St. Michael's Church of England High School

Infobox UK school
name = St. Michael's Church of England High School


motto = "Achievement For All"
type = Secondary Comprehensive
head_label = Headteacher
head = Mrs. Y Sharples
city = Crosby
county = Merseyside
country = England
postcode = L23 7UL
LEA = Sefton
ofsted = 134710
enrollment = 732
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
free_label_1 = Previous Name
free_1 = Manor High School

St Michael's Church of England High School (formerly known as Manor High School) is a comprehensive school located in Crosby, Merseyside. The school's missionary statement is: "We will ensure that each individual is valued and achieves success within a caring Christian community".

Facilities at the school include 5 computer rooms, a Science Department, a Sports Hall and a Gym. There is also a Sixth Form for students wishing to study A-Levels.

The schools open evening will be held on 18th September 2008 at 19:00.

Subjects

As of 2007 the school teaches at AS Level:
* English Language
* English Literature
* Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)
* Biology
* Chemistry
* Physics
* Mathematics
* Physical Education
* Information Communication Technology (ICT)
* Art
* Graphics
* Business Studies

Parts of the school

The school is divided into 4 different blocks.

M Block

M Block is at the top of the school on floors 1 and 2. Subjects in this block include Religious Studies, History, Languages (These include French, Spanish and German) and Geography. M block also includes the BSU what stands for the Behavior Support Unit, This is where children are sent if they have been misbehaving during lessons.

P Block

P Block is in the side of the school with one side of the wall on the upper end of Manor Road. Subjects in this block include Design Technology, Food Technology, Music, Child Development and Art. P Block is also home to the Drama Hall, this hall is used for drama performances as it is the only place in the school where there are stage lights until the Main Hall is finished in April 08.

E Block

E block is located on the far side of the school and is furthest away from the main entrance. Subjects in the block include English, Mathematics, Information Communication Technology (ICT). E block is also home to the library what opened in E block in 2003. Also in E block is the new main hall, media centre and new entrance(See below for details). E block is also home to the dyslexcia unit, children can come here if they are dyslexic and have help with there work.

Block

S block is home to the Science labs and a preparation room, the preparation room hold all the chemicals used in experiments and is run by two ladies. The Science block also has a new computer room what was an old science room opened in 2007 with computers and an interactive white board. Most of the rooms in S block have interactive white boards.

Building work

Work on a capital building project started on the 26th November 2007 and will continue until September 2008. During this time, the main hall will be re-modeled into a state-of-the art performing arts venue, the dining room facilities will be extended and developed, and one of the entrance areas will be renovated.

Phase One

This started in November 07 and finished in April 08 this phase included a new Main Hall, a new car park and a new entrance. This phase is now complete and the school now has new media centre and main hall with a new floor, a new stage, new lighting and new stage curtains. Also the hall also has a booth in the corner to control the lighting and sound. The car park at the front of the school is also now completed but it is still being debated whether the car park will be extended onto the disused playground next to it as resisdents near the school were complaining of the traffic or if it will be landscaped. It was decided in July 08 that the disused playground to the right of the main car park would be turned into a new car park and should be open late September or early October.

Phase Two

This phase started on Monday 17th March 08 and is planned to finish in September 08. This phase of the plan includes the extension to the dining room. The extension of the dining room is now finished and work has now started on a new front car park for the school along with decorating the old dining room.

By September 2008 the school hope to finish the building work and have a new Arts and Media centre, extended dining room facilities and improved access to the school.

International links

The school works with The Waterloo Partnership, a local charity, by donating items such as clothes, stationery and toiletries to Peninsular Secondary School in Waterloo, Sierra Leone. In February 2007, a teacher from the school, along with other delegates from local schools and the Partnership, visited Sierra Leone. A major part of the teachers' visit was devoted to undertaking teaching in schools.

Notable alumni

* Craig Phillips - Winner of the first series of reality television show Big Brother.

External links

* [http://www.waterloopartnership.co.uk/Waterloo/lect.html Teachers' Visit to Sierra Leone]

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