Page 5 - Headstart Education Guide: The Yorkshire Post May 2020

eckmondwike Grammar School is based on
traditional Yorkshire values of everyone working hard to reach their potential and the school motto, nil sine labore - nothing without work, is
indeed very fitting.
ways of students learning.
Ail our students study the three separate sciences and our laboratories are
of industry standard,
supporting many students achieve positions in top tier universities and on in to esteemed professions. However, our other curriculum areas are equally first class, including a state of
the art performing
arts studio, fabulous indoor and outdoor sports facilities and the latest ICT systems and hardware.
All students and staff work hard and play hard,
taking advantage of
the wide ranging extra- curricular activivites centred around the very popular House system to supplement and provide
light relief for the proud heritage of academic rigour and success.
This philosophy clearly works, with the school
ranked number 1 in Kirklees and Calderdale
and in the top 10% nationally for GCSE progress.
Headteacher, Peter Roberts is a former
student of the school,
as are 4 generations of his family and these first hand experiences have helped shape the school in 2020. Staff report pride in working at the school and students and parents are delighted with the academic, pastoral and extra- curricular provision they receive for 7 years all the way to A level.
However, daily life in school reflects a very modern provision in terms of exceptional facilities and innovative
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