Forest Gate Community School

Infobox UK school
name = Forest Gate Community School

---

size = 200px
type = Community secondary school
head_label = Headteacher
head = Margaret Wheeler
chair_label = Chair
chair = Roy Wenborne
specialist = Business and Enterprise College
street = Forest Street
city = Forest Gate
county = London
country = England
postcode = E7 0HR
LEA = Newham
ofsted = 102775
enrollment = 1,020
gender = Mixed
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 16

website = http://www.forestgate.newham.sch.uk/
website_name = www.forestgate.newham.sch.uk

Forest Gate Community School is a secondary school located in Forest Gate in the east of London, United Kingdom. The school has been awarded specialist Business and Enterprise College status.. [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/portal/site/Internet/menuitem.7c7b38b14d870c7bb1890a01637046a0/?event=getReport&urn=102775&inspectionNumber=286490&providerCategoryID=8192&fileName=\\school\\102\\s5_102775_20061113.xml Forest Gate Community School - Inspection Report] . Ofsted (13 November 2006). Retrieved on 2008-08-31.]

The school in Forest Street successfully bid for the specialist status under the Government scheme that allows schools to focus on their chosen subject area.The new status means the school will benefit from innovative approaches to teaching and learning, which will result in improved standards and achievements.The school will also receive extra funding, including sponsorship totalling £50,000 from the Co-operative Group, the Jack Petchey Foundation and Stratford Development Partnership plus £100,000 from the Government.The money will enable a new state-of-the-art “World of Work” business suite to be built, which can be used by students and the local community.Forest Gate school is one of only five Co-op sponsored schools in the country. The Co-op is planning to establish a national network of schools that teach values of social responsibility, care and ethical business, which are an integral part of the organisation’s ethos.

Margaret Wheeler, head teacher of Forest Gate Community School, said: “This is wonderful news. We are looking forward to this exciting new role and being part of the Co-op family of schools. Our partnership with the Co-op is an excellent opportunity to work even more closely with the community to which we belong.”

References

External links

* [http://www.forestgate.newham.sch.uk/ Official school website]