Gateways School
| Motto | Big enough to challenge, small enough to care and confident enough to succeed. |
|---|---|
| Religion | All |
| Headmistress | Yvonne Wilkinson |
| Location | The Avenue Harewood West Yorkshire LS17 9LE England |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Gender | Boys (aged 2–7) Girls (aged 2–18) |
| Houses |
Harewood, Newby and Benningbrough |
| Website | School Website |
Coordinates: 53°53′57″N 1°30′37″W / 53.89919°N 1.51020°W
Gateways School is an independent school in Harewood, West Yorkshire, England.
The school is situated just north of Leeds and sees itself as part of the wider Harewood community.
[edit] Academic
The school curriculum is in line with, but not restricted by, the National Curriculum and is both broad and challenging. Girls usually take GCSEs in nine subjects.
[edit] Faculties
Subjects are organised into four faculties: Science and Mathematics, Humanities, Classical and Modern Language and Creative Arts.
The Science and Mathematics faculty is made up of the following departments: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Economics, Business Studies and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and is based in the Schofield Building which houses state-of-the-art ICT, science and language laboratories.
Humanities is a large and diverse faculty that includes the traditional humanities subjects, such as English, History, Geography, Religious Studies and Media Studies, as well as modern and ancient languages: Latin, Greek and Classical Civilisation are offered as well as French, German and Spanish. Most of the traditional humanities subjects are taught in the Dower House, a beautiful 200 year old traditional Yorkshire stone villa with a modern and sympathetic classroom interior.
The Classical and Modern Language Faculty, as its name suggests, embraces languages both ancient and modern: Latin and Ancient Greek are offered as well as French, German and Spanish. Classical languages are taught in Watson while Modern Languages are housed in the language suite in the Schofield building where each language has its own dedicated room. A state-of-the-art multi-media language laboratory is shared by modern and classical languages.
The Creative Arts Faculty includes the widest variety of subjects: Art, Information and Computer Technology (ICT), Drama, Technology, Music and PE. The faculty enjoys the use of excellent facilities including a multi-purpose sports hall, with fitness room climbing wall outdoor courts and of course track and field sports. Art studios, Performing Arts Theatre and drama studio, as well as a dedicated music house and food technology rooms. In the summer of 2011 the school built a brand new dance studio. All areas incorporate ICT within their schemes of work using the ICT facilities across the school.
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