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Anderson High School

Country: United Kingdom
Number of participants in all the projects: 254
Abbreviation: AHS

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Lovers Loan Lerwick, Shetland Islands, ZE1 0JH

About the school

The School Anderson High School is a comprehensive school offering a wide range of courses to students of all abilities aged 12 to 18. Students join the school at age 12 from the main town of the islands - Lerwick and from the immediate surrounding areas as well as from the most remote island communities of Shetland. At age 16 students transfer from Junior High Schools from all but the northern part of the Shetland mainland. This gives the school a population of approximately 850 students with a staff of full and part time teachers of approximately 80. The Buildings The school has grown at various times from the original building of 1862 shown as centre part of the accompanying photo. Today it is a collection of buildings from 1862,1920's 1960's 1970's and 1990's. It is well staffed, well equipped in terms of furnishings and I C T and facilities but it is inadequate in terms of appropriate access to all areas of the school and in terms of appropriate social areas and areas for stuidents to meet and gather in large numbers. A new building on present site is planned for near future. Learning and Teaching The main activities of any school is learning and teaching. Anderson High offers teaching in a full range of courses to students in junior stages - aged 12-14, in middle school aged 14 - 16 and in senior school aged 16-18. It aims to teach student groups of mixed ability in all subjects except Maths. It aims to be inclusive of as many abilities and needs as possible. It aims to offer a relaxed caring secure learning environment in which each student is valued individually and as a member of class and wider school groups. It aims to promote a learning environment for students teachers and community. It aims to look ahead and educate for tomorrow today.

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