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For many years it was known as Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) for Boys, after the Queen had issued Letters Patent authorising a Free Grammar School in Mansfield. Originally situated in buildings at Church Side, close to St Peter's Church in Mansfield town centre, construction of the present buildings started in 1875 with the school ...
BBC school broadcasts on television started in September 1957 - four Nottingham schools received the broadcasts from 24 September 1957 to 9 December 1957. WG Jackson, Nottingham Director of Education, said some people say that the vicarious experience of pictures on television is not good for the pupil, but that remains to be seen .
Clifton Hall, which has been around since the 11th century, became the property of the Clifton family in the 13th century. The family, having settled in the area in the 11th century and named after the local village, gained prominence when Gervase de Clifton purchased the Manor of Clifton and Manor of Wilford in Nottingham towards the end of the 13th century, making them Lords of the Manor.
In 1966, the Grammar School and the Girls' High School integrated with the Chippenham Secondary Modern Schools in a semi-comprehensive system with all 11- to 13-year-old boys and girls being educated on the Hardenhuish site. Some 13-18-year-olds were educated in the former Grammar School buildings, and this was named The Chippenham School.
Ashfield School or Ashfield Comprehensive School is a large secondary school with academy status located in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England, which educates pupils with ages 11–19. The school has approximately 2,500 students, split into six houses – Trent, Chesterfield, Thoroton, Byron, Hargreaves and Coates.
Carlton le Willows Grammar School was officially opened on 30 June 1956 with a speech from educationalist Sir John Wolfenden. [17] [8] The modern school contends it was the first post-war grammar school founded in Nottinghamshire and speculates it may have been the first in England altogether. [8]
The school is sponsored by the Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust, [15] however Nottingham Girls' Academy continues to coordinate with Nottingham City Council for admissions. Nottingham Girls' Academy offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils, [ 16 ] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels ...
A £264,770 technical grammar school had been planned in 1960, [2] costing £315,000 by 1963. In 1964 the £328,614 technical grammar school was given the go ahead by the county council. [3] The technical grammar school was being planned by 1966. [4] A model was made of the layout of the new technical grammar school in 1968, in the town centre. [5]