Aylesford School - Sports College

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For the school of the same name in Warwick, see Aylesford School.

Aylesford School - Sports College

Religious affiliation	Non-denominational
Headteacher	Mr D Lawson
Specialism	Sports College
Location	Teapot Lane Aylesford Kent ME20 7JU England
LEA	Kent
Ofsted number	118882
Students	860
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	11 to 18
Houses	Four "Schools of Learning"
School colours	Blue & Yellow
Website	www.aylesford.kent.sch.uk

Aylesford School - Sports College is a secondary school in Kent, England, housed in recently completed (2008) modern buildings, situated in Teapot Lane, and serving an area to the west of Maidstone.

Aylesford is a mixed-sex school comprised of years 7 to 11, with an added Sixth Form making up years 12 and 13.

The school achieved specialist status as a Sports College in 2004, which ensures that a focus on sport is introduced to all aspects of the curriculum.

Aylesford School - Sports College states in its mission statement that it is: "committed to excellence by providing an education which prepares pupils for life-long learning and equips them with the skills and values necessary for the opportunities offered by citizenship of the 21st century."^[1]

1 Location
2 Organisation
3 External links
4 Notes

[edit] Location

The school site at Teapot Lane - originally built largely by Italian prisoners of War during the 1940s, was redeveloped in 2005-2008, as part of a KCC-sponsored PFI scheme also included two other local secondary schools, Holmesdale in Snodland, The Malling, in East Malling, and three others elsewhere in Kent. Construction of the new school was headed by Costain^[2]

[edit] Organisation

In 2007, Aylesford introduced a new structure: although most teaching and learning continues to be carried out in year-based classes, instead of pupils being in year-based tutor groups, they join small mentor groups with pupils from all years, including sixth-form students. These meet regularly to focus on removing the barriers to education, so improving pupil's behaviour and achievement levels, through generating a family-based sense of belonging.

Each mentor group belongs to one of four larger groups known as 'Schools of Learning'. These allow for peer group mentoring to take place naturally, greater involvement for each and every child and more of a competitive atmosphere when it comes to Sports Day and similar events, as well as reducing incidents of bullying and intimidation, breaking down barriers across year groups, easing year seven pupils into secondary school education, and helping to build civil responsibilities and shared experiences for all.^[1]