ADVANCED HEALTHY SCHOOLS
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Healthy School status awarded 2006
This is a national award that is granted to schools that can demonstrate an outstanding commitment to supporting the health and well being of its students.
ARTSMARK GOLD
Awarded 2002 and 2005
Awaiting confirmation of 2009 award
Artsmark Gold is a highly prestigious award given to schools which offer an exceptional range of opportunities in art, dance, drama and music. The assessor stated 'the range of opportunities to work with leading arts organisations is exceptional.'
BBC NEWS SCHOOLS REPORT
Awarded since 2005
LBTS was invited in 2005 to take part in the very first BBC News Schools Report. This is now a national programme of events culminating in a BBC Schools Report. Our latest report is here.
BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY SIEFF AWARD
Awarded 2006
The Business in the Community Sieff Award is a national award for outstanding collaboration with business. LBTS was given the award for the ‘hard work and commitment to working with local, national and global businesses to support learning’.
CISCO ACADEMY
Awarded every year since 2004
CISCO grant a select few schools the right to teach students the highly prestigious
CITIZEN
Awarded 2009
Citizen Schools is an alliance of 50 schools who are working with their communities to bring about change. LBTS is proud to have been selected for this programme. It is the same citizenship programme Barack Obama followed as a high school student.
CONSISTENCY MANAGEMENT AND COOPERATIVE DISCIPLINE (CMCD)
Awarded since 2005
CMCD is the only programme that promotes positive behaviour that has been proven to work through academic research. All of the staff and students have been trained in its use.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD IN SCHOOLS (FMSIS)
Awarded 2006 and 2009
This national standard is awarded to schools who can demonstrate their financial procedures meet all of the requirements that would be required of a business.
ICT MARK
Awarded 2007
This is a national award given to schools that use ICT to a very high standard to raise achievement. The assessor noted ‘high quality ICT is used in a wide range of innovative ways to raise achievement.’
ICT REGISTER
Registered since 2004
The ICT Register is a register of the leading schools for the use of ICT. LBTS is often contacted by other schools, through the ICT Register, for advice and support on the use of ICT.
INVESTORS IN CAREERS
Awarded 2005 and 2009
This national award recognises the work the school does to support students consider their future career. The report stated 'there is a clear commitment through an innovative approach to careers education and guidance to motivate pupils to achieve their career goals.'
INVESTORS IN PEOPLE
Awarded in 2002, 2005 and 2008
This national award recognises the work the school does to develop its staff so they can best meet the aim of the school. The 2009 report noted the 'passion that staff at LBTS have for increasing the life opportunities available to its students’
Awarded every year since 2002
Kids Company is a charity that supports children in crisis. LBTS is proud to be partnered with Kids Company and to have a team of their workers based in the school.
Awarded 2007
LBTS was very honoured to be granted honorary fellowship of LSBU in recognition of ‘the remarkable turnaround in the last few years.’
NATIONAL SUPPORT SCHOOL/NATIONAL LEADER OF EDUCATION (NSS/NLE)
Awarded 2009
NSS/NLE status is granted by the
NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Awarded 2004
In 2004 the Leadership in a Secondary School award was given to
SCHOOL OSCAR
Awarded 2005 and 2008
The Government awards a school 'Oscar' to the most improved secondary school in each Council each year. LBTS is proud to have won this award twice.
SPECIALIST
Awarded 2009
LBTS was given this award because students at LBTS make more progress than students in most other schools. Value added measures the progress a student makes from Y6 SATs to Y11 GCSEs.
SPORTSMARK
Awarded every year since 2004
This is a national award given to schools that ensure all students complete 2hrs of PE per week and are able to attend a wide range of extra curricular sports clubs.
TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISM
Awarded 2005 and 2008
LBTS is a government specialist school for technology. This provides additional funds for the specialist subjects of DT, Maths and Science. We have used the funds to reduce class size and introduce new courses including the Engineering Diploma, GCSE Statistics and GCSE Triple Science.
WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGISTS (WCIT)
Awarded 2003, Renewed 2008
WCIT is one of the City of
