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6 STORY OF THE SCHOOL Hornbill School is an exciting and expanding new school that caters for both Nepali children of Gurkha soldiers and children of serving British military and civilian MOD personnel. Hornbill School is a primary school with 464 children from 3 - 11 years of age and is situated at present on a split site with the Foundation Stage housed 8km away from the Main Site. Hornbill School Main Site is located in the building that previously housed the Gurkha School. Plans are in the final stages to enable the school to be adapted and extended so that both sites can be housed as one and 200 additional pupil places can be accommodated. The expected date for completion of our extended purpose built facilities is Feb 2011. The main site is pleasantly located in the centre of the main housing area, close to the recently refurbished swimming pool, medical centre and NAAFI. Children who are unable to walk to school travel on organised buses. The school follows the English National Curriculum for all children. The principal teaching is English, with variations for Nepali children to meet their own national requirements and preserve familiarity with their first language and culture. The school is administered and controlled by HQ Service Children Education (HQ SCE) in Wegberg, Germany, and maintains a higher than average academic performance. British teachers at the school are UK trained and employed as “UK-based civilians” within the Ministry of Defence. They are recruited from both SCE schools in other Commands and from civilian UK schools. The Nepali Specialist Teachers are degree qualified and are recruited directly from Nepal for employment in Brunei. WE also recruit teachers from other countries such as NZ, Australia and Canada through arrangements in place locally. Like all SCE schools, Hornbill School is subject to inspections from HMI OFSTED. Our most recent inspection was undertaken in March 2009 and the report can be located on the Ofsted web site as well as our own. Prior to the opening of the new school in 2003, there were two schools serving the British Garrison in Seria. Seria Service Children’s School provided mainly for children of British military and civilian personnel. The Gurkha Children's English School provided education for children of Gurkha’s serving in Seria with the British Army. The school is at a dynamic and exciting stage in its development. The amalgamation of the two schools with distinct cultural needs has been a tremendous success. The school is now at a stage of rapid growth and change in terms of initiating and imbedding excellent practice throughout the school and because we are responding to changes in MOD legislation; namely Gurkha Married Accompanied Service (GMAS). We have recently improved the outdoor learning provision, landscaped the environment to encourage reflective and first hand learning and improved the administrative and staff areas of the school. The staff are talented and committed to the school improvement and keen to drive forward change with energy and enthusiasm. Parents, the Garrison and the SGC committee members are highly supportive and, again, committed to the success of the school at all levels. We also boast specialist sport facilities with extensive grounds. All children from the age of three make good use of the swimming facilities on both sites. Our Extended Learning Programme is a strength of the school as we organise and lead over 50 after school activities for our children. We work in a unique way, in a wonderful setting, celebrating the richness and diversity of cultures and language in order to build together a successful future for your child.
ORGANISATION 7 The children are organised, where possible, into single age groups throughout the school with favourable pupil teacher ratios to allow for the special circumstances of combining two distinct curricula. Children who have passed their third birthday by 1 September are admitted part time to our large FS1 setting, fourth birthday by 1 September are admitted full time into Foundation Stage 2 at the beginning of the school year. The school has a total of 88 support staff many working flexible part-time hours. At present we have 26 full-time UK based teachers and 10 Nepali Specialist Teachers. All classes have a UK based teacher and each year team has a Nepali Specialist Teacher working alongside UK based colleagues. The Foundation Stage Site has a full time Assistant Headteacher who oversees the daily management and organisation of this particular group of children. Hornbill School 2007-2008
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