give them 2
or 3 science qualifications at age 16
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Stringer High School
How do we teach Science at Dorothy Stringer?
• There is always a large emphasis on science
investigations. Students are encouraged to make
their own conclusions from data obtained
• Recently there has been an increasing emphasis on
“How Science Works”. Pupils study how science is
used, and reported on, in society. They develop an
understanding of the ethical issues involved.
• Examples include our use of energy resources, and
issues such as cloning and stem cell research
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Stringer High School
How do we teach outside of the classroom?
We are very
fortunate to own
an outdoor
activity centre
situated in the
Snowdonia
National Park in
North Wales
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Stringer High School
Activities
In Dolawen we can do many activities, such as:-
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Canoeing
Abseiling
Orienteering
Climbing
Mountain Walking
Gorge walking
Swimming
Robin Graves, Dorothy
Stringer High School
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Stringer High School
Any questions ?????
Robin Graves, Dorothy
Stringer High School