Presentación de Stretford Hih

1. Respect, Drive, Independence, Creativity= Success

2.  Stretford High School has about 700 students
and 45 teachers
 Teaching assistants/SEN support
 Five house teams
 Vertical forms (small groups)
 ‘Busby’ school for Year 7 (Project 7)
 Above average EAL
 Above average SEN
 Rated Outstanding by Ofsted

3. Stretford High School in its current
form dates from 1990.
Previously the site was host to
Stretford Grammar School For
Boys, in 1986 it merged with
Stretford Grammar School for Girls
to become Stretford Grammar
School.

4. The school is situated in between
Old Trafford Football and Cricket
Grounds at the gateway to the city
centre, adjacent to a College of
Further Education.
It is located close to the city metro
link and is just a stroll from the
prestigious Media City development.
Stretford High is non-selective and
provides for children between the
ages of 11 and 16 years.

5. The school offers a wide range of
personalised courses and
enrichment activities through a
highly structured, inclusive,
innovative approach to learning,
leading to qualifications at all levels.
It is our vocation to recognise and
realise the talent and potential of all
our learners, in a safe learning
environment with high expectations.

6. Stretford High is an International School, a
Specialist Language College, holds
Consultant School Status and works in
partnership with Lancashire County
Cricket Club and Manchester United
Foundation.
As a language college and international
school we are committed to ensuring that
our pupils are prepared for a changing
world.
The school aims to achieve the best for
On Friday 8 July 2011 Stretford High School
pupils in conjunction with Sir Bobby Charlton and each young person and we expect
Dickie Bird MBE unveiled blue plaques dedicated
to Tommy Taylor and Duncan Edwards, two of
members of our community to come to
the Busby Babes who lived in the locality and school to learn and achieve beyond what
died in the Munich Air Crash.
they thought was possible. At Stretford
High School we will not tolerate anything
less.

8. 2011 Examination results:
• 50% of students achieved five or more passes at A*-C including English & Mathematics
• 90% of students achieved five or more passes at A*-C
• 100% of students achieved a level 2 qualification
• In its most recent Ofsted inspection Stretford High School was rated as Outstanding.
• Stretford High adds more value to a child’s education than any other in the local authority
and is amongst the best in the country.

9. New Facilities on the way

10. Where will it go…

11.  Learning the Stretford Way…
 To provide opportunities for all learners to
achieve and thrive.
 The following principles underline the school’s
commitment to you…
 A respect for all members of our community
 A highly professional staff
 A ordered and caring school community.

12.  RESPECT: Managing your own behaviour
 DRIVE: Working Hard
 INDEPENDENCE: Taking responsibility
 CREATIVITY: Lose yourself in learning

13.  NO answering back,
 Uniform must be impeccable,
 Homelearning is important,
 On Task in every lesson,
 Punctuality equals progress,
 Equipment is your responsibility.

15. “What lies behind us or beneath us is
nothing compared to what lies within us”.

17. • A series of celebration days involving art, food,
costumes, music, religion – multiple links to the
curriculum.
• These could include ‘What does it mean to be
British’(Digital Explorer can help with links to this),
Diwali, Holy Week, Stretfest, Rio Carnival, street
party theme, Eid, May Day etc
• A celebration day involving art, food, costumes,
music, religion – multiple links to the curriculum.

18. • Veneuzuela trip (can we incorporate
Geography/Humanities project?)
• Walk UK/Geographical Society – students create their own
neighbourhood walk with: -
blogs/website/podcasts/photos/commentary. Pupils can
focus on different nationalities/cultures or historical
aspects of the walk
• Peace Tree – message tree outside school/sporting
complex. Links to local community. Messages from all
communities within the school project scheme.

19. • History – idea 1: Exploring how the teaching of history
differs in different countries (i.e. WWII)
• History – idea 2: Years 8 and or 9 - projects connected
to The People’s History Museum – exploring symbols and
national heritage – links to ART – screen printing. Links
to DRAMA – studying migration through personal stories,
students at SHS. Exploring Human Rights and/or
Children’s Rights through personal stories, writing letters.
This can also link to World Peace Day

20. Music - A cross-cultural Youtube composition collaboration
exploring the folk music traditions of each country. This
would be run in the format of a term (or longer) project for
Year 9 students who currently follow the GCSE Music
course as a part of their Year 9 Arts option.
Others have worked in a similar way online producing
collaborations like that on the link below:
Playing for Change -:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtq6OmD-_Y and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&
v=6vT_7AX06UQ

21. • Staff – teacher information exchange/sharing
ideas and interventions
• Students – blogs and/or video diaries (A Day
in the Life…) talking about how they spend a
typical day.
• A project to find out about how SEN students
are taught in other countries. Webpage
and/or short film to find out about a typical
day for someone with SEN. A video diary.

22. • Busby School/Year 7
Sharing project progress online. Use the idea of The
Village – share with other schools and/or exchange trip
to other countries’ villages.
• English
Sharing ideas and discussions on the same book –
e.g. Harry Potter or The Curious Incident of the Dog.
Poetry anthology – pick a poem based on a theme and
provide a commentary – be able to explain the
metaphors etc.

23. • ICT
Learning how to create a video or animation.
Year 8 – wiki page or blog.
• MFL/Internationalism
Sharing similar vocab or themes through analysis of
the same text – e.g. Lion a Paris
Links to Primary Schools?
26 September – International Day of Languages -
whole school involvement
Links to Year 8 – Food and festivals topic

24. • RE KS3 – looking at Peace and Conflict (Peace
Day on 21 September) – explore this theme and
compare and contrast with other countries. Links to
Human Rights (see History.)
• Drama - drama/media: - ‘My City’ – short films/My
school, My City, My Home – creating a mini
documentary. Links to history – then and now
(music scene/industrial revolution/SHS history). Use
student language to create subtitles for each video.
Other countries could also create subtitled
videos

25. • Technology (cross curricular opportunities?)
Looking at how different countries (specifically in school?) recycle.
Could be a wider project on sustainability – how students get to
school etc.
How building design differs – comparison of school layout and
plans – different classroom size or more open plan.
• Media
Making a film about all the different nationalities represented at
SHS – through art, singing, music, interviews. Other partner
schools can do the same.
• Art
Looking at famous British artists – perhaps pick one to explore in
detail and exchange information with other schools. (Lowry?)

26. • PE
1. Mini sports day – against overseas teams and / or mini tournament
(tennis/cricket)
2. Dance exchange using video conferencing
3. Use links with Trafford? Q&A session?
4. Link up to Sky Sports Living for Sports – Team GB