Falconer School
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Falconer School | |
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Falconer Road , , WD23 3AT | |
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Type | Community special school |
Motto | 'Rise Above' |
Established | 1988 |
Local authority | Hertfordshire |
Department for Education URN | 117686 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Headteacher | Johnathan Kemp |
Deputy Headteachers | Fraiser Cunningham & Paul Hollop |
Gender | Boys |
Age | 11 to 16 |
Enrollment | Maximum Allowed: 75 72 (as of 4 July 2011) |
Houses | Peregrine (Red), Merlin (Green), Kestrel (Blue) |
Colour(s) | Grey (Primary), Black/White (Secondary) |
Website | http://www.falconer.herts.sch.uk/ Falconer School's website |
Falconer School is a secondary school catering to students with special needs (Primarily learning disabilities or those diagnosed with SEBD). Falconer is situated in Hertfordshire and provides day education for pupils that attend. The school was founded in 1974, in Bushey, Hertfordshire.
Education
Falconer provides students with a range of qualifications up to GCSE-level, through a mix of both academic and vocational work. Each student has a personal say on the qualification subjects that they participate in. As of present, Falconer school offers a total of 25 qualifications which are available to students:
- English Literature
- English Language
- English (mixed)
- Mathematics (both foundation and higher)
- Science (only 'single' science is currently available at Falconer School, while changes are being made to ensure that they are able to provide students with further qualifications in science if the student needs require so)
- Art
- Music (Arts Award & Full GCSE)
- Design & Technology (Resistant Materials)
- French
- ICT (Qualification varies depending on student requirements, currently offers a mix of three qualifications:
- iMedia Level 1, 2 or 3
- ICT GCSE Edexcel
- Computing GCSE OCR )
- History
- COPE Qualification
- Law and Crime Qualification
- City and Guilds Qualification
- Physical Education Foundation Qualification
- Religious Education GCSE
- Horticulture Qualification
- Construction Qualification
- Engineering Qualification
(Details needed on exact detailing of courses)
Boarding
Residential facilities are available within the school for a maximum of twelve pupils. Pupils who reside in Falcon High arrive in school on Monday morning and return home at the end of school on Fridays.