Harington School, Rutland’s new sixth form will be constructed on the Catmose College site in Oakham.

Rutland’s new sixth form will be constructed on the Catmose College site in Oakham.

Construction work will begin soon after the team behind the bid for a new school secured required funding agreement from the Secretary of State.

The school is a partnership between Catmose College, Oakham School and Uppingham Community College.

It is due to open in September.

www.haringtonschool.com.


HARINGTON TEAM ARE COMING TO STAMFORD

On Thursday 23 April, the Harington Team will be holding a meeting in The Mess at the Cosy Club, Stamford at 6.30pm for students and parents/guardians to meet the team and have all their questions answered.

Everyone is welcome to attend and we look forward to seeing you there.

Harington School, Rutland, Consultation Update

Harington School, Rutland, Consultation Update

CONSULTATION UPDATE

The plans for the opening of Harington School in September 2015 are well on track and it is now time for the school to formalise the legal terms and conditions.

Before opening any new school, an academy trust must formally request the views of the local community. Harington school’s consultation process will take place until 31 January 2015 and local schools and parents are now invited to a meeting to hear more about the school and offer their views. 

The meetings will be held at Catmose College on 21 January at 6pm and at Uppingham Community College on 22 January at 6pm. As well as giving their views at these events it is also possible to complete the consultation questionnaire online at http://www.haringtonschool.com/376-2/ or download the leaflet at http://www.haringtonschool.com/2015/01/08/consultation-process-begins/.

Dr Rob Guthrie, the Chairman of the School's Trustees said "It is such a shame that so many students, after achieving such an excellent education to age 16 within the county, currently feel the need to travel large distances outside Rutland to further their academic ambitions. Harington is determined to address this issue and make this exodus a thing of the past. I am confident this consultation will confirm the community's support for this School."

Harington School is committed to offering an academic curriculum complemented by a wide variety of extra-curricular and personal development opportunities which will provide a platform for entry to the most prestigious Universities. Students will be encouraged within a well disciplined caring community to develop as confident, self-motivated and independent young adults with high expectations of themselves.

The school is now accepting applications from students who are currently in Year 11; to apply, students need to complete the application form which can be found on www.haringtonschool.com. 

The early positive response indicates that the School is likely to be oversubscribed for places, therefore it is worth interested parties reading the Admissions Policy to understand how places are allocated; this can also be found on the Harington website.

For more information, contact: Claire Miles at Catmose College, 01572 770066 admin@haringtonschool.com

Harington School, sixth-form free school, has been approved by the Department for Education, Good News For Rutland

Catmose College, Uppingham Community College and Oakham School 
are delighted to announce that plans for their academic sixth-form free school, 
Harington School, have been approved by the Department for Education.

Harington will provide a rigorous A-level academic education, focusing on the 
core subjects, for 300 local pupils (150 intake per year). It will offer a high quality 
sixth-form provision to students from the local area, including those from Catmose 
College, Uppingham Community College and Casterton Business and Enterprise College.

Stuart Williams, Principal of Catmose College, comments “This is the fruition of 
seven years of commitment and determination by the schools in Rutland to raise 
the aspirations of our post-16 students and offer them a high quality academic 
sixth form that will allow them to go on and attend our best universities.”

The School will offer a curriculum designed to develop individual and academic 
potential, opening the doors to the most prestigious universities. Students will 
also be given the opportunity to extend their learning, for example by completing 
the Duke of Edinburgh award, viewed favourably by higher education providers.

Jan Turner, Principal of Uppingham Community College, says “This is extremely 
exciting news for all the young people of Rutland and will provide an outstanding 
opportunity for future generations to come. I am delighted that the Department for 
Education has recognised the need for this provision and the strength of the team 
that will work together to ensure its success.”

"The Trustees and Senior Leadership Team at Oakham School are delighted with 
today's announcement," says Headmaster Nigel Lashbrook. "This is a fantastic 
opportunity for us to work in partnership with Catmose College and Uppingham 
Community College, to give all the young people in Rutland the opportunity and 
choice they deserve to develop academically, and to gain access to a leading university."

The bid team have now entered the next stage, the pre-opening phase, which 
will see a rapid development of their plans. Representatives from the bid team 
will be attending a launch event in London on 16 October. Following that, they will 
release further details, including how to apply for a place. Nigel Lashbrook adds 
"There is clearly a lot of hard work to follow this announcement, but we at Oakham 
School are all committed to working in partnership to make Harington School a 
resounding success."

People are invited to support the School and stay abreast of developments by 
liking the School’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/haringtonschool Regular updates 
of key events will also be posted on their website, where people can also register to 
be added to the mailing list:www.haringtonschool.com.

The Department for Education’s announcement can be read online 
here:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/35-new-free-schools-providing-more-than-22000-places-announced

Harington School, Rutland Free School Proposal, Rutland County Council Scrutiny Panel Comments

The Chair reminded the panel that a Free School was completely independent to the
council but that the panel was entitled to make comments to the Department for
Education. Miss Waller stated that if the Panel wanted to make comments she would
pass them to Cllr Bool, Portfolio Holder for Children and Young People.

Following a brief discussion, the Panel agreed the following comments to pass
forward to the Portfolio Holder:

1. Young people should have choice in their school and learning environment and
the panel welcomed choice for young people.

2. The panel had not been convinced that there was enough supporting data to
show that there were enough students in Rutland to make a further school viable;
and any decision maker must be confident that the cohort of students exists
before approving any further post 16 education provision in Rutland.