Bilton School
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| Bilton School - A Maths and Computing College | |
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| Established | 1977 |
| Type | Comprehensive Secondary School |
| Headteacher | Paul Smith (acting) |
| Specialism | Maths and Computing College |
| Location | Lawford Lane Rugby Warwickshire CV22 7JT England |
| LEA | Warwickshire |
| Ofsted number | 125749 |
| Students | 1425 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11 to 16 |
| Colours | Blue █ Black █ and Red █ |
| Website | http://www.biltonschool.com/ |
| Coordinates: 52°21′47″N 1°17′49″W / 52.36318°N 1.29700°W | |
Bilton School Formerly Herbert Kay and Westlands School, and most recently Bilton High School is a major secondary school for pupils aged 11-16 situated within the village of Bilton within Rugby, Warwickshire. It is a specialist Maths and Computing College.
- The Schools uniform consists of a Blue Jumper with the Bilton logo emblazoned upon it, interestingly the school adopts a system of giving older pupils the privilege of wearing different colour shirts to the younger ones. Thus the senior males wear dark blue polo shirts as opposed to light blue, and the females red polo shirts instead of light blue.
[edit] Herbert Kay and Westlands School
While named as such, the school was split into two segments, one containing a girls only school the other for male pupils. As the school is now co-ed it retains a sense of nostalgia by keeping the original terms as classroom titles, thus each side is now simply titled Kay Side and West Side which originate from the old school name, Herbert Kay and Westlands School.
[edit] Bilton High School
While named Bilton High School, the School ran into comical confusion with the simple logo that was emblazoned upon its jumpers. The emblem B.H.S was criticised for its similarity to the logo of popular department store British Home Stores. Thus the school acted quickly to change its School symbol to the Bilton Lion with Bilton written underneath.
[edit] The consequence system
In around 1999 the school adopted its now infamous Consequence System, part of the Bilton Achievement and Recognition System, within which pupils would be issued with certain consequences for bad behaviour during lessons or form time. The Consequences or "Cs" as they were known with pupils were as follows:
- C1 - A Verbal Warning
- C2 - A further Verbal Warning
- C3 - Lines, which were completed and placed in a small postbox outside the year heads office the next day
- C4 - Detention and Lines
- C5 - Immediate Isolation with Detention and Lines. If this Consequence was issued, the teacher would immediately call (often via telephone) for a senior member of staff, who would escort the Pupil to a top floor room on Kay side filled with empty filing cabinets.
In 2004 the system changed again. No longer using the concept of Cs (although very similar) to represent different levels of consequences a new set of punishments was derived:
- Warning
- Formal warning
- Referral (an SMS text home to parents)
- Detention after school
- Straight isolation or removal into another classroom
Detentions and isolations are also accompanied by an SMS text home to parents to inform them of what had taken place. The SMS text system is also used to inform parents of other incidences such as the pupil not registering during form time, or an exceptional piece of work being handed in.
In January 2006 the SMS texting system was featured on the BBC news.
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