The Hollins
| The Hollins | |
|---|---|
.jpg) View of the school grounds (November 2012) | |
| Address | |
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Hollins Lane , BB5 2QY | |
| Coordinates | 53°44′17″N 2°21′16″W / 53.73817°N 2.35443°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Local authority | Lancashire |
| Department for Education URN | 119757 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Stephen Campbell |
| Head of School | Samantha Haydock |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Website | http://www.thehollins.com/ |
The Hollins (formerly known as The Hollins Technology College until 2017) is a coeducational secondary school located in Accrington, in the English county of Lancashire.[1] It is a community school, which is administered by Lancashire County Council. The school has also been previously awarded specialist status, as a Technology College, under headteacher Frank Havard. This effect took place in September 2001.[2]
The current headteacher is Stephen Campbell, who replaced Mark Jackson, who was appointed headteacher of Haslingden High School in March 2011.[3] Jackson took over from his predecessor, Frank Havard, in September 2004. Havard took over as headteacher in 1994, after being deputy headteacher for five years.[4] The school made the 100 Most Improved list of schools in February 2008, under the leadership of Jackson.[5]
The school was recognised for “exceptional” progress in GCSEs for the second year running, in June 2016.[6]
In 2015 and 2016, one group of pupils from the school took part in one large project called “Beyond Labels: In Young Men’s Shoes”, which saw a release of both a coffee book and album. The project was nominated, and later won, the SLYNC Award, in the category Young Artists Of the Year, in March 2017.[7]
They were also nominated for the Fusion Award in the Youth Leadership Category on 13 May 2017.[8] The project was also named “Film of the Month” for February 2017 by Into Film, who work with BAFTA.[9] The school also saw a visit from children’s author Tom Palmer in April 2017.[10]
References
- ^ http://www.thehollins.com/
- ^ "Power breakfast to mark status success". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Top head to say tearful goodbye to Haslingden High". rossendalefreepress.co.uk. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Head bids farewell after decade at helm". accringtonobserver.co.uk. 27 May 2004. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Hollins in 100 most improved schools list". accringtonobserver.co.uk. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Hollins recognised for 'exceptional' GCSE progress for second year running". accringtonobserver.co.uk. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "The Hollins CTC on Twitter". Twitter. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Hollins on Twitter". Twitter. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Film, Into (6 February 2017). "'Beyond Labels: In Young Men's Shoes' is December's Film of the Month". www.intofilm.org. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ "Tom Palmer Visited The Hollins Wed 26th April 2017 - The Hollins Technology College". The Hollins Technology College. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
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