Interview with John Franklin, from The Blue Dec 2006

ben ashton · Post by **ben ashton** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:10 pm

"Dr. Southern...popular and much loved figurehead"
ha. ha.

onewestguncopse · Post by **onewestguncopse** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:25 pm

There appears to be some confusion about the GCSE issue. At the moment we ask the 3rd form to choose their options for GCSE, hence they will 'start' the GCSE programme on the LE. This is very unusual as most schools ask the LE to opt at the end of the year and hence start on the UF. That is what he is concerned about.

eloisec · Post by **eloisec** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:41 pm

Great Plum wrote:The school is extremely multi-racial as it stands.

Really? It certainly wasn't when I was there.

Hannoir · Post by **Hannoir** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:07 pm

I don't think it is either. Second gen maybe, but not truly multiracial.

Great Plum · Post by **Great Plum** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:23 pm

Depends what you class as 'multi racial'...

The school has a strong ethnic mix - maybe that's where I'm getting confused - but not that many come outside of the UK. Not many people come from outside of the south east and I think that is what should be expanded upon first!