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My SchoolBy Ryan, James, Kalisha & Rondene

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. It is the most populous British city outside London with a population of 1 million and lies at the heart of the West Midlands area.The West Midlands area, which includes Birmingham and surrounding towns has a population of 3.7 million.

Birmingham, UK

Birmingham is an ethnically and culturally diverse city66.7% White 21.0% South Asian6.7% Black3.2% Mixed Race1.2% Chinese1.2% OtherBirmingham, UK

Religions in Birmingham: Christianity (Roman Catholic & Protestant) Muslim Hinduism Buddhism SikhismCouncil House, Birmingham

University of Birmingham

Historic buildings, Birmingham

Newhall StreetColmore RowModern buildings, Birmingham

Canal side apartments

The Bullring shopping centre (mall)Our school: the Kenrick building

Our school: the Leycroft building

Our school: the Martineau building

Our school: the Central building

Mike Hall Ann Heath Mark Garside

Acting Headteacher Assistant HeadteacherProfessional Development& Curriculum Assistant HeadteacherStudent Welfare & ProgressDave Lycett Assistant Headteacher14-19 Curriculum& Specialist School)Allan Witherington John Fear Assistant HeadteacherAssessment, Reporting& Data Analysis Bursar

Our school leadership teamMr. Andy MarshallTeacher of HistoryHead of Humanities (History, Geography, Citizenship & RE)

Ms. Joy StedmonHead of SociologyHead of Student Progress (Year 9)School governor

Our project team

There are 900 students in the secondary school from Year 7 to Year 11. This is compulsory for students aged 11-16 to attend.There are 100 students in our Sixth Form (also called Post-16). This is optional for students aged 16-18 to attend.After compulsory or optional education, students can:Get employment in a job e.g. retail workerGet training e.g. to become an electrician or plumberGet education at College or UniversityOur school logo

We are a specialist school. In the UK, schools can apply to become specialist schools. We are a Business & Enterprise specialist school.

As a Business & Enterprise school, we offer special courses in ICT and Business.

We are also a Microsoft Academy and we train adults in computer hardware and software. The students also have an opportunity to get training in Microsoft Windows and Office Our school specialism

Our school uniform

We have a different uniform for our students in Year 7-9 and Year 10/11. Students study from age 11-14 (Year 7-9)Core: English, Mathematics, Science and ICT.Foundation: History, Geography, Religious Education and Citizenship, Technology, Art & Design, Physical Education, Modern foreign Languages, Drama, Music, Business studies and ICT.

Students study from age 14-16 (Year 10 & 11)Compulsory: English, Mathematics, Science, ICT, Physical Education, Religious Education and Citizenship.They may then choose to study 2/3 other Subjects.History, Geography, Technology, Art, French, Spanish, Child Care, Health & Social Care, Business Studies, Performing Arts, Leisure & Tourism, Hairdressing & Beauty, Construction, and Catering.

The CurriculumFeatures of our school: hall

Features of our school: gym

Features of our school: restaurant

Features of our school: social space

Features of our school: cottage

Lesson in Art and Design

Lesson in Music

Our Year 11 Prom

Our Sports Day

Our Sports Day