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Rainey Endowed School
ProspectusJanuary 2015
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOLPROSPECTUS
ADDRESS: 79 Rainey StreetMAGHERAFELTBT45 5DB
Tel No: 028 7963 2478Fax No: 028 7963 4545E-mail: [email protected]: http:// www.raineyendowed.com
OFFICE HOURS: Monday - Thursday 8.30 am - 4.45 pmFriday 8.30 am - 3.45 pm
HEADMASTER: D M McCullough, BA PGCE NPQH
CHAIRMAN OF GOVERNORS: Mr S Corry, BDS
CURRENT ENROLMENT: 711
ADMISSIONS NO: 100 (Year 8)
AGE RANGE: 11 - 18 years
NUMBER IN SIXTH FORM: 197
TYPE OF SCHOOL: Voluntary Co-educational Grammar School
OPEN EVENINGS: Wednesday 14 & Thursday 15 January 2015
Parents of prospective Form 1/Year 8 pupils should read this prospectus in conjunction with information contained in the NEELB booklet Transfer Information and Admissions Criteria for Post Primary Schools. Copies of this booklet are available from the Transfer Officer, County Hall, 182 Galgorm Road, BALLYMENA, BT42 1HN. Telephone 028 2565 3333
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL - BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Chairman Mr S Corry
Vice-Chairman Mrs B I Hunter
Honorary Secretary Rev T J Conway
Members:
Mr J BarfootMr J ClaytonRev J A CurryMrs R FersonMrs D Francis Dr F S GrahamMr D HenryMrs A Laker Mrs A Matterson Mr J C PalmerMiss S PurvisCanon T ScottMr J SmythMr C G WallsMr D M McCullough
ACADEMIC STAFF – 2014/2015
Mr D M McCullough HeadmasterMr J C Healy Deputy HeadmasterMr N McClements Vice-Principal
Mrs K G Beggs Head of PhysicsMiss C Bingham Head of Religious Studies, HistoryMr M J Boyd TechnologyMrs C Burns Head of PE, Art Mr C Campbell PEMrs P Cooke English, DramaMrs S Crawford French, SpanishMrs M K Curran ArtMrs J Doherty PhysicsMrs C Drennan EnglishMrs F Ferguson MathematicsMrs D Francis Religious Studies, EnglishMr I Francis Head of Business StudiesMrs R Frew Business StudiesMrs L Glenn Head of Music Mr B Graham Religious Studies, ICTMr R G Henderson MathematicsMrs R M Hutchinson Art, TechnologyMrs K Irwin Mathematics, ICTDr H Kane ChemistryMr R Kirkpatrick Head of BiologyMrs J Knox Head of ICT
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Mr D W G Laughlin Head of MathematicsMrs L Lubwama HistoryMrs K Megarry French, SpanishMrs W McAlister BiologyMiss C A McClelland Head of EnglishMiss S McCracken Head of Art, TechnologyMr C T McDonnell Head of GeographyMrs D McGurk Business StudiesMiss D McIlwrath Geography, ICTMiss N McKay EnglishMrs K O’Neill-Skelly Home Economics, Health & Social CareMr J C Palmer Head of Technology, ICTMrs C Patterson Head of Modern LanguagesMr J Robinson Physics, MathematicsDr L Peggs Head of ChemistryMrs J L Quigley PEMrs S Service French, Spanish, ICTMrs C P Simpson Home Economics, Health & Social CareMr C R A Simpson PEMs M Smith ChemistryMr S Staples BiologyDr C Steen ChemistryMrs M Watson Head of Home EconomicsMrs P Wharry Religious Studies, EnglishMr J A Winters Head of History
LEARNING SUPPORT ASSISTANTSMs J Ferguson Mrs L LeslieMrs D Henry Mrs J McMullan
YEAR HEADS - 2014-2015Mrs S Service Year 8 (Girls)Mrs L Lubwama Year 8 (Boys)Mrs C Drennan Year 9Mr C R A Simpson Year 10 Mr R Henderson Year 11Mrs F Ferguson Year 12Mr B Graham Year 13Mrs W McAlister Year 14
SENCOMr C R A Simpson
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Visits to the School
Two Transfer Open Evenings will be held for P7 pupils and their parents. These will take place on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 January 2015 from 7.00 pm. Parents unable to attend on either evening may visit the school by arrangement with the Headmaster. A booklet outlining the admissions criteria and subject specific entry requirements for post-16 study at the school is provided at an Information Afternoon held later in the year and is also available on request, from the school office.
The School Day
The school day commences at 8.50 am with Assembly followed by Registration. The school operates a 6 x 50 minute period day, Monday to Friday with 20 minutes for break and 45 minutes for lunch. School finishes at 3.30 pm.
Proposed Term Dates for 2015 – 2016 (all dates are inclusive)
Autumn Term 28 August – 18 DecemberHalf Term 26 October – 30 OctoberSpring Term 4 January – 23 MarchHalf Term 15 - 19 FebruarySummer Term 11 April – 30 JuneMay Day 2 May
Meals
The school operates a cashless cafeteria system, which is open at break-time and lunch-time, serving hot meals, sandwiches and snacks. Each pupil receives a personalised card for use in the canteen and money can be added to the card when required. Pupils entitled to Free School Meals will have money added to their card on a daily basis. Lunch rooms are provided for those pupils who bring packed lunches to school.
Statutory School Documentation
Rainey Endowed School endeavours to fully comply with the Department of Education regulations. The policies and procedures operated by the school may be downloaded from the school website – www.raineyendowed.com. The following are available from the school office upon written request (SAE should be provided).
any published inspection report curriculum details Handling Complaints Policy
Complaints Procedure
A policy “Handling Complaints – A Common Approach” is available, on request, from the school office. This has been agreed by all schools in the Magherafelt Learning Partnership.
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Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
The aims of the Careers Department are to enable young people to:(i) have an understanding of themselves
(ii) have a knowledge of their opportunities(iii) take action on career decisions
This is achieved through timetabled provision for all Year Groups.
In addition, individual careers guidance is provided for all pupils making decisions for GCSE, AS, A2 and third level education. Guidance interviews are carried out by members of the Careers Department and also, in Years 10 and 12, by the Careers Officer from the Department of Employment and Learning.
CEIAG information is available in the Careers Library through books, prospectuses, CD Roms, the Internet and a variety of Careers computer programmes. For pupils in Year 12, advice is offered on courses provided via the Magherafelt Learning Partnership (MLP).
Lower Sixth pupils have a one-week Work Shadowing Programme, an Interview Skills Day and visits are arranged to Open Days as well as to the UCAS Careers Convention in Belfast.
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL
As a caring school, committed to excellence in all areas of its service to the whole community, Rainey Endowed School desires to educate its pupils to be global citizens of the 21st Century.At Rainey Endowed, we seek to: promote a caring community based upon mutual respect, tolerance and concern for
others provide a safe and secure environment where pupils and staff can work and learn
together recognize and encourage the development of individual talents in academic and extra-
curricular activities provide a supportive environment to cater for the physical, intellectual, emotional and
social needs of our pupils provide a broad and balanced education which meets the requirements of the Northern
Ireland Curriculum be a self evaluating school aspiring to the highest quality of learning and teaching maximize the use of ICT to enhance the quality of learning and teaching develop effective home/school partnerships to enable our pupils to attain their full
potential encourage educational and cultural links with the local and wider communities and
outside agencies
When Hugh Rainey drew up his will in 1707 he left an endowment to found a school - one which, he hoped, would be a place where Christian values, irrespective of religious denomination, would be taught, and where the education provided would be of benefit to all young people of the district. The school he founded is proud to be known as the Rainey Endowed School and the ideals which he defined as important are just as relevant today as they were 300 years ago. The Rainey Endowed School has been and continues to be a school where young people from differing religious and cultural backgrounds can meet, grow up and learn together and be prepared to give back to their community the benefits of such an education.
Excellence in education is not simply about success in examinations and while Rainey Endowed School is justifiably proud of its academic successes over the past century in particular, it has never viewed such results as the sole measure of success in school. The best type of education enables young people to develop morally, socially, spiritually and physically, as well as academically. Through a wide variety of curricular, cross-curricular and extra-curricular activities we seek to educate its students as European citizens of the future, endowed with a clear vision of their own worth and potential. This is the true goal of excellence in education as we move forward in the twenty-first century. At Rainey Endowed School we believe all pupils are capable of achieving excellence in their education.
Academic achievement at the highest level has been one of the hallmarks of education at Rainey Endowed School. Places are regularly gained at Oxford, Cambridge, Trinity, Queen’s University and the University of Ulster, as well as other universities and colleges throughout the UK and Ireland. Former Rainey pupils hold lectureships, readerships and professorships at universities throughout the British Isles and in the United States and Canada. All of them testify to the high level of scholarship which characterised their education at Rainey Endowed School.
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SUMMARY OF GCSE RESULTS FOR PUPILS IN YEAR 12 – 2013/14
YEAR No of pupils in Year 12
% entered for % achieving Grades A* - C
7 or more 5 or more 7 or more 5 or more
12 97 100.0 100.0 97.94 100.0
GCSE PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS 2011/1420011/12 2012/13 2013/14
School NI Grammar Average
School NI Grammar Average
School NI Grammar Average
% achieving 7+ GCSE Grades A* - C including English and Mathematics 80 77 93.7 91.6 97.94 93.00
% achieving 5+ GCSE Grades A* - C including English and Mathematics 99 99 94.7 93.9 100.00 97.20
GCSE SUMMARY OF SUBJECT RESULTS – 2014
% of pupils entered achieving Grades
SUBJECT No entered
A* A B C D E F G U
Art & Design 17 17.6 58.8 11.8 5.9 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Biology 42 21.4 47.6 28.6 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Business Studies 51 13.7 47.1 27.5 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Chemistry 42 31.0 54.8 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Drama 9 22.2 44.4 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
English 97 16.5 28.9 44.3 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
English Literature 18 55.6 33.3 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
French 49 16.3 22.4 36.7 20.4 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Additional Mathematics 35 17.1 57.1 17.1 8.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Geography 49 16.3 32.7 28.6 14.3 6.1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
History 34 23.5 38.2 17.6 17.6 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Home Economics 15 13.3 33.3 53.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ICT 35 8.6 62.9 22.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mathematics 97 28.9 28.9 35.1 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Music 11 18.2 54.5 0.0 27.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Physical Education 17 41.2 23.5 35.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Physics 42 45.2 40.5 11.9 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Religious Studies(Full Course)
17 29.4 35.3 23.5 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Religious Studies (Short Course)
80 8.8 23.8 25.0 17.5 12.5 1.3 1.3 0.0 0.0
Science (DA) 55 5.45 45.45 39.09 9.09 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spanish 56 8.9 19.6 41.1 30.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tech & Design 28 17.9 39.3 35.7 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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SUMMARY OF GCE 'A' LEVEL AND AVCE RESULTS FOR PUPILS IN YEAR 14 – 2014
YEAR No of pupils in Year 14 % achieving 3 or more at A*–C % achieving 2 or more at A*–E
14 92 88.04 100.0
GCE ‘A’ LEVEL PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS 2011/12– 2013/142011/12 2012/13 2013/14
School NI Grammar Average
School NI Grammar Average
School NI Grammar Average
% achieving 3+ ‘A’ Levels at Grades A*-C 80 77 79 77 88.04 75.70% achieving 2+ ‘A’ Levels at Grades A*-E 99 100 100 100 100.00 99.60
A2 SUMMARY OF SUBJECT RESULTS - 2014
% of pupils entered achieving Grades
SUBJECT No entered
A* A B C D E U
Applied Business 8 12.5 25.0 50.0 12.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Applied ICT 16 0.0 50.0 43.8 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Art & Design 10 20.0 10.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Biology 41 19.5 29.3 31.7 17.1 2.4 0.0 0.0
Business Studies 18 0.0 38.9 33.3 22.2 5.6 0.0 0.0
Chemistry 29 6.9 31.0 51.7 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Design & Technology 6 16.7 33.3 33.3 16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
Engineering 1 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
English Literature 13 23.1 38.5 30.8 7.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
French 3 0.0 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Geography 23 8.7 30.4 26.1 21.7 8.7 4.3 0.0
Government & Politics 1 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Health and Social Care 2 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
History 18 5.6 22.2 27.8 32.3 5.6 5.6 0.0
Home Economics 21 14.3 23.8 28.6 23.8 9.5 0.0 0.0
Mathematics 16 6.3 62.5 25.0 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Moving Image Arts 2 0.0 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Performing Arts 1 0.0 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Physical Education 10 50.0 30.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Physics 16 6.3 50.0 25.0 0.0 18.8 0.0 0.0
Psychology 6 42.9 28.6 14.3 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Religious Studies 15 6.7 20.0 60.0 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Spanish 4 0.0 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOR PUPILS IN YEAR 13 – 2013/2014
CERTIFICATE COURSES - 2014
No entered % of pupils entered achieving GradesYoung Enterprise (OCR) Distinction Merit Pass
Level 2 Certificate in Enterprise 18 13 25 56
PERCENTAGE OF YEAR 10 PUPILS ACHIEVING KS3 LEVELS OF PROGRESSION 2013/2014
Subject/ Level 4 5 6 7CommunicationUsing Mathematics
0.00.0
100.000.96
30.7733.65
68.2765.38
DESTINATION OF LEAVERS IN YEARS 12, 13 AND 14 - 2014
Number of leavers going to
No of leavers
HE FE Transfer to Another School
Jobskills Modern Appenticeship
Employment or Seeking Employment
Other/Unknown
Year 12 11 4 3 1 1 2
Year 13 4 1 1 1 1
Year 14 100 95 5
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE – 2013/14
Attendance
No of possible attendance sessions No of sessions attended % attendance264720 251484 95.0
Top candidates in CCEA 2014 GCSE and GCE Advanced Level Examinations:A’ Level:Amy Thompson Chemistry Joint 1st
Amy Thompson Biology Joint 1st
Aisling Donnelly Art & Design Joint 1st
GCSE Level:Charlotte Bain Business Studies 2nd
Charlotte Bain Chemistry 3rd Aine Scullin Religious Studies Joint 3rd Caoimhe Nic An Fhirleighinn Drama Joint 3rd Aishah Hagan-Bezgin Art & Design maximum marksCaoimhe Nic An Fhirleighinn Art & Design maximum marks
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ASSEMBLY AND THE TEACHING OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AT RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL
The pupils at Rainey Endowed come from differing religious traditions and the school policy towards Assembly, Religious Education and Holy Days of Obligation is designed to take account of parents' wishes with respect to these matters.
ASSEMBLY
The 1986 Education Order placed a requirement upon schools to hold religious assemblies. This is in keeping with the long-standing traditions of Rainey Endowed. Assemblies are of a Christian nature, taking the form of hymns, scripture readings and prayers. The assembly is not distinctive of any one church or tradition.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Since 2006 there has been an agreed core syllabus of Religious Education approved by the Department of Education and agreed by representatives of the four main churches. This syllabus forms the basis of the work covered in R.E. in Rainey Endowed. In Form 1 the classes are split into the two main denominations. Classes are then mixed in Form 2 and Form 3. Pupils opting in Forms 4 and 5 to take GCSE Religious Studies (Full Course) are taught in mixed classes, as are those opting for AS and A level. Pupils not taking GCSE Religious Studies (Full Course) continue to receive RE teaching in mixed classes and take the short course in GCSE Religious Studies provided by CCEA.
It is the legal right of any parent to request that their child be excused from religious education or from attendance at school assembly and the school will comply with such requests that are made in writing to the Headmaster.
HOLY DAYS
On Church Holy Days which occur in term-time, Catholic pupils attending the Rainey are expected to attend Mass, accompanied by members of staff, when this provision is available. Although the school does not require Catholic pupils to attend, it does, however, encourage them to do so.
SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
The school identifies those pupils with special educational needs and places them on the school’s Special Educational Needs Register. These pupils are monitored and supported in accordance with the Code of Practice and in consultation with parents and, where necessary, other support agencies. The school seeks to provide appropriate provision with regard to classroom teaching and examination arrangements for pupils with special educational needs, should this be required. A copy of the School’s Policy on Special Educational Needs is available on request from the School Office or can be downloaded from the school website.
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THE CURRICULUM
The programmes of study which pupils follow fall under three main headings - Key Stage 3 (Years 8-10), Key Stage 4 (Years 11 & 12) and Sixth Form (Lower and Upper Sixth). The following is the proposed structure for 2015/2016:
1. Key Stage 3Throughout Key Stage 3, pupils are taught in mixed ability classes. In the Year 2014/2015 pupils in Years 8-10 will be taught according to the specifications of the Revised Curriculum. All pupils take:
English French Art & Design Religious EducationMathematics Geography Music PEScience History Games Learning for Life and WorkTechnology Home Economics ICT Drama
All pupils take Spanish in Years 9 and 10 and Biology, Chemistry and Physics in Year 10. Careers Guidance is provided as part of the Learning for Life and Work programme in Year 10.
2. Key Stage 4
Pupils follow a two-year course leading to the sitting of CCEA GCSE examinations in 9 subjects. Their programme is divided into CORE and OPTIONAL subjects.
CORE subjects are:-English Double Award Science or
Biology + Chemistry + Physics
Mathematics Religious Education2
Modern Language Physical Education and Games(French1 or Spanish)
Learning for Life and Work
In addition, 3 or 4 subjects (dependent on Core choices in Science) are selected from the following list of OPTIONAL subjects:-
Art & DesignApplied BusinessBusiness StudiesDramaEnglish LiteratureFrench
Further MathematicsGeographyHealth & Social CareHistoryHome EconomicsICT
MusicPhysical EducationReligious Studies (Full Course)2
Technology & DesignTriple Award Science
1 Also available as options2 A short course in GCSE Religious Studies is taken by pupils who do not select Religious Studies Full Course as one of their optional subjects.
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3.Sixth Form
At present Sixth Form study includes the four elements below and has been designed in the light of Government changes to the Post-16 Curriculum.
1) All pupils in Lower Sixth will take ONE of the following options:-(a) 4 AS Level subjects;(b) 3 AS Level subjects;Pupils taking (a) or (b) above will proceed to take their chosen subjects at A2 Level in Upper Sixth.
2) Additional Qualifications:-All pupils under 1(b) above will take, in Lower Sixth, subject to demand, a 1 year certificate course in ONE of:-
European Computer Driving Licence (BCS)Sage Accounts and Student Finance (Sage Hibernia Ltd)Community Sports Leadership (Sports Leaders UK)Survival CookeryYoung Enterprise Examination (OCR)
3) Enhancement Programme Careers Work Shadowing Study Skills Games
4) Private Study
GCE AS/A2 LevelsThe following subjects will be available for study at AS/A2 Levels. Unless otherwise stated, all subjects follow CCEA specifications.
Applied BusinessApplied ICTArt & DesignBiologyBusiness StudiesChemistryDesign & Technology
English LiteratureFrenchFurther MathematicsGeographyHealth & Social CareHistoryHome Economics
MathematicsMusicPhysical Education (Edexcel)PhysicsReligious Studies Spanish
In addition, a range of subjects will be offered, where timetabling permits, via the Magherafelt Learning Partnership (MLP). Pupils will be given further information about this at the time of making their subject choices in Year 12. Rainey Endowed School continually reviews the efficacy of the curriculum it provides to all pupils. Consequently, changes to the curriculum may occur in light of the publication of new statutory curriculum proposals by the Council for Curriculum and Examinations.
Please contact the Curriculum Vice-Principal, in writing, if you have any issues relating to the curriculum.
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SPORT AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESThe Rainey offers a wide and varied selection of sporting activities in order to promote the physical, social and emotional well-being of its pupils. The principal team sports coached and played in the Rainey are Rugby and Hockey, with practices taking place after school in preparation for competitive provincial fixtures on Saturday mornings. In addition teams also compete in Athletics, Cross-Country, Golf, Squash, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Show Jumping, Basketball and Badminton. Our on-site sporting facilities include five rugby pitches, two of which are international size, four tennis courts, an all-weather cricket square, two all-weather hockey pitches, gym and fitness suite. Hockey teams also avail of the astroturf facilities at Meadowbank. Games are part of the timetabled programme for all pupils and unless excused for medical reasons all pupils are required to participate in team sports from Year 8 to Year 11. In Year 12 to Year 14 in addition to the sports referred to above there is also the opportunity to avail of the various activities available at the Greenvale Leisure Centre or to choose indoor activities at the Rainey e.g. Badminton, Table-Tennis, Yoga or Aerobics. All pupils at KS3 have a programme of PE and Games. There is a wide variety of extra-curricular activities available in addition to sport: choirs, orchestra and traditional music group for those interested in Music; Eco Club; Quiz Leagues; Junior Librarian Scheme; Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; Home Economics Club; Junior European Studies; Drama; Scripture Union and Ichthus; Zumba; Craft Club; Animal Club; Community Visitation Club; ICT Clubs; Horrible Histories; Science Club; Modellers Club; Fusion Dance Club; Lego League; Boxercise; MFL for Primary Schools Club; Beginners German; Girls’ Tag Rugby Coaching Club; Debating Ethics Club; Senior Maths Club; Maths for Fun Club; Agriculture Club; Book Reading Club; Ulster Scots Club; Connecting Classrooms and Fair Trade Club.
THE EUROPEAN DIMENSION - COMENIUSOver the past number of years, Rainey Endowed has been involved with a variety of school links to enhance its pupils' perception and understanding of the wider world. We have a long established link with Comenius partner schools in France, Spain, Denmark and Germany. The school has now successfully embarked on its seventh Comenius Project with schools from France and Germany. AS Level Business Studies and Languages students will undertake a European based project on “Young people and the Challenging World of Work” and hopefully will make friends with their European counterparts which can be maintained for years to come. Sixth Form pupils are preparing to host a visit from French and German pupils in March and will be attending a meeting in Mulhouse, France in March 2015. The Junior European Studies Programme is delivered to pupils in Year 10 through Geography.
THE GLOBAL DIMENSONRainey Endowed has been involved in a number of activities to enhance its pupils' perception and understanding of the wider world. School trips have been planned and organised with the view to better understand our European neighbours. This has included a Sixth Form History trip to Krakow in which the pupils visited Auschwitz; this complemented an earlier study of the Holocaust. In addition there is a bi-annual trip to Rome/Naples with the focus on church history, Italian culture, volcanic impacts and tourism. Further international links are fostered through the Rainey ASHA Project. Following the tercentenary fundraising events a commitment was made to ASHA to offer continued support to the work of their organisation in the slums of India. It has now become a bi-annual event to take 12 pupils from the Rainey to Delhi to work in the educational resource centre that the school has established in one of the slums there. The work of ASHA and the Rainey’s contribution has been incorporated into the Citizenship strand of the school’s LLW programme to raise awareness of the inequalities in Indian society and our international connection to it. Rainey Endowed has been involved in local cross community links having been part of the 5 Schools’ Project. While the 5 Schools’ Project no longer remains, the legacy of the links it fostered between the schools and children involved still continues with a number of joint ventures among the 5 schools through the Shared Education Programme and the Magherafelt Learning Partnership. At KS3 Rainey pupils are also involved in a Junior European Studies link with local schools, schools in the Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Greece and Romania.
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GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SCHOOL DISCIPLINE, INCLUDING ARRANGEMENTS FOR BRINGING SCHOOL RULES TO THE ATTENTION OF PARENTS
Pupils who are accepted into the school must adhere to the published Pupil Code of Conduct which expresses the level of behaviour required of pupils, together with the range of disciplinary sanctions applicable in the event of a breach of the Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct is included in the pupils’ Homework Diary and the Parents’ Handbook. Copies of the school’s Code of Conduct, Behaviour and Discipline, Anti-bullying and Child Protection Policies are available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website. If a parent has any concerns about their child’s safety they should contact the school to make an appointment to see the appropriate Year Head.
SCHOOL POLICY ON UNIFORM/PUPIL DRESS
In accordance with the Pupil Code of Conduct, pupils who are accepted into the school must wear the correct school uniform when travelling to and from school and during the school day. A copy of the published School Uniform Regulations is sent out to parents with the Headmaster's letter at the end of each Summer Term and is also included in the Parents’ Handbook. A copy of the School Uniform Regulations is available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website.
SUMMARY OF THE BOARD'S CHARGING AND REMISSION POLICY
Tuition in the School is free to all pupils who are ordinarily resident in Northern Ireland and who are EU or British Commonwealth nationals. All text books and a supply of such stationery as the school considers necessary will be provided free of charge. Pupils who are first time candidates for public examinations for which the school has provided tuition will be entered free of charge.
Every pupil in the school pays an annual School Fee, currently £150.
All fees in connection with applications for admission to higher education must be paid by the pupil. The cost of sports tours, summer camps, holiday trips and visits other than those of a curricular or regular school games-related nature will be charged to pupils. A charge will be made for individual tuition in the playing of a musical instrument and/or for the loan of instruments belonging to the school. Pupils will be required to pay for lost or damaged textbooks and for any damage to school property resulting from careless or bad behaviour.
A copy of the school’s Policy on Charging is available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website.
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ARRANGEMENTS FOR PASTORAL CARE
The general aim of the school's pastoral care provision is to ensure that all pupils have the opportunity, in an orderly and secure environment, to develop to the full, socially and academically, as independent individuals, responsible for their own actions and respectful of the rights and needs of others.
While all members of the academic staff have responsibility for general pastoral care, a structured system of Year Heads supported by Form Tutors ensures that the pastoral welfare of each pupil is the specific responsibility of one particular member of staff to whom the pupil can turn for help or guidance. Year Heads' wider pastoral responsibilities include monitoring pupils' general progress, giving advice where necessary, ensuring that pupils adhere to the Pupil Code of Conduct and liaising with parents. The school operates a Mentoring programme offering support and guidance to pupils in the Junior school. Parents will have the opportunity to speak to their child’s teachers at Parents’ Nights, the dates of which are published in the school calendar circulated to all parents. In addition, parents may make an appointment to speak to their child’s Year Head to discuss academic progress or matters of a wider pastoral nature. Appointments may also be made with the Headmaster, Deputy Headmaster or Vice Principal if this is deemed necessary and appropriate.
The taught pastoral curriculum comprises:(i) A programme of Personal Development, part of Learning for Life and Work,
delivered by Class Tutors(ii) A programme of subject-related Personal Development including health education,
sex education, drug education and religious/moral education delivered by subject teachers as part of the academic programme
(iii) Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) is delivered by the Careers Department both through timetabled periods and individual guidance.
Copies of the school’s policies on Pastoral Care, Child Protection and Special Educational Needs are available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website.
SCHOOL POLICY ON ABUSE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
As required by DENI the school has a policy on the abuse of controlled substances including 'drugs'. It can be summarised as follows:(i) The bringing into school of alcohol, tobacco or any prohibited or illegal substances, or
their use within school, on school visits, when travelling to and from school or when wearing school uniform, is forbidden. Failure to comply with the above may result in exclusion and subsequent expulsion.
(ii) There is a programme of preventive education provided through Learning for Life and Work, Home Economics, Biology and Religious Education.
(iii) The school has a duty to ensure that legal substances which are open to abuse are strictly controlled and stored.
(iv) The Deputy Principal has management responsibility for co-ordinating arrangements and notifying the appropriate authorities when necessary.
(v) The school will co-operate with parents and the appropriate agencies in offering support to any pupil found 'abusing' substances.
A copy of the school’s Drugs Policy is available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website.
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SCHOOL POLICY ON HOMEWORK
The Board of Governors acknowledges the importance of homework as an integral part of the learning experience and the development of sound study habits. The Board requires that homework be set according to the following practice:
Each pupil in Key Stages 3 and 4 shall be provided with homework relating to the curriculum which the pupil is following. Each post GCSE pupil shall be provided with home study tasks relating to the needs of the pupil's subjects or course.
Homework should be set regularly and should be checked, marked or tested as appropriate, and, where necessary, attainments should be recorded. Where homework is marked it will be done so fairly, consistently, providing positive feedback to pupils regarding achievement and how this could be improved. Guidance will be provided for pupils on the standard and presentation of homework expected. Each pupil is provided with a Homework Dairy. Homework should be recorded in the dairy for the day which the homework is to be completed. Advice on how to complete homework is included in the Homework Dairy. Members of staff are asked to ensure that pupils make effective use of homework diaries and these will be monitored regularly by subject teachers and Form Tutors.
Pupils are encouraged to make use of ICT in completing certain homeworks and assignments.
An evaluative comment on the standard of homeworks at Key Stage 3 will be included in pupils' reports to parents.
The homework timetable should express an equitable allocation of homework time to each subject on the curriculum and should meet the following criteria:
(i) In Form 1 the time required to be spent on homework should not normally exceed one and one half hours each day. The time required to be spent on an individual homework should not normally exceed twenty minutes.
(ii) In Forms 2 and 3 the time required to be spent on homework should not normally exceed two hours each day. The time required to be spent on an individual homework should not normally exceed twenty-five minutes.
(iii) In Forms 4 and 5 the time required to be spent on homework should not normally exceed two and one half hours each day. The time required to be spent on an individual homework should not normally exceed thirty minutes.
(iv) Pupils in Forms L6 and U6 should be set home study tasks of a duration appropriate to the needs of the pupil's subjects or course.
The role of parents in checking and monitoring homework and in providing a suitable environment in which homework can be done most effectively is acknowledged, valued and encouraged by the Board. A copy of the school’s Policy on Assessment, Recording and Reporting is available from the school on request or can be downloaded from the school website.
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL ICT POLICY
Acceptable Use of the Internet PolicyThe Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is a contract between pupils and their parents, guardians or carers, and the School. It describes the ways in which the Internet can and cannot be used. It provides a framework for safe and appropriate use of the Internet in school and guidance for pupils, parents, guardians or carers about use of the Internet at home. In developing this AUP, we have sought to balance the desirability of our pupils having full access to all resources, with protecting them from unacceptable materials. The following sections detail how all three parties must work together in order to make the policy work.
What is the school doing? C2K and the school provide a filtered and monitored service to the Internet, which will prevent
access to materials of an unsuitable nature. This filter is constantly updated. However, neither the school nor the Internet service Provider (ISP) can guarantee complete safety from inappropriate materials.
Pupils in Forms 1-5 will be supervised in their use of the Internet. Only pupils in 6 th Form will be allowed to access the Internet without supervision.
All pupils are treated with equality of access to the Internet irrespective of race, gender, ability, religion, ethnic group or culture.
Each pupil will be briefed on the contents of this document within the first month of their attendance at the Rainey, through their timetabled IT lessons. This will ensure that they fully understand the level of behaviour that is expected of them whilst using the Internet.
Access to the Internet is a privilege and not a right. It is given to pupils who act in a responsible and considerate manner, and will be withdrawn if they fail to maintain acceptable standards of use as detailed below.
The school and C2K maintain the right to check computer files and will monitor the Internet sites visited by pupils. Access or attempts to access unacceptable sites will be reported to the C2K Manager who will forward the relevant information to School Management.
When pupils are using the Internet they will be restricted by C2K to a limited number of search engines.
Responsibilities of Pupils Read, understand and adhere to the AUP and follow all safe practice guidance Take responsibility for their own and others’ safe and responsible use of technology wherever it is
being used, including judging the risks posed by the personal technology owned and used by them outside of school
Ensure they do not to share their password with any other person Name their USB memory pen so that ownership can be established in the event of loss Back-up copies of any files which they generate Ensure they respect the feelings, rights, values and intellectual property of others in their use of
technology in school and at home Understand what action should be taken if they feel worried, uncomfortable, vulnerable or at risk
whilst using technology, or if they know of someone to whom this is happening Report all e-Safety incidents to appropriate members of staff Discuss e-Safety issues with family and friends in an open and honest way
Responsibilities of Parents and Guardians Help and support the school in promoting e-Safety Read, understand and promote the Pupil AUP with their children Discuss e-Safety concerns with their children, show an interest in how they are using technology, and
encourage them to behave safely and responsibly when using technology Be aware of those sites which can offer advice and support to children who receive uninvited or
unwelcome attention or are presented with inappropriate materials as a result of their use of technologies
Consult with the school if they have any concerns about their child’s use of technology
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RAINEY ENDOWED SCHOOL79 Rainey Street, Magherafelt
Voluntary Grammar School(Non-denominational)
Co Londonderry BT45 5DBTelephone: (028) 79632478Fax: (028) 79634545Email: [email protected]: www.raineyendowed.com
Co-educationalAge Range of pupils:Admissions Number:Enrolment Number:Current Enrolment:
11-18100700714
Headmaster: Mr D M McCullough, BA PGCE NPQHChairman of Governors: Mr S Corry, BDS
Office Hours: 8.30 am – 4.45 pm
Visits to the SchoolOpen Evenings will be held on Wednesday 14 and Thursday 15 January 2015 from 7.00 - 9.30 pm. Parents, P6 and P7 pupils will be welcome to visit the School to meet staff and pupils. There will be a talk at 7.00 pm by the Headmaster, Mr McCullough. Parents unable to attend may visit the School by arrangement with the Headmaster. Prospective pupils for entry other than Year 8 should discuss visiting arrangements directly with the Headmaster.
To Parents/Guardians naming Rainey Endowed School as a Preference on your child’s Transfer Form:Entrance Assessment Results:Rainey Endowed School intends to use the combined standardised age score obtained by pupils completing the GL Entrance Assessments in English and Mathematics on 15 November 2014 or the supplementary GL Entrance Assessments in English and Mathematics on 6 December 2014.Please ensure that you provide the following information in Section C of your child’s Transfer Form:1. The name of the Assessment Centre where your child sat the GL Entrance Assessments.2. The combined standardised age score provided by GL Assessment for your child.
Please attach to your child’s Transfer Form, the original copy of the GL Assessment Results Slip, provided by the Assessment Centre where your child sat the GL Entrance Assessments.
Claim for Special Circumstances or Special Provision:Special CircumstancesRegistration of a claim for Special Circumstances should be submitted to the Assessment Centre where the pupil took his/her Entrance Assessments by 2.00 pm on Friday 12 December 2014 using the SCR Form contained in the Special Circumstances Pack which is available from Rainey Endowed School or from its website.
It is the responsibility of parents/guardians claiming Special Circumstances to ensure that all appropriate independent, verifiable, supporting documentary evidence to corroborate the claim for Special Circumstances, along with the completed Claim for Special Circumstances Form, SC1 Form, are attached to the pupil’s Transfer Form in February 2015 at the time when an application is being made to Rainey Endowed School.
Special ProvisionFor those pupils currently in P7 in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland, claims for Special Provision should be made on Form SP1 and attached to your child’s Transfer Form. Form SP1 is available from Rainey Endowed School or from its website. Parents/Guardians wishing to claim Special Provision should also forward a copy of Form SP1 directly to Rainey Endowed School by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 4 March 2015.
After this date, claims for Special Provision should be made directly to Rainey Endowed School and the NEELB Transfer Department should be notified.
General InformationRainey Endowed School is situated in the heart of Magherafelt where it has grown and flourished for over 300 years. The Rainey takes great pride in serving the whole community of Mid-Ulster and is a caring school providing academic excellence. In order to provide suitable accommodation and resources for the educational needs of 21st Century pupils, up to date ICT facilities, modern science laboratories and outdoor sporting facilities are available. The School has installed five computer suites and extensive mobile learning technology, coupled with an ICT based Music Classroom. We are currently improving our accommodation with the addition of a new drama, art and eight general classrooms block. We are in the process of completing a state of the art sports block, four new changing rooms, a PE classroom and a fitness suite.
The School is proud of the academic success it enjoys. Details of examination results can be found in the School Prospectus. Last year, 95% of all entries at A2 Level were passed at grades A*-C (45% at grade A*/A). At GCSE Level, 58% of grades were A*/A with over half of the pupils scoring 6A*/A or above. In accordance with our regulations, pupils are required to wear school uniform at all times during the school day, on journeys to and from school, and for official school events. Pupils are expected to take pride in their uniform and appearance and high standards of neatness are expected.
Every pupil in the School pays an annual school fee, currently £150, preferably by direct debit. Fees are reviewed each year. This is the basis of the School Fund which is used for the benefit of all pupils.
Curriculum SummaryIn Year 8 all pupils follow a broad common curriculum consisting of English, Mathematics, Drama, French, Geography, History, Science, Art, Home Economics, Music, Religious Education, Technology, Information Technology, Learning for
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Life and Work, Games and Physical Education. In Year 9 all pupils also study Spanish and in Year 10 pupils study Biology, Chemistry and Physics.
In Years 11 and 12 all pupils study at least 9 GCSEs. In addition to Mathematics and English, the School offers Further Mathematics, English Literature, Drama, French, Spanish, Physical Education, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Double Award Science, History, Geography, Business Studies, Applied Business, Information Technology, Home Economics, Health & Social Care, Religious Studies (Full Course and Short Course), Music, Art & Design and Technology. All pupils also follow courses in Games and Learning for Life and Work which includes careers guidance.
All of the subjects available for GCSE are also offered at A Level. Applied A Levels in ICT, Environmental Technology, and Engineering are also available through a link with the Northern Regional College (NRC). Along with the NRC and other Post-Primary Schools in Magherafelt, Rainey Endowed School is part of the Magherafelt Learning Partnership (MLP) which seeks to broaden the curriculum provision for pupils in Sixth Form. The breadth of the curriculum offered through the MLP is extensive and is best accessed through the School website.
Religious EducationAll pupils, irrespective of denomination, attend a short religious assembly each morning. Religious Education is provided for all pupils up to and including Year 12 as part of the weekly timetable. It is also available as a GCSE and A Level subject.
For further details on the School including Careers Guidance, Pastoral Care, Behaviour and Discipline, Extra-Curricular Activities, School Uniform, Charging Policy and other statutory policies, parents of prospective pupils are referred to the School Prospectus which is available from the School Office on request and is supplied to all parents at the Open Evenings. It is also on the School website www.raineyendowed.com
ADMISSIONS CRITERIA FOR ENTRY INTO YEAR 8
School Year 2015/2016
Respective functions of the Board of Governors and Headmaster in relation to Admissions to the School
1. General InformationRainey Endowed School (“the School”) is a Non-Denominational, Co-educational Voluntary Grammar School seeking to preserve the established character and academic ethos of the School.
The Board of Governors draws up the Admissions Criteria and delegates to an Admissions Sub-Committee, which includes the Headmaster and Deputy Headmaster, the responsibility for applying these Criteria. Any reference herein to the term the Board of Governors includes any Committee or Sub-Committee appointed by the Board of Governors for the purposes of applying the Admissions Criteria set out herein.
The Board of Governors reserves the right to require such supplementary evidence as it may determine to support or verify information written on or submitted with any applicant’s Transfer Form. Parents/Guardians should note that they will be asked to produce documents verifying information pertinent to the School’s Admissions Criteria. Original documents are required; facsimiles or photocopies are not acceptable.
The provision of false or incorrect information or the failure to provide information within the deadlines set by the School may result in either the withdrawal of a place or the inability of the School to offer a place.
2. Eligibility and PriorityFor a pupil to be eligible for admission to Year 8 in the School in September 2015, an application in his/her name must be submitted according to the requirements of the Transfer Procedure conducted through the appropriate ELB or successor body.
The agreed Admissions Number for entry to Year 8 in September 2015 at the School is 100 (subject to DE review to increase this Admissions Number).
In selecting pupils for admission, children resident in Northern Ireland at the time of their proposed admission to the School will be selected before any child not so resident and proof of residency will be required before completion of the admissions process in September 2015.
Please note that the Board of Governors will initially consider applications for a place at the School for entry to Year 8 in September 2015 from pupils who have completed the GL Entrance Assessments in English and Mathematics as provided by the Post Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC), in an approved PPTC Assessment Centre. The list of approved PPTC Assessment Centres is included in the Parental Information Pack which is available on the School's website, www.raineyendowed.com or directly from the School.
The GL Entrance Assessments will incorporate a validated standardised paper in English and a validated standardised paper in Mathematics. Further information on the GL Entrance Assessments is available directly from the School or on the School’s website www.raineyendowed.com.
3. Admissions ProceduresAfter the GL Entrance Assessments are completed, pupils will be placed in a single list based on their performance in terms of a combined standardised age score in the GL Entrance Assessments. Those with the highest combined standardised age score will be at the top of the list, which will therefore be in rank order of merit. On the basis of the
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combined standardised age score, pupils will be admitted in rank order of combined standardised age score, up to the School’s Admissions Number. (See Section 6 below)
Where two or more children have an identical combined standardised age score and insufficient places remain to admit both or all of them, then the following Admissions Criteria will be applied in the order set down:
3.1 Children who have a child of the family currently enrolled at the School;3.2 Children who have a child of the family previously enrolled at the School for 2 or more years;3.3 Children who are the eldest child or only child of the family; 3.4 Children who are enrolled in one of the contributing Primary Schools listed at Section 7 below.3.5 Children who have a parent currently employed in a permanent capacity by the Board of Governors of the School.3.6 If children are still tied after the application of Admissions Criteria 3.1 – 3.5 above, then priority will be determined
amongst them by a method of computerised random selection. Each child to be considered at this stage will be allocated a random number electronically generated within ‘Microsoft Excel’; the children will then be ranked in order of the random number, with higher numbers having preference.
In the event that places remain, after those who have taken the GL Entrance Assessments have been admitted, then remaining places will be allocated using the above admissions criteria (3.1 – 3.6) in the order set down, until the final place has been allocated. This includes children who have not taken the GL Entrance Assessments.
When considering which applicants should be selected for admission, the Board of Governors will only take into account information which is detailed on or attached to the Transfer Form. It is the sole responsibility of parents/guardians to ensure that all information relevant to the Admissions Criteria of the School is included in Section C on the Transfer Form and/or is attached to the Transfer Form at the time of submission to the School for admission.
4. Special CircumstancesSpecial Circumstances refer to the claim that, as a result of medical or other problems, a pupil’s performance in the GL Entrance Assessments was affected. Special Circumstances must be supported by independent, verifiable, documentary evidence of a medical and/or other appropriate nature in keeping with the PPTC’s ‘Access Arrangements and Special Circumstances Policy’ which is available on the School’s website, www.raineyendowed.com or directly from the School.
Registration of a claim for Special Circumstances should be submitted to the PPTC Assessment Centre where the pupil took his/her Entrance Assessments by 2.00 pm on Friday 12 December 2014 using the SCR Form contained in the Special Circumstances Pack which is available on the School’s website or directly from the School. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to ensure that all appropriate independent, verifiable, supporting documentary evidence, to corroborate the claim for Special Circumstances, along with the completed Claim for Special Circumstances Form, SC1 Form, are attached to the pupil’s Transfer Form in February 2015 at the time when an application is being made to the School.
Special Circumstances allow for a post-assessment adjustment to the combined standardised age score of a pupil who is eligible for consideration. Any adjustment to a standardised age score will be based on the nature of the Special Circumstances applicable at the time of the Entrance Assessments using the standardised age score attained on that day. Supporting documentary evidence such as medical or other professional reports concerning the Special Circumstances should show that medical or other problems directly influenced the outcome of the GL Entrance Assessments and that the pupil’s ability is genuinely higher than that indicated by the combined standardised age score. Where a problem is a medical one of short term duration which affected the pupil only at the time of the GL Entrance Assessments, the School will require evidence that the pupil was examined by a medical practitioner in relation to the illness, that the medical problem was as described, and that the pupil’s health and well-being were impaired at or about the time of the GL Entrance Assessments. Where the problem is of a non-medical nature, the parents/guardians must set out the precise details of the problem and provide appropriate independent evidence such as a written statement from an appropriately qualified individual who knows and/or works with the pupil in a formal and professional context and is able to give independent confirmation of the nature of the problem, when it occurred and its impact on the pupil.
Supporting documentary evidence should also include details of the pupil’s educational attainment with special reference to English and Mathematics. This should include scores obtained in all standardised tests in English and Mathematics taken by the pupil since the start of Key Stage 2. Such information should be provided on the Claim for Special Circumstances Form, SC1 Form.
Parents/guardians should note that a pupil who applies for Access Arrangements for the Entrance Assessments cannot then apply for Special Circumstances for the same reason.
Please note that judgement of the importance of Special Circumstances will be at the absolute discretion of the Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors.
5. Special ProvisionsSpecial Provision will be made by the Admissions Sub-Committee for:• Children who have received more than half of their primary education outside Northern Ireland;• Children whose parents/guardians wish them to transfer to the School from schools outside Northern Ireland;• Children who because of an unforeseen and serious medical or other problem, which is supported by appropriate
independent, verifiable, documentary evidence, were unable to take the GL Entrance Assessments.
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Parents/Guardians wishing to claim Special Provision should complete and return to the School by 4.00 pm on Wednesday 4 March 2015, the Application for Special Provision Form, SP1 Form, stating the case for eligibility under this category. This SP1 Form is contained in the Special Provision Pack which is available on the School’s website or directly from the School. It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to provide precise reasons why the applicant did not sit the GL Entrance Assessments and to submit, along with the completed SP1 Form, appropriate independent, verifiable, supporting documentary evidence to assist the Admissions Sub-Committee in its deliberations. The Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors will require an assessment of an applicant’s abilities to be carried out in order to provide a combined standardised age score for the applicant using a suitable form of standardised Assessment provided by GL Assessment and administered by the School under the same conditions as the GL Entrance Assessments.
6. Use of Special Circumstances or Special Provision in the Admissions ProcessApplication Forms from applicants claiming that Special Circumstances or Special Provision exist will be considered first.
In the case of applicants claiming Special Circumstances and in the light of the independent documentary evidence submitted, the Admissions Sub-Committee of the Board of Governors will decide whether the applicants should be considered under the combined standardised age score actually achieved in the GL Entrance Assessments or allocated a higher combined standardised age score. Once a decision has been made the applicant will then be considered along with all other applicants with the same combined standardised age score, for the purpose of applying the School’s Admissions Criteria.
In the case of applicants claiming Special Provision and in the light of the assessment of the applicant’s ability as specified in Section 5 above, the Admissions Sub-Committee will then consider this assessment in relation to the standard of pupils gaining admission to the School and a decision will be made as to whether or not to offer the applicant a place based on such comparative assessment.
7. Feeder Primary SchoolsThe following is a list of contributing Primary Schools to be used in the Admissions Criterion 3.4 above:-
Ampertaine Derrychrin Millquarter St Mary’s BellaghyAnahorish Desertmartin Moneymore St Mary’s DraperstownBallylifford Donaghey Moneynick St Mary’s GreenloughBallynease Duneane Mount St Michael’s St Mary’s PortglenoneBallytrea Garvagh New Row St Oliver Plunkett’s ToomeBellaghy Groggan Orritor St Patrick’s GlenCarhill Holy Family Phoenix Integrated St Patrick’s LoupCarlane Holy Trinity Portglenone St Patrick’s MoneymoreCastledawson Kilrea Randalstown Central St Patrick’s MullinahoeChurchtown Kilross Rathenraw Integrated St Peter’s MoortownCoagh Knockloughrim Roundtower Integrated St Trea’sCookstown Knocknagin St Brigid’s Mayogall Spires IntegratedCreggan Lissan St Columb’s Desertmartin StewartstownCrievagh Maghera St Columba’s Straw TobermoreCrossroads Magherafelt St Joseph’s Killeenan Windmill IntegratedCulnady Maine Integrated St Malachy’s Drumullan Woods
8. Procedures regarding the operation of a Waiting List for Admissions to Year 8Rainey Endowed School retains a Waiting List for admission to the School where a place becomes available in Year 8. Parents who wish to have their child considered for admission to the School, in the event of a place becoming available in Year 8, should write to the Headmaster clearly stating this request. In the event of a vacancy arising, after 1 September 2015, the above Admissions Criteria will be applied, in the order set down, to these applications only. The School will contact parents in writing if their child gains a place in the School by this method. This Waiting List will be in place until 30 June 2016 at which time all names on the Waiting List will be removed.
Year 8 Applications and AdmissionsYear Admissions No. Total Applications
All Preferences Total Admissions
2012/13 100 120 102
2013/14 100 140 103
2014/15 100 147 103This table does not include children who were admitted to the School with a statement of special educational needs.
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