Walbottle Campus
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| Motto |
School of First Choice Offering Opportunity - Valuing Achievement |
|---|---|
| Type | Local Authority Maintained School |
| Head of School | Paul Sampson |
| Deputy Head of School | Kerry Lord |
| Chair of Governors | Dr David Cook |
| Location |
Hexham Road Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne and Wear NE15 9TP England, United Kingdom Coordinates: 54°59′48″N 1°44′27″W / 54.996566°N 1.740903°W |
| Local authority | Newcastle City Council |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Oversight | School Governors and Newcastle City Council |
| Sixth Form | Yes |
| Telephone number | +44 191 267 8221 (Switchboard) |
Walbottle Campus is a large secondary school situated in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the second largest secondary school in Newcastle. The school first opened in 1959 as three schools on one site. These later merged to become Walbottle Campus.
The New Building
The new Walbottle building was opened in 2008.
A Wing (light blue) - Business Studies, Hairdressing, Sixth Form & the inclusion Department.
B Wing (red) - Humanities
C Wing (green) - English & Modern languages (French & Spanish)
D Wing (dark blue) - Mathematics, Art, Health & Social Care & Child Development and Care
E Wing (orange) - All Technologies
F Wing (purple) - Science
H Wing (crimson) - Physical Education, Performing Arts, Head of School and Main Administration
K Main Street (yellow) - Entrance to all blocks, I.C.T Classrooms, Staff Learning Lounge, Library and Staff Hub
IT classrooms are located throughout the school.[1]
Behaviour Management
In September 2015 a new Behaviour Management System was introduced, the LOST system.
LOST 10 - 10 Minutes of break time
LOST 30 - 30 Minutes of social time during the 45 min lunch break
LOST 90 - 90 Minutes of social time after school
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Notable former pupils
- Sue Rolph, gold medal swimmer in 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Paul Brannen, MEP
- Ian Peacock, BBC radio reporter and presenter
Walbottle Grammar School
- Prof David Harper, Professor of Palaeontology at Durham University, and Principal since 2011 of Van Mildert College, Durham
- Ray Massey, motoring newspaper journalist for the Daily Mail
- Mick Skinner, rugby union player
Notable former teachers
- Peter Westgarth, Chief Executive since 2005 of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and from 1990-2005 of Young Enterprise (taught at Walbottle High School from 1974–75)
References
- ↑ Walbottle Campus (Heads of Departments) (September 2012). Walbottle Campus Learning Journal (Year Nine). Walbottle Campus Learning Journal 2: Depends on Version. Missing or empty
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