Partnership
In September 2004 Rivington and Blackrod High School and Ladybridge High School formed a unique Partnership - two schools, each with their own traditions and communities but with a common purpose. Rivington and Blackrod High School is a Church of England controlled 11-18 High School founded in 1566 by James Pilkington, Bishop of Durham. Ladybridge High School was created as a new 11-16 school in partnership with Rivington and Blackrod High School. This partnership, governed by one joint body, is the largest school community in the United Kingdom with 2,700 learners and nearly 300 staff. It has a mission to promote a complete education for learners that will equip them with qualifiactions, skills, values and flexibility.
At Ladybridge High School, we aim to give our learners the very best opportunities to develop to their maximum potential and enable them to become exceptional community citizens. Good, positive relationships are vitally important providing each other with the support that will lead to each and every individual who attends our school achieving their own personal success. Partnerships with others enable us to demonstrate just how much we can give to our community and provide us with chances that we may not otherwise be able to provide for our learners.
So, why would you want to work in partnership with us?
We are:
- Committed to raising standards in teaching and learning
- Raising standards of employability
- Developing the talents and skills of young people and providing them with the knowledge to develop further
- Developing work based training and varied opportunities for learning
- Opening up opportunities in sport and leisure through our Specialist Sports College status
- Focused on creating strong community partnerships helping or young people to become caring citizens
- Developing exceptional Farm Studies, environmental and local projects
- Crossing global boundaries, developing international projects and sharing best practice and expertise.
We welcome you to work with us to participate in some or all of our activities. To give you some ideas for how we can work together we have set out a number of suggestions below. We would be very pleased if you could help us to provide:
- Work and vocational experience for our learners
- Investment in facilities
- Provision of school kit
- Sponsorship of school transport
- Assistance with individual projects
- Guest lecturers and speakers to talk to our learners giving them the wider vision that helps them to develop further
If there are activities which you wish to work with us on but which are not set out here please do not be deterred – we would greatly appreciate your help.
Partners that we currently work with and who we would like to thank for their continued help and assistance include:
Aim Higher
Wellfield Project
Bolton Wanderers Study Support
Open University
