Soar Valley College
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| Soar Valley College | |
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| Address | |
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Gleneagles Avenue , , LE4 7GY England | |
| Coordinates | 52°39′36″N 1°06′24″W / 52.6600°N 1.1068°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community school |
| Motto | Aspire, Enjoy, Achieve |
| Local authority | Leicester City Council |
| Specialist | Maths and Computing |
| Department for Education URN | 120286 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Principal | Julie Robinson[1] |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-16 |
| Enrolment | 1,413 |
| Capacity | 1,456 |
| Colour(s) | Black and yellow |
| Website | www |
Soar Valley College is an 11-16 co-educational comprehensive secondary school in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. 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 computer or laptop, failing to take appropriate action when a pupil acknowledged taking drugs, and working as a security guard while on sick leave.[2][3] 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]
Scrutiny, Criticism and Controversy
Soar Valley has come under scrutiny for the provision of SEN pupils and for the lack of safety and security on site, particularly with people coming in and going out.
Notable alumni
- Parminder Nagra, actress
References
- ^ "Principal's Welcome » Soar Valley College". www.soarvalley.leicester.sch.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Cobain, Ian (4 November 2016). "RE teacher who posted Islamophobic comments struck off". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Leicester RE teacher banned over anti-Islamic views". BBC News. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
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