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'''Soar Valley College''' is an 11-16 [[co-educational]] [[Comprehensive school|comprehensive]] [[secondary school]] in [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], England. It was designated a Maths and Computing specialist college in September 2004.
'''Soar Valley College''' is a [[co-educational]] [[comprehensive school|comprehensive]] [[secondary school]] in [[Leicester]], England. The school was designated a Maths and Computing specialist college in September 2004. As part of the [[Building Schools for the Future]] initiative, the old college building was torn down and turned into playing fields, and a new Soar Valley building was built on the previous playing fields. The new building cost approximately £21.5 million.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} The college hosted the [[Special Olympics]] [[netball]] games in the summer of 2009 in their newly built netball courts, on the other side of the campus from the newly-built school. As of 2017, the principal is Julie Robinson, and the vice principal is Roger Macdougall. The school was turned into a co-educational college in 2016, and has one acre of land.<ref>{{cite web|title=Principal's Welcome » Soar Valley College|url=http://www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk/our-school/principals-welcome/|website=www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk|accessdate=31 October 2017}}</ref> In 2016, an RE teacher who had taught at Soar Valley College for fifteen years was banned from teaching after expressing Anti-Islamic views on social media. Along with other concerns, it was judged that his online messages demonstrated a "vociferous attack on the [[Islam|Islamic faith]]", and that he had also accessed [[pornography]] on a school laptop and allowed pupils aged 12 and 13 to watch an [[18 (British Board of Film Classification)|18 classified film]].<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/teacher-misconduct-panel-outcome-mr-nicholas-hall</ref><ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/565392/Hall_Nicholas_web_SoS_decision.pdf</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-37874651</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/nov/04/re-teacher-who-posted-islamophobic-comments-struck-off</ref><ref>https://mend.org.uk/news/re-teacher-who-posted-anti-muslim-comments-on-facebook-struck-off-for-unacceptable-professional-conduct/</ref><ref>muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper/islamophobia/teacher-posted-islamophobic-comments-struck-off/</ref><ref>muslimnews.co.uk/newspaper-tag/soar-valley-college/</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/nov/04/re-teacher-who-posted-islamophobic-comments-struck-off</ref><ref>
https://schoolsweek.co.uk/teaching-misconduct-sexual-impropriety-dominates-lifetime-bans/</ref><ref>https://www.wikinow.co/topic/soar-valley-college</ref><ref>https://www.theeducator.com/news/re-teacher-struck-off-islamophobic-comments/</ref>


As part of the [[Building Schools for the Future]] initiative, the old building was demolished and turned into playing fields, and a new building was built on the previous playing fields at a cost of approximately £21.5 million.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}} The school hosted the [[Special Olympics]] [[netball]] games in 2009 on their newly built netball courts, on the other side of the campus from the new building. It became co-educational in 2016 and has one acre of land.{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}
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== Notable former pupils ==

*[[Parminder Nagra]] - actress, ''[[Bend It Like Beckham]]'' and ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
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== Notable alumni ==
* [[Parminder Nagra]], actress

== Criticism ==
In 2016, a religious education teacher who taught at the school for fifteen years was found guilty and banned from teaching after facing a professional conduct panel. He admitted to posting anti-Islamic messages on social media and attending a march organised by far-right group, [[Britain First]] on multiple occasions. He also admitted to "allowing 12- and 13-year-old pupils to watch an [[18 (British Board of Film Classification)|18-certificate film]], accessing [[pornography]] on a school laptop, failing to take appropriate action when a pupil acknowledged [[Substance abuse|taking drugs]], and working as a [[security guard]] while on [[sick leave]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cobain |first1=Ian |title=RE teacher who posted Islamophobic comments struck off |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/nov/04/re-teacher-who-posted-islamophobic-comments-struck-off |accessdate=9 November 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=4 November 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Leicester RE teacher banned over anti-Islamic views |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-37874651 |accessdate=9 November 2018 |work=BBC News |date=4 November 2016}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk/ Soar Valley College Official Site]
* {{Official website|https://www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk/}}
* [http://www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk/Documents/inspectionreportjun07.pdf 2007 Ofsted Inspection Report]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/07/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/856_4250.stm Soar Valley College - BBC Education League Tables]


{{Schools in Leicestershire}}
{{Schools in Leicestershire}}

Revision as of 04:05, 9 November 2018

Soar Valley College
Address
Map
Gleneagles Avenue

Leicester
,
Leicestershire
,
LE4 7GY

England
Coordinates52°39′36″N 1°06′24″W / 52.6600°N 1.1068°W / 52.6600; -1.1068
Information
TypeCommunity school
MottoAspire, Enjoy, Achieve
Local authorityLeicester City Council
SpecialistMaths and Computing
Department for Education URN120286 Tables
OfstedReports
PrincipalJulie Robinson[1]
GenderMixed
Age range11-16
Enrolment1,413
Capacity1,456
Colour(s)Black and yellow   
Websitewww.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk

Soar Valley College is an 11-16 co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. It was designated a Maths and Computing specialist college in September 2004.

As part of the Building Schools for the Future initiative, the old building was demolished and turned into playing fields, and a new building was built on the previous playing fields at a cost of approximately £21.5 million.[citation needed] The school hosted the Special Olympics netball games in 2009 on their newly built netball courts, on the other side of the campus from the new building. It became co-educational in 2016 and has one acre of land.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

Criticism

In 2016, a religious education teacher who taught at the school for fifteen years was found guilty and banned from teaching after facing a professional conduct panel. He admitted to posting anti-Islamic messages on social media and attending a march organised by far-right group, Britain First on multiple occasions. He also admitted to "allowing 12- and 13-year-old pupils to watch an 18-certificate film, accessing pornography on a school laptop, failing to take appropriate action when a pupil acknowledged taking drugs, and working as a security guard while on sick leave.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Principal's Welcome » Soar Valley College". www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  2. ^ Cobain, Ian (4 November 2016). "RE teacher who posted Islamophobic comments struck off". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Leicester RE teacher banned over anti-Islamic views". BBC News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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