Bydales School

Bydales School - A Specialist Technology College

Type	Foundation school[1]
Headteacher	Mr Anthony Hobbs BSc MEd
Chair of Governors	William Ashton
Specialism	Technology College
Location	Coast Road Marske-by-the-Sea North Yorkshire TS11 6AR England
Local authority	Redcar and Cleveland
DfE URN	111729
Ofsted	Reports
Students	734
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11–16
Houses	Normanby, Roseberry, Wilton and Zetland[citation needed]
Colours	Red, Blue, Yellow, Green
Telephone	[phone]
Website	bydales.org.uk

Coordinates: 54°35′46″N 1°01′21″W / 54.59616°N 1.02257°W / 54.59616; -1.02257

Bydales School's Marlborough Avenue entrance (now demolished)

Bydales School is a secondary school in Marske-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England; and it is in the Redcar and Cleveland Local Education Authority. The school's current headteacher is Tony Hobbs. In 2008, the school had an enrollment of 734 pupils, and also was awarded Technology College status. The school was rebuilt from older buildings, and a new PFI school was opened to pupils on 2 November 2006.^[2] This school received some criticism over its aesthetics and has been described as 'A terrible mess' and has been said to have 'Huge liquorice allsorts' on the roof.^[3][4]

The school was accepted, along with 114 other schools, onto the trust school programme in April 2008.^[5]

In 2008, 61% of pupils achieved 5A*-C GCSEs, including English and Maths.^[6]

Bydales was preceded by Marske County Modern School,^[7][8] which was built in 1965.^[9]

Uniform

The school's uniform comprises a Royal Blue school jacket (blazer), white shirt/blouse, black trousers/skirt and tie (with house colours on).^[10]

Facilities

The school has a small wind turbine, solar panels and a hydrogen fuel cell.^[11] The school won the 'DCSF Award for Sustainable Schools in the North-East and Cumbria' in the Teaching Awards 2009^[12]

The new privately-funded buildings of the school were officially opened by Vera Baird, local MP on 7 November 2007. On the same day the school's fair trade shop also started trading.^[13][14]

Notable alumni

• Andy Green who achieved the land speed record in his rocket car in the year of 1997.^[15]

References

1. ^ "Establishment: Bydales School - A Specialist Technology College". DCSF. http://www.edubase.gov.uk/establishment/summary.xhtml?urn=111729. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 
2. ^ Desira, Joanna (2006-11-02). "Pupils move into new surroundings". Evening Gazette. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/news/tm_headline=pupils-move-into-new-surroundings%26method=full%26objectid=18033319%26siteid=109975-name_page.html. Retrieved 2006-11-02. 
3. ^ Skippon, Mrs M (2006-08-03). "Allsorts School is tasteless". Evening Gazette. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/letters/tm_method=full%26objectid=17511863%26siteid=109975-name_page.html. Retrieved 2007-07-14. 
4. ^ Craig, White (2006-08-19). "A D-minus for design". Evening Gazette. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/letters/tm_method=full%26objectid=17590248%26siteid=109975-name_page.html. Retrieved 2007-07-14. 
5. ^ "Marske school win place on Trust School programme". Evening Gazette. 2008-04-11. http://ts11.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/04/marske_school_win_place_on_tru.html. Retrieved 2008-04-14. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ Desira, Joanna (2009-01-15). "Performance tables show huge improvement for Teesside schools". Evening Gazette. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2009/01/15/performance-tables-show-huge-improvement-for-teesside-schools-84229-22699475/. Retrieved 2009-01-16. 
7. ^ "Let’s meet again". Evening Gazette (Teesside). 2006-03-29. 
8. ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 24 July 1963, columns 1659–1666.
9. ^ Parliamentary Debates, House of Commons, 15 April 1970.
10. ^ "Uniform". Bydales Specialist Technology College. http://www.bydales.org.uk/Uniform.html. Retrieved 2008-10-01. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ "School adopts windof change". Evening Gazette. 2006-08-26. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2008/06/13/school-adopts-windof-change-84229-21065466/. Retrieved 2007-07-14. 
12. ^ "Teaching Awards 2009: the winners". The Guardian. 23 June 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/23/teaching-awards-2009-results. 
13. ^ "Bydales celebrate - and offer chance to fair trade". Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council. 2007-11-06. https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/PressRel.nsf/Published/06C8E3C5ECBC3EAF8025738B0031491E?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2007-11-11. 
14. ^ "Bydales School shows off eco-credentials". Evening Gazette Communities: TS11. 2007-11-09. http://ts11.gazettelive.co.uk/2007/11/bydales_school_shows_off_ecocr.html. Retrieved 2007-11-11. ^{[dead link]}
15. ^ "Land speed record attempt". Evening Gazette Communities: TS11. 2007-11-09. http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/videos-pictures/news-photos-video/2008/10/28/land-speed-record-attempt-84229-22133669/. Retrieved 2009-06-21. 

External links

• School website