By the time students leave Haberdashers' Adams, the department hopes to have instilled in them a continuing interest in politics and an enthusiasm to find out more about important issues which will have an impact on their lives – they may even be sufficiently motivated to vote! The CCF also plays a role in Newport civic life, parading every year on Remembrance Sunday. I would be interested in hearing from whence or from whom this "fact" originated. In 1990, at Monmouth School, the Glover Music School was established funded by Dr Jane Glover CBE, sister of a Past Master, and daughter of a previous headmaster of the school. 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Adams' currently runs student exchange programs with the following schools in France, Germany and Poland: AGS also corresponds with Ringwood Secondary College in Melbourne, Australia. The department follows the AQA specification 7042 and allows pupils to emerge themselves in the following topics: This option allows pupils to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence throughout the period of the British Empire. In 2002 a history of the school by former headmaster David Taylor and his wife, Ruth, was published. The Corps has its own building, commonly known as "Noah's Ark", where its stores are housed and NCO meetings and some lessons take place. [6], During World War I, 362 Old Novaportans (former pupils) served in the Armed Forces of whom 45 died and 77 survived wounded. (Swansea) Head of Government & Politics Mr C Wain B.A. Most recent developments include conversion of the former Performing Arts Centre into a state of the art Sixth Form Centre incorporating a university style Lecture Theatre as well as dedicated teaching and study areas. Haberdashers' is located on the grounds of Aldenham House, a stately home, which became the boarding house in 1961, with accommodation for 80 main school pupils, three staff and their spouses. Adams endowed the school with a large agricultural 900-acre (3.6 km2) estate at Knighton in Staffordshire,[4] providing income for future generations; as a result of this Knighton was exempt from all land taxes until 1990. With the exception of those activities not provided by the school, all sporting events, and training therefore takes place at the school's Longford Hall playing fields; for this reason, few visiting sports teams ever see the Main School site. To keep up to date with all of the latest activity in the department please follow their Twitter feed. A high proportion of pupils also go on to study highly competitive subjects including Maths, Law, Dentistry, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. The Governors were heavily involved in the approval of the plans and selection of the builders and architects. By incorporating a love of learning with a passion for history, we attempt to shape pupils into well rounded and inquisitive individuals. [4], Haberdashers' arms and Hall foundation stone, Coordinates: 51°31′05″N 0°06′07″W / 51.51801°N 0.10189°W / 51.51801; -0.10189, List of Lord Mayors and Master Haberdasher, Aldersey Church of England (aided) Primary School, "Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools - Celebrating 400 Years of Educational Excellence, 1614 - 2014", Category:Organisations based in the City of London, List of civil parishes in the City of London, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Worshipful_Company_of_Haberdashers&oldid=982038021, Organisations based in London with royal patronage, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2020, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Haberdashers’ Adams has been educating the young boys of Newport for approaching 400 years. Additionally, cadets also have the opportunity of attending special events such as the 65th D-Day Landing Commemorations and the Cadet 150 Celebrations.[14]. As with many such buildings, the first 100 feet in front of the hall comprises manicured grass, bordered by a ha-ha to prevent animals from entering; today the ha-ha is best known amongst pupils for forming a part of the school's annual house cross-country course. It is however, of essentially the same design, with the exception of the addition of gold blazer buttons in the place of plastic maroon ones. After the War a memorial fund was set up to assist the sons of alumni, whose appeal raised £1,000, and a tablet listing those who died was unveiled in Main School building in 1921. Each BTEC First Diploma is the equivalent of 4 GCSEs, grades C – A*. WikiProject Schools (Rated Start-class, Low-importance) ... Perhaps this should be renamed "Invented and irrelevant bullshit". 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