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Lees Brook

School is seeking a new foundation

Thursday, January 21, 2010

A DERBY secondary wants to change its status from a community to foundation school.

The proposal by da Vinci Community College is the first stage in it becoming a National Trust school.

Establishing a trust with Derby College, Serco Learning and the city council...

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EX-HEAD PRAISED BY BROWN

PRAISE:  Carol Dover.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

A FORMER Derby head has met Prime Minister Gordon Brown at 10 Downing Street. Carol Dover, who retired as head at Lees Brook Community Sports College...

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School raises a Green Flag to its environmentally-friendly ways

Green stars:  Stenson Fields Primary School pupils with the Eco-School flag. Pictured clockwise from bottom left are: Libby Hurst, six, Sam Spencer, 10, Ethan Golding, 10, Alison Middleton-Rees, Aryan Kaushal, six, Kieran Hill, eight, Natalie Leadley, Kane Tisdall, seven, Holly Morgan, 10, Kai Myers, five, Keira Platt-Chadwick, five and Rebecca Pickering, nine.

Monday, November 23, 2009

A COMPOST heap, vegetable patch and butterfly garden have helped a Derby school win an award. Stenson Fields Primary School has been named an eco...

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It's an honour for Carol to meet the Queen

SO PROUD:  Carol Dover, seen with  husband Phil, shows off her   OBE medal after the Buckingham Palace ceremony.

Monday, November 16, 2009

A FORMER Derby head teacher has taken a trip to Buckingham Palace. Carol Dover was in London to receive her OBE for services to education from the...

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Staff and parents reassured about asbestos in Derby school

Friday, October 16, 2009

FEARS that water-logged ceiling tiles could have released asbestos fibres at a Derby school have been allayed by council officials. Water leaked into...

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New Roundhouse salon is at the cutting edge

first cut:  Celebrity hairdresser Joshua Galvin has officially opened Sensi, the new training and commercial hair and beauty salon at the Roundhouse.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

A WORLD-RENOWNED hairdresser gave his seal of approval to a cutting edge new training salon at Derby College. Joshua Galvin was at the college's new...

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What a difference a year makes

Friday, August 28, 2009

LAST year Marianne Potter's lack of confidence left her with just a handful of GCSEs graded E to G. But 12 months on and time in the post-16 centre...

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Mixed bag of fortunes for area schools in a record year for exam results nationally

at last:  Landau Forte College pupils opening their results left, Sebastian Howell and Tiela Brown happy with their results; above, Lauren Hughes; below, from left, Heather Dobbs, Charlotte Hallas and Fran Martin.

Friday, August 28, 2009

IT was inevitable that after a year of tremendous GCSE improvements across the city in 2008 that they could falter this year. Most of Derby's schools...

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Great results for some – but not all schools will be jumping with joy...

high hopes:    GCSE students   from Littleover Community School. From left,  Olivia Cox, Irfan Shah, Ella Kirk, Olly Cloake, Josh Tizard, Alice Panteli and Ollie Walton, all aged 16.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

IN the past three years, pupils at West Park School have increased its five or more A* to C pass rate by 43%. This year's pupils have taken the result...

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More expense for schools as teachers stopped from covering for absent colleagues

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

SCHOOLS in Derby are bracing themselves for the cost of new rules on stand-in staff and sickness cover. Soon, teachers will be unable to fill in for...

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Address: Morley Road, Chaddesden, Derby, DE21 4QX

Email: circularadmin@leesbrook.co.uk


Telephone number: 01332 671723


Fax number: 01332 280794


Website: http://www.leesbrook.co.uk/


Head teacher: Phil Dover (acting)


Status: Community


Number of pupils: 1,150


Last Ofsted inspection: September 2006



Notes: The school will be 80% rebuilt by 2013 at a cost of more than £20m.

The school's mission statement says:

Lees Brook Community Sports College is committed to:

* Building a community for learning in which everyone (students, parents, staff, governors and our wider community) sees learning as a lifelong process that they can engage in;

* Changing the learning culture in our college community by raising aspirations, enhancing self-esteem, recognising achievement, promoting pride within the local area and providing pathways for gifted and talented students;

* Developing a curriculum that personalises learning in order to meet the interests, needs and aspirations of each student by offering a wide range of academic and vocational courses;

* Raising standards of achievement, increasing access and widening participation in PE and sport for everyone in our college community, our partner schools, our wider community and Derby.






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