Raine's Foundation School
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| Motto | Come in and learn your duty to God and man. |
|---|---|
| Established | 1719 |
| Type | Foundation School |
| Affiliations | Christianity |
| Principal | Mr. Gordon Clubb |
| Students | N/A |
| Grades | 7-11 plus Sixth Form/College (12-13) |
| Location | Greater London, United Kingdom |
| Colors | Black, blue |
| Website | [1] |
Raine's Foundation School is a Church of England foundation school in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Henry Raine, a rich man who lived in Wapping, decided to create a school where poor children could get an education for free, so that they could go into skilled labour when they left. In 1719, the Lower School opened. It has moved many times and the school now has two separate buildings, one for Years 7 and 8, and one for Year 9 and above.
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[edit] History
Henry Raine had made a good sum of money from selling alcohol. However he was a devout Christian, and he knew that he should use his wealth for good. He decided to found a school where poor children who could get an education for free. He built it in Wapping, where he lived and named it "the Lower School".It opened in 1719.
"The Lower School", was designed to provide an education for fifty boys and fifty girls between the ages of 8 and 18 years. They would learn "the three Rs", which were reading, writing and arithmetic. Girls however were also taught to sew and to cook, and Boys were also made to shovel coal underground for the school's heating, and to scrub the floors.This was done in between periods.
In 1736 Henry built and set aside money for a boarding school which would take on forty girls from the Lower School. It was known as "Raine's Hospital" and later "Asylum"(this did not have the connotations it has today). It would have been quite pleasant, with clothes being provided along with frequent meals.
The boys and the girls were separated at first and the boys would be beaten if caught talking to a girl. Because of this a fence was put up between the boarding and lower school.
In 1820 a new boys school was opened as there was a large increase in boys at the lower school which was only a boys' school, the girls had the boarding school but were soon to move to the Lower School. It opened in Silver Street by the Duke of Clarence who was later King George IV.
In 1883 the boarding school closed and a new boys' and girls' school opened in Cannon Street Road. Not all places were free anymore, it was 3d a week for the preparatory school and 6d for the senior school.
In 1913 the school moved to Arbour Square in Stepney, the building still stands today and is part of Tower Hamlets college. It was state of the art with its gymnasium, science laboratories, a girls' cookery room and in World War I a rifle range was built on the open rooftop for boys who could prepare for the army which they would fight in against the Germans. The separation for boys and girls continued until 1964, even the hall was separated with a huge sheet.
In 1977, Raine's merged with St Jude's Secondary School and became a comprehensive.
In 1985, the school moved to Old Bethnal Green Road (the lower school for years 7 and 8), and the old Parmiter's building in Approach Road. Both are in Bethnal Green and remain there until today.
[edit] Motto
The motto was devised when the school opened. The original is:
- "Come in and do your duty to God and man".
It has however changed to:
- "Come in and learn your duty to God and man".
[edit] Uniform
Uniform has always been an important part of the school. When it first opened it had a boys' uniform: cap, long coat with buttons (the neck button always had to be done up), tights and high heel-like shoes. The girls had: a coat, skirt and a hat.
[edit] Current boy's uniform
- Black shoes (no buckles)
- White shirt
- School tie
- Blazer with Raine's logo
- Black trousers
- Jumper (at certain times of year)
[edit] The girl's uniform
- Navy jumpers (same as boys' time of year)
- very short French Blue Skirt
- blue trousers
- Blue striped shirt
- Black shoes (same rules as boys).
[edit] Summer uniform
- White Raine's polo shirt
- Blue trousers (girls) and black trousers (boys)
- Black shoes
[edit] Subjects
Unlike in the past, Raine's teaches a number of subjects stretched across a six period day. The list below gives times per week for Key Stage 3, not the amount of times if taken for options.
The subjects taught now are:
- English x7
- Maths x7
- Science x10 (Year 7), x7 (Year 10 onwards)
- D.T. (Design and Technology) x1 (Year 7, Year 9), x2 (Year 8)
- Textiles
- Graphic Skills
- Resistant Materials
- Art (becomes weekly in Year 9)
- Computer graphics (Year 9 only)
- French/Spanish x2
- Religious Studies x5
- Physical Education x8
- History x3
- Geography x22
- Information Technology x1
- Business Studies (Only available as an option)
- Skills x1 (Year 7, Year 8)
- Citizenship x1 (Year 10 onwards)
- Preparation for Adult Life x1 (until Year 9)
- Music x1
- Expressive Arts x1 (Year 7, Year 8)
Compulsory subjects for GCSEs:
- Maths
- English
- Science
- Religious Studies
- Physical Education
- Citizenship
The subjects in italic do not have to be taken for GCSEs, but an allocated number of periods per week for these lessons must take place.
[edit] Headteachers and Heads of Years (2007/08)
- Headteacher: Mr.Gordon Clubb
- Deputy (lower): Mr. Hullet
- Deputy (upper): Ms. Swarbrick
- Head of Year 7: Mrs. Bell
- Head of Year 8: Mr. Bradburn
- Head of Year 9: Mr. Inubassi
- Head of Year 10: Ms. Smith
- Head of Year 11: Mr. Scantlebury
- Heads of Sixth Form/Year 13: Ms. Julian & Ms. Owen
- Head Boy: David Gordon
- Head Girl: Chelcie Whitmore
[edit] Partnership with China
The school has recently begun a relationship with a school in China. Chinese are currently visiting the school. Opportunities within the relationship will include foreign exchange trips from both England and China.
Chinese lessons currently take place on Tuesdays afterschool and Thursdays afterschool. A new teacher has taken over the lessons, and much use of technology.
In 2007, some of the sixth form and teachers took went on a residential trip to China to visit it's neighbouring school.
[edit] Success story
The school's athletic department is top in P.E. as the football teams usually get through to finals along with basketball and athletics teams. The Girl's Athletics team have won the borough athletics league for 7 Years in a row.
Also the Math Challenge with EPGY is run every year with students who excel in Math. It is an annual course where pupils must sit an entrance exam.
[edit] The future
In 2006, the school received £17 million which will be spent on refurbishing both lower and upper schools which are aging rapidly. At some point in 2008 it is proposed that lower and upper schools will temporarily be merged in order to allow building work to take place at the lower school site with the current building being demolished. Due to its age, the upper school buildings shall remain but the interiors will receive refurbishment. The current Head Teacher, Gordon Clubb, moved from temporary Head to a permanent position in 2007.
