Established September 2014 Principal Claire Heald DfE URN 140815 Tables Founded September 2014 | DfE number 926/4013 Phone +44 1603 463800 Gender Mixed-sex education | |
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Location 46-48 ColegateNorwichNorfolkNR3 1DDEngland Motto Instilling a love of knowledge Similar Sewell Park Academy, Effective Wellness, Norwich School, OPEN, Free School Norwich | ||
Jane Austen College is a secondary free school located in Norwich, owned by the Inspiration Trust, that opened in September 2014. The school's Principal is Claire Heald.
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History
Plans for the school were announced in March 2013 with the intention to locate in central Norwich. Jane Austen was approved by the Department for Education, on 22 May 2013, to open in September 2014.
Academic organisation
The school will eventually have places to educate 1,100 pupils aged 11–18. The school specialises in English and humanities, and all pupils are required to study a language until age 16. There are also classes on cultural education and the compulsory language study also includes Latin. Students are taught in fixed mixed ability classes for KS3, and plans for KS4 have not been confirmed. The school does not set homework for its pupils, but instead has an extended school day finishing at 4:30pm on Monday and Friday. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday the school remains open until 5:30pm for pupils to take part in "Electives", an activity of the pupils' choice such as choir or football.
GCSEs
Claire Heald has stated that proposed optional GCSEs include Engineering, Business Studies and Computer Science, as well as GCSE Physical Education for selected pupils. The school is aiming for all pupils to complete English Baccalaureate.
The GCSEs that are being offered are the following:
Physical Education
Pupils travel to the University of East Anglia for sports lessons and electives. Units which have been taught there include football, hockey and netball.